My Genealogy Hound
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.
* * * *
WILLIAM FRANKLIN YOUNGK, carpenter, Wilkinsburg, was born in Beaver township, Forest county, Pa., Aug. 25, 1859. His parents, Peter and Catharine (Weant) Youngk, were born in Hesse-Cassel, Germany, married in this country, and in 1864 settled on the farm where they now live, in Forest county. There William F. was reared and educated as a farm boy. When nineteen years old he went to learn his trade with J. A. Wilson, at Butler, and a year later moved with him to Wilkinsburg. When the firm of L. A. Raisig & Co. was established, in 1886, he became a member of the same, and now looks after the workshop. He is a member of Trinity Reformed Church, the Jr. O. U. A. M., K. of P., and is a democrat.
* * * *
This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
View additional Allegheny County, Pennsylvania family biographies here: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Biographies
Use the links at the top right of this page to search or browse thousands of other family biographies.