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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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F. P. STEEDLE, boarding-house keeper, McKee’s Rocks, son of Jacob Steedle, was born in Germany, in 1845, and came to this country in 1873, settling in Stowe township, where he now resides. His parents, who both died in the old country, had five children: Philip, Frank, Mollie, Otto and Charlie. F. P. Steedle was married in 1873 to Catherine, daughter of Isidor and Mary Scheuble, and they have two children — Carrie and Charlie. Mr. Steedle has been employed in the iron-works of this county from 1873 to 1887, though in 1885 he opened a saloon and boarding-house, but at present is keeping only a boarding-house. He owns a good dwelling and business house in McKee’s Rocks.
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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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