Mary Lantz The funeral of Mrs. Mary Lantz who died Sunday in Pitcairn took place here Wednesday forenoon. Services were conducted in the Church of the Holy Name by the Rev. Thomas Hurton and interment was made in the church cemetery. Mrs. Lantz was a native of Carrolltown and was thirty eight years old. Besides her mother, Mrs. Mary Isenberg, and two brothers, Joseph and Edward of Johnstown, the deceased is survived by a sister, Mrs. Sarah Jones of Conemaugh, a brother, George, in Altoona and a brother, William. Abraham Heitchue Abraham Heitchue died at his home in this place Monday morning from paralyses at the age of sixty-two. Mr. Heitchue who was a carpenter, had been working at his trade at Bakerton, this county, until about nine weeks ago when he was forced to give up work and return to his home in this place where after a slight illness of about a week, he was stricken with a paralytic stroke. Since that time he had been confined to his bed and another stroke, quite recently, caused his death. The deceased lived but a short time in Carrolltown but had spent practically his whole life in this place. Besides his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Weible, Mr. Heitchue is survived by eight of the nine children which constituted the family: Celestine of Pittsburg; Bertha, wife of John Follmar of the Seventeenth Ward, Johnstown; Edward also of the Seventeenth Ward; Harry of Walnut Grove; Matthew of Gallitzin; Annie, wife of Daniel Thorp; Bertha A. and John, all of this place. Funeral services were conducted in the Church of the Holy Name in this place on Wednesday morning by the pastor, Rev. Father Fox, who recently came from Huntingdon to take charge of the parish. Interment was made in the old Catholic cemetery which adjoins the church. William Richardson William Richardson one of the oldest residents of this place died at his home in the West Ward at 9:30 Sunday morning after an illness of about one week from a dropsical affection. Mr. Richardson was born near Morrison’s Cove, Blair County, seventy- four years ago. In early life he was a stage driver on the Pittsburg and Philadelphia pike and during this time drove many noted personages over Pennsylvania’s first great highway. Among these was Louis Kossuth, whose visit to this country in 1852 aroused such a wave of patriotic sympathy. The winter of 1852 was the most severe in the history of Pennsylvania and the great Hungarian made the trip over the mountain in a sleigh being escorted by more than a hundred prominent citizens of Cambria county and spent the night at Ebensburg. Mr. Richardson who drove the sleigh always looked back on his past to the incident with pride. He often recalled also that among his passengers in those days were Joshua Parrish, Esq., and his bride on their way to Pittsburg on a wedding trip. The couple celebrated their golden wedding about two years ago. Deceased is survived by his wife and the following children: James and William of this place; Annie, Rose, Fannie, Maud, married and living at different places in the state; Myra and Mattie, at home. One daughter, Agnes, preceded him to the grave. Brain Lesions Caused Death On Thursday of last week the coroner’s jury in the case of the death of Henry Mullen who was found dead in a hotel in Vintondale, returned the following verdict: We, the jury, find from the testimony and the result of a post mortem examination that Henry Mullen came to his death from brain lesions either from an injury or apoplexy, and we find that there is nothing showing that he received his death at the Village Hotel while a guest and the real cause for the brain lesions, which were the cause of his death is unknown to the jury. The jury was composed of T. E. Morgan, G. V. Barrett, George C. Cushwa, H. R. Patterson, J. M. Hagens, and B. R. Hoffman. The witnesses testified that Mullen had been about the place and that when Rodgers, the bartender, came back from a sleigh ride, Mullen was found lying on the floor of the washroom, snoring. Rodgers and others tried to arouse him but failed and covered him with blankets and let him lie until morning when he was found dead. The room was warm. No one heard him say anything about having a fight or any trouble with any person. Mullen moved to No. 204 Blaine Street, Vintondale last fall. He was a native of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and leaves a wife, Catherine, and three children. _________________________________________________________________ Store, manage and share up to 5GB with Windows Live SkyDrive. http://skydrive.live.com/welcome.aspx?provision=1?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_102008

