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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. H. BRYSON was born in December, 1849, in West Deer township, this county, and is a son of David and Margaret (Huggins) Bryson. In 1864 he went to Keystone Bridge-works, in Pittsburgh, and in the spring of 1867 one term to Ivy Green Academy. He commenced teaching public school in the autumn of the same year, and taught until spring of 1874, when he moved on the farm where he now resides. He was married, in 1873, to Eliza E., daughter of James and Mary (Wilson) Hamilton, of West Deer township, and to them was born one child Florence Myrtle. The mother died in 1875, and Mr. Bryson was married, in 1880, to Sarah J., daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Scott) Carlisle. Four children were born to them: Wilson Carlisle, Robert Earle, Alice May and Wilbert Edwin. The family are members of the U. P. Church. Mr. Bryson was agent for the Bakerstown Mutual Fire Insurance company for three years, secretary for three years, and a member of the board of directors since 1880; was elected road commissioner in 1889; is a member of Patrons of Husbandry; has one of the largest libraries in the township, and keeps posted on the leading questions of the day, both in agriculture and 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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