Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: Miller, Henry, 25 Dec 1884

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from The Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette dated Friday, December 26, 1884 (page 2):
 
A BRAKEMAN KILLED
 
Henry MILLER, a brakeman on the Allegheny Valley railroad, was
instantly killed yesterday morning between 3 and 4 o'clock, on the
railroad track between Sixteenth and Seventeenth street. He was
employed on the shifting train, and was running along the track
between the cars when he was knocked down and run over. He was 47
years old and lived on Forty-fourth street, where he leaves a wife and
several children.
 
 
from the City of Pittsburgh Death Records:
 
Frank E MILLER, age 46 years, married, brakeman, died December 25,
1884, from injuries received on the AV RR; born in New York; lived on
Hatrick *; burial in Allegheny Cemetery on December 27, 1884.
 
* Street name may be Hatfield. Hatfield and Cedar (MILLER's address
from directories) is one block from 44th Street.
 
City directories suggest wife's name is Ruth. It appears that they
had married the previous year (her second marriage) and that Ruth's
name prior to their marriage was DAVIS. Ruth has four children:
Wilson, David, Amos, and Mary.
 
Allegheny Cemetery site notes that a Frank E MILLER is buried in
Section 32, Grave 5911.

Harry L PURVIS, 29 years of age, single, brakeman, died September 4,
1899, at West Penn Hospital, crushed while employed as a brakeman; son
of James and Phoebe PURVIS; born in Butler Co PA; living in Etna;
burial in an Etna PA cemetery on September 7, 1899.