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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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JOHN F. PRAGER, farmer, post office Sharpsburg, was born in Germany, in 1821, the third of seven children of John and Barbara (Wilt) Prager. In 1846 he immigrated to America, and for a time worked at cabinetmaking in Philadelphia; came to Allegheny county in 1848, and purchased his present farm in O’Hara township in 1852. He married, in 1848, Catherine Samstag, who is the mother of five children, three sons and two daughters. Mr. Prager has through his own hard work succeeded in a financial way, owning now about 100 acres of land in the township where he resides. He has served as school director, is a member of the Catholic Church, and politically 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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