Jacob Specht, a highly respected young man, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew R. Snyder, of near Loysburg, on April 8, of typhoid pneumonia. He was aged 16 years, one month and fifteen days. The deceased was a son of Samuel Specht and was born at McHenry, Md. The family moved to West Virginia, where Mr. Specht died. Jacob then came to Morrison's Cove and made his home with Mr. Snyder where he died. He is survived by several step-brothers and sisters, all of whom reside in West Virginia. The funeral services were held Friday morning and were conducted by Elder David T. Detwiler and others. Interment was made in the cemetery at Roaring Spring. The Bedford Gazette April 17, 1903 Bedford, Pennsylvania