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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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GEORGE J. RIEGNER, grocer, McKeesport was born in Pittsburgh, Oct. 2, 1861, a son of Joseph and Anna M. (Mangis) Riegner, both natives of Pittsburgh. His paternal grandfather, Barney Riegner, a native of France, and maternal grandfather, Frank Mangis, a native of Germany, were among the pioneers of Pittsburgh. George J. Riegner was reared and educated in Pittsburgh, and located in McKeesport, where he held the position of clerk in a grocery seven years. April 1, 1888, he embarked in business for himself, opened one of the finest groceries in Western Pennsylvania, and already has a large and successful business, which is daily increasing. He is an enterprising and pushing young business man; is a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and C. M. B. A.; he is a democrat.
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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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