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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 SOMMERS, miller, Elizabeth, is a native of Mifflin county, Pa., born Sept. 17, 1835. At the age of fourteen he moved to Canton, Ohio, and learned the trade of miller, which he has since followed, and for some years he worked in the large Cascade mill at Canal Dover. In 1882 he came to Elizabeth, and has since acted as head miller in the Elizabeth mills, now operated by the Meyer Milling company. He married, in 1864, Catherine Winfield, of Stark county, Ohio, and they have four children living: Mary E., John C., William E. and Ida May, all at home. Mr. Sommers and family are members of St. Michael’s Church of Elizabeth.
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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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