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GEORGE FORNOF, butcher, Wilkinsburg, was born in Allegheny City, Nov. 4, 1855. His grandfather, William Fornof, came from Germany to Allegheny about 1827, at which time William, son of the latter, was a small child. On reaching manhood he married Eliza Shaffuitt, also a native of Germany, and followed butchering till his death; he died in 1876, at the age of fifty-six; his widow still resides in Allegheny. They had six children, of whom George is the third. William, the eldest, died at Los Angeles, Cal., while in the meat business there. The others reside as follows: Elizabeth (Schaer), in Allegheny; Leon, in Rochester, Pa.; Carrie and Kate, with their mother. George was reared in the neighborhood of Allegheny, attending school in Ross (now Reserve) township. Early in life he began his trade, and established a meat-market at Wilkinsburg, Dec. 9, 1879, subsequently buying a building on Penn avenue, to which he has since added. He was reared a Lutheran, but the family attends the U. B. Church. Mr. Fornof is a member of the Jr. O. U. A. M., K. of P., R. A. and I. O. O. F., and is a republican. In 1880 he married Minnie Bealafeld, and following are the names of their children: George, Clara, Walter (deceased) and Mabel.