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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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SAMUEL C. ALTER, farmer, post office Freeport, son of Jacob and Jane Alter, was born in Plum township, this county, in 1825. His grandparents were from Westmoreland county, and settled in Plum township, where they lived and died. They had eleven children: Joseph, Nancy, Jacob, Samuel, John, David, Henry, Daniel, Jeremiah, Elias and Samson. Jacob married Jane Bratton, a native of this county, and they located in Plum township, where he worked at his trade, that of blacksmith. They also died in Plum township, leaving children as follows: George, Eliza, Samuel C., May, Sarah Jane, Nancy, Rebecca, Susan, Margaret A. Elvira (now deceased), Jacob and William. Samuel C., in 1854, married Nancy J., daughter of G. W. Beale, of Harrison township, and located on the farm now owned by them. They have five sons: George W. B., Samson J., William B., Elwood J. and Robert L. McCurdy. Mr. and Mrs. Alter are members of the Presbyterian Church of Freeport.
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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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