Bios: LEWIS P. KIFER, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens
  
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      LEWIS P. KIFER,
  
  [p. 782] a well known citizen and prosperous dairyman of Union Township,
  residing on his excellent, farm of fifty-four acres, was born in what is
  now the Sixth Ward of New Castle, Pa., July 30, 1856, and is a son of
  Philip and Elizabeth (Robinson) Kifer.
  
  The father of Mr. Kifer was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania,
  and died in 1865, at New Castle. The mother was born May 10, 1810, in
  Union Township, Lawrence County. Lewis P. Kifer was about nine years old
  when his father died. His whole life has been spent in his native
  county, and from the age of fifteen years he has been engaged in
  dairying in connection with general farming. He conducts a profitable
  milk route in New Castle, attending to the wants of his customers himself.
  
  Mr. Kifer married Matilda Dushane, who was born at New Castle. He is a
  member of the Presbyterian Church. He takes no very active interest in
  politics, but is always awake to the opportunities of advancing the
  welfare of his community. For a number of years the late James Robison,
  his maternal uncle, resided on the present farm, and is remembered well
  by the older generation. He was a son of John Robison, who was one of
  the earliest settlers in this part of Lawrence County.
  
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  20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and
  Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing
  Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
  
  Updated: 22 Dec 2001