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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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Dr. J. L. SRODES, physician, post office Woodville, is a native of Allegheny county, Pa., born in 1862, a son of Capt. William Q. and Caroline (Scott) Srodes. John M., grandfather of Dr. Srodes, came from Beaver county; was a steamboat captain for many years, and was employed during the war in the transportation service. William Q. Srodes was born in Beaver county, Pa., and was for many years a steamboat captain; he died in 1883, aged fifty-two, his wife died in 1878, aged forty-five. They were the parents of seven children, of whom Dr. J. L., the third son, was educated at the public schools, Woodlawn Academy and the Indiana State Normal, and was a teacher for two years. He commenced the study of medicine when seventeen years of age, under Dr. S. Jennings, entered the Kentucky School of Medicine in 1886, and graduated from Western Pennsylvania Medical College in 1887. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.; in religion a Presbyterian, in politics a republican.
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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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