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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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WILLIAM AMBROSE DIAMOND, lumber-dealer, post office Hulton, was born in Pittsburgh in 1854, son of Henry and Bridget (Sweeney) Diamond. His father was born in Lawrence county, Pa.; was a railroad engineer, and employed for seven years on the Pittsburgh & Ft. Wayne railroad; he was a, molder by trade; he enlisted in Co. K, 7th Iowa Cav., from McGregor, Iowa, and served during the war. Mr. Diamond was educated at McGregor, Iowa, where his parents moved when he was four years old, and returned to this county about fifteen years later. In the fall of 1873 Mr. Diamond came to Verona borough and engaged in the timber business in Allegheny, Westmoreland and Armstrong counties, handling railroad ties and coal-bank timber. In 1883, in partnership with George and Thomas Heilman, he started a sawmill in Jefferson county, Mr. Diamond having charge of the sales. He now has a yard at Hulton, and carries a full supply of lumber, sash, doors, etc. He was appointed postmaster of Hulton in February, 1887. Mr. Diamond was married in 1879 to Maggie Morrison, of Erie, Pa., and four children were born to them: William A., Mary Agnes, Margaret Annie and Clarra Regina, all at home. Mr. Diamond is a democrat, and the family, as well as his parents, are members of the Catholic 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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