Peter,
I searched for the name in Allegheny Co. But did not fine anything. the
address is City-County Building Allegheny County, 414 Grant St. Pittsburg,
PA 15219-2403, maybe you could write for your information. Dot
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From: "Dot" <Benedict(a)carr.org
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Subject: Re: [PAGENWEB] KRIEGERs in Pittsburgh
John,
Usually you find marriages in church books or Court Houses in the area
that
they lived. Dot B
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From: "Peter John Hinton" <peter(a)hinton3.freeserve.co.uk
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007 4:55 AM
Subject: [PAGENWEB] KRIEGERs in Pittsburgh
> I am having difficulty in tracing the origins of a family called KRIEGER
> and as I am unfamiliar with the registration system in the US I wonder
> if there is anyone who can help with a specific query, please?
> I am anxious to track down the marriage records of Louis
Krieger. In
> the 1900 census he was shown as living at 141 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh,
> Allegheny County PA. His date of birth was given as October 1873, though
> from the Interment Register of West View Cemetery (details kindly
> provided by the archivist of Rodef Shalom Temple) he died in Feb 1965 at
> age 88, which would make his birth in around 1877. Louis was born in
> Poland but his parents brought him and his sister Celia (born Dec 1880)
> over to Pittsburgh in 1887. In the 1900 census his parents were listed
> as Auz (name indistinct as over-written on the census sheet) (born Dec
> 1835) and Annie (born March 1842).
> Louis married Lillian (Lillie) BAKER and their eldest
child Lester was
> born about 1904, so I guess the marriage would have been a year or two
> earlier. The reason I am so keen to find the marriage records is that I
> hope it may shed light on where precisely Louis was born and also the
> correct name of his father. Incidentally, the latter first came to the
> U.S. in 1882 and then went back for his family in 1887.
> In England, where I live, it would be a simple matter of
going to the
> Family Records Office in London and looking up the appropriate registers
> as they cover marriages anywhere in the country. But I am not familiar
> with the system in PA so would be grateful for guidance as to where to
> go for the records of Louis' marriage.
> Best wishes
> Peter Hinton
> Dorset, England
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