William A. Peffer, U.S. Senator

William Alfred Peffer
Birthdate:	September 10, 1831
Birthplace:	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death:	October 06, 1912 (81) Grenola, Elk County, Kansas, United States (amputation of his leg to avoid blood poisoning)
Immediate Family:	Son of John Warren Peffer and Elizabeth Peffer Husband of Sarah Jane Peffer Father of Nellie McMullen McIlhenny Brother of Benjamin Keller Peffer; Leah Peffer; Philip Peffer; John Augustus Peffer; David Souder Peffer and 3 others

Managed by:	Private User
Last Updated:	May 24, 2018

Omaha Daily Bee - Oct 15 1912

Collection:

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963
Text:

... there was not a more widely known man In the United States than William A. Peffer. Monday la Grenola, Kan., this man died, leaving behin...
Publication:

Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Date:

Oct 15 1912
Page:

8

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Norwich Bulletin - Oct 8 1912

Collection:

Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, 1791-1963
Text:

"...at Greenwood cemetery, Chadron, Neb Sunday. William A. Peffer, elected to the XT. S. senate by the first populist legislature of Kans...
Publication:

Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
Date:

Oct 8 1912
Page:

1

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William Alfred Peffer

Collection:

FamilySearch Family Tree
Birth:

Sep 10 1831 - Dickinson, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death:

Died of old age, apoplexy & complications from amputated leg.
Death:

Oct 7 1912 - Grenola, Greenfield Township, Elk, Kansas, United States
Parents:

John Peffer, Elizabeth Peffer (born Souder)
Wife:

Sarah Jane Peffer (born Barber)
Children:

... Peffer, Mary Keller Peffer, Emma Milburn Noble (born Peffer), William Alfred Peffer Jr, Nellie McMullen McIlhenny (born Peffer), John Sh...
Siblings:

...rn Peffer), Benjamin Keller Peffer, Leah Roush (born Peffer), Henry Peffer, David Souder Peffer, Philip Peffer, and names of 2 more sibl...

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William Alfred Peffer

Collection:

MyHeritage Family Trees
Site name:

Reed Family Site (23andMe)
Site manager:

Kristal Reed
Birth:

Sep 10 1831 - Dickinson, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death:

Oct 7 1912 - Grenola, Greenfield Township, Elk, Kansas, United States
Parents:

John Warren Peffer, Elizabeth Peffer (born Souder)
Siblings:

... Abiah Jane Reighter (born Peffer), Benjamin Keller Peffer, John Augustus Peffer, David Souder Peffer, Samuel Peffer, Henry Kerr Peffer, ...
Wife:

Sarah Jane Peffer
Daughter:

Nellie Mcmullen Mcilhenny

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The Troy Northern Budget - Oct 13 1912

Collection:

New York Newspapers, 1806-2007
Text:

... Wounded ln a political factional ln •tho streets of Colon, Cuba. Alfred Peffer, to tho United States Senato by 'the first Populist Legis...
Publication:

Troy, Rensselaer County, NY, USA
Date:

Oct 13 1912
Page:

23

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St. Joseph News-Press - Oct 7 1912

Collection:

Missouri Newspapers, 1845-2009
Text:

... o'clock and will leave at 11.20 o'clock tonight for Topeka. Kan WILLIAM A. PEFFER, First Kan, Amputated at n hospital liero less to comp...
Publication:

St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO, USA
Date:

Oct 7 1912
Page:

1

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William A. Peffer

Collection:

Famous People Throughout History
Description:

United States Army Officer
Birth:

Sep 10 1831 - Cumberland County, United States
Death:

Oct 6 1912 - Grenola, United States

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William Alfred Peffer

Collection:

MyHeritage Family Trees
Site name:

Reed Family Site (23andMe)
Site manager:

Kristal Reed
Birth:

Sep 10 1831 - Dickinson, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Death:

Oct 7 1912 - Grenola, Greenfield Township, Elk, Kansas, United States
Parents:

John Warren Peffer, Elizabeth Peffer (born Souder)
Siblings:

...fer), Philip Peffer, Abiah Jane Reighter (born Peffer), Benjamin Keller Peffer, John Augustus Peffer, David Souder Peffer, Samuel Peffer,...
Wife:

Sarah Jane Peffer
Children:

...ilhenny (born Peffer), <Private> Peffer, <Private> Peffer, <Private> Noble, <Private> Peffer, <Private> Peffer

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William William A. Alfred Peffer

Collection:

WikiTree
Birth:

Sep 10 1831 - Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death:

Oct 6 1912 - Grenola, Kansas, USA

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The Boston Transcript - Oct 12 1912

Collection:

Massachusetts Newspapers, 1704-1974
Text:

... OF A PROPHET From the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dem. The late William A. Peffer ..."
Publication:

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Date:

Oct 12 1912
Page:

19

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The Boston Transcript - Oct 8 1912

Collection:

Massachusetts Newspapers, 1704-1974
Text:

"...by the death of William A. Peffer, formerly a senator from Kansas, at Topeka yesterday. While a member of the most dignified legislat...
Publication:

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Date:

Oct 8 1912
Page:

10

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The Boston Record - Oct 8 1912

Collection:

Massachusetts Newspapers, 1704-1974
Text:

... with After prolonged fretful- 1 ness, Nature is making amends. Alfred Peffer, U. S. senator from Kansas from 1891 to 1897, has died at t...
Publication:

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Date:

Oct 8 1912
Page:

4

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1831	September 10, 1831	Birth of William A. Peffer, U.S. Senator Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
1912	October 6, 1912 Age 81	Death of William A. Peffer, U.S. Senator Grenola, Elk County, Kansas, United States
????		Birth of Nellie McMullen McIlhenny

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