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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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H. W. FLICK, undertaker and liveryman, Tarentum, was born in Butler county, Pa., in 1859, a son of Edward Flick, of Butler county, Pa. In 1875 he removed with his parents to Tarentum, where his father died in 1885 and his mother now has her residence. Their family consisted of the following-named children: Catherine, John C., Robert G., William J., H. W., Mary, Grant, Annie R. (deceased), Catherine (now Mrs. White, of Harrison township) and Mary (now Mrs. Vogeley, also of Harrison township). In 1875 our subject and his father became engaged in business in Tarentum, which they followed until the decease of the latter, when H. W. continued in the same line. In 1884 he married Miss Ella Bovard, of East Deer township, and they have two children: Goldie and Edward W. Mr. and Mrs. Flick are members of the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., No. 587, of Tarentum.
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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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