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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 SCHMELZ, butcher, Hope Church, was born March 6, 1847, in Elbersdorf, Bavaria, Germany, the son of Andrew Schmelz. He was educated in his native home, where he learned the butcher’s and baker’s trades, and, coming to America in 1866, worked at the baker’s trade two years in Pittsburgh. He then removed to Six-Mile Ferry, where he engaged in the butcher business for himself (having previously been with C. Ross at that place), and has conducted the business successfully since 1870. He was married here to Caroline, daughter of Christian Abbott, and they have seven children: August, Emma, Edward, Albert, George, Earnest and Carrie. Mr. and Mrs. Schmelz are members of the G. P. Church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., 486, South Side, and is a republican.
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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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