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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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MARY C. SCOTT, post office Coal Valley, daughter of Adam Siple (a native of Germany), was born in 1842, in McCandless township, where her father settled on coming to this country. Adam Siple married Anna E. White, of Allegheny county, and they were the parents of three children: Lewis, Eva and Mary C. Mary C., in 1872, married Josiah Aber, of Jefferson township, and they settled on the farm she now owns. He died Feb. 14, 1881, leaving three children: Anna L., Mary E. and Ida May. Mrs. Mary C. Aber was married, in 1885, to David Scott, who is now engaged in farming, and they have one child, William L.
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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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