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, January 22, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 4 DEATHS Miles Shaffer of Vintondale died from the smallpox on Sunday. It is stated that the deceased was the only member of a large family that refused to be vaccinated. Herbert Howells, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Howells of near Ehrenfeld was instantly killed in a coasting accident at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at Ehrenfeld. Howells and a companion were sleighing on a hill near the Webster Coal company’s tracks, the path crossing the tracks. As the boys approached this point on one of the trips a train of cars came along. Both threw themselves from the sled upon which they were riding and young Howells was thrown directly beneath the wheels of the coal cars. The youth was badly mangled and was dead when picked up. Mrs. Leah Keith Mrs. Leah Keith, aged 102, said to be the oldest woman in western Pennsylvania died at her home near Grisemore, Indiana county, Friday night. She was born in York county in September, 1802, and went to Indiana county when eight years of age, locating in the Mahonings. At the age of twenty she married Lewis Keith who took his bride over the hills to Green township where she lived until her death. Her husband died in 1859 and since then the widow had been making her home with her children. _________________________________________________________________ You live life beyond your PC. So now Windows goes beyond your PC. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298556/direct/01/

Goughnour-Goughnour Miss Mary Goughnour of Conemaugh township and Albert Goughnour of Conemaugh were married on Thursday of last week in Walnut Grove at the home of the Rev. Abram Fyock, pastor of the Walnut Grove German Baptist Brethren Church in Johnstown. Brown-Bowser Elmer Brown and Annie E. Bowser of Lower Yoder township were married Wednesday of last week at the Brown residence by the Rev. F. S. Schultz, pastor of Grace Lutheran church, Johnstown. The young pair will make their home in Lower Yoder where the groom is engaged in farming. Howell-Davis John W. Howell of Johnstown and Miss Sarah J. Davis of Iowa City, Ia., were married Christmas Eve at the home of the latter. Mr. Howell is a native of Cambria township and is a son of William Howell. The groom is a carpenter by trade and has been employed in Johnstown for a number of years, working until recently for William Lloyd & Son. He and Mrs. Howell are expected in Johnstown about February 1st, when they will make their home with Mr. and Mrs. William Goodwin in the First Ward. Clark-Gable A beautiful home wedding took place last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Gable, No. 2415 Seventh avenue, Altoona, when they gave in marriage their daughter, Miss Pearl to Mr. Philip H. Clark of Glen Campbell. Mr. Clark is a bookkeeper of the Glen Wood Coal Company and is a rising young man. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. F. Anderson, pastor of the Simpson Methodist Episcopal church. After the wedding supper the bridal party left for Pittsburg, Buffalo and other cities. On returning the couple will locate at Glen Campbell. _________________________________________________________________ Store, manage and share up to 5GB with Windows Live SkyDrive. http://skydrive.live.com/welcome.aspx?provision=1?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_102008

Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, January 15, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 3 DEATHS Miss Jane Davis Miss Jane Davis died at 9:45 Monday night at the home of her brother- in-law, George S. Attig, 2213 Fourth avenue, Altoona, of a complication of diseases. Deceased was born at Summer Hill, January 19, 1839, and had resided in Altoona for 20 years. She was a member of the United Brethren Church at Wilmore and is survived by the following sisters: Mrs. Sadie Coff of Dorcester, Mass.; and Mrs. George S. Attig of Altoona. Her father died when she was 23 years of age. Funeral services were held at the home of the brother-in-law Thursday morning at 10 o’clock. Interment in Fairview cemetery. The remains of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Russell who died in the Quaker