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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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STEPHEN WALL and MILO WALL, farmers, post office Sunny Side, sons of Gideon and Rebecca (Applegate) Wall, were born, respectively, about 1845 and 1847, Stephen on the place now occupied by Brisbin Wall’s heirs, and Milo on the place which is now their residence. They are descendants of Walter and Elsa (Applegate) Wall, who settled in Allegheny county, from New Jersey. The parents of the subjects of these lines had six children: Sparks, who entered the Union army, served three years, and contracted a disease which resulted in his death; Theodore and Sarah (deceased); Lucinda, who now resides in Missouri; Stephen, and Milo, who was married, Dec. 15, 1869, to Miss Agnes, daughter of John Howison, who emigrated from Scotland in 1849; they have three children: Dora May, Katie and Porter Morrison.
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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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