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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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C. E. CORNELIUS, attorney at law, Pittsburgh, was born in Sewickley, Pa., July 21, 1857, son of David Cornelius, a farmer in Sewickley, who removed to Allegheny City in 1858, and afterward held various county and municipal offices. He also served as a captain in the war of the rebellion. Charles Edwin was educated in the public schools of Allegheny and the Western University of Pennsylvania. He pursued his legal studies in the office of Gen. William Blakeley, of Pittsburgh, and was admitted to the bar of Allegheny county in March, 1879. He has since been constantly in practice in Pittsburgh.

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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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