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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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RALPH WHITE, blacksmith, Green Tree, was born in 1838, in this county. His father, Thomas White, emigrated from England, and was married to Nancy Dawson, by whom he had five children, three of whom are living; he was a farmer, owning a farm on the Allegheny river, and died in 1876. Ralph White was educated at the public schools of his township, and at the age of eighteen learned the blacksmith’s trade, which he followed until 1861, when he enlisted in Co. E, 9th P. R.; he was in the service of the country for two years, and fell wounded at the battle of Dranesville, where the first victories were won on the Potomac. He was married, in 1862, to Miss Margaret D., daughter of Henry Fritch, of Allegheny county, and to them were born ten children, eight of whom are living. Mr. White is a republican; was deputy sheriff under Mr. Fife; has been a member of the school board, and is a justice of the peace. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the G. A. R. The family are members of the Presbyterian Church.
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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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