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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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CHRISTIAN GAUF, tobacconist, Elizabeth, was born in Prussia Sept. 27, 1835, and came to this country in 1853. He located at Pittsburgh, and afterward in St. Louis; remained at the latter place until 1861. He then enlisted in the Missouri militia, and served three months, after which he enlisted in the 4th M. C., Co. C, and afterward in Co. I, and served until the close of the war. He was taken prisoner July 10, 1863, at the engagement at Union City, Tenn., and was confined in Libby prison and Belle Island for about six months. At the close of the war he came to Elizabeth borough and engaged in the manufacture of cigars, and has since resided here. He is a member of the old Monongahela Lodge, No. 209, and Encampment, No 109, I. O. O F.; Joseph Stevens Post, No. 111, G. A. R., and K. of P. Lodge, No. 444. In 1867 he was married to Mrs. Margaret A. Baum, daughter of Maxwell Wall, of Forward township. They have two children living: Bertha and Alfaretta. Mrs. Gauf has one son by her former marriage — Reno Kerney Baum. The family are members of the M. E. Church.
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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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