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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 W. McLAUGHLIN, engineer, Homestead, was born Aug. 31, 1847, in Mifflin township, Allegheny county, the son of William and Jane McLaughlin, of Scotch descent. His paternal grandfather was born in the United States; was a farmer, and one of the earliest pioneers in Westmoreland county, Va. William W. is one of six children: James, Milton, Adeline, Sarah E., Melvina and William W. He was reared on the river, learned engineering, followed it on different boats, and since 1886 has been engineer of the beam-mill in the Homestead Steel-works. In 1864, at the age of seventeen, he enlisted in the 18th P. C., Co. F, and served until the surrender of Lee, participating in the battle of Winchester and others. His father and two brothers were also in the army. He married Catharine Fickison, a native of this county, and they have seven children: Raymond, Thomas, Frances, Adeline, Catharine, William and George. Mr. McLaughlin is a member of the I. O. O. F. and of the R. A., and is a democrat.
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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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