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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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WOLKOSKY BROTHERS (Jacob and Mayer), clothiers, McKeesport, are natives of Russia, where they were reared and educated. Jacob came to America in 1880, located in Pittsburgh, and in 1881 embarked in the jewelry business in that city, in which he was engaged five years. In 1887 he carried on the clothing business in Connellsville, Pa., six months, and Oct. 1st, same year, established his present business in McKeesport, in company with his brother, Mayer, who came to this county in 1884. Though but a recent acquisition to the business community of McKeesport, the Wolkosky Brothers, by strict attention to business, have built up a large trade that is constantly increasing.
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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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