Samuel B. Confer

Quick Facts

Place of Birth:

McKee, Blair County, Pennsylvania

Date of Birth:

November 9, 1831

Place of Death:

Duncansville, Blair County, Pennsylvania

Date of Death:

July 28, 1918

Place of Burial:

Duncansville, Blair County, Pennsylvania

Cemetery Name:

Carson Valley Cemetery

Samuel B. Confer was a boat captain on the Allegheny Portage Railroad.

He also worked as a conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad and owned a dry good store in Duncansville. He served as a Blair County Commissioner for a term and held several positions at the Methodist Episcopal Church, including Sunday school superintendent and trustee. 

Samuel married Elizabeth Stiffler and had five children: David Clarence, Lloyd G., Blanche, Nellie K., and John W.