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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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PHILIP P. JAGEMAN, grocer, Sharpsburg, is a native of Pittsburgh, born in 1843. His father, Philip, a native of Prussia, Germany, and a shoemaker by trade, immigrated to America in 1839. He was married to Margaret Drool, whose parents were natives of Bavaria, Germany, and immigrated to America in 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Jageman are the parents of six children, two now deceased. Philip P. was educated at the public schools of his native city, and commenced his business career in the capacity of clerk, remaining as such nine years. He then engaged in the oil-refining trade, and, coming to Sharpsburg in 1873, established his present business. In 1865 he married Mary, daughter of Joseph and Mary Earney, and they have two children: Florenz John and Joseph Philip. Mr. Jageman is a member of the G. C. 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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