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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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EPHRAIM CRAIG, miner, post office Turtle Creek, was born in New York city, in 1849, the eldest of thirteen children, and only one in America, born to John and Martha (Beall) Craig. His parents came from Ireland, spent a few years in New York, where three of their children were born, and then returned to their native land. There Ephraim was brought up on a farm, and received an ordinary education. When twenty years old he came to Allegheny county and engaged in driving team about Pittsburgh. In 1871 he came to Turtle Creek, and in 1884 purchased the farm of fifty acres on which he now resides. In the meantime he married Nancy E., daughter of Samuel and Margaret (Wilcox) Gray, of Scotch-Irish descent; she was born in Leetsburg, and by Mr. Craig had the following-named children: Mary Elizabeth, William John, Martha Jane, Margaret Ellen Matilda, Ephraim and Maria. Mr. and Mrs. Craig are members of the M. E. Church; he is a republican.
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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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