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Below is a family biography included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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DAVID REEL, farmer, post office West View, was born Jan. 1, 1837, a son of David Reel, one of the first white children born north of the Allegheny river. He was a farmer on the Reel homestead, a trustee of the M. E. Church, and died Sept. 15, 1868; his widow, Isabella (Wiley) Reel, died in 1875, aged sixty-five years. They had four children: William V., George W., David and Wiley. Wiley and George W. were soldiers in the civil war, suffered in the Southern prisons, and died before reaching home. David married Anna Redpath, and three sons blessed their union: Ellis, Watson A. and Casper. Mr. Reel is an extensive fruit grower; has been trustee of the M. E. Church for many years; he has always been a republican, but latterly he is a prohibitionist.
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This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
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