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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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JOHN J. KURTZ, dairyman, post office Fairhaven, was born Dec. 27, 1842, a son of John and Mary A. (Raber) Kurtz, natives of Germany, who had seven children: John J., Conrad, Elizabeth, Peter, Mary, Nicholas and Barbara. At the age of ten years John J. came to America, and subsequently was employed by the Birmingham Coal company for twenty years; at the present time he keeps a dairy. He is a self-made man. Mr. Kurtz married Catherine Kramer, a native of Germany, and their union has been blessed with six children: John C., Margaret, George D., William, Jennie and Jessie. Mr. and Mrs. Kurtz are members of the R. C. Church in Baldwin township, and he 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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