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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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HORACE G. REED, weighmaster National Tube-works, McKeesport, is a native of Jefferson county, Ohio, and was reared and educated in Edinburg, Lawrence county, Pa. He served an apprenticeship of one year at the carpenter’s trade, settled in McKeesport in 1872, and entered the employ of the National Tube-works company as a millwright in their carpenter department. In November same year, he lost his right arm at the shoulder, by being caught in the mill-gearing. After recovering from his injuries he was appointed weighmaster in the above works, which position he has satisfactorily filled since. He is a member of the Y. M. C. A. and R. A., and is a stanch advocate of prohibition.

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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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