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James Andrew Steffy
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Name James Andrew Steffy Birth 13 Jun 1848 Sparta, Livingston County, New York
Gender Male Death 29 Mar 1918 Dansville, Livingston County, New York
Burial Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York
Notes - Dansville, March 29 - James Steffy, an employee of the Dansville & Mount Morris branch of the Erle railroad, was instantly killed about 9 o'clock this morning near the D. & M. station. He was riding on a car filled with ashes that was being taken to Groveland for filling in earth carried away by the recent flood. While the train was in motion a pocket became loose and Mr. Steffy fell through to the track. Aside from a few bruises about the face, he was not cut. Mr. Steffy was about 65 years old leaves his wife seven grown up children; six sons and a daughter.
(March 30, 1918, The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester, NY)
Person ID I53990 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 23 Aug 2025
Father Amariah Steffy, b. 1839, Sparta, Livingston County, New York
d. 1907, Dansville, Livingston County, New York
(Age 68 years) Family ID F19759 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Dansville, March 29 - James Steffy, an employee of the Dansville & Mount Morris branch of the Erle railroad, was instantly killed about 9 o'clock this morning near the D. & M. station. He was riding on a car filled with ashes that was being taken to Groveland for filling in earth carried away by the recent flood. While the train was in motion a pocket became loose and Mr. Steffy fell through to the track. Aside from a few bruises about the face, he was not cut. Mr. Steffy was about 65 years old leaves his wife seven grown up children; six sons and a daughter.
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Birth - 13 Jun 1848 - Sparta, Livingston County, New York 

Death - 29 Mar 1918 - Dansville, Livingston County, New York 

Burial - - Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York 
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