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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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M. WOLF, merchant, West Elizabeth, is a son of Joseph and Walburga Wolf, and was born in Germany in 1844. He located in 1865 in Pittsburgh, where for a year he was employed in a bakery. He then went to Cincinnati, Ohio, but in 1867 returned to Pittsburgh, where he married Johanna Strohmeyer. Two children were born to their union: Jacob and Melchior. After his marriage he moved to Elizabeth and established a bakery, which he later disposed of, and with his brother, Anton, started a brewery in West Elizabeth. This they afterward sold to John Werner, the present owner. After selling the brewery Mr. Wolf established a bakery in West Elizabeth, and also engaged in general merchandising. He married for his second wife Mrs. Evans, a widow, of Pittsburgh, who was the mother of three children by her former husband: Charles H. (now deceased), Lottie and James A. To this marriage seven children have been born - Maggie, Joseph, John, Mary, William, George and Anton (now deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Wolf are members of the Catholic 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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