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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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CHARLES S. BECK, apothecary, Sharpsburg, is a native of Germany, and was born in 1861, a son of Prof. Adolph and Mary (Baker) Beck, who were parents of seven children, five of whom are now living. Charles S., the third child, was educated at home, and also attended college five years. At fifteen years of age he commenced the study of medicine, and graduated at the College of Pharmacy, Strasbourg, Germany, in 1880. He came to America in 1883, and for three years was employed as clerk in Pittsburgh, Pa. Coming to Sharpsburg in July, 1877, he established his present business, since which time he has continued here. Mr. Beck married, in 1887, Mary, daughter of Nicholas Smitzen, now of Allegheny county, and one child has blessed their union, Adolph Nicholas. Mr. Beck is a member of the Catholic Church, and politically is independent.
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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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