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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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JOSEPH HICKMAN, farmer, post office Herriottsville, was born in this county in 1839, a son of John and Sarah (Park) Hickman, and grandson of Peter Hickman. Joseph was born and reared on a farm; was educated at the public schools of this township, and has followed agricultural pursuits through life. He was married, in 1871, to Mary A., daughter of Gabriel and Mary Ann (Ross) Rowley, of this county, and five children have been born to them: Sarah Park, John Rowley, Eva Abigail, Mary Anna and S. Heber. In 1868 Mr. Hickman purchased his present farm of 220 acres, a valuable tract of land under a high state of cultivation, and underlaid with coal. Mr. Hickman is a member of the Presbyterian Church; politically 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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