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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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HENRY MORROW, farmer, post office White Ash, was born Oct. 17, 1819, near the residence of C. J. Morrow. When eighteen years old he went to live with a childless uncle, whose name he bears, in what is now Penn township, and remained with him until his death, becoming his heir. His uncle was born in 1789, and died in 1862; he married Mary Johnston, who died in 1872, aged seventy-seven. In 1867 Mr. Morrow bought his present residence, near Hebron church. He is an elder in Beulah Presbyterian Church, and has always been a democrat. In 1864 he married Caroline Robinson, born in Wilkins township, daughter of John and Mary Robinson, of Connecticut and Ireland, respectively. They have one son, Harry Semple, born in March, 1865. When twenty-three years old he graduated from the Lehigh University, founded by Asa Packer, at South Bethlehem, Pa.

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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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