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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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AUGUST ERNST SUCCOP, pork-packer, has been a member of the firm of E. H. Myers & Co., Pittsburgh, since 1878. Henry Herman Succop, his grandfather, born in 1800, came here with his son, John H., and died in 1876; his wife, who was born in 1791, died a year later. John Henry Succop was born in Hanover, Germany, Oct. 25, 1822, and came to Pittsburgh in 1840. He was engaged for many years in the grocery business here, and died May 15, 1888. He was married in Pittsburgh to Mary E. Kuhlman, a native of Germany, who survives him, and of their three sons, Henry H. is a German Lutheran clergyman in Chicago, and the youngest, Frank R., is in the grocery trade in Pittsburgh. August E. was born in Pittsburgh June 7, 1847, and was educated in the German Lutheran school. When thirteen years old he began business in his father’s store, at Pittsburgh, and in 1872 engaged in the general merchandise business at Woodville, Ohio, where he continued till he became associated with Mr. Myers. In 1874, he married Louise F., daughter of Mr. Myers, and now resides in Pittsburgh. All his family and relatives are identified with the G. L. Church; politically he is a republican. His living children are Charles H. E., Irene A. and Louisa R. The third, a daughter, died in infancy.
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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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