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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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J. G. WERTZ, butcher, post office Sharpsburg, was born in that town in 1855, a son of Gottlieb Wertz, who came to Allegheny county from New Orleans, and from 1850 to 1874 was engaged in the general meat business. He married a Mrs. Proyer, who bore him four children, J. G. being among the oldest. The latter was educated at the public schools of Sharpsburg, and early in life assisted his father in the meat shop, and assumed full control of the business in 1874, the date of his father’s retirement. Our subject’s market is at 816 Main street, where he has a successful business. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and A. O. U. W. Politically he is a strong 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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