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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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E. W. PITTS, teller in the People’s Bank, McKeesport, was born in Johnstown, Cambria county, Pa., June 7, 1860, and was educated in the public schools of his native town. At the age of sixteen he came to McKeesport, and entered as a clerk in a grocery store, where he remained five years. In 1881 he entered the People’s Bank of McKeesport as a bookkeeper, and in 1882 was made teller of the bank, which position he still holds. Mr. Pitts assisted in the organization of the McKeesport Building and Loan association, of which he has, from the first, been the secretary. It is proper to say that the success which Mr. Pitts has achieved is wholly due to his own efforts.
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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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