Died
Cause: from cholera morbus.
1 JUL 1897.
Allegheny City (Ward 6), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
Note: According to her death register, Caroline spent the last year of her life at this address. The address is listed as the home of Charles Gehlbach, her grandson, in the 1897 Pittsburgh area directory, which means she was likely being cared for the last year of her life by her daughter, who lived next door to Charles at 146 Lake Street, and/or grandchildren.[16][17][18][19]
Note: Wilhelmine Karoline Wild Pfeiffer went by her middle name, which she "Americanized" to Caroline.
2
According to the 1880 census, she was not able to read or write. Was she completely illiterate or just not able to read and write in English, as opposed to German?.
2
Not listed in these directories: 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1894.
Residence
1878–1880
Allegheny City (Ward 11), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. [20][21]
near the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway.
1880
Allegheny City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. [22]
1881–1896
Allegheny City (Ward 11), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
Note: It is unclear if she lived in the same house, or lived continuously on this street for the years given, as she sporadically shows up in the Pittsburgh area directories, but since she is listed as living on Shady Avenue consistently for the directories she is listed in, all sources are collected under one fact for now.[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]
Buried
3 JUL 1897.
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
Note: Caroline is buried in Division 3, Section F.[33][34]
↑ Source: #S556 Year: 1870; Census Place: Millvale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1294; Page: 204B; Image: 413; Family History Library Film: 552793. As Adam Pifer and family
↑ Source: #S552 Year: 1880; Census Place: Allegheny, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1088; Family History Film: 1255088; Page: 98A; Enumeration District: 028; Image: 0194.
↑ Source: #S650 Record for Christian Adam <Pfeiffer>
↑ Source: #S652 Year: 1861; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 210; Line: 30; List Number: 376. Place of Origin: Württemberg. Port of Departure: Le Havre, France. Destination: United States of America.Port of Arrival: New York, New York. Ship Name: Zurich. The family is numbers 71-77
↑ Source: #S550 Volume 8, Page 228-229 Note: Allegheny County Registrar Office, Allegheny City Death Registrations, 1875-1907 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, June 2006), Collection of Kelley Wood-Davis, Volume 8, Page 228-229.
↑ Source: #S556 accessed; 3 August 2016; Year: 1870; Census Place: Millvale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1294; Page: 204B; Image: 342800; Family History Library Film: 552793 As Adam Pifer and family
↑ Source: #S654 accessed; 5 August 2016; Entry for Christian Adam Pfeiffer and Wilhelmina Karolina Wild, married 25 Apr 1847, page 71. Custodian: Evangelische Kirche Kleinsachsenheim (OA. Vaihingen); Gives birthdate of 1 April 1823
↑ Source: #S671 accessed; 13 August 2016; Entry for Caroline Pfeifer, 04 May 1861; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Zurich, departed from Havre, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD78-6X4)
↑ Source: #S552 accessed; 6 August 2016; Year: 1880; Census Place: Allegheny, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1088; Family History Film: 1255088; Page: 98A; Enumeration District: 028; Image: 0194 Enumerated as Adam Pfieffer and family
↑ Source: #S550 Caroline W. Pfeiffer; Allegheny City Death Registrations, 1875 - 1907; Volume 8; Page 228 Note: Allegheny County Registrar Office, Allegheny City Death Registrations, 1875-1907 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, June 2006), Collection of Kelley Wood-Davis, Volume 8, Page 228-229.
↑ Source: #S550 Caroline W. Pfeiffer; Allegheny City Death Registrations, 1875 - 1907; Volume 8; Page 228 Note: Allegheny County Registrar Office, Allegheny City Death Registrations, 1875-1907 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, June 2006), Collection of Kelley Wood-Davis, Volume 8, Page 228-229.
↑ Source: #S437 accessed; 9 August 2016; 390; "Gehllbach Chas, clk, 144 Lake, A(llegheny) [next line] """ Sophia M, wid Danl, 146 Lake, A(llegheny)"; Address listed on death register was Caroline's grandson Charles' address. Caroline's daughter Sophie was living next door.
↑ Source: #S657 accessed; 9 August 2016; Caroline W Pfeiffer; 62605032; Union Dale Cemetery; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Sharon Deanne Kieffer; Betty Muschar
↑ Source: #S630 Died; death notice; 3 July 1897; Page 5. notice of the death of Mrs. Caroline Wilhelmina Pfeiffer; accessed; 9 August 2016 "Pfeiffer - On Thursday, July 1, 1897, at 7:10 a. m., Mrs. Caroline Wilhelmina Pfeiffer (nee Wild). Funeral services to-day at 2 p.m., at the home of her daughter, Sophia M. Gehlbach, 144 Lake street, Allegheny. Internment private later."
