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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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ROBERT B. DICKEY, farmer, post office Gibsonia, is a son of John and Margaret (McMorland) Dickey. David Dickey, grandfather of Robert B. and a native of Ireland, immigrated to America about 1795, and settled in Pennsylvania, east of the mountains, and about 1880 moved to this county, locating in West Deer township. John Dickey settled on this farm in 1831, and lived here until his death, in 1885; his wife died the same year. Robert B. was born at Gibsonia, Jan. 25, 1831, and was brought in that year to the place where he now resides. He married, in 1854, Mary, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Smith) Dickson, of Richland township, and they have four children: John C., Margaret M., William J. and Samuel A. Mr. Dickey has held the office of school director, and at present is supervisor of the township. He and family are members of the U. P. Church of Pine Creek, of which he is an elder.

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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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