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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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JAMES W. OESTERLING, hotel-keeper, post office Bennett, was born in October, 1848, in Butler county, Pa., a son of John Oesterling, who was born in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, and came to the above-named place when a child, and is now a farmer there. James W. remained on the farm during the early part of his life. In 1875 he embarked in the livery business, which he abandoned in 1878, and for four years conducted a hotel in Zelienople, Pa. He subsequently removed to this county, where he has continued to conduct a hotel to the present time. His father and brother were soldiers in the late war. Politically Mr. Oesterling 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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