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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 FRANKLIN SCHWER, farmer, post office Verona, is a son of Henry and Eleanor (Ferster) Schwer, and was born in Pittsburgh, May 4, 1853. His parents were natives, respectively, of the cities of Hamburg and Copenhagen, and came to this country, immediately after their marriage, about forty years ago. For several years they kept what is known as the Danish restaurant on the Diamond, and were successful in accumulating some means. In 1856 they purchased a large farm in Penn township, whereon they dwelt until two years before Mr. Schwer’s death at East Liberty, in 1876, his age being sixty-four. The sons and his mother then returned to the farm, where the latter died in 1888, aged nearly seventy-two years. The family has always been associated with the G. L. Church. Frances (Resler), the eldest child, resides in Allegheny City. William, the only son, remained at home, and received a fair education in the public schools. He is a member of the K. O. T. M.; is an enthusiastic republican, and has been elected to various township offices. In 1875 he married Mina Bauer, and they have five children: Henry Herbert, Dora Florence, William Royden and Mina Eleanor (twins) and Arthur Bauer.
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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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