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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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ANDREW WALKER, gardener, post office Mansfield Valley, a son of John and Jane Walker, was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1834, and came to this country in 1855. His occupation has been that of gardener and florist, and he had charge of Chartiers cemetery for twelve years. His parents came to this country in 1870, his father dying a few months after his arrival, at the age of sixty-six years. His mother is still living, hale and hearty, at the age of eighty-three years. They were parents of seven children: Sarah (widow of Alexander Lanaghan), Andrew, Mary Jane (wife of Samuel Calvin), Alexander, David, Annie (wife of William Moore) and Robert, all living in this county. Andrew Walker was married in 1857, in Steubenville, Ohio, to Margaret, daughter of James and Easter McAteer, of County Antrim, Ireland. Mr. Walker has been in Chartiers township since 1862. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and the L. O. A.
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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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