John George Pifer and Lillian Ruth Kremkau

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Husband John George Pifer ^{1 2}

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           Born: 29 Aug 1902 - DuBois, Clearfield Co, PA 2
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         Father: Charles Elmer Pifer (1871-1937) 1 3 4
         Mother: Mary Elizabeth Shaw (      -      ) 1 4

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       Marriage: 25 Jun 1927 2

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Wife Lillian Ruth Kremkau ²

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Children

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1 M Charles La Mar Pifer ²

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2 M John Allen Pifer ²

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3 M William Lee Pifer ²

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General Notes: Husband - John George Pifer

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He attended grade and high schools in Sandy Township, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, and early started a career in the lumber industry. Forming an association with the firm started by his grandfather, he and his brother took over complete control of the business in 1936, when they acquired their father's share by gift and their uncle's share by purchase. They operated the firm of G. W. Pifer Sons, and became widely known for their work as dealers in lumber and builders' supplies in Du Bois and its environs.
John G. Pifer was also a director of the Citizens' Building & Loan Association, a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Sandy Township Board of Authority. He was also a director of the Young Men's Christian Association. He was a members of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Loyal Order of Moose and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and belonged to the Presbyterian Church, in which he was a trustee.
He was fond of gardening, raised chickens and horses, and also did some hunting and fishing in his spare time.

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General Notes: Wife - Lillian Ruth Kremkau

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from Punxsutawney, Jefferson Co, PA

1 Roland D. Swoope, Jr., 20th Century History of Clearfield County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1911), Pg 439.

2 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 383.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 838.

4 Joseph Riesenman, Jr., History of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. III (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., Inc., 1943), Pg 248, 383.