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Adolph Abeles (1817-1855) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Petchau, Bohemia (now Czech
Republic), April 3,
1817.
Merchant;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives; elected 1850.
Jewish.
On the inaugural run of the Pacific Railroad, from St. Louis to
Jefferson City, Mo., he was drowned
when the bridge over the Gasconade River collapsed, sending
the train
into the water, near Hermann, Gasconade
County, Mo., November
1, 1855 (age 38 years, 212
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Charles Adams (1845-1895) —
also known as Karl Adam Schwanbeck —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.
Born in Pomerania, Germany,
December
19, 1845.
Son of Karl Heinrich Schwanbeck and Maria J. (Markman) Schwanbeck.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1880-82.
Killed in the disaster at the Gumry Hotel,
when a boiler
explosion caused most of the building to collapse and burn,
killing 22 people, in Denver,
Colo., August
19, 1895 (age 49 years, 243
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Barchfeld (1863-1922) —
also known as Andrew J. Barchfeld —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 18,
1863.
Son of Henry Barchfeld and Mary (Neuenhagen) Barchfeld.
Republican. Physician;
president, South Side Hospital;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 32nd District, 1905-17;
defeated, 1902.
Member, American Medical
Association.
Killed when heavy
snow caused a roof collapse, at the Knickerbocker Theater,
Washington,
D.C., January
28, 1922 (age 58 years, 255
days).
Interment at South
Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Jasper Baxter (1957-2001) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born January
28, 1957.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 186th District, 1986.
African
ancestry.
Was conducting a seminar on the 93rd floor of 2 World Trade Center,
when an airliner hijacked by terrorists was deliberately
crashed
into the building, causing an explosion,
fire, and
collapse of the structure, killing almost 3,000, in Manhattan,
New York
County, N.Y., September
11, 2001 (age 44 years, 226
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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