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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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JOSIAH WALKER is a direct descendant of Joseph Walker, one of the four pioneer brothers who took up large tracts of land on Robinson’s creek. The pioneer, Joseph, had a family of seven children, of whom the eldest, Joseph, born in 1777, died in 1860. He married Mary Glenn, to whom were born eleven children, of whom seven are yet living: Joseph, John, James, Josiah, Mary (Mrs. Elliott), Rebecca and Letitia J. Of these, Josiah and two sisters live on the old homestead, which contains two hundred acres, and is part of the tract purchased by his grandfather. Ezekiel, a brother, died in March, 1888.
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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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