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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 P. SHANE, post office Noblestown, was born in this county in 1831, on the farm where he now resides, being the original tract of land purchased by his grandfather. With the exception of two and a half years. Mr. Shane has always resided on his present place, engaged in farming. He was married in 1858 to Anna Jane, daughter of Robert and Agnes (Corbett) Campbell, of County Down, Ireland, and by her had seven children, five yet living: Mary Lizzie (a twin of Agnes Jane, who died at the age of twenty-five years), William C., Anna Martha, Maggie L. and Nettie C. Mr. Shane is a member of the U. P. Church; politically a prohibitionist; formerly 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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