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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 WATSON, superintendent, post office Homestead, was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1838, a son of James Watson, a native of the same place. He received a common-school education in his native country, immigrated to America at the age of seventeen, and worked for some time for Smith, Varner & Co., of Pittsburgh. He then came to Six-Mile Ferry, where he teamed for James H. Hay. His faithfulness and thoroughness soon gained for him the esteem and confidence of his employers and his sons, who subsequently inherited the Hay estate. Knowing every detail of the large coal business, Mr. Watson soon became general manager and superintendent at Six-Mile Ferry, which position he maintains to the present day. Mr. Watson married Mary J., daughter of Frederick Rineman, and two children have blessed them — James H. and Mabel Watson. Mr. Watson and his family are members of the M. E. Church. In politics 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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