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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 SHIELDS DICKSON, a leading and highly popular physician and surgeon of Pittsburgh, was born in the city of Allegheny, Pa., April 11, 1844, eldest son and fourth child of Dr. John and Mary (Way) Dickson. He was educated at Jefferson College, Washington county, Pa., until the outbreak of the rebellion, when he enlisted in Co. G, 28th P. V., Col. Geary commanding. For sixteen months he was with the regiment in all its engagements, was then discharged on account of disability, and following winter resumed his studies. Entering Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia, from there he graduated in 1868. For one year he practiced medicine with his father, and in June, 1869, he went to Europe, where he attended medical lectures in Paris during the winter of 1869-70. In June of latter year he returned home to Pittsburgh, where he has since been actively engaged in the practice of his profession. The doctor was married Nov. 25, 1872, to Miss Sarah H. Caldwell, a native of Pittsburgh, daughter of James and Mary (Hannah) Caldwell, and by her has one child, Agnes Caldwell Dickson, born March 10, 1874.
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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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