Carvel G. Kifer1

(July 2, 1907 - November 29, 1933)
Carvel G. Kifer|b. Jul 2, 1907\nd. Nov 29, 1933|p4169.htm|Howard Kifer||p4156.htm|Pearl Baughman||p4157.htm|John H. Kifer|b. May 11, 1831\nd. Jan 7, 1920|p2424.htm|Ann M. Kemmerer|b. Jun 11, 1840\nd. Oct 20, 1929|p2423.htm|||||||
     An alternate spelling of his name is Carval Kifer.2 Carvel G. Kifer was born on Tuesday, July 2, 1907 in Iowa, son of Howard Kifer and Pearl Baughman.1,2

Carvel married Ethel N. Niensteadt.3

Carvel died on Wednesday, November 29, 1933 at age 26.1 He was laid to rest in the Harmony United Reform Church Cemetery in Zwingle, Jackson County, Iowa.1

Children of Carvel G. Kifer and Ethel N. Niensteadt

  • John Carvel Kifer3 (living)
  • Lynn Kifer3 (living)

Citations

  1. [S246] (Kay Nemmers), List of Burials in Harmony Reformed Church Cemetery ( Zwingle, Iowa: Harmony Refromed Church, as of Aug 2002). Hereinafter cited as Harmony Refromed Ch Cem List Zwingle, IA.
  2. [S129] 1910 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1910 Iowa, Dubuque, Washington Twp; Series: T624 Roll: 401 Page: 225.
  3. [S57] Interview with Doug & Gloria Lenhart (Lenhart Farm, Zwingle, Iowa), by Susan J. Noyes, 2003, 2005. Douglas Arthur Lenhart (Zwingle, Dubuque County, Iowa), Kemerer Family Tree Chart.
 


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