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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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ALEXANDER MARTIN, ESQ., salt manufacturer, Etna, is a great-grandson of Thomas Martin, a native of Ireland, who settled near Wilkinsburg, Allegheny county, shortly after the Revolution, in which struggle he was a soldier. He was married, in Scotland, to Mary Morrow, and their children were William, James, John, Alexander, Richard, Mary and Jane. Of these Alexander was in the war of 1812. Thomas Martin, Sr., moved to Butler county, where he died. John Martin was a representative and senator. Thomas Martin, the father of our subject, has been a deputy marshal twice in Butler county, besides filling other positions. Since 1881 he has resided in Etna. He and his wife, Martha Welsh, are the parents of six children: Alexander, Ellen B., Mary, Thomas M., Sarah E. and John. Our subject was educated at the Witherspoon Institute. He clerked for many years in a store at Etna, and since severing that connection has been superintendent of the Allegheny Salt company, limited. Politically he is a republican, and has been a member of the council. In April, 1887, he was elected justice of the peace, filling that office with efficiency. He is also a member of the A. O. U. W. and A. Y. M.
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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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