Minnie M. BRUBAKER, d/o Miles and Christine (WEYANDT) DIVELY, was b. 11 Dec 1897 in Claysburg; m1. Freddie I. Weyandt, who d. 1928; m2. R. H. Brubaker, who d. 1952; ch: Charles Weyandt, Fred, Betty Appleyard; sib: Carrie Nearhoof; d. 4 Oct 1981 in Nason Hospital; bur. Upper Claar Cemetery. Ray J. HOLSINGER, 57, of Ore Hill, d. 29 Sep 1981 in State College, Pa.; bur. Centre County Memorial Park. Margaret C. MERKEL, d/o Abram P. and Frances C. (SNYDER) RYAN, was b. 13 Oct 1889 in Altoona; m. Harry P. Merkel 1916, who d. 1952; ch: Paul; sib: Allison; d. 30 Sep 1981 Martinsburg RD 1; bur. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Martinsburg RD 1. Homer I. RITCHEY, s/o Henry D. and Rebecca (CONLON) Ritchey, was b. 18 Aug 1890 in Clover Creek; m. Ada J. Leidy 20 May 1912, who d. 25 Dec 1962; ch: Margaret Metz, Ruth Houston; sib: Mary Smith; d. 6 Oct 1981; bur. Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Ruth Joan LINGENFELTERr, d/o Carl and Clara (BROWN) OAKES, was b. 18 Feb 1927 in Henrietta; m. Ray J. Lingenfelter 9 Jan 1957; ch: Randall L; sibs: Betty Wilt, Bertha Heidler, Audrey Musselman; d. 1 Oct 1981 in Nason Hosp.; bur. Greenlawn Cemetery, Roaring Spring. Jean E. GUTSHALL, d/o Howard and Ethel (ROBINSON) DELOZIER, was b. 28 Jan 1920 in Brooks Mills; m. Arthur I. Gutshall 4 Oct 1951 in Altoona; ch: Janet Elway; s-ch: Joan Polischeck, Nancy Filler; d. 3 Oct 1981 in Whispering Pines; bur. Alto-Reste Burial Park. Charles E. HEUSTON, 71, of Roaring Spring, d. 5 Oct 1981 in Altoona Hosp.; bur. Grandview Cemetery, Altoona. Orpha R. KEPHART, 87, of Duncansville, d. 3 Oct 1981 in Nason Hosp.; bur. Carson Valley Cemetery. Helen M. PRICE, d/o Calvin and Mary (LAW) SMITH, was b. 27 Feb 1909 in Martinsburg; m. Charles K. Price 29 Jan 1929 in Martinsburg; ch: Wade R., Janet R. Eshenaur, Charlotte M.; sibs: Mrs. Elda Worthing, Mrs. Kathryn Carper, Mrs. Olive Replogle, Mrs. Margaret Smith, Chester, Gilbert; d. 6 Oct 1981 in Martinsburg; bur. Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg. (Source: Morrisons Cove Herald, Oct. 8, 1981, pp. 74-75; my abstracts of death records and obituaries.) ***If you would like a scanned copy of any of the original obituaries, contact me directly at deddle at ix.netcom.com.) Carol C. Eddleman

Marriages from the Democratic Standard newspaper, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., PA FRAZIER-WILLIAMS - At Waynesburg, Green co., Pa., by the Rev. M.M. Sweeney, Edward G. Frazier, of Waynesburg, to Miss S. Ruth Williams, daughter of Maj. Wm. Williams, of Hollidaysburg, Pa. Wed. 8 Jan. 1879 issue. BALDRIGE - CHRISTY - In the PIne street Presbyterian church, Harrisburg, Dec. 26th, 1878, by Rev. D.H. Barron, H.M. Baldrige, Esq., of Hollidaysburg, to Miss Hannah E. Christy of Harrisburg. Wed. 8 Jan. 1879 issue. MCKEE - MOORE - Dec. 26th, 1878 at the Lutheran parsonage, Hollidaysburg, by Rev. D.L. Ryder, James L. McKee to Miss Eliza J. Moore, both of Duncansville, Pa. Wed. 8 Jan. 1879 issue. WHITE - BRYANT - Dec. 26th, 1878 at the Hollidaysburg Lutheran parsonage, by Rev. D.L. Ryder, Judson M. White, of Altoona, to Miss Manie Bryant, of Hollidaysburg. Wed. 8 Jan. 1879 issue. ZOOK - WALTER - Dec. 24, 1878,at the residence of the bride's parents, near Lewistown, Bedford co., Pa., by Rev. H.F. Long, Samuel B. Zook to Miss Ann Maria Walter. Wed. 8 Jan. 1879 issue. DODSON - WALTER - Dec. 24th, 1878,at the residence of the bride's parents, near Lewistown, Bedford co., Pa., by Rev. H.F. Long, Mr. Burdine Dodson, to Miss Catharine Walter. Wed. 8 Jan. 1879 issue. RITCHEY - BOWSER - Dec. 24th, 1878 near Blue Knob, Blair co., Pa., by Rev. H.F. Long, Mr. Wm. A. Ritchey to Miss Lizzie R. Bowser. Wed. 8 Jan. 1879 issue. LINGAFELT - STIFFLER - On Wednesday eve, January 8th, 1879, at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev. D.L. Ryder, Harry L. Lingafelt, son of John Lingafelt, P.M., to Miss Martha M. Stiffler, daughter of James M. Stiffler, sheriff of Blair county, all of Hollidaysburg. No cards. Wed. 15 Jan. 1879 issue. KELLEY - ISENBERG - At the bride's residence, Canoe Valley, Huntingdon county, Jan. 16th, by Rev. J.M. Rice, James L. Kelley and Elsie M. Isenberg, both of same place. Wed. 22 Jan. 1879 issue. STULL - STEEL - Dec. 28th, by Rev. J.M. Mason, Henry H. Stull and Miss Jane Ann Steel, all of Clearfield county. Wed.22 Jan. 1879 issue. STEWART - JONES - Jan. 1st, by Rev. J.M. Mason, Alexander Stewart and Miss Margaret Jones, all of Houtzdale, Pa. Wed. 22 Jan. 1879 issue. ARTHUR - WICKER - Jan. 12th, by Rev. A.C. Whitmer, George A. Arthur, of Altoona, to Miss Elizabeth Wicker, of Allegheny tp. Wed. 22 Jan. 1879 issue. NELSON - SMITH - Jan. 15, by Rev. George Guyer, A. Nelson, of Logan tp., to Emma A. Smith, of Logan tp. Wed. 22 Jan. 1879 issue. HOSTLER - COLLIER - Jan. 16, by Rev. George Guyer, Porter W. Hostler, of Sinking Valley, and Annie M. Collier, of Antis tp. Wed. 22 Jan. 1879 issue. CRAMER - SHEARER - January 18th, at the Hollidaysburg Lutheran parsonage, by Rev. D. L. Ryder, Mr. R.L. Cramer, of Patterson, Juniata co., Pa. to Miss Allice A. Shearer of Hollidaysburg. Wed. 22 Jan. 1879 issue. M.S.

