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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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PROF. JOHN SCOTT JOHNSTON (deceased) was born in Fayetteville, Allegheny county, Pa., Aug. 13, 1851, and was the second son of John L. and Rebecca (Scott) Johnston. His father was a native of Allegheny county, and was by occupation a farmer. At the age of seventeen the subject of this sketch bade adieu to farm life, and became a student in the normal school at Lebanon, Ohio. After remaining in this school for some time he entered Adrian College, Michigan. Having completed his school course, he became a teacher in the public schools of Fayette county, and served as assistant principal in the schools of Connellsville, Pa. In 1876 he was elected principal of the schools of Braddock, Pa., which position he filled for five years. In June, 1877, he married Alice E., daughter of Daniel and Maria (Veazey) McCain, and three children were born to them: Carrie L., J. Linville and Guy Scott. In 1881 Mr. Johnston was elected superintendent of the public schools of Allegheny county, which position he occupied for almost six years, when he resigned to engage in other business. He died March 23, 1888, an earnest Christian and an active member in the First Presbyterian Church of Braddock.
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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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