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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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THOMAS B. BRIDGES, contractor, Homestead, was born Nov. 25, 1853, in Pittsburgh, Pa., a son of Robert Bridges, a native of Ohio. Robert was an engineer on the Ohio river, a popular and highly esteemed man, was considered one of the most skillful engineers of his day, and regarded as an authority. Thomas B. was educated in Pittsburgh, and at the age of nineteen engaged in teaming, dealing in building material, and contracting, in Braddock, which he has followed successfully to the present time. He came to Homestead in 1881, and entered upon the same business here. In Braddock he married Lena Eisenberger, and they have five children: Oliver, Rosa, Adda, Helen and Florence. He is a member of the R. A., and 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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