If there is anyone on the list with a Carson Valley Cemetery Book, could you look up the surname of Isett for me. I recently learned there is supposedly two Simon Isett burials there. I have visited the grave of one Simon Isett, who married Caroline Beamer. However, I have never heard of the other Simon Isett before. He supposedly died in 1822. I would be interested now to know if there are any other Isett names there as well. I really am curious about the older Simon Isett. Thanks, Deb (Fisher) Riley

If you would like a scanned copy of the following obituaries please contact me directly. In your request please include the volume, year, and page number. Thanks Frank Archie Claar Obituary Collection, 1942, Volume 31, page 132 Vuille, Juniata Eby, d/o Samuel and Catherine (Morrison) Eby; b: 14 Mar 1866, Aughwick, Shirley Twp; m: 5 Jun 1901, Charles A. Vuille (dec'd); ch: Alice (Maurice L.) Banker, Ruth (Samuel H.) Stewart, Samuel E. Vuille, and James H. Vuille; sib: Samuel Eby; d: 18 Feb 1942, St Petersburg, FL. Urbas, Helen, d/o John and Mary Petrick; b: 15 May 1879, Yugoslavia; m: Joseph Urbas; ch: John Urbas, Joseph Urbas, and Mrs. Frank Petrovich; d: Nov 1942, Spangler; bur: Spangler Holy Cross Catholic Church Cemetery. Uphouse, William, s/o Henry and M. Elizabeth Uphouse; b: 3 Jun 1849, Somerset; ch: Harry Uphouse; d: Jul 1942, Johnstown. Updegraff, George A.; b: abt 1869 (calc); m: Ella Williams; ch: Mrs. Lynn R. Daugherty, Mrs. Robert W. Nissley, Kenneth P. Updegraff, Albert A. Updegraff, and Paul W. Updegraff; sib: Charles Updegraff; d: Oct 1942, Ambridge; bur: Grandview Cemetery. Urbassik, Louis, s/o John and Susanna (Heinshild) Urbassik; b: abt 1913 (calc); sib: William Urbassik, Michael Urbassik, John Urbassik, Mrs. Helen Shaffer, and Mrs. Anna Lelest; d: Oct 1942; bur: St Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery. Ulerich, Bernadine, d/o J.M. and Lena (Glitch) Wertz; b: 7 Dec 1886, Johnstown; m: Albert Ulerich; ch: Mrs. Ruth bowers, William Ulerich, Mr.s Jean Ott, Mrs. Marjorie Brown, Mrs. Betty Kaubanda, Paul Ulerich, Esther Ulerich, and Walter Ulerich; sib: Frank Wertz, Clyde Wertz, Mrs. Merle Gerhart, Mrs. Paul Hotham, Floyd Wertz, Florence Wertz, and Mildred Wertz; d: Oct 1942, Johnstown; bur: Grandview Cemetery. Urban, Bernard W., s/o Henry and Verda (Newcomer) Urban; b: abt 1921 (calc); sib: Marshall Urban, Henry Urban, Harold Urban, and William Urban; d: Jun 1942; bur: Somerset County Memorial Park.

If you would like a scanned copy of the following obituaries please contact me directly. In your request please include the volume, year, and page number. Thanks Frank Archie Claar Obituary Collection, 1942, Volume 31, page 131 Ulmer, Paul; b: abt 1881 (calc), Hungary; d: Dec 1942, Ebensburg; bur: Grandview Cemetery. Uphouse, William; b: abt 1881 (calc); sib: Mrs. Fred Trimpey and Mrs. Nettie C. Baker; ½ sib: Belle Putman; d: Dec 1942, Somerset; bur: Pleasant Hill Cemetery. VonAlt, Frances Rebecca, d/o Henry and Charlotte (Border) Wolford; b: 27 Jun 1867, Ashtola; m: Frederick VonAlt (dec’d); ch: Herbert VonAlt (dec’d), Clarence VonAlt, and Mrs. Blanche Dunmeyer; sib: Newton S. Wolford and Rush Wolford; d: Jan 1942, Johnstown; bur: Grandview Cemetery. Varner, Chalmer Willard, s/o E.L. and Ada (Noon) Varner; b: 13 Feb 1902, Johnstown; m: Emma Hildebrand; ch: Richard Varner; sib: Ira Varner, Homer Varner, Chester Varner, Donald Varner, Edward Varner, Mrs. William S. Betts, and Mrs. T.R. Mahr; d: Jan 1942, Chicago, IL; bur: Benshoff Cemetery. Vuille, Juniata Eby, d/o Samuel and Catherine (Morrison) Eby; b: 14 Mar 1866, Aughwick, Shirley Twp; m: 5 Jun 1901, Charles A. Vuille (dec’d); ch: Alice (Maurice L.) Banker, Ruth (Samuel H.) Stewart, Samuel E. Vuille, and James H. Vuille; sib: Samuel Eby; d: 18 Feb 1942, St Petersburg, FL. Vasil, Elizabeth, b: abt 1872 (calc); m: John Vasil (dec’d); ch: John Vasil, George Vasil, Anna Vasil, Joseph Vasil, Mrs. Elizabeth Haynik, and Mrs. Mary Lichko; d: Jan 1942, Johnstown; bur: St. Mary’s Greek Catholic Church Cemetery. Vipond, William Joseph, s/o Richard and Sarah (Dunlop) Vipond; b: 24 Jul 1865, Sandy Ridge; m: Mary Kathryn Kephart (dec’d); ch: Mrs. Robert F. Bailey; d: Feb 1942, bur: Hill Crest Cemetery, Clearfield. Vickers, Ellen, d/o George and Mary (Knupp) Sell; b: 30 Mar 1848, Upper Yoder Twp.; m: Thomas Vickers (dec’d); ch: Blaine Vickers and Mrs. Margaret McLean; sib: Mrs. Kizzie Miller, John Sell, Grant Sell, and Mrs. Rosanna Miller (dec’d); d: Jan 1942, Philadelphia. Uhron, Julius G.; b: abt 1922 (calc); d: Nov 1942 Seymour, IN; bur: St Bernard’s Catholic Church Cemetery, Indiana.

