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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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THOMAS ALEXANDER, P. O. Bridgeville, was born in 1823, the second son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Hannah) Alexander. He was born and reared on a farm and educated at the public schools. He married Elizabeth Jane Morrison, daughter of Benjamin Parkinson and Rebecca (Rea) Morrison, of Washington county, and six children have been born to them (five now living): Laura (deceased), William Gilmore, Laurina Mary, Minnetta Belle, Carrie Lizzie and Joseph Morrison. Mr. Alexander followed railroading for a number of years; was employed as clerk in the county treasurer’s office, but has lived on his present farm since 1872. He and family are members of the M. E. Church; politically 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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