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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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NICKOLAS WOLF, proprietor of the Monongahela House, McKeesport, was born in Prussia, March 20, 1835, a son of Nickolas and Angela (Wagner) Wolf. He was reared on a farm, came to America in 1854, settling in McKeesport, where he worked in the coal mines of the vicinity twenty-six years. In 1879 he erected the hotel he now occupies, which he has since successfully conducted. He married, in 1860, Anna, daughter of John and Anna (Davis) Eckert, of Germany, and by her has nine children living: Mary A., John, Margaret, Nickolas, Peter, Jacob, Frank, Leonard and George. Mr. Wolf is a member of the German Catholic Church, and 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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