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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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JAMES E. BYERS, blacksmith, West Elizabeth, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Byers, was born in Finleyville, Washington county, in 1842. In 1862 he married Harriet Secrest, of Bridgeport, Fayette county, Pa., and eventually settled in West Elizabeth. Here he began working at his trade, and has now been engaged in business in the same shop for a period of sixteen years. Their children are John H., Samuel A., Lavina, Harriet, James, Jacob, Harry and Arthur, all of whom make their home with their parents. Mr. Byers is a democrat.
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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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