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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 VANCE, retired, post office West Elizabeth, a son of Isaac and Nancy (Thompson) Vance, was born in Washington county, in 1821. His parents were also natives of that county, his mother having been born in 1797 and his father in 1800. Aug. 26, 1846, the subject of these lines married Hannah Grimes, who died in 1884, and their children are Jane, now Mrs. Jeremy Moran, of West Elizabeth; Ann, now wife of John Carney, of Allegheny county; Katherine, married, and a resident of Kentucky; Caroline, now Mrs. Angelo Houseman, in Dravosburg; Tillie, now Mrs. Charles Penn, in West Elizabeth; William P., who was killed in Walton’s pit, and Joseph P., a clerk in Walton’s store. Mr. Vance has been an extensive traveler, especially through the southern states. He is a republican, and has been prominently identified with his township officially.
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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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