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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 HOLMES, farmer, post office Fetterman, emigrated from the north of England, and, with his wife, came to Allegheny county about 1841, settling in Temperanceville. He married Miss Lee, and they were the parents of four children. He was a mechanic in his day, and a highly respected citizen. John Holmes, Jr., was born in Temperanceville in 1845; he was educated in the public schools of Pittsburgh, and farming has always been his occupation. He was married, in 1873, to a daughter of F. B. Sawyers, of Mount Washington, and two children have been born to them: John and Eunice. Mr. Holmes is a member of the O. U. A. M., and has been a school director. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and is a republican.
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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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