If you would like a scanned copy of the following obituaries please contact me directly. In your request please include the volume, year, and page number. Thanks Frank Archie Claar Obituary Collection, 1942, Volume 31, page 130 Tipton, Minerva Jane; b: 28 Feb 1871, Hopewell; m: Allen S Tipton (dec'd); ch: Elvin G. Tipton and Floyd E. Tipton; sib: Mrs. Lilly M. Gorman, Mrs. Mary Albright, and Samual Lynn; d: 11 Dec 1942, Roaring Spring; bur: Fairview Cemetery. Treml, Mary Alice, d/o Henry and Anna Leighty;b: abt 1877 (calc); m: Joseph Treml; ch: Mrs. Bernard Sanders, Charles Treml, Mrs. William Gelbke, Mrs. Joseph Starchville, Raymond Treml, and Mrs. Charles Gallagher; sib: Charles Leighty, Wilbur Leighty, Mrs. Louis Shaw, and Mrs. Andrew Gill; d: Dec 1942, Lilly; bur: St Brigid's Catholic Church Cemetery. Vought, Samuel; m: Mathilda Suder (dec'd); ch: Mrs. Joseph Perucca, Ira Vought, and Bruce Vought; sib: Mrs. Carrie Fogle; d: Mar 1942, Derry. Troy, Edward A., s/o Robert and Nancy Troy; b: abt 1880 (calc), Gallitzin; ch: Mrs. Roy Yingling, John Troy, and Mrs. Evelyn Heats; sib: Martin Troy, Mrs. Mary O'Brien, Mrs. DeTemple, and John Troy; d: Dec 1942, Johnstown; bur: St. Patrick's Cemetery, Gallitzin. Vancavish, Charles, s/o John and Agnes Vancavish; b: abt 1941 (calc); sib: Theresa Marie Vancavish, Joan Vancavish, and John Vancavish; d: Feb 1942, Bakerton; bur: Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery, Bakerton. Vann, Fannie, d/o Simeon and Fannie Parks; b: abt 1884 (calc); m: Harry Vann; sib: Mrs. Charles Thoburn and Mrs. David Ritson; d: Mar 1942, Sharon. Vargo, Elizabeth (Toth); b: 24 Feb 1858, Hungary; m: Andrew Vargo; ch: Mrs. Susan Toth, Mrs. Bessie Seres, Mrs. Julia Frankstein, and Andrew Vargo; d: Mar 1942, Listie; bur: Reformed Church Cemetery. Vaselaney, Michael; b: abt 1897 (calc), Portage Twp.; m: Anna Savukas; sib: Andrew Vaselaney, Nicholas Vaselaney, John Vaselaney, Joseph Vaselaney, Mrs. Gregory Harabowicz, and Mrs. Alex Arashim; d: Mar 1942, Portage; bur: Ukrainian National Cemetery, Portage Twp. Valadez, Michael, b: abt 1901 (calc), Mexico; m: Lucy Pamirez; ch: Mary Louise Valadez, Stanley Valadez, Victor Valadez, Michael Valadez, George Valadez, Raymond Valadez, Fernando Valadez, and Gloria Valadez; sib: Mrs. Joseph Saldana; d: Mar 1942, Johnstown; bur: St. Columba's Cemetery.

If you would like a scanned copy of the following obituaries please contact me directly. In your request please include the volume, year, and page number. Thanks Frank Archie Claar Obituary Collection, 1942, Volume 31, page 129 Thompson, Emory Ellsworth, s/o Isaac and Sarah (Weaver) Thompson; b: 17 Sep 1867, Warriors Mark; sib: Forrest Thompson; d: 9 Dec 1942, Warriors Mark; bur: Burket Cemetery, Warriors Mark. Tanzy, Anna, d/o Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Litvin; b: 10 Jul 1916, Bakerton; m: Thomas Tanzy; ch: Thomas Tanzy, Pauline Tanzy, Mary Louise Tanzy, and Ann Shirley Tanzy; sib: Jocab Litvin, Anthony Litvin, Thomas Litvin, George Litvin, John Litvin, Joseph Litvin, Mrs. Paul Lewarchick, Mrs. Nellie Onufer, and Mrs. Mary Farnatel; d: Dec 1942, Colver; bur: Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery. Tipton, Minerva Jane; b: 28 Feb 1871, Hopewell; m: Allen S Tipton (dec’d); ch: Elvin G. Tipton and Floyd E. Tipton; sib: Mrs. Lilly M. Gorman, Mrs. Mary Albright, and Samual Lynn; d: 11 Dec 1942, Roaring Spring. Thompson, Elmer Augustus, s/o William and Rebecca Jane Thompson; b: 9 Jan 1879, Juniata Twp.; ch: Mrs. Gladys Mills, Frank Thompson, Mrs. Effie Cresswell, Mrs. Katherine Bailey, Samuel Roy Thompson, and Richard Thompson; sib: Mrs. Nancy Grove and Edward Thompson; ½ sib: Alma Thompson and Blanche Thompson; d: 14 Dec 1942, Juniata; bur: Riverview Cemetery. Treml, Mary Alice; m: Joseph Treml; ch: Mrs. Bernard Sanders, Charles Treml, Mrs. William Gelbke, Mrs. Joseph Starchville, Raymond Treml, and Mrs. Charles Gallagher; sib: Charles Leighty, Wilbur Leighty, Mrs. Louis Shaw, and Mrs. Andrew Gill; d: Dec 1942, Lilly. Testa, Pearl Korsin; m: Andrew Testa; ch: Mrs. Joseph Liska, Arthur Testa, and Florence Testa; d: Dec 1942, Johnstown; bur: Headrick Cemetery. Toomey, Cornelius; m: Mary Toomey; ch: John Toomey, Mrs. Bridget Conroy, Michael Toomey, Mrs. Margaret Coleman, and Mrs. Catherine O’Connor; d: 1 Nov 1942, County Cork, Ireland. Trout, Alton Dwaine, s/o Norris and Elsie (Bowers) Trout; b: 18 Aug 1922; m: Iva Jean Brown; ch: Donald Trout; sib: Mrs. Frank Britton, Mrs. Thomas States, Kenneth Trout, Raymond Trout, Edward Trout, Eugene Trout, and Richard Trout; d: Dec 1942, Spangler.

