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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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WILLIAM H. WIBLE, merchant, post office Bennett, was born Nov. 25, 1854, in Shaler township, this county, on the old homestead, “Sturbridge,” son of James H. and Charlotte (Wilson) Wible, former also born on the old homestead, latter a native of Ireland. James Wible was a farmer by occupation; politically a republican, and a patriotic worker for the Union during the late war. Mr. and Mrs. Wible were members of the Presbyterian Church. William H. graduated from the bookkeeping department of Duff’s Business College. He farmed until 1884, when he engaged in the coal business in Millvale, which he is conducting with success. He married Anna M. Hagan, a native of this county, daughter of Thomas and Maria (Wilson) Hagan, and they have one child, Florence I. Wible.
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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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