↑ Source: #S590 accessed; 8 August 2016; 743; "Pfeifer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, ab Eckert, A(llegheny)"
↑ Source: #S476 accessed; 9 August 2016; 832; "Pfeiffer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, ab Eckert, A(llegheny)"
↑ Source: #S475 accessed; 9 August 2016; 638; "Pfeiffer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, n Cliff, A(llegheny)"
↑ Source: #S474 accessed; 9 August 2016; 709; "Pfeiffer Caroline, wid Christ, Shady av, n Cliff, A(llegheny)"; First time her husband is listed by his first name instead of the name he went by
↑ Source: #S433 accessed; 9 August 2016; 723; "Pfeifer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, n Cliff, A(llegheny)"
↑ Source: #S473 accessed; 9 August 2016; 723; "Pfeiffer Caroline, wid Christ, Shady av, n Cliff, A(llegheny)"
↑ Source: #S435 accessed; 9 August 2016; 736; "Pfeiffer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, n Cross, A(llegheny)"
↑ Source: #S435 accessed; 9 August 2016; 737; "Pfieffer Adam, lab, Cliff, n Shady av, A(llegheny)"
↑ Source: #S436 accessed; 9 August 2016; 770; "Pfeiffer Carolina, wid Adam, Shady av, n Cross, A(llegheny)"
↑ Source: #S550 Caroline W. Pfeiffer; Allegheny City Death Registrations, 1875 - 1907; Volume 8; Page 228 Note: Allegheny County Registrar Office, Allegheny City Death Registrations, 1875-1907 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, June 2006), Collection of Kelley Wood-Davis, Volume 8, Page 228-229.
↑ Source: #S657 accessed; 9 August 2016; Caroline W Pfeiffer; 62605032; Union Dale Cemetery; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Sharon Deanne Kieffer; Betty Muschar
↑ Source: #S654 accessed; 5 August 2016; Entry for Christian Adam Pfeiffer and Wilhelmina Karolina Wild, married 25 Apr 1847, page 71. Custodian: Evangelische Kirche Kleinsachsenheim (OA. Vaihingen)
↑ Source: #S556 accessed; 3 August 2016; Year: 1870; Census Place: Millvale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1294; Page: 204B; Image: 342800; Family History Library Film: 552793 As Adam Pifer and family
↑ Source: #S649 Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M91732-1, System Origin: Germany-EASy, Source Film Number: 1184612, Reference Number: N7
Source: S27 Warnken, David, "Descendants of John Jacob Pfeifer". Descendant tree. 26 November 2010. Sent via email to Kelley Wood-Davis from Sharon Kieffer on 05 April 2011 Note:
Source: S433J.F. Diffenbacher's directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, 1892/1893 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Diffenbacher & Thurston, 1892), ; digital image, University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (http://digital.library.pitt.edu : accessed ). Repository: #R30 accessed; 9 August 2016; 723; "Pfeifer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, n Cliff, A(llegheny)"
Repository: R30 University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library 7500 Thomas Boulevard Pittsburgh, PA 15260 United States Pittsburgh State: PA 15260 United States Web Address: http://www.library.pitt.edu/digital-research-library
Source: S435J.F. Diffenbacher's directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, 1895/1896 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Diffenbacher & Thurston, 1895), ; digital image, University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (http://digital.library.pitt.edu : accessed ). Repository: #R30 accessed; 9 August 2016; 736; "Pfeiffer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, n Cross, A(llegheny)"
Source: S436J.F. Diffenbacher's directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, 1896/1897 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Diffenbacher and Thurston, 1896), ; digital image, University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (http://digital.library.pitt.edu : accessed ). Repository: #R30 accessed; 9 August 2016; 770; "Pfeiffer Carolina, wid Adam, Shady av, n Cross, A(llegheny)"
Source: S437J.F. Diffenbacher's directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, 1897/1898 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Diffenbacher and Thurston, 1897), ; digital image, Unversity of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (http://digital.library.pitt.edu : accessed ). Note: Pages 969-1284 are missing from this source Repository: #R30
Source: S472Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, 1880/1881 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: G.H. Thurston, 1880), ; digital image, University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (http://digital.library.pitt.edu : accessed ). Repository: #R30 accessed; 6 August 2016; 536; "Pfeiffer Caroline, wid Adam, Woods Run, P F W & C Ry"
Source: S473J.F. Diffenbacher's directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, 1893/1894 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Diffenbacher & Thurston, 1893), ; digital image, University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (http://digital.library.pitt.edu : accessed ). Repository: #R30 accessed; 9 August 2016; 723; "Pfeiffer Caroline, wid Christ, Shady av, n Cliff, A(llegheny)"
Source: S474J.F. Diffenbacher's directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, 1891/1892 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Diffenbacher & Thurston, 1891), ; digital image, University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (http://digital.library.pitt.edu : accessed ). Repository: #R30 accessed; 9 August 2016; 709; "Pfeiffer Caroline, wid Christ, Shady av, n Cliff, A(llegheny)"; First time her husband is listed by his first name instead of the name he went by
Source: S475J.F. Diffenbacher's directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, 1890/1891 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Diffenbacher & Thurston, 1890), ; digital image, University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (Diffenbacher & Thurston : accessed ). Repository: #R30 accessed; 9 August 2016; 638; "Pfeiffer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, n Cliff, A(llegheny)"
Source: S476J.F. Diffenbacher's directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, 1889/1890 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Diffenbacher and Thurston, 1889), ; digital image, University of Pennsylvania, Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (http://digital.library.pitt.edu : accessed ). Repository: #R30 accessed; 9 August 2016; 832; "Pfeiffer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, ab Eckert, A(llegheny)"
Source: S484J.F. Diffenbacher's directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities 1881/1882 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Diffenbacher and Thurston, 1881), ; digital image, University of Pittsburgh, Digitial Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (http://digital.library.pitt.edu : accessed ). Repository: #R30 accessed; 6 August 2016; 607; "Pfeifer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, 11th wd, A(llegheny)"
Source: S485Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, 1879-1880 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: G.H. Thurston, 1879), ; digital image, University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (http://digital.library.pitt.edu : accessed ). Repository: #R30 accessed; 6 August 2016; 496; "Pfeiffer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, A(llegheny)"
Source: S487Directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, 1878/1879 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: G.H. Thurston, 1878), ; digital image, University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (http://digital.library.pitt.edu : accessed ). Repository: #R30 accessed; 6 August 2016; 498; "Pfieffer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, 11th wd, A(llegheny)"
Source: S550 Entry, , , Allegheny County City County Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Repository: #R31 Caroline W. Pfeiffer; Allegheny City Death Registrations, 1875 - 1907; Volume 8; Page 228 Note: Allegheny County Registrar Office, Allegheny City Death Registrations, 1875-1907 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, June 2006), Collection of Kelley Wood-Davis, Volume 8, Page 228-229.
