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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 STORY, post office Castle Shannon, was born June 7, 1822, in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the son of John and Margaret (Lindsey) Story. The parents, who were natives of Edinburgh, Scotland, spelled the name Storrie, and the father was a glass cutter and an educated man. Our subject came to America in 1849; worked as a glass cutter and engraver in New York city and in Boston; was in business for himself seven years, and in 1867 came to Pittsburgh, where he followed his trade. He married, in Glasgow, in 1846, Helen, daughter of Moses and Minnie (Brown) Mitchell, and they have had six children, three of whom survive, viz.: Mrs. Elizabeth Hurrell, Mrs. Margaret Miles and John W. Mr. Story is a very efficient workman; has followed his trade with considerable success, and has invented a number of useful articles. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church. When the village of Castle Shannon was laid out, Mr. Story bought the first two lots that were sold, and built the first house there. He is an A. F. & A. M., 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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