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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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JOHN ALBERT, farmer, post office White Ash, son of Nicholas and Anna Albert, was born in Bavaria, Germany. He was reared on a farm, and when twenty-two years old emigrated to America, and dwelt many years in McKeesport, this county. For thirty years he was engaged in digging coal, and by industry and frugality laid up enough to buy the farm which he now occupies. This he purchased in 1864, and built his residence. He is a communicant of the R. C. Church of Verona. In 1851 he married, at McKeesport, Sophia Robini, a native of Prussia, who died in 1871, the mother of four children, three of whom are now living: Mary (Mrs. Peter Weiss) resides with Mr. Albert; John and Christian, in East Liberty; Katrina, the third child (Mrs. Kopel), is deceased.
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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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