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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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PETER MAY, butcher, Verona, is a son of Johann and Elizabeth May, and was born in Reifelbach, Germany, Jan. 14, 1846. When seventeen years old he left home and came to America. In 1864, having spent a year in Pittsburgh, he went to Dravosburg, and learned the butcher’s trade, and in 1870 established business at Armstrong station, in Verona township, where he purchased and still owns property. On the 12th of May, 1885, his buildings were destroyed by fire, and he came to Verona and built the fine brick structure on James street, which he occupies as a residence and market. In 1874 he married Caroline Porr, who was born at the same place as himself. The family attend the Presbyterian Church, as the best accessible representative of the G. R. Church. Four of the children are dead, and five are living: Otto, Henry, Peter, Albert and Cora Helen. Mr. May is a republican.
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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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