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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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CHARLES J. GIBSON, farmer, post office Gibsonia, is the youngest son of Charles, Sr., and Elizabeth (Logue) Gibson, and was born in Richland in 1858. He was educated at Monmouth, Ill., and Valparaiso, Ind., and married, in 1880, Alice, daughter of Samuel and Margaret Patch, of Chicago. Mr. Gibson is a member of the Juniata Lodge, No. 201, I. O. O. F., and Encampment 56, of Illinois. He has held the office of inspector of elections of the township.
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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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