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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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AUGUST DEPP, manufacturer, Sharpsburg, was born in 1830, in Bavaria, Germany, a son of Adolph Depp, a farmer, who came to America in 1854. Adolph married Mary Wilhelm, and of their children August is the eldest. He attended school in Germany, worked on a farm in his younger days, and for a number of years was employed in a tannery in Allegheny City. In 1885 he commenced his present business — the manufacture of glasshouse pots, stoppers, etc. He married, in 1857, Mary, daughter of Andrew Auberger, of Germany. Three children, all living, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Depp: William M., Barbara and George A. Mr. Depp is a member of the G. C. Church, and politically is an independent.
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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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