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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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JAMES DAVIS, plasterer, post office McKee’s Rocks, a son of William and Mary Davis, was born in South Wales in 1855, and came to this country with his parents in 1868, locating in Mansfield, this county. William’s occupation was mining, which he followed until 1887, when he engaged with the Shultz Bridge company. He and his wife are still living in Mansfield. They have had nine children: John, James, Cecelia (wife of David Edmons), David, William (deceased), Robert, Thomas, Sarah A. and Daniel. James Davis follows the business of plastering and frescoing. He married, Aug. 15, 1872, Isabella Gildroy, of this county, and they have been blessed with nine children: George H., William J., Jennie M., John, Robert, Elizabeth, Annie B., Mary B. and Margaret J. (deceased). Mr. Davis is a member of the K. of P., is a Freemason, and a member of the M. E. Church.

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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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