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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 WALLACE, farmer, post office Noblestown, was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1828, the son of John and Jennie Wallace, who came to America in 1848. They settled in Allegheny county and purchased sixty-two acres of land, owned originally by Mr. Campbell. John was a farmer, and died in 1882, aged eighty-eight years; his wife died in 1880, aged eighty-six years. They were parents of ten children, of whom five now remain. Samuel, the sixth child, was educated at the public schools of Ireland, and left his native land at the age of eighteen years. He first went to England and became a soldier in the British army; later immigrated to the West Indies, and arrived in America in 1856. Since coming here he has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, and in 1871 purchased his present farm. Mr. Wallace married, in 1863, Susanna, daughter of John Stewart, of Allegheny county, and six children, four living, have been born to them: Jane (Mrs. Wallace), Lizzie, James and John, at home. In 1861 Mr. Wallace enlisted in Co. K, 1st P. C., and served six months. He is a worthy member of the U. P. Church, and is a republican.
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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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