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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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ERNEST LUFT (deceased) was born June 29, 1832, in Geis Nidda, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany. He came to America in 1853, and resided in Pittsburgh, Pa., till 1867, when he removed to Cincinnati, where he followed his trade of printer and publisher which he had previously learned in the office of the Kreisbladt, in Isidda, Germany. In 1871 he removed to Millvale, where he built a home, following his trade in Pittsburgh. He was a popular and highly esteemed man, of fine physique, being seven feet in height, well proportioned, and was a bold, fearless speaker. He died Dec. 22, 1879. His wife and widow, nee Charlotte Richter, is a native of Treffurt, Saxony, daughter of August J. and Wilhelmina (Falk) Richter. She is the mother of four children: Mrs. Louise Palmer, Charlotte, Ernest and August. Mr. Luft was a member of the G. R. Church, as is his widow. He was 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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