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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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ALBERT ZUMPFT, manufacturer, Sharpsburg, was born in Prussia, in 1841, the third child of August and Amelia (Blum) Zumpft He was educated in the high schools of Prussia, came to America in 1865, and for ten years afterward was superintendent in oil-works. In 1874 he and his brother established a partnership for the manufacture of oils, varnishes, japans, etc., which partnership lasted seven years, at the expiration of which time Mr. Zumpft continued business for himself, which he has since followed He married, in 1879, Miss Dallmyer, who bore him one child, Minnie (now deceased). Mr. Zumpft has been successful in the manufacturing business. He is a Freemason, and 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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