Nicholas Peter Schirf

1886 - 1951  (65 years)

• Name	Nicholas Peter Schirf  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Birth	12 Aug 1886	Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  		1900 United States Federal Census
  		Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1900	Logan, Blair, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14]
  Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1910	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [13]
  Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	Between 1917 and 1918	Huntingdon, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11]
  Residence	1920	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11]
  Residence	1930	Antis, Blair, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11]
  Residence	1935	Antis Township, Blair, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11]
  Residence	1940	Antis Township, Blair, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11]
  FSID	M7GR-ZXZ  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11]
  Name	Nicholas Schirf  [14]
  Residence	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11]
  Burial	1948	Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11]
  Death	31 Dec 1951  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11]
  Person ID	I99	Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Schirf,   b. 16 Aug 1856, Sharpsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania d. 13 May 1934, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Theresa Barbara Stoltz,   b. 5 Apr 1857, Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania d. 20 Jan 1934, Carrolltown, Cambria, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Nov 1878	Barr, Cambria, Pennsylvania   [14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 3 months - She : 21 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Aug 1886 - Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1900 - Logan, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Military Draft Registration - Between 1917 and 1918 - Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Residence - 1920 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - 1930 - Antis, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - 1935 - Antis Township, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - 1940 - Antis Township, Blair, Pennsylvania Military Draft Registration - 1942 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Residence - - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania Burial - 1948 - Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Documents » Slide Show		Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968
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  		Obituary - Teresa Schirf (Stoltz)
  		U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

  
  

  Histories

  Newspaper - three deaths

  
  

• Notes

  NewspaperNotice; THREE DIE IN ONE HOME IN 2 MONTHS Death has entered the home of Mr and Mrs Nicholas P. Schirf of 510 Twenty third street on three occassions during the last two months, two sons and one daughter succumbing. The third death in the family occured last evening, a daughter dying at the Mercy hospital. Two children died during December, Milton Nicholas Schirf, aged 2 years and 8 months, died on Dec. 7, of pulomonary embolism. Less than two weeeks later on Dec 19, a brother Leroy F. aged 1 year and 7 months died of measels. The third child died last evening at 8 o'clock at the Mercy hospital Being Clotilda M. Schirf, aged 7 years. She was taken ill at the family home several days ago and was taken to the hospital. She suffered from pneumonia. The child was a daughter of Nicholas P. and Anna (Shank) Schirf and was born in this city. Surviving are the parents and two sisters and one brother. The funeral will be held from the family home tomorrow morning, the remains to be taken to Nicktown, Cambria county, for interment, The body will be taken on the 7:40 O'Clock train. A fourth member of the family circle died during December, Regis C., infant son of Edward Schirf, the latter being a brother of N. P. Schirf, dying after a short illness. The youngster was a cousin of the Nicholas Schirf children.

  
  

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