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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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DR. WILLIAM J. GILMORE, Bridgeville, is a native of this county, born in 1828. He is the second in the family of James and Mary (Cook) Gilmore, who had six children, two of whom are now living. James was a farmer, and owned 280 acres of land in South Fayette township. He died at the age of forty-one years, his wife at the age of thirty-eight. The grandfather, James, a farmer, came from Europe to America at an early date, settled in this county, and purchased the tract of land afterward owned by his son James. The subject of this sketch was educated at the common schools, and was a student at Duquesne and Jefferson colleges. He commenced the study of medicine in 1847, under Drs. Hays and Hickman, of this county. He then entered Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia, from which he graduated in 1850, since which date he has been a practicing physician at Bridgeville. He married, in 1852, Jane, daughter of Thomas Alexander, of this county. The doctor has taken an active part in the movements of the republican party, and has been a delegate to its conventions on several occasions. He was for eight years pension examiner.
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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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