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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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HEZEKIAH WAGEMAN AMENT, brakeman, post office Turtle Creek, was born in Franklin township, Westmoreland county, in 1846. His parents, John and Susan (Hartman) Ament, as well as his grandfather, George Ament, were also born in that county. The latter bore the title of major, gained in the militia, and was descended from Dutch ancestors. H. W. Ament was reared on a farm, and came to Turtle Creek in 1870. Next year he became brakeman on the P. R. R., and has since followed that occupation. With his family he is connected with the Lutheran Church, and is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men. Politically, Mr. Ament associates with the democracy. Jan. 7, 1875, he married Sanathetta Ellenora Snyder, a native of Wilkinsburg, daughter of Adam George Washington and Nancy Jane Snyder, of German and Irish descent. Mr. and Mrs. Ament have one living child, Birdie Belle; another, Maggie May, died when nearly a year old.
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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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