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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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MATTHEW P. SCHOOLEY, editor of the Local News, Homestead. The ancestors of the old Schooley family came from Lorraine, France (now Germany), and spelled their name De Scholie. They settled in New Jersey, near Schooley’s mountain. One of their descendants, Isaac Schooley, moved to Loudoun county, Va., and was a cabinet maker near Leesburg. He married Rachel Crossen, and had four sons — Augustus, John, Thomas and Samuel. Samuel was also a cabinet-maker and furniture-dealer, and died in 1862 in Everett, Bedford county, Pa. He married Harriet Hedges, who bore him five children: Mrs. Florence Nuzum, Matthew P., John R., Jennie C. and James C. Of these Matthew P. and John R. are editors of the Local News, a bright and newsy weekly, clear cut, neat and clean, the champion of every good virtue, reflecting the character of its master-spirits, the editors.
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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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