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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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SUSAN PAYNE, retired, West Elizabeth, is a daughter of James and Hannah (Allison) Payne, and was born in Jefferson township, this county, in 1821. Her grandparents were among the pioneers of Western Pennsylvania. Her parents owned a large tract of land, and reared a family of five children: William A., Joseph A. and James, farmers in Jefferson township; Eliza, who died Sept. 2, 1851, at the age of nineteen, and Susan. The father died Jan. 27, 1868, and the mother Feb. 28, 1874. Susan Payne is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

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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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