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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 HALL (deceased) was descended from a prominent family of Robinson township. In the early history of the township, John Hall, of Scotch-Irish descent, by occupation a farmer, purchased and settled upon a large tract of land, some 300 acres. His wife, nee Lillie Young, bore him five children, who grew to be men and women. William, one of their elder children, was born in 1795, in Robinson township, and spent his life upon the farm purchased by his father. He married, in 1821, Jane, daughter of John and Mary (McMichael) McFadden, and nine children were born to them, of whom three survive: Mary A. (Mrs. Kelso), Eliza Jane (Mrs. Dr. Rutledge) and James (a resident of Iowa). The father owned 300 acres of land at his death, which occurred in 1870. His estimable widow resides on the farm, aged ninety years, bright in her intellect and in good health. The family are all members of the U. P. Church; politically, whigs and republicans.
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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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