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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 M. PARKER, merchant, Tarentum, son of William and Mary Parker, was born in Baltimore, Md., Jan. 22, 1851. His parents removed to Tarentum, Allegheny county Pa., in 1865. In 1871 he married C. A. Renouf, daughter of Nicholas Renouf, of Tarentum, and they have since made their home there. Mr. Parker is one of the leading business-men of the borough, having for some years been engaged in general merchandising, but at present is dealing in teas, baking-powder, spices, confectionery and musical instruments, and has made “Parker’s Tea Store” a popular resort. He has two children: Edwin M., who died at the age of two years, and Myrtie May, now fourteen years old. Mr. and Mrs. Parker are members of the Methodist 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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