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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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WILLIAM GEORGE LANE, merchant, Turtle Creek, a native of Wilkins township, was born Nov. 23, 1854. His parents, Henry and Mary (McKeg) Lane, came from Ireland, and now reside in Newtown, a part of Turtle Creek village. The father is a coal-miner, and at the age of nine years William G. also began that business. He has been industrious and provident, and in 1880 began selling goods from a wagon; three years later he built a store, which was soon after destroyed by fire, inflicting a loss of eight hundred dollars over insurance. With characteristic energy he at once rebuilt and now carries a stock worth about two thousand dollars, and owns, besides his store and residence in Newtown, a house in Wilkins township. In 1876 he married Mary Ellen Leonard, a native of Canada and daughter of Matthew and Catherine Leonard, of Ireland, and they have two children, Henry and Anna Arvilla. Mr. Lane is still occupied in the mines, and the store is managed by his wife. He has served as supervisor of Patton township, being elected on the republican ticket. The family is associated with the E. L. 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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