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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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W. E. KOCH, superintendent Spang Steel & Iron company, Sharpsburg, was born in London, England, in 1848, the eldest son of Edward Koch, a banker of that city. He was educated at the University of Cambridge, England, at the school of mines in Freiberg, Saxony, Germany, and since the age of twenty has been prominently identified with the manufacture of steel. He emigrated to America in 1883, and traveled through all parts of the United States, having previously traveled through Europe and Australia. In 1886 he entered the employ of the Spang Steel & Iron company, as superintendent of the works at Sharpsburg, which position he still holds. Mr. Koch is a member of the Presbyterian Church and of the Y. M. C. A. of Sharpsburg; politically he 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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