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Below is a family biography included in the Biographical Annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania published in 1904 by T. S. Benham & Company and The Lewis Publishing Company; Elwood Roberts, Editor. 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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CHARLES G. McNAMARA , the efficient and popular treasurer of Cheltenham township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, is the son of Thomas and Mary E. McNamara. He was born at Georgetown, opposite Washington, in the District of Columbia, June 22, 1860. His parents removed to Ogontz when he was only two years of age, and his education was acquired in the schools of Cheltenham township.
After completing his school studies Mr. McNamara devoted himself for some time to work at the edge tool establishment of Hammond & Sons, near Ashbourne, and subsequently was employed at the Midvale Steel Works, at Nicetown. He was elected to his present position on February 17, 1903. He is a faithful and painstaking official, and has earned the esteem of the entire community by the efficient manner in which he has performed its duties. He is an active worker in the ranks of the Democratic party, and has been a delegate on different occasions to county and other conventions of the party. His parents were both natives of Ireland, but were for many years respected citizens of Ogontz. Both are long since deceased. Mr. McNamara is unmarried.
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