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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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JACOB C. MILLER, dairyman, post office Hope Church, was born April 8, 1841, in Allegheny county, Pa. His parents, Jacob and Catharine (Bender) Miller, natives of Wurtemberg, Germany, resided a short time in Maryland, and then came to this county, where they died. Our subject married here Christine Fulmer, a native of Germany, and who has largely promoted her husband’s prosperity. Seven children bless this union, viz.: Mrs. Emma Wilds, Jacob, Elizabeth, Ida, Harry, John and Christine. Mr. Miller mined twelve years, and in April, 1881, came to Mifflin township, where he now owns one hundred acres, on which he keeps a large dairy, and supplies Homestead with excellent milk. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and R. A., and 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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