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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 SCHMITT, postmaster and merchant, Homestead, was born Jan. 15, 1859, in Baldwin township, this county, a son of Fred and Frances Schmitt. His parents were natives of Hessen, Germany, and had a family of seven children: John F., Rev. Joseph J., Charles, Frank, Ferdinand, Peter J. and Mary E. The family came to Homestead in 1879. Charles was reared and educated in Baldwin township, and early in life worked at mining, being for a short time employed in the Homestead steel mill. Later he engaged in the grocery business with Albert Mahler, whom he bought out in 1885, and has since conducted the business successfully. In January, 1886, he was appointed postmaster at Homestead, and he fills the office with ability. Politically he is a democrat. Mr. Schmitt married, in May, 1888, Sophia Schmid, a sister to Mark Schmid, a highly educated attorney at law of Pittsburgh.
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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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