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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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JOSEPH MARTIN, JR., farmer, post office Talley Cavey, was born July 27, 1831, in Allegheny City, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Voegtly) Martin, former of whom was born in Elsass, France, April 28, 1802, and the latter in Basel, Switzerland, in November, 1804. They came to Pittsburgh in 1826 and 1822, respectively. Joseph, Sr., was a cooper, and after following that trade for some years he bought a farm of 140 acres in West Deer township, in 1850. Here his sons carried on the farm, and here he resided until 1884, when he moved to the city of Allegheny. where he now lives, the farm being divided between Joseph and his brother. Mr. Martin, Sr., and his sons are members of the Catholic Church; the wife and mother was a member of the Evangelical Church. Joseph, Jr., was educated at Allegheny City, and in 1858 he married Teresa Yehl, a native of France, who came to this country with her parents when she was a child. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have twelve children, all yet living: Joseph, Charles, Mina, Josephine, Mary, Rose, John, Elizabeth, August, William, Anna and Teresa. Mr. Martin 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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