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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 HAUDENSHIELD (deceased) was born in 1825, son of Samuel Haudenshield. Jacob was one of the representative farmers of Green Tree borough, and, starting in life comparatively poor, rose to comfortable circumstances, simply through his own personal industry and ingenuity. He married Louisa, daughter of John and Catharine (Tressler) Goss, and to them were born the following-named seven children: Caroline, Emma, Laura, Matilda, Annie, Bertha and Charles. Mr. Haudenshield, at the time of his death, owned 200 acres of rich farming and mineral land, beautifully located. In this elegant home his widow and children still reside, feeling keenly the death of a kind husband and father.
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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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