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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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R. W. JEFFREY, farmer, post office Cliff Mine, is a grandson of one of the early settlers of Fayette township. Samuel Jeffrey, who was born in Ireland, emigrated to America, locating first in Maryland, but later coming to Allegheny county, where he took up a tract of land from the government. He married Jane Hanna, who bore him nine children. John, the youngest child, born in 1796, became a farmer, married Maria Stoddard, and by her had ten children, six of whom are now living. John died in 1858. Of his children, R. W., the third child, was born and reared on a farm, the pursuits of which he has always followed, and he now has one hundred acres of land, formerly the property of Mr. Elliott. He married Martha, daughter of George Elliott, and she has borne him four children, all of whom are living: Anna, Lelia, Ella and George. Mr. Jeffrey and family are members of the Presbyterian Church; he 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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