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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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J. Q. A. IRVINE, superintendent of schools, Etna, was born Sept. 9, 1851, in Butler county, Pa., a son of John and Angeline (Johnson) Irvine. Their grandparents settled in the above-named place shortly after the Revolution. James Irvine, grandfather of John, was a native of the north of Ireland, and his son, Samuel Irvine, grandfather of J. Q. A., was in the American army in the war of 1812. J. Q. A. Irvine was reared on a farm, and educated at Westminster College, from which he graduated in 1875, and since then he has. been a successful teacher. He has taught in the Jamestown Academy, Utica, Pa., and in Butler county. In 1880 he taught in the Etna school, of which he has been principal since 1884, giving general satisfaction. He married Miss Alta Duncan, and they have three children: Florence V., Ralph E. and Henrietta. Mr. and Mrs. Irvine are members of the U. P. Church. He is identified with the republican party.
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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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