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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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CHARLES F. STIFEL, tanner, Allegheny, was born in Wheeling, W. Va., in 1847, a son of J. Louis and Barbara Stifel, former of whom came from Germany in 1832, and located in Wheeling, where he was married in 1835 to Barbara Becht. To them were born eleven children, seven now living: Louis C., William F., George E., Albert F., Emelie M. (Mrs. F. Linke), Matilda M. (Mrs. L. F. Demmler) and Charles F. The mother died in 1874, aged sixty-five years, the father in 1881, aged seventy-four years; they were members of the Lutheran Church. Charles F. Stifel came to Allegheny county in 1871. He was married May 1, 1879, to Virginia S., daughter of Frederick and Caroline Hanny, of this county, and to them have been born three children: Walter H., Herbert L. and Clarence F. Mr. Stifel learned the tanning business in Virginia, and in 1872 established the firm of Kiefer, Stifel & Co. (now Kiefer & Stifel), tanners, in Allegheny City. This large establishment and their immense business bear marked evidence of the success and ability of the firm. Mr. Stifel is an elder in the Lutheran Church, and a teacher in the Sabbath-school. He is a director in the National Insurance company, of Allegheny; 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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