Sorry for the 2 month delay in getting these posted. Also, during the past two months if you have requested a copy and not heard from me, please be patient, I'm still trying to catch up. If you would like a scanned copy of the following obituaries please contact me directly. In your request please include the volume, year, and page number. Thanks Frank Archie Claar Obituary Collection, 1942, Volume 31, page 128 Ulsh, Sidney John, s/o Harry M and Louisa (Smith) Ulsh; b: abt 1875 (calc), Newark, MD; m: Ellen Miller; ch: Margaret Ulsh, Mrs. Dorothea (Joseph) McConahy, and Mrs. Annetta (LeRoy) Kreisher; sib: Harden Ulsh; d: Apr 1942; bur: St Marks Cemetery Uncapher, Harry, s/o Winfield and Rachel (Waugaman) Uncapher; b: 27 Dec 1874; m: Mattie Reed (dec'd); ch: Raymond Uncapher, Mrs. Beulah Rosenberger, George Uncapher, Neal Uncapher, and Emma Jean Uncapher; d: May 1942, Indiana; bur: Oakland Cemetery, Indiana. Uveges, Joseph, s/o Joseph and Verna Uveges; b: 31 Mar 1922, Portage; sib: Michael Uveges, Albert Uveges, Clarence Uveges, Donald Uveges, James Uveges, Verna Uveges, Frank Uveges, Mrs. Joseph Molnar, Mrs. Thomas Walsh, Mrs. Stephen Kopnicky, Sidney V Ulsh (dec'd), and Susan E Ulsh (dec'd); d: Jun 1942, Pittsburgh; bur: St John's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, Portage. Toth, Joseph; b: abt 1878 (calc), Hungary; d: Dec 1942, Ebensburg, bur: Cambria County Home Cemetery. Ucic, Joseph; b: abt 1890 (calc); m: Louise Ho?ic; ch: Joseph Ucic, Lewis Ucic, Rudolph Ucic, William Ucic, Mrs. Louise (George) Kasulones, Mrs. Dorothy (George) Loht, Helen Ucic, and Rita Ucic; sib: John Ucic; d: Feb 1942, Edwardtown; bur: Sacred Heart Cemetery. Thompson, Joseph; b: abt 1879 (calc); d: Dec 1942; bur: St. Rochus Catholic Church Cemetery. Taylor, Frank S., b: abt 1876 (calc); sib: Harry W. Taylor; d: Nov 1942, Greensburg.

1870 census Blair co Taylor twp PA #198/198 Anthony Herening 45 Ireland Catherine 30 PA Polly 13 Mary 10 Ellen 8 John 6 Anthony 4 Catherine 2 1880 census Blair co Taylor twp PA #214/232 Anthony Herron 50 farmer PA Catherine 40 PA John 16 Anthony 14 Annie 12 Daniel 10 Clara 7 Susan 4 Estella 3/12 Mary married Fred Emeigh Ellen married John Ray Anthony married Martha Zeth Annie married Martin Zeth Clara married Scott Burns Susan and Stella single I have birth and death dates for all the children ***I need death dates for Anthony and Catherine they were Catholic, maybe St. Patrick in Newry Elaine

