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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 JOHN STEEN, eldest son of David and Mary (Dickson) Steen, was born Sept. 6, 1841; was educated at the common schools, and was a student at Iron City College, graduating at that institute in 1860. On leaving school he assisted his father in the coal business, taking charge of the books. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. G, 136th P. R., and was in the service of the Union ten months. He returned to Pittsburgh and continued an employe of his father. He married, in 1862, Miss Sarah, daughter of Thomas and Jane Ireland, and five children were born to them, three yet living: Stella, David L. and Wella J. Mr. Steen is now engaged in coal-mining on the property he owns. He employs on an average one hundred men, finding a market for his product at Chicago and the lakes. He has been a resident of Mansfield since 1865; has been burgess, a member of the town council and director of the county poor. He is a Freemason, a member of the G. A. R. and of the Presbyterian Church; politically he 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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