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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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FREDERICK STONER, farmer, post office White Ash, was born Dec. 10, 1829, on the farm where he has always resided. Sept. 25, 1863, he married Mary, sister of Samuel Herron, and daughter of John and Sarah (McKnight) Herron. She was born in County Down, Ireland, and is a member of the U. P. Church. Mr. Stoner’s father, Christian, was born in Franklin county in 1794, and died in Penn township June 22, 1871. He married Mary Stoner (no relative), a native of Bedford county, who died Feb. 12, 1876, aged eighty-four years. Christian Stoner was one of the founders of Mt. Hope Baptist Church, of which he was deacon. He held numerous town offices, and was, as is his son, a republican. His children are Nancy (Fondersmith), Barbara (Stotler), Penn township; Catharine, Elizabeth and Frederick (both on the homestead) and Mary (Miller.)

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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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