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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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FRED EMRICH, tanner, Allegheny, a son of Philip and Maria K. Emrich, was born in Rhenish Bavaria, Germany, in 1850, and came with his parents to America in 1865, settling in Allegheny, where he has resided ever since, with the exception of about two years spent in Columbus, Ohio. His father died in 1874, aged seventy-four years; his mother in December, 1888, aged eighty-two. They had nine children, of whom six are yet living: Philip, Philipena (widow of Henry Langner), Catherine (widow of Lewis Hebler), Caroline (wife of Frank Abt) and Henry. The subject of these lines commenced the tanning business in 1875, where he now resides, and is a dealer in hides and wool. He is a member of K. of P.; ex-member of common council, having served as such four years, and is president of the Allegheny Turners’ association. He was elected to select Council of the city of Allegheny Feb. 19, 1889.
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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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