SCHRADER, Frederick J. Of 1807 Fifth Street died at the Altoona hospital at 12.30 o'clock noon yesterday of a complication of diseases after an extended illness. He was born at Hollidaysburg on Jan. 5, 1877, a son of Frederick J. and Mary Schrader, and was employed in the Fourth Street shops of the Altoona works. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Helen (Socie) Schrader, three sons and one daughter, Frank H. Schrader of Hollidaysburg. Joseph G. and Mrs. Anna Houseman of the city, and Frederick R. at home; five grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters, Charles Schrader of Hollidaysburg, Mrs. Thrace Kunkle of Phillipsburg, Mrs. Barbara Hartman, Frank J. and John J. Schrader of the city. Mr. Schrader was a member of St. Theresa Catholic church where funeral services will be held Thursday morning with requiem mass at 9 o'clock. Interment will be made in Calvary cemetery. Mrs. Rebecca (ALLEN) BLACK Widow of John H. Black and a lifelong resident of Pleasantville and Schellsburg, Bedford county, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. C. Mowry, at New Buena Vista on Saturday morning at 4 o'clock, death following a brief illness attributed to pneumonia. She was born in West St. Clair township on Feb. 24, 1845, a daughter of Elial and Barbara (Walker) Allen, and was united in marriage with Mr. Black in February, 1878. He died some years ago. Surviving are these children: Adam Black of Chicago, Mrs. Mowry, at whose home she died, and Mrs. Arthur Colvin of Schellsburg; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Ruthanna Cox of Johnstown. She was a member of the Lutheran church at Schellsburg and was devoted to the church and her home and in recent years had read the New Testament through the eighth time. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at 2.30 o'clock and interment was made in the Schellsburg cemetery. (March 10, 1934) John Stewart HYLE Brother of D. S. Hyle of Williamsburg, R. D. No. 1, died suddenly at his home in Mars, Pa., Saturday evening Aug. 18, death being attributed to a heart attack. He was born at the Hyle farm in Canoe valley on Sept. 13, 1845. Mr. Hyle was a son of George and Emma Stewart Hyle, both deceased. He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Hattie Brown of Stately, Pa., who preceded him to the grave twenty years ago. He then married Miss Minnie Nickols of Mars, who survives, with his brother, D. S. Hyle, and two nephews and one niece, A. F. Hyle and Mrs. W. M. Royer of Hollidaysburg, R. D. No. 2, and Fluke Slagle of Rochester, Pa. He was a member of the Presbyterian church at Mars. Private funeral services were held at the home on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 21, at 2.30 o'clock. Interment was made in the cemetery at Mars. Local relatives attended the services as also did Samuel Hyle of Duncansville. (Aug. 18, 1934) Mrs. Fannie A. WHITE Widow of S. David White, died this morning at 9.30 o'clock at her home at 507 1/2 Mulberry street, Hollidaysburg, death following an illness of several weeks. She was born at Beaver Dams, Blair county, on Jan. 28, 1869, the daughter of Daniel and Ellen (Taylor) Noel, and was united in marriage with Mr. White on March 23, 1898, who died on Nov. 3, 1917. She was a member of the First Baptist church, the Judson Bible class and the Rebekah lodge in Hollidaysburg. Surviving are two sons, Dr. Maxwell S. White of Philadelphia and Howard C. White, at home. Two sisters and two brothers also survive: Mrs. Henry Maddock and Mrs. Ella Blackstone, both of Altoona, John Noel of Tyrone and David Noel of Gallitzin. Funeral services will be conducted at the home Friday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock in charge of the pastor, Rev. J. S. Bromley, D. D. Interment will be made in the Presbyterian cemetery in Hollidaysburg. (Dec. 5, 1933) Carol C. Eddleman PA-Roots Director of Data Acquisition, PA-Roots http://www.pa-roots.com/

Judy, Judy, Judy You are amazing, just like always, Thanks Jack > From: jbanja@comcast.net > To: seanroconnor@hotmail.com; pablair@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PABLAIR] City slicker needs help > Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:26:18 -0400 > > If you look at the online BCGS site place names page, you'll see Root is the > vicinity of a school in Antis township. If you look up Roots in the USGS > GNIS geonames database, you find that it's a populated place in Blair > county, and is on the Bellwood map. > > Shy Beaver Access area and Shy Beaver creek show un on the Entriken map when > you search for Shy in the USGS GNIS database. > > Here's the url for the BCGS place names page - > http://www.bcgslibrary.org/places.html > > Here's the url for the USGS GNIS search page - > http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=115:1:1966848367299582 > > Judy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jack O'Connor" <seanroconnor@hotmail.com> > To: "Pablair" <pablair@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 1:47 PM > Subject: [PABLAIR] City slicker needs help > > > > > I admit that I'm basically a city slicker and now more than ever, I need > some local help. > > I have two places that I need help locating. I've tried googling them but > you can guess how good the results were. > > Roots Crossing - I think it's "near Tyrone but I can't locate it. > > Shy Beaver - I think its in Tyrone but once source has it in Huntingdon. > > Thanks, > > Jack > > > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or visit the PABLAIR mailing list archives, go to > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/PA/blair.html > To sign up for the Daily Uploads mailing list of PA USGenWeb Archives, go to > http://www.usgwarchives.net/mailman/listinfo/padailyuploads > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PABLAIR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3152 - Release Date: 09/22/10 > 02:34:00 >

If you look at the online BCGS site place names page, you'll see Root is the vicinity of a school in Antis township. If you look up Roots in the USGS GNIS geonames database, you find that it's a populated place in Blair county, and is on the Bellwood map. Shy Beaver Access area and Shy Beaver creek show un on the Entriken map when you search for Shy in the USGS GNIS database. Here's the url for the BCGS place names page - http://www.bcgslibrary.org/places.html Here's the url for the USGS GNIS search page - http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=115:1:1966848367299582 Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack O'Connor" <seanroconnor@hotmail.com> To: "Pablair" <pablair@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 1:47 PM Subject: [PABLAIR] City slicker needs help I admit that I'm basically a city slicker and now more than ever, I need some local help. I have two places that I need help locating. I've tried googling them but you can guess how good the results were. Roots Crossing - I think it's "near Tyrone but I can't locate it. Shy Beaver - I think its in Tyrone but once source has it in Huntingdon. Thanks, Jack To subscribe, unsubscribe or visit the PABLAIR mailing list archives, go to http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/usa/PA/blair.html To sign up for the Daily Uploads mailing list of PA USGenWeb Archives, go to http://www.usgwarchives.net/mailman/listinfo/padailyuploads ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PABLAIR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3152 - Release Date: 09/22/10 02:34:00

I admit that I'm basically a city slicker and now more than ever, I need some local help. I have two places that I need help locating. I've tried googling them but you can guess how good the results were. Roots Crossing - I think it's "near Tyrone but I can't locate it. Shy Beaver - I think its in Tyrone but once source has it in Huntingdon. Thanks, Jack