City Thursday of last week were brought here Saturday morning and interred in the Catholic cemetery. Mr. Russell was in attendance at the funeral. Mrs. Richard Russell is a daughter of Thomas Peach of this place. Patton Man Passes Away On Thursday morning news was received of the death on Wednesday evening of C. A. Langbein of Patton. Deceased was 58 years old. The funeral takes place at 10 o’clock Saturday. Mr. Langbein leaves a wife and the following children: a son, George, and two daughters, Mrs. George Bowman of Johnstown and Mrs. Frank Little of Patton. Mrs. Langbein was a sister of Ex-Judge John Thomas of this place. Miss Bessie Gertrude Willison, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Willison, who died at her home on Church Street, Allegheny, Friday night was well known in this place, where the family formerly spent the summer months. Miss Willison visited friends here a few months ago. Her funeral took place in Allegheny from St. Peter’s Church Monday morning. The deceased was about twenty years of age. Homer H. Swaney of Seattle, Wash., one of the persons drowned in the sinking of the ill-fated steamer, Clallam, Saturday morning, was a brother-in-law of Rev. H. M. Fish of the Roxbury M. E. Church of Johnstown and of Mrs. Cyrus Jones of this place. The unfortunate man was employed by the Pacific Steel company. He was a native of Beaver county and for a time practiced law in Allegh _________________________________________________________________ Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/wedowindowslive.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!20EE04FBC541789!167.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_092008

Was a Busy Year for the Coroner According to a compilation made by the Johnstown “Democrat,” during the year 1903 in the neighborhood of 190 people met their death within the boundaries of Cambria County, from other than natural causes. Of this number 156 were investigated by the Coroner Dr. E. L. Miller, while the rest were deemed accidental or were not investigated for other reasons. The list of cases investigated is as follows: January Inquests: John J. Smith, fractured skull caused by blow from John McIntyre at Cresson. Views: Mike Paige, killed on railroad in Conemaugh. Peter Vossell, killed on railroad in Conemaugh. William Burns, killed on Brownstown Crossing. Joseph Maclovic, killed in mine at Conemaugh. Andy Kabula, killed on railroad in Gallitzin. Robert Pood, killed by crane at Franklin Plant, Cambria Steel Company. Mike Velemrovic, killed at Franklin Plant. Joseph Olegine, killed in mine at Carrolltown. Sadie Wiley, committed suicide on the Frankstown road. February Inquests: William Seigh, found dead at home in Barnesboro, jury decided death was natural. Hartley Given, murdered by unknown persons on the Frankstown road. Stephen Velastic, killed by unknown parties at Cresson with an axe. Antonio Grillo and wife, killed by dynamite explosion at their home in Portage. Views: L. K. White, killed in wreck on railroad near Lovett. E. W. Walters, killed in same wreck. William Williams, killed in mine near Hastings Isaac Davis, ground to pieces by train near South Fork. Gerard Wellsby, met death on rail near South Fork. William Sleeman, killed in mines near Cresson Peter Jarvis, found dead from exposure at Cresson. James Smith, struck by B. & O. train in Eighth ward. March Inquests: Pat Waldon, killed on railroad in Eleventh Ward Peter McGulic, shot at Barnesboro late in 1902, found in open lot near town mentioned four months later Anthony Bordez, killed in smash up in South Fork mines of the South Fork Coal Company. John Stamp, killed in same accident. Frank McClain, killed in same accident at same time. Views: Charles Lufah, killed at Cambria Blast Furnaces. Charles Paul, mines at Gallitzin. Andy Hovrdiska, mines at Franklin. James Miles, freight train of South Fork. Annie Scoff, accidental poisoning, South Fork. Joseph Martisco, mine at Benscreek. Unknown man, train at Gallitzin. Hiram Ortis, railroad at Engleside. Unknown white child, found at Wilmore. April Inquests: John Washington, negro lad, accidentally hurt at home in the Seventh Ward. Views: George Wicklic, Cambria Blast Furnaces. Frank White, killed by train, Morrellville. Edward Watt, railroad, Ashville. Gordon Miller, railroad, Lilly. Unknown man, railroad, Gallitzin. David Thomas, railroad, Ebensburg Branch. Andy Youkhous, exposure, Portage Mills. John Fitzgerald, railroad, Stone