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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 JORDAN (deceased) was born March 18, 1809, on the farm purchased by his ancestors. He received his education in the log schoolhouse, with its greased-paper windows, and lived in South Fayette township from the time of his birth to 1880. He followed farming all his life. He married, in 1833, Ann Hickman, daughter of Peter and Abigal (Fawcett) Hickman. Her father and grandfather came from Maryland, about the year1794, to South Fayette township, and died leaving a large number of respected posterity in Pennsylvania. At that time Indians, deer and wolves were numerous, and gristmills, etc., were operated by hand. Seven daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. Jordan, viz.: Mary (Mrs. Collins), Abigal (at home), Margaret (at home), Elizabeth (Mrs. Fife), Sarah (Mrs. Foster), Martha (Mrs. Lesnett) and Selina (Mrs. Boarland). Mr. Jordan died April 23, 1880, on the farm his father had bought in 1802, at six dollars per acre, in South Fayette township, a faithful member of the Presbyterian Church; he was a republican, and served as justice of the peace for ten years.
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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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