Deaths from the Democratic Standard, Hollidaysburg, Blair Co., PA. CALHOON - In Duncansville, Dec. 31st., 1878, Mrs. Henrietta Calhoon, aged 22 years, 3 months and 28 days. Wed. 8 Jan. 1879 issue, KEATLEY - At Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Christmas eve, of diptheria. Maggie L. Keatley, youngest child of John H. and Margaret J. Keatley. Her age was seven years, eleven months and twenty-four days. Parents formerly resided in Hollidaysburg. Wed. 8 Jan. 1879 issue. IRONS - The aged mother of George J. Irons died suddenly on Christmas day. She was eighty-two years of age. Wed. 8 Jan 1879 issue. MULLIN - J.S. Mullin, of Altoona, died in that city after a lingering illness on Wednesday last. He was an uncle to our young friend Geo. K. Mullin, of Philadelphia. Wed, 8 Jan 1879 issue. CHARLES - John Charles, one of the oldest and best known of our citizens died on Tuesday, December 24th, aged 79 years. His last illness was a lingering one and his death was not unexpected. We had hoped for a fuller obituary notice from one of his friends of the deceased, and in the absence of such make this brief notice of his departure. Wed. 8 Jan 1879 issue. CORBIN - The wife of David Corbin, of this place, died on Sunday after a lingering illness. She leaves a family of little children. Wed. 15 Jan 1879 issue. BRADY - Major John Brady, the well known proprietor of the Brady House, Harrisburg, died on Monday night of last week. Wed. 15 Jan 1879 issue. SMOUSE - Abner G. Smouse, of Bedford, was drowned in Cove Creek on a recent Sunday. When last seen he was under the influence of liquor. Wed. 15 Jan 1879 issue. WEST - Miss Jennie West, whose parents reside at Birmingham, Huntingdon county, but who has been residing in Latrobe, was burned to death on the 6th inst., her clothing having accidentally caught fire. Wed. 15 Jan 1879 issue. STONEROOK - Altoona Tribune- Mr. John Stonerook, a prominent citizen of Morrison's Cove, died suddenly about 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon. He was reading a newspaper, when he remarked to his daughter that he felt unwell and that he would like to see a neighbor named Burkett. She went after Mr. Burkett, and when she returned her father was dead. Mr. Stonerook was esteemed in that community very highly, and had gained celebrity as a successful cancer doctor. He was prescribing for our esteemed fellow-citizen, Mr. Thomas McCauley, with every promise of success in that troublesome and stubborn disease. Mr. Stonerook was about 65 years of age. Wed. 15 Jan 1879 issue. MCCARTNEY - In Altoona, Jan. 7th, Mrs. Sarah McCartney, aged 74 years. Wed. 22 Jan 1879 issue. EMPFIELD - Near Altoona, Jan. 7, John Empfield, aged 96 years. Wed. 22 Jan 1879 issue. PARSONS - A little girl named Parsons, residing at Cassville, Huntingdon county, fell into a hole which had been cut in the ice and was drowned. Wed. 22 Jan 1879 issue. MYRICK -On Wednesday evening last at a point near Huntingdon, the mail train west struck a man named Jacob E. Myrick, a resident of Warriors' Mark, and instantly killed him. He leaves a wife and two children. Wed. 22 Jan 1879 issue. SHUGERT - A few evenings ago a little three year old girl named Shugert, whose parents reside in Brady township, Clearfield county, was playing with a lighted candle, when her clothing caught fire, and she was so badly burned that she died in a few hours. Wed. 22 Jan 1879 issue. PRESSLER - On Thursday afternoon, at Bell's Mills, a brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad named John Pressler, a resident of Mill Creek, Huntingdon county, fell under a train of cars. His left arm was torn off at the shoulder and he received other serious injuries, resulting in his death that same evening. He leaves a wife and several children. Wed. 22 Jan 1879 issue. SHAFFER and HEBERLING, two old citizens of Brady township, Clearfield county, who had resided within a couple of hundred yards of each other for many years, died recently on the same day. Wed. 22 Jan 1879 issue. M.S.

Hi...I see in my latest BCGS Newsletter that Dennis CLARK's obituary/death is listed in the Altoona Tribune Death Notice Index for 1877. I live in California and don't have access to the library. If one of you have that index, can you let me know if it is an obit or just a death notice? Thanks a million!! Pat Alves pat4cal@cox.net

To the Cambria, Blair, and Bedford lists - hello! The Blair County Genealogical Society has published records of St. Patricks Church, Newry, going back to 1828. In the front pages, they note that St. Patricks was "Attended from Loretto" from 1816 through 1831 prior to the appointment of Rev. John O'Reilly (who actually seems to have started in 1828, when the record collection also begins). Does anyone happen to know whether 1816-1828 records for St. Patricks exist in Loretto or anywhere else, or where I might start inquiring? I am seeking some marriage and baptismal information for members of that church during those years. Thank you very much, Greg

I am seeking "ANY" information on the following family: John Jacob Kephart (1780-1847) and wife Nancy (1789-1847) and their family. Children: John Kephart (1807-?) married Elizabeth Baird or Beard Elizabeth Kephart (1808-?) George Kephart (1810-1849) married Rebecca Farber Margaret Kephart (1812-?) Jacob Kephart (1813-?) married Rebecca Baird Samuel Kephart (1815-?) married Susannah ? Francis Jane (Fanny) Kephart (1817-?) Jonathan Kephart 1818-1898) married Julia ? Nancy Kephart (1820-?) Christian Kephart (1821-1882) married Catherine Gibson Mary Ann Kephart (1823-?) married William Woods - Johnstown, PA Isaac Kephart (1825-?) married Jane Selders Thank You for any help, it will be greatly appreciated, Janet

Hi all, I am in need of help. I've been trying to find information on John H. Wilson who was married to June J. Haney (my great aunt via her brother George Clifford Haney, my late grandfather). All I got was they married in March 9, 1941 in Williamsburg, Blair County, PA. They had four sons: John C., Bruce H., Roger W., and Jamie C. Wilson. At time of his wife death in February 26, 1968 at Altoona Hospital, they were living in Williamsburg and two of his sons John and Roger lived in Michigan and Bruce and Jamie lived in Williamsburg. I can't find any information after her death. I don't know how old John H. Wilson is or was or who his parents were, if he remarried or even where my mother Carolyn June (Haney) Varner cousins are? Thank You for "ANY" help, Christy Varner Huntingdon County, PA

