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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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ANDREW SHEPHARD, brick-manufacturer, Swissvale, was born in Cambria county, Pa., in 1835, a son of Joseph F. Shephard, a stone mason who came to Allegheny county about 1838, where he died. Andrew Shephard was reared in this county, and has here resided since boyhood. He has followed coal mining and the manufacture of brick, which latter industry he has carried on at Swissvale since 1882, at the present turning out one million fine brick per year. Mr. Shephard married, in 1862, Sarah J. Oiler, and ten sons and three daughters have been born to them. He is a member of the Disciples’ Church; in politics independent.
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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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