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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 THOMPSON, farmer, post office Ross, is a grandson of James Thompson, and was born on the old homestead Feb. 9, 1845. His father, Andrew G. Thompson, a native of Allegheny county, was a farmer, a very religious, trustworthy man, and a member of the Presbyterian Church, of which he was trustee for a number of years. He died Aug. 17, 1884, aged seventy-two years. His wife was Mary English, a native of Ireland and a daughter of James English, one of the old settlers, and they had four children: James, Mary, Andrew and Samuel. Of these Andrew was educated in this county, and inherited seventy acres of the homestead. He married Mary A. C., daughter of Henry B. Lyon, whose family were among the pioneers of Butler county. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he is trustee; he is a republican, as was his father.
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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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