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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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PERRY PENCE, blacksmith, post office West Elizabeth, son of William and Catherine Pence, was born in New Salem, Fayette county, Pa., in 1843. His parents were both natives of Pennsylvania. In 1867 he came to Allegheny county, and finally settled in West Elizabeth, where he engaged in business as a blacksmith, to which he subsequently added a machine-shop, and this he still carries on. Mr. Pence has never been married, and still clings to the state of single blessedness he has so long enjoyed.
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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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