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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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DR. R. H. RAMAGE, Mansfield, was born near Pittsburgh in 1843. His father, William Ramage, a farmer, married Sarah Wilson, and by her had seven children, of whom the doctor is the third child. He was educated at the public schools, and in 1868 commenced the study of medicine under Dr. N. D. White, of Allegheny City. He entered the Hahnemann College of Homeopathy, at Cleveland, in 1870, graduating in 1872, and commenced the practice of his profession in Allegheny county. He then remained one year with his preceptor, and in 1878 located in Mansfield, where he has since resided. He married, in 1881, Sarah E., daughter of Elmobert Belson, of Pittsburgh. Dr. Ramage is the only physician of his school in the town, and has a large patronage. He is a member of the American Institute of Homeopathy, the Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania, and Allegheny County Homeopathic Medical society. He is a Presbyterian and a republican.
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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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