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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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JOHN C. MORROW (deceased) was born in Lancaster county, Pa., in 1799, and died at Mansfield in 1886. He was the eldest of the six children of Robert and Ann (Crawford) Morrow, former of whom, a farmer, came to Allegheny county in 1806, settling in Robinson township, and purchasing 130 acres of land, where he remained until his death. John C. was born and reared on the farm, and educated at the public schools. He married Agnes M. Bell, eldest daughter of James and Elizabeth (Fairly) Bell. Mr. Morrow retired from active life in 1861. His widow is still living, enjoying good health, in her seventy-fifth year, and residing on the spot where her grandfather settled; the house that he built, and in which he died, is still standing, showing signs of decay, but is being preserved by his granddaughter, who looks upon the old relic with great pride. Mrs. Morrow is a member of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Morrow was also a member; he was 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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