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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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Mrs. Louisa Wallace, retired, post office Elkhorn, daughter of William and Ann (Jamison) Patrick, was born in Maryland, and married to Lewis Wallace in 1850. He was a merchant in Baltimore, of which city he was also a native. He purchased the present homestead, and about twenty-five years since removed to Forward township, and was engaged in farming until his death, in September, 1886. His family consisted of William, John, Jean (now Mrs. Webster, who resides in Allegheny), Kate and Rachel, five in all, three of whom still live with their mother; the remaining brother has his home in Pittsburgh, where he is engaged in banking.
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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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