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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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JACOB JOHNSTON (deceased) was born in 1816, a son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Guy) Johnston, of Allegheny county. Mr. Johnston was reared on a farm, educated at the common schools, and became a prominent and well-to-do farmer, owning two tracts of land. He married, in 1867, Mary Guy, daughter of Josiah and Margaret (Stewart) Guy, and four children blessed their union, three of whom are now living: Maggie E., Lizzie and William Guy. Mr. Johnston died in 1886. The Johnston and Guy families have long been connected with the Presbyterian Church, and have always taken a prominent part in that denomination, as elders, etc.
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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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