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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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FRANK BAUMANN, Glenfield, was born Feb. 6, 1853, in Endigen, Baden, Germany, son of Frank and Apolonia (Benitz) Baumann, former of whom was at one time a merchant, and now lives retired in Freiburg, Germany. Frank Baumann, the subject of this sketch, was educated in his native home, and there learned the brewer’s trade. After having traveled considerably in Europe, he came to America in 1874, and followed his trade in Pittsburgh for a couple of years, then engaged in the hotel business, and subsequently turned his attention to fruit-growing. He now owns a farm of thirty acres, and has been very successful. Mr. Baumann married Augusta Schuahmann, a native of Prussia, and they have one daughter, Emma, and one adopted daughter, Lizzie Baumann. In politics Mr. Baumann is an independent.
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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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