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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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LEVI J. STEWART, farmer, post office Imperial, was born on the old homestead of his grandfather, in Findlay township, March 10, 1848, a son of John Mc. and Margaret (Armor) Stewart, latter of whom was born in Findlay township. John Mc. Stewart was a son of John and Elizabeth (Glass) Stewart, who were members of the Presbyterian Church and early settlers of Findlay township. John Mc. and Margaret (Armor) Stewart settled on their farm in Findlay township, where they died, members of the Presbyterian Church. They had four children: William A. (who died aged eighteen), Levi J., Matilda J. (wife of Thomas Nichol, of Beaver county) and Agnes M. (wife of John Moody, in Robinson township, this county). The mother of these children died in 1856, and Mr. Stewart married Sarah McBride, of Burgettstown, who had one son, George B. Stewart, who died March 10, 1877.

Levi J. Stewart married, Oct. 12, 1876, Allie J. Hays, who was born at Hays’ Crossing, Allegheny county, daughter of William V. and Emily (Loraine) Hays. Mr. and Mrs. Levi J. Stewart have four children: Myrtle E., John H., Jay V. and Emily W. The parents are members of the Presbyterian Church.

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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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