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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 W. BOWER, merchant and tinsmith, Homestead, was born March 14, 1854, in Upper St. Clair township, where his grandfather, Alexander Bower, was one of the first pioneers. The latter had seven boys and seven girls, who were all born in this county. Of these David C., father of John W., married Jane Espey. whose grandfather Hickman came from Germany, and was a pioneer in North Fayette township. John W. Bower, who is one of a family of six boys and one girl, learned the tinner’s trade at the age of sixteen, in Pittsburgh, and for five years followed it in Noblestown, Pa. In the spring of 1880 he came to Homestead, where he has since followed his trade successfully, also keeping a hardware store. Mr. Bower married Anna L. Shaffer, and they have four children: Holmes, Harry, Stewart and Elizabeth. He is a member of the R. A., I. O. H., K, of P. and S. O. A. M., and is a democrat.
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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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