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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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P. C. WAGNER, merchant, Homestead, was born Aug. 17, 1860, in Sharpsburg, Pa., a son of Peter and Elizabeth (Burkett) Wagner, both natives of Germany. The father learned the shoemaker’s trade in his native hope, and followed it in Sharpsburg after his arrival there in 1849, conducting a good business. P. C. Wagner was educated in Sharpsburg, and clerked five years for G. W. Tilghman in the clothing business. Subsequently he served fifteen months with Spang, Chalfant & Co., in Etna, Pa., as assistant bookkeeper and shipping-clerk, and for one year was assistant postmaster in Sharpsburg. He then removed to Homestead, where in 1887, in partnership with his old employer, G. W. Tilghman, he opened a clothing-store. July 1, 1888, he bought out Mr. Tilghman’s interest and is now conducting the business alone. He has built up a good trade, keeping a fine assortment of goods on hand.
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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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