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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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CHARLES BIEHL, of Biehl Bros., Tarentum and Kittanning, Pa., son of Louis and Emma Biehl, was born at Kittanning, Armstrong county, Pa., in 1863. His father was a native of Germany and his mother of Butler county, Pa., and after their marriage they located at Kittanning, where the father carried on a manufacturing business until his decease, in 1881. His widow, mother of Charles, died in March, 1888, at Kittanning, where she continued to reside after the death of her husband. Our subject removed to Tarentum in 1884, and was married to Miss Christina Ellerman in 1887. Mr. Biehl is engaged in the clothing, tailoring, hat and furnishing-goods business. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., O. U. A M. and I. O. H.
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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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