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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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W. C. ERSKINE, attorney, Pittsburgh, was born in the city of Belfast, Ireland, July 18, 1849, of Scotch-Irish parentage. He was educated in his native city, a place so famous for its schools that is often called “the Athens of the north.” He came to the United States in 1869, and during four years was engaged in various occupations and enterprises. In 1873 he married a daughter of Maj. Thomas McCreary, a banker of Beaver, Pa. Mr. Erskine was admitted to the bar at St. Louis, in March, 1876. In the same year he came to Pittsburgh, where he has ever since been engaged in the successful practice of his profession.
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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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