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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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LOUIS HOFFMANN, farmer, post office McKee’s Rocks, was born in Alsace, France (now Germany), in 1849, a son of Philip and Charlotte Hoffmann, and came to this country in 1871. His parents both died in Germany, his father in 1856 and his mother in 1854. Their children were Charlotte (wife of a Mr. Cook), Phily, Louisa (wife of Christ Roser), Louis, and Nicholas (deceased). The first two years Louis was in this county he worked at the carpenter’s trade; then moved to Stowe township, and has since been engaged in gardening. In 1873 he married Christina, daughter of Philip Beaver, of this county, and they have three children: Louis W., Tina and Louise. He owns twenty-one acres of very valuable land in Stowe township, near McKee’s Rocks.
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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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