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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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PHILIP KIRSCH, gardener, post office West View, was born in 1828, in Erpolzheim, near Duerkheim, Neustadt-an-der-Hardt, Bavaria, Germany, a son of Lorenz and Elizabeth (Buechler) Kirsch. He came to America in 1849, settled in this county, and worked for five years in a blacksmith shop. His love for the country induced him to engage in gardening, and he now has sixteen acres of garden-land in a high state of cultivation in Ross township. He started in life a poor man, but by industry and frugality he has secured a comfortable home, and is much respected. He married Minnie Hauck, and has a family of six children: Caroline, Philip, Kate, Mary, John and William. The oldest daughter, Louise, died in 1862, in her tenth year. Mr. and Mrs. Kirsch are members of the G. E. Church; he is a republican.
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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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