Bridge. May Inquests: C. E. Steele, killed on railroad in Ashville in 1902. Views: Michael Crown, locomotive, Cambria yards. John M. Dumford, water tanks, Prospect. ------Devine, railroad, Conemaugh. James Suckries, Cambria yards. Mike Kacash, mines, Lilly. William Goesbach, mines, Conemaugh Guana Ansler, railroad, Wilmore. Albert Bohn, car shop, Frankstown. Daniel Sopko, mines, Spangler. Frank Tracolo, railroad, South Fork. John Wynn, car shops, Franklin. Steve Johanna, railroad, Franklin. John Kane, railroad, Ehrenfeld. June Inquests: John Shilling, shot accidentally near Nicktown. Views: Mike Misvuric, mines, Spangler. Mike Blansic, railroad, Spangler. Edward Trevennon, mines, South Fork. Paul Griska, gas, Blast Furnace. July: No inquests held in this month. Views: Steve Martan, railroad, Fifteen Ward. Albert Kittell, choked to death, Dunlo. Peter Quinn, railroad, Conemaugh. Restivo Calogars, railroad, Lilly. Angelus Pelleret, railroad, South Fork. Paul Nemartquet, mines, Carrolltown. Thomas Blum, fell through Ten Acre Bridge. Harry C. Repine, railroad, Johnstown. John Sell, Sheridan Station. Frank Kirk, railroad, Sheridan. George Kanayvot, car shop, Franklin. Henry Buoyo, elevator, Merchants’ Hotel. W. H. John, mines, Johnstown. Joseph Lape, died from natural causes, Eighth Ward. John Schreck, cog wheels crane, Franklin. Elmer Williams, railroad, Gallitzin. Mrs. Mary Repine, fell from window, Morrellville. John Senora, blast furnaces, Cambria Company. Smith McCrory, elevator, Thomas’ Store. August Inquests: Laura Taylor, murdered on Frankstown road by Frank Davis. Jacob Lape, found dead at Cassandra. Andy Sabodic, shot near Lilly. William Burns, killed by street car, Johnstown. Robert Snowball, shot himself, Cresson. Views: William Garland, railroad, Cresson. Frank Topa, railroad, Sang Hollow. Henry Brown, mines, Ehrenfeld. John Birshno, mines, Lloydell. James Murphy, mines, Portage. James Casey, railroad, Summerhill. Argo -------, railroad, Summerhill. Michael Cooney, railroad, Lilly. Adolph Boeklar, found dead, Tenth Ward. Louis Fondelier, suicide, Johnstown. George Marks, mines, Patton. Thomas Ricclardine, found dead, Benscreek. Joseph Hucsac, ore stock yards. William Davis, railroad, Cresson. September Inquests: William Carter, Franklin O’Neil, shot and killed by Harry Hershberger in Morrellville. Views: Tony Chaprano, mines, Ehrenfeld. Albert F. Grove, shot near Vinco by brother. Unknown child found at Benscreek. Matthew Beckley, poisoned near Geistown. Mike Kretz, mines, South Fork. John Turkeminan, forge shop, Franklin Plant. William Cater, Franklin Plant. William Moschgat, railroad, Eleventh Ward. Frank Johnson, railroad, South Fork. Mike Pupich, mines, Cambria Steel Company. October Inquests: John Kushman, shot in Brownstown by Martin Buhala. Joseph Mangus, shot on Frankstown road. Irvin Oakes, mines, South Fork. Daniel Brown, natural causes, Sonman. Peter Pavitz, shot at Garman’s Mills. Views: Mike Margo, railroad, Cresson. Joseph Houghton, works of Lorain Company, Moxham. William Crook, mines, Patton. Revill Nicolo, railroad, Portage. Thomas Coy, falling stack, Twin Rocks. November Inquests: Twenty-four foreigners burned to death at Lilly. Peter Matzi, died at home in Ninth Ward from blow alleged to have been struck by his aged father. Eugene Waters, accidentally shot himself, St. Boniface. Views: Henry Goldshine, found dead at his home, No. 165 Horner street. William P. Thompson, railroad, near Stone Bridge. Steward Jensemer, railroad, Lloydell. Frank Cosivelli, sawmill, Beaverdale. It will be remembered that during the month of December, the Coroner held but one inquest – that over the body of Sam Pawich who was fatally stabbed in Cambria City on December 7th and died at the Memorial Hospital a day or so later. During the month of December there were twelve or thirteen cases which the Coroner did not investigate at all. 