G. T. SEIF born Feb. 2, 1831 married MARGARET REID
Title: History of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania: including its early settlement and progress to the present time ; a description of its historic and interesting localities ; its cities, towns and villages; religious, educational, social and military history ; mining, manufacturing and commercial interests, improvements, resources, statistics, etc. ; also, biographies of many of its representative citizens
Author: Cushing, Thomas, b. 1821
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G. T. SEIF, gardener, Ross, was born Feb. 2, 1831, in Petersburg, Ohio, a son of GOTLIEB SEIF, of Baden, Germany, who came to America in 1828, located in Ohio, and in 1831 moved to Allegheny City, subsequently to Lawrenceville, Pa., where he was one of the first settlers.He was a potter, a trade he followed for a number of years, but later in life kept a dairy on Troy Hills.His wife, nee MARGARET REID, of Germany, was the mother of 9 children, of whom G. T. is the eldest.Our subject learned the potter’s trade and followed it early in life; then farmed for a brief period, and during the last 17 years has gardened very successfully.He married ANNA M. FREDERICK, a native of Germany, who has borne him seven children: MARGARET, CATHERINE, JOHN, CHRISTINE, GOTLIEB, MARY and LYDIA.MR. and MRS. SEIF are members of the G. L. Church.He is a democrat.