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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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W. R. ANDREWS, farmer, post office Bridgeville, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1817. His parents, Matthew and Sarah (Rodgers) Andrews, came to America about 1821, and located in Washington county. Matthew was a shoemaker by trade, and died at the age of fifty years. He was the father of two children: W. R. and Jane Ann. W. R. received a common-school education, and for the past thirty years has been a farmer. He learned the tanning trade, and, in connection with saddlery, followed that line of business for upward of twenty years. He married, in 1839, Amelia, daughter of John and Susanna Collins, and three children blessed their union: Susanna C., David H. and Frances Jane. Mr. Andrews owns 125 acres of land, which he has greatly improved. He is a republican, and has been school director and assessor of his township. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
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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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