Adonarim Judson Schaff

   Cause of his death was in a railroad accident.

   Another name for Adonarim was Adonar.

  General Notes:

Adonarim Schaff was killed in a railroad accident. He worked as a brakeman for the Pennsylvania Railroad and was on the top of a car with his back to the front of the train. The train was approaching a bridge and Adonarim, with his back to the bridge, was not aware of the approaching bridge and was hit on the back of the head and died almost immediately.

He was buried in the Old German Cemetery in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. But them in the early part of the 20th century was moved to Hillview Cemetery on the Mt. Pleasant Road in Hempfield Township because the Old German Cemetery was being replaced by a parking lot for a shopping center.

Family of Susan E. Lauffer, daughter of Henry, son of John, son of Henry, son of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer, born September 16, 1850; married December 18, 1879, to A. J. Schaff, by Rev. B. B. Ferree. Her husband, A. J. Schaff, was killed June 14, 1884

INSTANTLY KILLED. A. J., Shaft is Struck by the Binders of a Railroad Bridge and Killed The Funeral A very sad accident happened to a resident of this place on Saturday, in which A. J. Shaft, a brakeman on the local freight of which Theo. Butterfield, of this place, is connected, is the victim. Mr. Shaft was standing on one of the cars with his face turned toward the rear of the cars and had evidently forgotten of the near approach to his death trap, the Paintersville bridge. He was struck on the back of the head by one of the binders of the bridge and knocked forward on his face on top of the car. He survived for a few minutes, but died before reaching the next station. His head was cut very little, but his neck was broken. His remains were brought to his home in Rohrertown on Saturday afternoon and interred in the German cemetery on Sunday at 3 p.m. He was a member of the St. Clair Lodge, No. 53, A. O. ,U. W., and of the Knights of Pythias.-Greensburg Press, June 16, 1884.

Adonarim married Susan Ellen Lauffer, daughter of Henry Lauffer and Suzanna Cline, on 18 Dec 1879 in Reformed Parsonage By Rev. B. B. Ferrer In Pleasant Unity, PA. (Susan Ellen Lauffer was born on 16 Sep 1850 on Farm Of Henry Lauffer And Susanna Lauffer, Parents In Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland County, PA, died on 23 Feb 1933 and was buried in Hillview Cemetery, Greensburg, Westmoreland Co., PA.)