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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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SAMUEL WOLF, farmer, post office Tarentum, a son of George and Nancy Wolf, was born in 1818, in Fawn township, whither his parents came from over the mountains and settled at an early time, where they died. Their children were John, Andrew, David, Zigler, Catharine, Margaret, Polly, Betsy, Sarah, Samuel, Wallace, Jackson, Joseph and George. In 1837 Samuel Wolf married Mary Jane, daughter of Joseph Haney, of Fawn township, where they located and engaged in farming, and where they reared a family of thirteen children: Nancy J., John, George, Sarah, David, Catherine, Annie, Josephine, Malinda, Delila (deceased), Samuel, Martha (deceased) and Haney (deceased). In 1888 Mr. Wolf sold the farm and removed to his present residence in Tarentum. Mr. and Mrs. Wolf are members of the Methodist Church.
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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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