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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 H. HIEBER, blacksmith, McKee’s Rocks, a son of John and Margaret Hieber, was born in 1860, in Beaver county, Pa. John, who is a farmer, came from Germany in 1852, and first located at Etna, this county, where he remained several years. He then moved to Beaver county, where he married Margaret Emerick, of that county, and to them were born thirteen children: Frank H., Sadie M., wife of Adolph Bauerman; Charles J., George W., David L., Elizabeth M., Hannah D., Albert D., Amelia A., Bertha C. M., Herman J. (deceased), Wilson S. and Amanda. The parents were members of the Lutheran Church. Frank H. Hieber was married, May 14, 1885, to Lillie D., daughter of James and Maria Nichol, of this county. Mr. Hieber learned the trade of blacksmith, and set up business for himself in September, 1886. He owns a good property in Stowe township, consisting of dwelling-house and a large blacksmith-shop. He is a member of the Heptasophs, the Jr. O. U. A. M. and the F. & A. M. He is a Presbyterian.
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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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