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MARRIAGES Jones-McGregor Mr. William Jones of Patton and Miss Laura M. McGregor of Altoona were married at the home of the bride, 3010 Pine avenue at 10:45 o’clock Friday morning by Rev. J. E. Ott of East Salem, Pa. After the ceremony a dinner was served, after which the happy couple left on a short wedding trip to the east. They will reside in Patton. Two Beaverdale Weddings Joseph W. Crum of Beaverdale and Miss Elizabeth Oda Plummer of Summerhill township were marred at Beaverdale on New Year’s afternoon and on the following day Joseph Gall and Miss Terez Barta of Onalinda were married at the same place, both ceremonies being performed by Justice John W. Michaels. Marriage License Record Lloyd Kramer and Sarah Price of South Fork. George Betterof and Isabella Hunter of Ehrenfeld. Domanico Cannone and Catilla Angela of Barnesboro. Louis H. Shaffer of Pitcairn and Annie L. Rhine of Brushvalley Township, Indiana county. Charles Flanagan of Frugality and Blanch May Blackburn of Gallitzin. Herbert V. Sweltzer and Elmira P. Felix of Lower Yoder Township. T. F. Lininger of Conneaut, O., and Mary Etta McFeathers of Conemaugh. James G. Crouse of Westmont and Blanche G. Deal of Conemaugh. Harry Crompton of Ehrenfeld and Elenora Harbottle Lowes of Patton. John E. Wise of Vintondale and May Mahan of Ebensburg. George C. Kelly and Nellie N. Troxel of Braddock. Lewis A. Brown and Annie C. Makin of Ebensburg. Arthur Benson and Mary Ann Clark of Bakerton. Robert Williams of Altoona and Myrtle Ruth Hughes of Cresson Township. Harvey E. Yingling and Ledo W. Runnel of Cambria Township. George Kraft and Marguaretta Shanley of Johnstown. George W. Ridge and Mattie P. Slick of Johnstown. Jacob Paulsteger and Martha Hoffman of Portage Township. Elmer Craver of Derry Station and Annie Little of Portage. Pizzonete Utoaro and Gehemima Dessemena of Beaverdale. Charles Sherman of Susquehanna Township and Bertha Skaldstiam of Spangler. Robert N. Haws and Mayme E. Conrad of Johnstown. Joseph Gall and Ferez Barta of Onalinda. John Vidmore and Anna DeKavis of Lloydell. _________________________________________________________________ Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/wedowindowslive.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!20EE04FBC541789!167.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_092008

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Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, January 8, 1904 Volume XXXVIII, Number 54 DEATHS Joseph Bertram Joseph Bertram, aged 36 years, formerly a resident of Carrolltown but who had for some time been making his home in Pittsburg was buried there last Saturday morning. The cause of his death was pneumonia which developed from a cold that he contracted a few weeks ago. He is survived by his widow and several children. He was a brother of Mrs. Harry Englehart, wife of Deputy Register and Recorder Englehart of this place, who attended the funeral. Miss Elizabeth Byrne Miss Elizabeth Byrne died in Hastings, January 1, 1904, from the infirmities of old age, aged eighty-five years and six months. She was born July 2, 1818, and was baptized by Father Gallitzin at Loretto, her parents then living at a place that was afterwards known as the John Flick farm near Carrolltown. Her father, John Byrne, was born in Ireland and came to this county with his parents about the year of 1793. In 1811 he married Mary Ann Bender, a daughter of John Jacob Bender, who with his family came from Westphalia, Germany and settled near Loretto about one hundred years ago. John Byrne was one of the first settlers in Northern Cambria, having moved to Susquehanna township nearly eighty years ago when it was practically a wilderness. Elizabeth Byrne although a cripple from childhood led a life of usefulness and activity, she not only did her own house work and cared for an aged mother for many years but sewed, spun, knit and quilted for her friends and neighbors. In recent years she lived with her niece, Mrs. Jane Drisket, of Hastings. One sister, Mrs. Agnes Campbell and two brothers, Jacob and Thomas, preceded her to the grave. One brother, Henry Byrne of Ebensburg survives. Her funeral took place Jan. 4 at 9 o’clock a. m. at St. Bernard’s Church, Hastings. Interment at St. Joseph’s. R. I. P. Frank Freidhoff Frank Freidhoff, one of the oldest citizens of Summit, Cambria County, died January 1, 1904, of a complication of diseases incident to old age. The subject of this sketch was born in Germany 79 years ago and came to this country with his parents when a young man and settled at Summit. He was the oldest son of John and Mary Freidhoff, both deceased. He was twice married, his first wife, being Margaret Cassidy. To this union four children were born - John, who died in Pittsburg two years ago; Thomas, also deceased; Mary, wife of James Tradesser; and Anna, wife of Joseph Templeton, of Pittsburg. His second wife was Sophia Yager who with the following children survives: Joseph D. and Robert, living at