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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 L. HESS, boss roller, Homestead, was born June 8, 1859, in Cambria county, Pa., a son of John H. Hess, a native of the above-named place, who died in Altoona, Pa. John L. was educated in his native county and Pittsburgh Academy, and learned the blacksmith’s trade in Oil City. In April, 1879, he came to Braddock, and was employed in the Edgar Thomson Steel-works, where he worked his way up to the position of extra roller. In March, 1885, he was appointed to the Homestead Steel-works, where he was a roller in the new beam-mill, and is now the boss roller. He married, Sept. 30, 1885, Olive A. Bryant, of Braddock. Mr. and Mrs. Hess are members of the M. E. Church; he is a member of the C. L. S. C., and 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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