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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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ADDISON H. SIMMONS, post office Banksville. This family are originally from Eastern New York state. Samuel married Elizabeth Matthews, and by her had three children, one son and two daughters. William, the second child, and a carpenter, was married in 1837, to Margaret, daughter of James Henry, one of the oldest families in this part of the county. They had seven children, Addison H. being the second son. He was married, in 1870, to Hannah G. Snodgrass, and they have had three children (two living): Walter Glenn, Lizzie Alma and Emma Edna. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church; Mr. Simmons 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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