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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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ISAAC KERR and DANIEL KERR, farmers, Elkhorn, sons of James and Esther (Wilson) Kerr, were both born in Forward township. Their father’s family consisted of seven children: Mary, Jane, Wilson, Joseph, Matthew, Isaac and Daniel, of whom the last two are the only ones now living. Their grandfather, James, settled in Washington county at an early time, where James, his son, was born, and who later came to Forward township, bought a large tract of land, now owned by the two surviving sons, who are engaged in farming and raising stock.
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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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