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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 REESE, steelmill-roller, Pittsburgh, a son of William and Jane Reese, was born in this county in 1834. William came from Wales, settled in Pittsburgh, and married Jane Frunick, who bore him following-named children: William, Daniel (deceased), John, Ann (deceased wife of Rev. John Danks), Henry, Joseph, James and Reuben. William died in 1836, his widow April 11, 1885, at the age of eighty-six years. James Reese was put to work in the rolling-mill when but seven years of age, and has followed that business since; he has worked for Oliver Brothers & Philip about eleven years. He has been twice married; first in 1865, to Lucy W. Obey, and by this marriage there were six children: William B. (married in March, 1885, to Sarah Scott, and has two children, Lucy and Ida), Jane O. (deceased), Emma D., James A. (deceased), Bertha and John O. Mrs. Reese died in 1876, at the age of forty years, and Mr. Reese next married, Dec. 24, 1882, Sarah Reese, who died Sept. 1, 1883. Mr. Reese is a member of the Amalgamated association, and is 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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