Summit; Conrad, Benjamin, Charles, Margaret and Catherine, at home. He is also survived by the following sisters and brother: Mrs. Elizabeth Whara of Ebensburg; Mrs. Anna Lilly of Cresson, and John C. Freidhoff of Munster. Henry Friedhoof, who died in Johnstown, was also a brother. The funeral took place on January 4 from St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Summit, and interment was made in the church cemetery. Influenza Rife at South Fork What is almost an epidemic of catarrhal influenza is raging among the smaller children of South Fork and vicinity. Dr. Glass reports in his practice no fewer than twenty cases, all partaking of the nature existing among the little ones. The malady seems to be a dangerous one and its action quick. This disease together with something in the nature of nasal diphtheria, robbed the home of D. E. Boyer, the South Fork jeweler, of two of his little ones last week. The children, Areta, aged three years and an infant son, aged three months, both were stricken with the same disease and after an illness of about three days, died within twenty four hours of each other. The Rev. J. Q. A. Curry, pastor of the South Fork United Evangelical church officiated at the double funeral which was held last Sunday afternoon. _________________________________________________________________ Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/wedowindowslive.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!20EE04FBC541789!167.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_092008

MARRIAGES Fitzgerald-Lloyd Dr. Clyde Arlington Fitzgerald of South Fork and Miss Nellie Lloyd, daughter of Postmaster Fes Lloyd of Ebensburg, will be marred in the parlor at the Lloyd home on Friday evening at 6 o’clock by Rev. Samuel Craig, pastor of the Ebensburg Presbyterian church. Miss Florence Evans will be maid of honor. Miss Lottie Richards, ring bearer, and Misses Elizabeth Jones, Elizabeth Griffith, Dorothy Davis and Rowena Richards, little ribbon girls. Among the out-of-town people attending the wedding are Miss Florence Evans, daughter of Congressman Alvin Evans and his sons, Charles and Alvin Jr. Miss Mary Haspert of Wooster, Ohio; Miss Gatella Wertz of Johnstown; Mr. E. Fitzgerald of Buffalo, N. Y.; Miss Carrie Fitzgerald of Kane, Pa; Dr. St. Clair of Latrobe, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. George Schryock of Johnstown. After the ceremony the party will partake of refreshments. The newly wedded couple will depart on the 7:12 train for Washington D. C. and after remaining there for a few days will journey to Florida. They expect to be home at South Fork by the 1st of February. _________________________________________________________________ Stay organized with simple drag and drop from Windows Live Hotmail. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_102008

Michael Noon Michael Noon of Carroll township died at his home at noon Saturday, his death being due to a general breakdown of the system, he having been ill for several years. Mr. Noon was seventy-eight years old. He was born in County Cenewaga, Ireland, Dec. 26, 1826, and when six years old was brought to the United States by his parents who settled in Carroll township. In 1855 the deceased was married at the Catholic church, Loretto by Rev. Father Joseph Gallagher. His wife, six sons and three daughters survive. The funeral took place at 10 o’clock Monday morning at Loretto. After a mass of requiem, interment was made in the church cemetery. Mrs. Judith Canty Mrs. Judith Canty, widow of John Canty, died of heart trouble Saturday morning at her home in Altoona. She was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, 75 years ago and had resided in Altoona 21 years. She is survived by these sons and daughters: P. M.; Thomas; Martin; and Mrs. Richard Madigan of Altoona; James and Mrs. Nora Strayer, Philadelphia; and Mrs. J. B. Hughes of Windber. Three brothers also survive: Jeremiah Toohey of Johnstown; Michael Toohey, Gallitzin and James Toohey, Broad Top. The funeral at 9 o’clock Monday morning. Requiem mass at St. John’s Catholic church and interment in St. John’s cemetery, Johnstown. Harvey Horner Harvey Horner, a well-known farmer of Stonycreek township, died at his home, the old Horner farm near the Red Bridge, Saturday morning at 11 o’clock. He was single and was nearly 70 years old. A brother, Archie Horner, lives in the First ward, Johnstown, and Mrs. Samuel Judy of the Seventeenth Ward and Mrs. John