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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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JOHN DECKER, grocer, McKeesport, was born in Lorraine, then in France, March 10, 1832, a son of Christopher and Christiana (Bechler) Decker. In 1848 he came to America with his mother and four sisters — Lena, Annie, Catherine and Christiana — and located in Pittsburgh, where they resided sixteen years, and where our subject worked as a molder. In 1861 he entered Co. K, 5th P. V. I., served three months, and was honorably discharged. In 1864 he settled in McKeesport, and was employed in Wood’s rolling-mills until 1882; then embarked in the grocery business, which he has since successfully continued. His wife was Mary N., daughter of Martin Kim, of Pittsburgh, by whom he has nine children living: Jacob, Frank, Mary, John, Albert, Charlie, Daniel, Joseph and William. Mr. Decker is a member of the German Catholic Church, of the G. A. R., and 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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