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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 W. MORGAN, contractor, McKeesport, was born in Napanee, Upper Canada, February 15, 1841, a son of Richard and Mary (Hope) Morgan. His parents were natives of Ireland and Canada, respectively, and settled in Elizabeth township, this county, in 1871. John W. was reared and educated in his native land, where he learned the carpenter’s trade. In 1865 he came to the United States, and located in Monongahela City, Pa., where he worked as journeyman until 1866. He then settled in Elizabeth, this county, where he was engaged in business as a contractor and builder up to 1876. Since that year he has been a resident of McKeesport, where he has since done a successful business, having erected some of the finest residences and business blocks in the city. He married Mary J., daughter of William Oldham, of Washington county, Pa., formerly of England. Mr. Morgan is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; served one term as councilman; in politics he 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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