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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 MERTZ, iron-worker, Pittsburgh, is a son of John and Eve Mertz, and was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1833. His parents came from France to this country in 1831, and settled in Pittsburgh, where they resided until the father’s decease, in 1877, when he was seventy-five years of age. His widow is still living at the age of eighty-three years. John Mertz, Sr., was a watchman at Lawrence & Cutty’s iron-works for twenty-five years, now J. Painter & Sons Co. His children were: George, John, and Eve C., wife of C. D. Agerter. By industry and perseverance Mr. Mertz accumulated considerable property, leaving his family in good circumstances. He and his wife were members of the G. L. Church. John Mertz, Jr., married, in 1857, Josephine, daughter of George and Freelove Dougherty, and their children are John C., George D., Freelove, Robert H., Sidney J., Eve and Park S. Mr. Mertz has been engaged in the iron business since he was sixteen years old. He is a Freemason, a member of the I. O. O. F., the A. O. U. W., the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and Sovereigns of Industry. He is a republican. His family are members of the Eighth Presbyterian Church.

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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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