Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Pfeiffer was born on 22 May 1884, in Bem, Gasconade, Missouri, United States, his father, William James Pfeiffer, was 24 and his mother, Irene C Morris, was 22. He married Elizabeth Combs on 9 February 1910, in Union, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States in 1910 and South Nampa Election Precinct, Canyon, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 30 November 1944, in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States.
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- George W Peiffer in household of Frank Morris, "United States Census, 1900"
- George W. Phieffer, "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975"
- George Washington Pfeiffer, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1885
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Cyrus A. Lee Sr. BIRTH 17 Jan 1839 Michigan, USA DEATH 15 Oct 1885 (aged 46) Idaho, USA BURIAL Kohlerlawn Cemetery Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, USA Show Map PLOT OC-306-6 MEMORIAL ID 102506523
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from an agent derivative of Middle High German pfīf(e), German Pfeife ‘pipe’, hence an occupational name for a piper, whistler. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), the Netherlands, Denmark, and some other European countries; see also 2 below. Compare Fifer , Peifer , Pfeifer , and Pfieffer .
Germanized form of various Slavic adaptations of the German surname (see 1 above), such as Slovenian Fajfar and Pfajfar, Czech Fajfr and Faifr. Compare Fifer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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