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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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R. W. NESBIT, surveyor and farmer, post-office Beechmont, was born Jan. 7, 1842, in Allegheny county, Pa., a son of James and Eliza (Wood) Nesbit. He received his education at the public schools in Collier township, and was in early life fond of the idea of becoming a surveyor. His grandfather having been familiar with that art, Mr. Nesbit learned it, and has followed it in connection with farming since 1860. He has been a teacher in the public schools of his township, and has been school director for twelve years; politically he is a republican. He owns over one hundred acres of land, which was the property of his father.
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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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