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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 RAMSAY, merchant, Homestead, was born April 19, 1849, in Fifeshire, Scotland, a son of James Ramsay, a descendant of an old Scotch family. He received a common-school education, came to America at the age of nineteen, and became an engineer at Shafton, Pa. In 1881 he came to Homestead, where he opened a grocery-store, and, although he had no experience in the business, relying on his own native talents, he soon became one of the leading merchants of the town. He married Susan Stahl, who has borne him one son, James. Mr. Ramsay is a member of the R. A. and K. of P. He has always been identified with the republican party.
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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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