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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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ALEXANDER JOHNSTON, brick-manufacturer, Tarentum, was born in Indiana township, Allegheny county, Pa., in 1848. His parents were among the pioneers of Allegheny county. He enlisted in Co. H, 116th P. V. I., was wounded at Danville railroad, but served until the expiration of his term of enlistment. Returning in 1873, he married Miss May E. Mitchell, and located in Pittsburgh, where they remained nearly a year, and in 1874 removed to Tarentum, purchased the works he now owns, and is engaged in the manufacture of brick.
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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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