Mrs. Emma Boyer FREET, who resided at the Home for the Aged at Martinsburg for many years died at the Altoona hospital Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock. Death resulted from a broken hip sustained four weeks ago at the home of Mrs. Foster Duck of Altoona, with whom she had resided since last August. Mrs. Freet was born at Roaring Spring on April 22, 1851, but had made her home in Altoona following her marriage to Jacob O. Freet in 1873. On June 13, 1923, Mr. and Mrs. Freet took up their residence at the Morrison Cove Home for the Aged. Mrs. Freet remained at the Home, following the death of Mr. Freet on Mar. 9, 1933, until August of last year when she went to the home of Mrs. Foster Duck. She was a devout member of the Lutheran church and while in Altoona taught a class in the Second Lutheran Sunday school for forty years. The only surviving relatives are a brother residing at Canonsburg and a number of nieces and nephews. ............................................................... Mrs. Emma Maria KENSINGERr, lifelong resident of Morrisons Cove, died Tuesday morning at 10:35 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Howard Cowan, near Martinsburg. Death was attributed to a stroke which she suffered on Monday, June 17. She was born at Hickory Bottom on April 7, 1856, the daughter of Samuel and Nancy Ann Kensinger. She resided in Martinsburg for a number of years, but later lived at Henrietta, and for the past six years has resided at the Cowan home. She is survived by three daughters and one son, Jennie, wife of Charles E. Campbell of New Brighton; Mary, wife of W. Howard Cowan of Martinsburg; Lila, wife of Frank C. Harrold of Bronx, N.Y., and Haden Kensinger of Altoona. She is also survived by several grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was the last of a family of nine brothers and sisters. She was a member of the Church of the Brethren at Diehl's Cross Roads. Funeral services were held in that church this Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and interment was made in the cemetery at the church. ....................................................................... Mrs. Henry MAY. Mrs. Charles Hoover and daughter of Martinsburg and Mr. and Mrs. John Raugh of near Roaring Spring attended the funeral of Mrs. Henry May, grandmother of Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. Raugh, which was held Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. May was 85 years of age and is survived by seven children and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. ............................................................................ ... Mrs. Sarah SNYDER a resident at the Morrison Cove Home for the Aged for a number of years, died at the Nason hospital at Roaring Spring on Saturday morning at 6:35 o'clock. Some time ago Mrs. Snyder had suffered a fall, sustaining a fractured hip. Complications developed which resulted in her death. Prior to coming to the Home she had been a resident of Altoona, and since coming to Martinsburg has been a member of the Memorial Church of the Brethren. Funeral services were conducted on Monday morning at the Home in charge of the superintendent, Rev. G. S. Batzel and the pastor, Rev. A. R. Coffman. Interment was made in Altoona. ............................................................................ . Mrs. Catherine REFFNER, wife of Michael W. Reffner, residing one and one half miles south of Roaring Spring, died on Sunday morning at 10:50 o'clock. Mrs. Reffner had been in failing health for several years and death resulted from a heart attack. She was born in Taylor township on May 6, 1871, the daughter of Michael and Margaret Dick, both deceased. She was married to Mr. Reffner on August 2, 1891, at Bakers Summit. The couple have resided at the present home practically all of their married life. Surviving are the husband and a number of children, those in the cove section as follows: Elsie, wife of Paul Wisler and Dorothy, wife of Logan McNally, both of near Martinsburg; Clara, wife of Henry Clapper; Stella, wife of Gerald Delozier; Vera, wife of Clyde Delozier; Ethel, wife of Clair Keith and Emory Reffner, all of Roaring Spring. There are 32 grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at the Albright Church of the Brethren in charge of Rev. S. P. Early of Roaring Spring and Rev. Jacob Kinsel of Altoona. Interment was made in the cemetery near the church. .................................................................. (Source: Morrison's Cove Herald, June 27, 1935.)

