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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 DAVIDSON, farmer, post office New Texas, was born in Plum township, July 27, 1854, a son of Josiah and Caroline (Wolf) Davidson. His father was born in Plum township in 1823; his mother died in 1858. William received his schooling in Plum township, and at Murrysville, and in 1876 began for himself, conducting his father’s farm, which he has since successfully continued. He married, in 1876, Anna M. Conner, a daughter of John A. and Eliza F. Conner, of New Texas, and four children bless the home: Jennie F., Mary Nan Craig, Josiah and Alice May. Mrs. Davidson was born in 1856. She and her husband are members of the Laird Presbyterian Church. William is a republican, has been a member of the school board for six years, and tax-collector three years. His father has been many years supervisor of the township, and is a member of the M. E. 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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