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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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FRANCIS STEWART GILMORE, retired farmer, post office Wilkinsburg, was born in the parish of St. Andrew’s, County Down, Ireland, March 29, 1801. In 1833, with his parents, John and Ann (McCune) Gilmore, he started for America. The mother died on the sea, and the father and son settled and rented land in Wilkins township, where the father died in 1840. In 1843 Francis S. bought the farm where he resides, containing forty-six acres, which he cleared and improved, and on which there is no wasteland. In 1844 he married Jane, sister of J. M. Johnston, and has two children living: John Hastings, born May 29, 1846; and Martha Ann, both at home; two children, James and Margaret, died in infancy. The father and son are republicans. Mr. Gilmore was an elder in Hebron U. P. Church until forced to resign on account of deafness. He has never lost any time through illness, and is still seen frequently at work in the fields.
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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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