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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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ADAM HENNING, saddler, Mt. Oliver, was born April 13, 1843, in Hessen, Germany, son of Adam and Mary (Hochhous) Henning, also natives of the above-named place; both are still living, the father being eighty-three years of age; he is a cooper by trade, and has followed various other occupations successfully. They had following-named children, viz.: Adam, Catherine, Henry, Margaret Louise (deceased), Sophie and Mary. The parents were members of the Evangelical Church. Adam was educated in this county, and here learned the saddler’s trade, which he followed for twenty-two years in Mt. Oliver, where he has now established a flourishing business. He married Catherine Claus, a native of Germany, and to them were born six children: Charles, Henry, George, Katie Emma and Frederich. Mr. Henning is a republican and has held the office of school director for nine years.
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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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