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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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GEORGE KINZENBACH, retired, McKeesport, was born in Prussia, May 10, 1819, son of Anton and Elizabeth (Arnold) Kinzenbach. He was reared in his native country, and served an apprenticeship at the stone-mason’s trade, though he never followed the business. In 1837 he came to America, and settled in McKeesport, where he worked in the coal mines eleven years. In 1849 he went to California, where he mined for gold fourteen months, with varied success; then returned to McKeesport and engaged in butchering a year and a half; revisited California in 1853, and came back in 1858 to McKeesport, where he has since resided. In 1858 he embarked in the lumber business, in which he was successfully engaged until 1885, having accumulated sufficient to invest in considerable real estate, from which he derives a handsome income. Mr. Kinzenbach was married in 1844, to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Margaretta (Hach) Allenbrand, of Pittsburgh, and by her has three children: Mary (Mrs. Henry Hartman), Matilda F. (Mrs. Gustave Smith) and Annie. Mr. Kinzenbach is a member of the German Lutheran Church and the I. O. O. F. He has served one term as a member of the council; in politics he 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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