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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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FRANK SMOLENSKE, grocer, McKeesport, was born in Westchester county, N. Y., March 9, 1860, a son of Louis and Nancy A. (Ewing) Smolenske, the former a native of Russia, and the latter of Ireland. The parents, in 1875, settled in McKeesport, where the father, for the past six years, has carried on the business of dairyman. His family consists of six children: Mary, Frank, Martha, Delia, John and Maggie. Frank settled in McKeesport in 1872, and for eight years worked as a laborer. He then embarked in business as a dairyman, in which he still continues, and since 1886 has been in the grocery business. In 1881 he married Rose A., daughter of Frederick and Caroline (Nunencamp) Knipcamp, of Green Oak, Allegheny county, and has two children: Mattie B. and Louis F. He is a member of the C. P. Church and of the I. O. H., and is a democrat.
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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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