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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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H. H. SCHULTE, grocer, Glenfield, was born Nov. 5, 1842, near Bielefeld, Westphalia, Germany, son of Henry and Mary (Lobunitke) Schulte, latter of French descent. The father came to America in 1851, and his family followed him in 1853, settling in Westmoreland county, Pa., where he worked in the coal mines. They finally removed to this county, where the father died in Pittsburgh. H. H. Schulte was educated in Germany, and in Pittsburgh he learned the gunsmith’s trade, which he followed till 1864, when he enlisted in the 212th P. V. I., Co. E, remaining in the army until the close of the war. He then returned to his trade, working for William Craig, of Pittsburgh, whom he bought out later. Mr. Schulte conducted the gun business successfully until the fall of 1879. In the spring of 1880 he embarked in the grocery business at St. Louis, Mo., in which he continued until 1887, when he returned to this county, and has since conducted a general grocery store in Glenfield. Mr. Schulte was married in Pittsburgh to, Kate, daughter of Casper Ransick, and they are the parents of seven children: Anna, Kate (deceased), Phillip, Herman, Robert, Eva and Louis. Mr. Schulte is a republican.
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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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