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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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JOHN A. VERNER, retired, Allegheny, a son of Benjamin and Sarah (Ainsworth) Verner, was born in Rutlandshire, England, Dec. 25, 1819. He came to America in 1842, landed in Pittsburgh June 16th of that year, and has resided in this county ever since. His father was a native of Ireland, and his mother of England, both of whom died in the latter country. Mr. Verner was married, some two months after his arrival in this county, to Mary Palmer, a native of Ireland, and to them were born five children, three now living: John A., Mary and Anna, wife of John H. Purnell, of Allegheny county. Mr. Verner learned the tanner’s trade in this county, with J. H. Ralson, which occupation he followed about eight years. In 1853 he bought a farm in what is now Pine township, on which he resided several years. He afterward became a contractor, and engaged in building streets and sewers. He has also been interested in various other enterprises, in all of which he has been eminently successful. Some years since, he retired from active business, and is now enjoying the fruits of many years of earnest toil.
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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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