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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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JAMES EDWARD HUNTER, druggist, Turtle Creek, was born in 1850. His early life was passed on the home farm, and his education was finished at Stahlstown Academy. When nineteen years old he engaged in the drug business at Turtle Creek, with a partner, under the title of J. E. Hunter & Co. In 1878 the firm was burned out, inflicting a loss of over six thousand dollars. After spending a year on the home farm, Mr. Hunter again opened the drug business, and at the beginning of 1888 admitted his former clerk, F. R. Cyphers, the firm now being Hunter & Cyphers. Mr. Hunter’s financial ability is demonstrated by the fact that he is possessed of two fine dwellings at Turtle Creek, and is doing an excellent business. He was twelve years assistant postmaster, doing the business for his brother; he is a republican, member of the A. O. U. W., and regular attendant of the Presbyterian Church. In 1877 he married Fanny A., daughter of P. C. Reniers. In February, 1888, Mrs. Hunter died, in her thirtieth year, leaving two daughters, Molly Alice and Florence Armitage.
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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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