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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 WITHEROW, farmer, post office Elizabeth, son of William and Dinah (Boyd) Witherow, was born in what is now Lincoln township in 1820. His grandfather, William Witherow, was one of the first settlers of Lincoln township, and purchased a large tract of land, on which was the farm now owned by James Witherow, and lived and died there. He left five children: William, Hannah, Dinah, Rachel and Mary. William Witherow became the father of six children: Rachel, Andrew, John, James, Joseph and Sarah, all deceased but James. The subject of this memoir was reared and educated in Lincoln township, and there married Isabella W., daughter of Andrew Boyd, located on the farm he now owns, and engaged in farming. Their children were Martha Jane (Mrs. Robert J. Sharpe), Samuel W. (married to Carrie A. Nichol), James M. (deceased), Jeremiah M. (deceased), James Melvin (married to Lizzie L. Capron), Mary (Mrs. John Rhoads), William Joseph (deceased), Andrew B., John B. (married Laura B. Harrison, now deceased), and Laura Belle (deceased). Mr. Witherow is a descendant of one of the oldest families Of the county, and is now living quietly, enjoying the fruits of his early labors.
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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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