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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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ROBERT HAMERTON KELLEY, JR., decorator and paper-hanger, P. O. Hulton, one of Verona’s stirring young business-men, is a son of R. H. Kelley, Sr. (whose sketch appears above), and was born September 25, 1847, in Pittsburgh. His father was desirous of giving him a good education, but when a young boy he paid his aunt in St. Louis a visit, and while there he took a liking to his present business, so in 1866, instead of returning home, he commenced his first year at his trade. In 1867, the firm he was with failing to come up to agreement, he went to New York city, and was given a good situation by a former member of the firm. In 1870 he returned to his home in Pittsburgh, and was six months in the employ of W. P. Marshall; since then he has been identified with Joseph R. Hughes, of Pittsburgh. Mr. Kelley was married Aug. 7, 1881, to Margaret Winstein, a native of Woodville, Pa., and a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Dedolph) Winstein, who were born, the former in France in 1801, and the latter in Germany in 1825. Six children grace the home circle of our subject and wife: William, Margaret, Kate, Thomas, Isabella and Elizabeth. Mr. Kelley was two years a member of the Verona council; is a member of the Royal Arcanum, and trustee of the Presbyterian Church, where his wife is a member; in politics he is a republican. Mr. Kelley since coming to Verona has built up a nice home and a large business, and has won the respect of all who know him.
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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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