Allegheny County PA Archives-  Obituaries: Pifer, William, 06 Sep 1897

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from The Pittsburgh Press dated Tuesday, September 7, 1897 (page 5):
 
William PIFER, aged 39 years, was killed on the West Penn railroad a
mile east of Tarentum. On his person was found a book asking that in
case of accident to him word be sent to J F PIFER of Braddock.
(under an article titled, Echoes of the Night)
 
 
from the Allegheny City Death Records:
 
William PIPER, age 34 years, single, bridge builder, died on September
6, 1897, killed on West Penn Railroad near Tarentum; burial in
Braddock PA cemetery on September 9, 1897.
 
>From census records, William may be the son of John and Elizabeth
PIFER of Braddock.
 
On the Tom and Nancy McAdams cemetery site, there is a William PIFER
1865-1897 noted at Monongahela Cemetery in North Braddock.