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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 R. JOHNSTON, broker, post office Hulton, was born in Armstrong county, Pa., March 16, 1846, a son of John (a farmer) and Susan (Wissinger) Johnston, natives of Armstrong and Cambria counties, respectively, and parents of six children, viz.: James R., Elias, A. Lewis, Mary, Margaret and Nancy. The family were members of the Presbyterian Church. Our subject commenced for himself when eighteen years of age, rolling oil-barrels for twenty-five cents per hour. In 1872 he entered the bank at Karns City, Butler county, Pa., remaining there until 1880; then spent a year in Colorado, mining. In 1881 he came to Pittsburgh, and entered the Oil Exchange as broker. In 1873 he was united in marriage with Mary Hollobaugh, a native of Brady’s Bend, Armstrong county, Pa., born Oct. 23, 1848, and they have three children: Emma S., Cyrus Tabor and Ruth A. Mr. Johnston’s oil and mining interests have taken him over all the United States, and in 1887 he and his wife made a pleasant visit to Europe. He was a republican, and now a prohibitionist; he is a Mason.
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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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