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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 W. SCHMIDT, proprietor of the Farmer’s Exchange, McKeesport, was born in Mifflin township, Sept. 6, 1853, a son of Peter and Augusta (Roof) Schmidt. His paternal grandfather was John Schmidt, a native of Germany and a coal miner by occupation, who settled in Mifflin township in about 1847; his children were Peter, Mary, Catherine, Jacob, John, George, James and Margaret. The parents of Peter W. were both natives of Germany, and both now reside in Mifflin township. The father in early life followed mining as an occupation, but later embarked in business as a grocer and saloon-keeper. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schmidt have seven children living: Peter W., Jacob, Margaret, Joseph, Mary, Barbara and Elizabeth. Peter W. was reared and educated in Mifflin township, and began life as a coal miner, which occupation he followed seventeen years. In 1882 he located in McKeesport and became the proprietor of the Farmers’ Exchange, which he has since successfully conducted.
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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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