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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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JOHN A. WATTERS, gardener, Dixmont, was born in Robinson township, this county, April 28, 1845, son of Joseph and Harriet (Eyster) Watters (see sketch above). He received his education on Neville island, and was married Jan. 30, 1872, to Josephine M. Lamm, of Lawrence county, Pa., daughter of Peter and Ellen (Court) Lamm, natives of the same place. Her father died in February, 1885, aged seventy-six years, and her mother July 5, 1885, aged seventy-three. Her grandfather was Phillip Lamm, of French and German descent, who settled in Lawrence county, where the family owned about five hundred acres of land. Five sons have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Watters: Joseph B., Harry L., Ebert D., Louis A. and William C. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church, and Mr. Watters is a member of the I. O. O. F. and Jr. O. U. A. M. After marriage Mr. Watters went to Beaver county, but in two years came back to the island, exchanging his farm in Beaver county for his present place, where he has erected good buildings. He has been successful in business, and has twenty-five acres here, sixty-two in Westmoreland county, sixty-two acres in Lawrence county, and two lots in Glenfield.
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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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