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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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S. L. WIGGINS, physician, McKeesport, is a native of Indiana county, Pa., where he was reared and educated. In 1870 he began the study of medicine with Dr. T. J. Marlin, of Indiana, Pa.; entered Jefferson College, Philadelphia, in October, 1871, and graduated in March, 1873. He began the practice of his profession in Livermore, Westmoreland county; in 1875 located in Black Lick, Indiana county, and in 1885 was pension examining surgeon for that county. He attended a course of lectures in Philadelphia same year, and in 1886 located in McKeesport, where he has since had a large and successful practice. He is a member of the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania.
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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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