Source: S552 Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "1880 United States Federal Census," database online with images, Ancestry.com Operation, Inc., Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ), . Note: Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Repository: #R16 accessed; 6 August 2016; Year: 1880; Census Place: Allegheny, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1088; Family History Film: 1255088; Page: 98A; Enumeration District: 028; Image: 0194 Enumerated as Adam Pfieffer and family
Repository: R16 Ancestry.com Lehi, Utah 84043 USA Lehi State: Utah 84043 USA Web Address: www.ancestry.com
Source: S556 "1870 United States Federal Census," database online, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ), . Note: Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Repository: #R16 accessed; 3 August 2016; Year: 1870; Census Place: Millvale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1294; Page: 204B; Image: 342800; Family History Library Film: 552793 As Adam Pifer and family
Source: S590J.F. Diffenbacher's directory of Pittsburgh and Allegheny cities, 1886/1887 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Diffenbacher & Thurston, 1886), ; digital image, University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library, Historic Pittsburgh (http://digital.library.pitt.edu : accessed ). Repository: #R30 accessed; 8 August 2016; 743; "Pfeifer Caroline, wid Adam, Shady av, ab Eckert, A(llegheny)"
Source: S630 "," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), ; online images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed ). Repository: #R29 Died; death notice; 3 July 1897; Page 5. notice of the death of Mrs. Caroline Wilhelmina Pfeiffer; accessed; 9 August 2016 "Pfeiffer - On Thursday, July 1, 1897, at 7:10 a. m., Mrs. Caroline Wilhelmina Pfeiffer (nee Wild). Funeral services to-day at 2 p.m., at the home of her daughter, Sophia M. Gehlbach, 144 Lake street, Allegheny. Internment private later."
Repository: R29 Newspapers.com Web Address: www.newspapers.com
Repository: R13 FamilySearch Web Address: www.familysearch.org
Source: S652 "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957," database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ). Repository: #R16
Source: S654 "Württemberg, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1985," database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed ); citing Lutherische Kirchenbücher, 1500-1985. Various sources. accessed; 5 August 2016; Entry for Christian Adam Pfeiffer and Wilhelmina Karolina Wild, married 25 Apr 1847, page 71. Custodian: Evangelische Kirche Kleinsachsenheim (OA. Vaihingen)
Source: S655 Richard Pfeiffer, , Typed Family Tree of Adam Pfeiffer Sr.; supplied by Pfeiffer, [<sc>address for private use</sc>], Glenshaw, Pennsylvania. Sent via mail to Kelley Wood-Davis in 2002. Repository: #R12 Adam Pfeiffer Sr. married Caroline Strobel Pfeiffer; 2002; Richard got his great-grandmother's surname mixed up with his great-aunt's married surname (Wild was his grandmother's paternal surname)|| Surname for Caroline was incorrectly listed. Correction is Wild
Repository: R12 Kelley Wood-Davis Apt 4 Norwalk, IA 50211 USA Norwalk State: IA 50211 USA Note: Holdings in the personal collection of Kelley Wood-Davis
Source: S657 Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #62605032 (accessed 9 May 2024) Memorial page for Caroline W Pfeiffer (1 Apr 1823-1 Jul 1897), citing Union Dale Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA (plot: Div#3 SectionF); Maintained by Sharon Deanne Kieffer (contributor 47234195).
Repository: R18 Online
Source: S671 "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database online, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed ); Citing NARA NAID 566634. National Archives at College Park, Maryland.. accessed; 13 August 2016; Entry for Caroline Pfeifer, 04 May 1861; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Zurich, departed from Havre, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD78-6X4)
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