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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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JAMES McKEE, superintendent of the sawmill, docks and river business for Joseph Walton & Co., West Elizabeth, is a son of Alexander and Jane McKee, former a native of Ireland, latter of Beaver county, Pa. He was born at Baker’s Yard, Beaver county, near Freedom, in 1843. There, later, he found employment, and learned the trade of ship-carpenter. In 1871 he married Amelia, daughter of Christian and Margaret Holland, of Freedom, Beaver county. In 1873 he moved to West Elizabeth, where for several years he followed his trade in the employ of J. Walton & Co., when he received the position he now holds. Mr. and Mrs. McKee have three children: Christie H. (born in Freedom, Beaver county, in 1872), Mabel Irene (born in West Elizabeth, in 1876), and Bertha Ada (born in West Elizabeth, in 1884). Mr. and Mrs. McKee are members of the M. E. Church.
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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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