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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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EDWARD D. MURRAY, farmer, post office Hites, a son of Bartram and Eveline (Galbraith) Murray, was born on the farm now owned by him, in East Deer township, Allegheny county, Pa., in 1844. His parents, natives of Lancaster county, Pa., were among the first settlers of this portion of the county, coming to East Deer about 1830. Here his father purchased one thousand acres of land, and made his home until his death, in 1861. Eveline, his wife, died in 1884, leaving four children: Caroline, now Mrs. Dr. Jacoby, of Pittsburgh; Louisa, now Mrs. McGraw, of Tarentum; Leander, of Indiana township, and Edward. In 1870 Edward married Mary Jane, daughter of Robert Stewart, of Lincoln, Allegheny county, and located on the farm he now owns. He and his wife have reared five boys: Bartram, Robert, Edward, Harry and Marcus.
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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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