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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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HOMER J. McBRIDE, druggist, Allegheny, a son of James and Elizabeth (Hobson) McBride, was born in Connellsville, Pa., March 24, 1863. His father was a prominent citizen of Connellsville, and sheriff of Fayette county, Pa.; he died in 1863. In 1872 the family moved to Allegheny county, and Mrs. McBride subsequently married J. B. Ingham, of Allegheny City. The subject of this sketch received a liberal education, and is a graduate of Pittsburgh College of Pharmacy. He and his brother, J. S., who is also a graduate of Pittsburgh College of Pharmacy, engaged in the drug business in Allegheny in 1879, and now have four drugstores, two in that city and two in Brooklyn, N., Y. The eastern stores are operated by J. S., and the Allegheny stores by Homer J.
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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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