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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 P. BYERS, painter, 194 Steuben street, Thirty-sixth ward, Pittsburgh, a son of Jonas and Amelia Byers, was born in this county, in 1851. His paternal grandfather came from Germany, and located in Little York, Pa., but about 1820 moved to Allegheny county, and settled at Saw-Mill run. His business was farming and mining. He had four children, only two of whom are living: Jonas and Alexander. The father died in 1848 and the mother in 1868. Jonas Byers, father of William P., was born in this county in 1825, and in 1850 married Amelia Whitright. Their children were William P., John (deceased), Mary (wife of Charles Risenberger), Wesley, Olive (wife of Peter Hershberger), Austin, George, James (deceased) and Clara. Jonas Byers spent most of his life as pilot on the river. During the civil war he served as wagoner for two years, and in 1864 enlisted for three years in Co. F, 76th V. I., receiving an honorable discharge at the close of the war. He was a member of the G. A. R. His son, W. P., learned painting, in which occupation it can justly be said he excels, and is a contractor of everything pertaining to his line of business.
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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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