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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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THOMAS TOWERS, post office West View, was born Dec. 21, 1815, in Lancashire, England, son of John and Elizabeth (Osfield) Towers. The family was one of the oldest in England, where they are traced back many generations of honorable people. Thomas came to America in 1842, and in this county followed farming and dairying. He owns a farm in Ross township, where he has accumulated a competency and made many friends. He is an intelligent New Churchman, and shows by his example in life the faith he reveres. Politically he is a republican, and has held different township offices. He married Elizabeth Winter, also a native of England, and by her had one child — John A., who is following in his father’s footsteps.

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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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