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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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MATHIAS VOEGTLY, farmer, post office Ross, was born Oct. 28, 1844, in Allegheny City, Pa., the son of John J. Voegtly. He was educated in this county, and is a successful farmer, owning fifty-eight acres of land. He has been twice married; first to Sarah B. Wible, and after her death to Jane E., daughter of John Guyton, an old settler of McCandless township. Mr. and Mrs. Voegtly are members of the Hiland Presbyterian Church. Politically he 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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