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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 P. MEIERS, merchant, Mount Oliver, was born July 29, 1852, in Baernbach, Prussia. He was a son of Jacob and Mary (Wolf) Meiers, who came to this country in 1852. The father died many years ago; the mother still survives, and has four children now living. The subject of this sketch became a practical miner, and followed it for eighteen years. He married Miss Katie Soulier, and they had two children: Edward J. and Hildegart M. In December, 1883, Mr. Meiers opened a general grocery and feed store, which he has since successfully conducted. Mr. and Mrs. Meiers are members of the R. C. Church; he is a democrat.

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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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