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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 WALLACE, retired, Oakdale, was born in Allegheny county in 1820. His parents, Robert and Elizabeth (Aikens) Wallace, of New Jersey, had a family of six children, four of whom are now living. Robert was a farmer, and came to Allegheny county in 1828. He was a son of Samuel Wallace, who came from Scotland at an early day. Robert died at the age of seventy-two years, and at the time of his death owned two hundred acres of land. Joseph was born and reared on a farm, and educated at the public schools. He married, in 1843, Mary, daughter of James Dunbar, of Washington county, Pa., and seven children were born to this marriage, two now living, John Harper and Ella Jane. Mr. Wallace has retired from active life, and now resides in his comfortable home at Oakdale. His son lives on the farm and cultivates it. Mr. Wallace is a member of the Presbyterian Church, 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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