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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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JOSEPH FRANK ERNY, bank cashier, Pittsburgh, was born in that city in 1859, and is a son of Frank A. and Elizabeth Erny. His grandfather, Michael Erny, and father came from Germany to Pittsburgh. The former was a locksmith, but retired from business soon after arriving here, and died in 1873; the latter is a prominent undertaker and proprietor of livery on the South Side. Frank A. Erny here married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Heisel, an old resident of the city. Joseph F. Erny was educated in the city schools and at St. Vincent’s College in Westmoreland county, Pa.; graduated at Duff’s Business College, and was employed four years in assisting his father. In 1879 he entered the German Savings and Deposit Bank as messenger and by gradual promotions became cashier in 1885. He is a member of St. Michael’s R. C. Church; in politics he is 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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