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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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GEORGE VILSACK, farmer, post office Bennett, was born April 15, 1837, in Pittsburgh, Pa., son of Anton and Catharine (Farmorie) Vilsack, former of whom was a native of Carlsruhe, Baden, Germany, latter of Alsace, France (now Germany). Anton Vilsack came to Pittsburgh in 1835, where he followed his trade, that of carpenter. He removed to Shaler township, where he engaged in farming, and died here quite young; his widow lived to be over eighty years of age. They were the parents of four children: George, Leopold, Catharine and Elizabeth. The subject of this memoir is a farmer, but was previously employed in the Sharpsburg mills. He married Mary Bavelon, native of this county, and they are the parents of four children: Maria, Joseph, Anna and Lena. Mr. and Mrs. Vilsack are members of the Catholic Church; politically he is a democrat.
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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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