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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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WILLIAM B. JUNKER, leather-dealer, McKeesport, was born in Saxony, Germany, May 24, 1827, a son of John A. and Teresa (Lasker) Junker. He was reared and educated in his native place, where he learned the tanner’s trade; came to America in 1847, and located in Columbus, Ohio, where he worked at his trade as a journeyman three years. In 1850 he settled in McKeesport, started a tannery, and successfully conducted the same until 1878. In 1871 he embarked in the leather business at Pittsburgh, in which he is still engaged, his store being located at 152 First avenue. His three sons, Herman, Bernhart and Edward, are in business with him. Mr. Junker is a F. & A. M., a member of the German Reformed Church. He is a democrat, and has served one term as councilman from his ward.
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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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