Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Joseph Kifer and Eliza Miller




Husband Joseph Kifer 1 2 3

           Born: 15 Jul 1815 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 May 1889 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Henry Kifer (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Susanna Painter (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 



Wife Eliza Miller 2 3 4

            AKA: Elizabeth Miller 1
           Born: 9 Aug 1818 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: John Peter Miller (1795-      ) 3 4 5
         Mother: Sarah Wegley (      -      ) 3 5 6




Children
1 M Dr. Logan M. Kifer 2

           Born: 15 Sep 1853 - near Irwin, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Morris (1859-1886) 2


2 F Melissa Jane Kifer 2

           Born: 29 Jul 1857 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: M. M. Cleland (      -      ) 2



General Notes: Husband - Joseph Kifer


He was reared in the place of his birth, and from early youth was trained for the life of a farmer, following that calling all of his life. He was a strong Democratic sympathizer, and a member of the Reformed church, his wife affiliating with the Lutheran denomination.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 550.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1039.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 647.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 126.

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 371.

6 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 125.


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