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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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WILLIAM BAUER, gardener, post office Bennett, was born Feb. 22, 1830, on Troy hill, this county, son of Jacob and Margaret (Wolf) Bauer, natives of Germany. They immigrated to America in or about 1820, and settled in Allegheny City, eventually purchasing property on Troy hill. Jacob Bauer was a coal merchant for many years; he died aged seventy-six years. He and his wife were parents of seven children, viz.: Frederick, Mathias, William, John, Thomas, Mrs. Mary Ritman and Mrs. Hannah Dillman. William received his education in this county, where he was a coal-digger for eighteen years, and subsequently worked seven years in a rolling-mill. Since then he has been successfully engaged in gardening. He married, Nov. 15, 1851, Caroline Sauter, a native of Germany, and they are the parents of three children: Mrs. Mary Baeuerlein, Mrs. Elizabeth Klussmann and Mrs. Anna Griffith. Mr. and Mrs. Bauer are charter members of the G. L. Church, which they helped to build; Mr. Bauer 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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