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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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PETER J. BOSS, upholsterer, McKeesport, was born in Marburg, Germany, Feb. 16, 1856, a son of Casper and Caroline (Sauer) Boss. His father, a tanner by trade, came to America in 1858, and located at St. Louis, Mo., where he worked at his trade until the war broke out. He then enlisted in the Union army; served three years and three months and was honorably discharged. In 1864 he settled in Allegheny, where his family joined him, and where he still resides and follows his trade. He has three children livings Albert, Peter J. and Gustav. Peter J. was reared in Allegheny from eight years of age, and learned his trade there. In September, 1880, he came to McKeesport and embarked in business for himself, in which he has been very successful. In 1876 he married Mary, daughter of Christian and Theresa (Meister) Schellbardt, formerly of Germany, and who settled in Pittsburgh in 1855. By this union there are four children: Jeanetta, Minnie, Oscar and Adolph. Mr. Boss is a prominent member of the Turner society; he is a republican.
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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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