Morning, This following enlightening and joyful article arises from the pen of Howard Miller, author of the much cherished, "Record of the Faithful" (1882). This publication is valued much in that it lists, as of 1882, the congregations in existence at that time in the Brethren church. While some states and congregations are not listed, it is still a valuable reference tool. Professor Miller in his "picture of words" paints glimpses of what I remember of my youth in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains in Eastern Tennessee. While cotton has never ruled in that clime, the mighty tobacco leaf is still a staple crop though it replaced by and large by a more nefarious crop. Enjoy the reading, Wayne Webb PLANTATION LIFE. BY HOWARD MILLER. How many of our readers have any knowl-edge of life on a Southern plantation, one of the old time "befo' the wah" places? Very few, indeed, and it is a day that has passed away, never to return again. Suppose, now, that we go out and see one of these old plac-es, or what is left of them, for they are all in a sad state of repair. Almost any place in the South will do, if we only go far enough south. I have always regarded Virginia almost as much south as Ohio is west. Suppose we go to Natchez, Miss., and take a trip out into the country from that point. I think Natchez is far enough toward the Gulf to merit the name of being a Southern city.-The writer hereof knows something of Nat-chez and its surroundings, for he spent more than a year in that city, and learned to re-spect and love its people and surroundings. First, let us have a little chat about Nat-chez itself. Natchez is on the banks of the Mississippi River, on a bluff about two hun-dred feet high, and has about 8000 inhabitants. Before the war Natchez was called the Athens of Mississippi, and it certainly had all that wealth and culture could buy and surround itself with, judging from what is left of the old time grandeur in the way of buildings, etc. The far-famed Natchez--under-the-hill-was an unsavory collection of people living and herding there in the days of flat boats and early steam-boating. It has all disappeared, or, at least, so much of it as gave it its peculiar flavor of wickedness. The city of Natchez comes nearer to a northern city, in morals and progressiveness, than any other southern town I ever saw, and I have seen most of them. The town of Vidalia is opposite, in Loui-siana, and the surface of the Pelican State, as Louisiana is called, is one unbroken flat as far as the eye can reach. Back of Natchez, the country is hilly and rolling, cut up with bayous, which correspond to our creeks, and scarred with washouts.-There is one difference we must remember as existing between the North and South, and that is the long distance between towns. Thus Natchez is the town for thirty or forty miles back, and in every direction, cities, or even towns, are few and far between in the far South. People ten miles in the interior have Natchez as their post-office, and this is true of any other considerable town or city. Suppose, now, that we take a team and ride out into the country. Everything will be new to the Northern farmer. The long moss, hanging pendant from the live-oaks, the trees full of flowers, and in their season the mag-nificent magnolia, the magnolia grandiflora, all combine to render the drive a memorable and pleasant one. If the weather is propi-tious, and the mocking-birds are singing, it is a season to be remembered, but if the weather is bad, it is especially and particu-larly bad in every respect. A noticeable feature of the country is the fact that nearly all the houses are back from the main road, hidden from sight. As the road grows more and more into the country, we come to a gate built squarely across the highway. This indicates that the limits of a plantation have been reached, and, that, un-til we reach another gate, we have not left the place, or farm, although the word farm is unknown here. All these plantations have names, Laurel Hill, Diamond Dust, Athlone, Minorca, and anything and everything that the taste, or lack of it, on the part of the proprietor, could suggest. These names were given before the war, and the plantations are known, far and wide, by these distinctive titles. Let us turn into one of these places and see the proprietor, where he lives, and how. It is ten miles from Natchez, yet we are in the rural belongings of that city. It will be as impossible to describe a plantation home, accurately, so as to fit all plantations, as it is to portray the characteristics of a Pennsyl-vania farm-house. Yet there are features in common with the farm-houses everywhere. The spring-house, the big red barn, the barn yard, and all that sort of thing are tolerably common throughout the North, and are just as certainly wanting in the South. Nearly all the Southern homes are wooden structures, with a wide hall running through the house, and a broad, covered porch run-ning all around it. They call this porch a gallery. Everything is calculated with an eye to coolness and comfort in the terribly long, hot, summer months. The houses are gen-erally one-story in height, and there is plen-ty of room inside. There are fire places for the winter, but they are not much used. In fact I have suffered as much from the cold in the South as I have North, not because it was so very cold, but because they were not prepared for it, and did not understand the fire business. When the thermometer is below the freezing point, as it does get sometimes, it takes something more than three or four shingles in an open fire place to keep a family warm, especially if all the doors are left open, which is usually the case. The house is generally uncarpeted, and in nine cases out of ten the furniture is of the ante bellum order. In the particular plantation we are visiting, there is a good library of stand-ard authors, but an examination shows that not one book bears an imprint later than 1861. On the walls are paintings; some of them are valuable, being executed in Italy before the war, when the owner went to Europe. Cop-ies of Titian, and marbles in their appropri-ate place, go to show the wealth and taste of the former proprietor. He is not here now, for some twenty-four years ago he rode away at the head of a thin line of gray that struck a solid wall of blue, and he never rode back again. Right here it might be said that, as far as our Northern proclivities are concerned, the man of the plantation does not care a parti-cle for them, and if the ordinary amenities of life are observed, the war and its results will be no more a cause of disagreement in Mississippi than they would in Maine. All around the house are ample grounds with magnolias growing in the yard, and other native and foreign trees. Here it is that the fig tree has its home, and it grows to be as large as the largest apple tree in your home orchard. One cannot help observing that there is a tumble-down look about the place. Very little has been done in the way of keeping the place in repair for the last twenty years. The plantation comprises two thousand acres, but the actual tillable portions are much less. Before the war the proprietor owned three hundred slaves, and the income from the place did not fall far short of $100,000. It is reduced now some $99,000. Over the hill from the house is the negro part of the place. The houses are of wood, one-story, one room, one big chimney, and one small porch. One is just like another, and they are not infrequently built in the form of an open square. The overseer's house was not far away. There are no over-seers now. The crop now, as before the war, is cotton. The cotton is not raised, or cultivated, but, in the vernacular of the plantation, is "made." They make cotton, make potatoes, make corn, "make" everything that we "raise," or culti-vate. Some of the old slaves are on the place, but the majority are comers and goers annually. The rule is to give each family as much ground as they can cultivate, say ten acres, and for this they pay a rent of one bale of cotton. The sub-farmer must be furnished with everything he eats and uses, by the plantation owner. He gets rations, which are as follows: For each adult, four pounds of green salted bacon, one peck of corn meal, and sometimes a pint of molasses, per week, and, for the pickaninnies of the family, half as much. This does not sound very large, but it is all they can get through with. In nine cases out of ten the proprietor owes his merchant for these advances, and often gives a mortgage on everything he has in the world for payment. If the crop fails, he cannot pay, and the merchant usually carries him through for another year. Nearly all of them are hopelessly in debt. Their smoke houses are in the North, and everything they eat and wear is from the land of cold weath-er. Whether or not they could produce all these things within themselves, it is certain that they do not do so, and it seems that the average planter never feels quite so well as when be is in debt. It is said, by those who know, that it takes thirteen months to make a crop of cotton, the idea being, that the longer one keeps at its cultivation, the farther behind he gets.-Certain it is that the business is not a profitable one for the producer. From the time the seed is put in the ground until it is bal-ed and sold, the cotton plant is subject to en-emies on all hands. In the lowlands over-flows drown it out, and early frosts kill it. The army worm eats up the whole crop in a marvelously short time. At no stage in its existence is it exempt from mortal enemies. The price varies considerably, but may be said to fluctuate about ten cents, which is, perhaps, a fair average price. A field of cotton with the tangled, fluffy mass hanging from the open bolls, is a beautiful sight, and one long to be remembered by the Northern farmer. These plantations are far apart, and, as far as I have had any experience, they are loneliness itself. The only outlet is for neighbors to visit and for town relations and friends to come out and spend a week or so with the planters. Nearly all the Northern farmers, who have gone south and applied Northern methods of agriculture, have failed for vari-ous reasons. The labor system, social and financial surroundings, all combine to make a man from the North fall into the rut of Southern system, or lack of it. One great discomfort of the far South is the great and continued heat. It is just as hot in Illinois as it is in Mississippi, at times, but if you will take the hottest day you ever experienced, at home, and string it out for three months, day and night, you will have an approximation of the heat. It is a mistaken notion that Southern people do not mind the heat. I remember sitting in front of a hotel, one hot evening in July, suffering acutely from prickly heat. Around me were half a dozen natives of the State, and upon my complaining of the trouble I experienced, I found that everyone of them had just the same miserable itching, consequent upon the weather. Nearly everything is different in the South, from what it is in the North, and some peo-ple might like it there, but for me, I prefer the apple to the fig, and wheat bread to corn dodgers. Lewisburgh, Union Co., Pa.