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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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GEORGE KREMMEL, gardener, post office Bennett, was born April 23, 1828, in Alsace, Germany, son of John and Bretteke (Stickler) Kremmel. George was reared on a farm, married Catharine Christmann, in 1849, and came to America in 1850, settling in this county, where he purchased seven and one-half acres of land for $1,100, and began gardening on a small scale. He has been a very industrious and successful gardener; is now in possession of thirty acres of garden land, and employs about ten men and women. Mr. and Mrs. Kremmel are the parents of five children, viz.: John, Joe, Mary, Mrs. Ellen Sismor and Louise. Mr. Kremmel and family are members of the Catholic Church, in which he has filled the office of treasurer for nine years; he is a democrat.
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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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