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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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SHARTLE CROWE, farmer, post office White Ash, was born in Brome township, Morgan county, Ohio, March 2, 1845, a son of Philip and Rebecca (Toler) Crowe, of Virginia. The family removed in 1858 to Pittsburgh, where the father died at the age of eighty-four, and the mother at seventy-two. Philip Crowe was a farmer, and his son has always followed agriculture. The latter had little opportunity for acquiring an education, at tending the city schools during one winter. In 1883 he purchased a farm of thirty-five acres in Penn township, and settled thereon. In 1878 he was united in marriage with Annie McFarland, a native of Penn township, and a daughter of Alexander and Sarah (Ralston) McFarland, of Scotch and Irish blood. Their children are Bessie Pearl, Homer Shartle, Edna Viola and Nancy Ralston. Mr. Crowe entered his country’s service in the 136th regiment, nine-months men, and participated in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. In October, 1864, he joined the 5th H. A., with which he did garrison duty until the close of the war. Mr. Crowe is a republican. His family attend the M. E. Church.
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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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