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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 L. GOOD, of the firm of Good & Edie, druggists, McKeesport, was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., June 28, 1847, son of Louis N. and Kate (Kircher) Good, natives of Strasbourg, France, who came to America about 1830, and settled in Allegheny City, where the father (who was a stonecutter) lived until 1840, when he removed to Pittsburgh, and there resided until his death. Louis N. Good had ten children: Louis, Andrew, John, Mary (Mrs. John Snyder), Philomena (Mrs. Charles Engle), Joseph, George L., Albert, Barbara (Mrs. Louis Irdler) and Albert R. Of these George L. was reared and educated in Pittsburgh, and learned his trade, that of a heater, in Line & Shoup’s iron-works; served an apprenticeship of two years, and has worked as a journeyman since. He came to McKeesport in 1876, and for five years was in the employ of W. D. Wood & Co.; since 1881 he has been in the employ of the N. T. W. Co. He is the senior member of the firm of Good & Edie, druggists, which house was established in 1886. Mr. Good married, in 1871, Alice A., daughter of Michael and Betty (O’Neil) Ward, of Pittsburgh, and has five children living: Michael W., Nellie, Mercedes, George and Bessie. Mr. Good has erected several dwellings in McKeesport, as well as the business block now occupied by Good & Edie. He is a member of the Catholic Church; in politics, 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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