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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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WILEY & LAWTON, marble-workers, McKeesport, are natives of Pittsburgh. The latter was reared in his native city until fifteen years of age, when he removed to McKeesport, where he has since resided, and was the first apprentice to learn the marble-cutting trade in that city. Mr. Wiley was reared in McKeesport from four years of age, and was the second apprentice to serve his time as a marble-cutter. The present firm of Wiley & Lawton was established in 1884, and succeeded to the business of George H. Lawton, who embarked in the trade in McKeesport in 1869. Messrs. Wiley & Lawton thoroughly understand every branch and detail of their business, are wide awake, enterprising and energetic, and have built up a successful business that is constantly increasing extending from Pittsburgh to Brownsville.
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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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