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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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HENRY HAMMOND, assistant foreman of threading department National Tube-works, McKeesport, was born in Germany, Oct. 11, 1846, a son of Christian and Anna (Meyers) Hammond. He was reared and educated in his native town, and for eleven years was a sailor. He came to America in 1870, and located in Boston, Mass., where he entered the employ of the National Tube-works company; came to McKeesport in 1872 in the interests of the same company, and since 1877 has held his present position in their works here. He married, in 1878, Agnes, daughter of George and Agnes (Muirhead) Ramsay, of Dundee, Scotland, by whom he has three children living: Agnes, Harry and Mabel. He is a member of the C. P. Church, also a member of Iron Castle, No. 81, A. O. K. of the Mystic Chain, 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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