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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 KING STEVENSON, lawyer Pittsburgh, was born March 14, 1847, in Pittsburgh. He was reared a jeweler, and was educated in the public schools of his native city, and at the Western University. At the age of twenty-eight he commenced the study of law in the office of John Barton, Pittsburgh, and on the completion of his studies he became his partner, continuing till Mr. Barton’s death, in February, 1888. He is now in practice alone. Mr. Stevenson was married, in 1869, to Ada A., daughter of John Barton, and they have two children, Rebie and John Barton Stevenson.
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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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