Ford, of Bedford county, are sisters. Funeral services were held at the late home of the deceased at 10 o’clock Monday morning, interment being made in Speicher’s cemetery. Dorothea Boyer Dorothea Winifred, daughter of James F. and Harriet Boyer, died at the parental home in Lower Yoder township at 2 o’clock Sunday morning of spinal meningitis. She was eight months and twenty-two days old. The funeral took place Monday afternoon at two o’clock, the remains being interred in Grand View cemetery. Mrs. **[should be Miss] Jane Furey Miss Jane Furey, aged twenty-six, died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Mary McIntosh in Portage township on the 24th, of pulmonary trouble. Miss Furey was the daughter of James Furey who died a number of years ago in Munster township. She had been ill for a long time. The remains were interred in the parish cemetery at Wilmore last Saturday morning after services in St. Bartholomew’s church at that place. James Rowland The remains of James Rowland, a former resident of Blacklick township, but for some time past a resident of Clearfield county near Westover, where he owned a farm, were brought to Ebensburg by railroad on Wednesday evening and on Thursday morning taken to Blacklick township for interment in the Bethel cemetery. Mr. Rowland was about 40 years of age and is survived by a wife and four children. _________________________________________________________________ Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/wedowindowslive.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!20EE04FBC541789!167.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_092008

The Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa. Friday, January 1, 1904 Volume XXXVII, Number 53 DEATHS Track Walker Killed Ananias Rose, a track walker in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, was instantly killed Sunday morning near Mineral Point above Conemaugh by east bound train No. 11. The unfortunate man was working at the curve about 600 feet from the Mineral Point station. He and another man were boring into a rail in the middle of the track. They saw a train coming on another track and the noise from that prevented their hearing No. 11’s approach until too late for Rose to escape. His companion got away just in time to escape Rose’s fate. Rose’s body was literally cut to pieces, fragments being strewn all around. George Bros., of South Fork, took charge of the remains and the funeral was held at Wesley chapel on Monday. The deceased lived at Mineral Point, was 47 years of age and is survived by two children. William M. Jones William M. Jones of Allegheny, died Monday evening at 10 o’clock at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. George R. Harlow, Edgewood, Allegheny Co. Mr. Jones was born in Montgomeryshire, North Wales, September 11, 1832. When eight years old his parents moved to this country, locating in Cambria county, near this place. In 1858 he married Jane Roberts, who died in May, 1902. For 26 years the family home was in Ebensburg, during most of which time he was connected with the firm of E. Roberts & Sons. Since 1884 he had made his home in Allegheny and for the last 10 years has been in the employ of the Union Trust company of Pittsburg. He was a charter member of Kedron Commandery, Knights Templar, also of Summit Lodge, F. X. A. M. of this place. Mr. Jones had been active in church and Sunday school work and at the time of his death was senior deacon and trustee in the First Congregational Church of Allegheny. Nine children survive him: Miss Anna M. Jones; Edward A. Jones; John R. Jones; and Mrs. W. Seamon of Allegheny; Mrs. J. M. Boggs of Byron, N.Y.; Mrs. George R. Harlow and Mrs. R. F. Emery of Edgewood; George M. Jones of Oberlin, O.; and Richard Jones of New York city. _________________________________________________________________ Want to read Hotmail messages in Outlook? The Wordsmiths show you how. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/wedowindowslive.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!20EE04FBC541789!167.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_092008

There was a Francis Shaffer, USAAF who died in the WWII. I believe his dad or kin was James Shaffer of the 1945 runaway trailer truck incident in Oakland, Johnstown, PA. It was in the 09/20/1945 Tribune newspaper. There was a Rosalia Shaffer who may have been his mother or wife or of the James Shaffer. I am not sure of the relationship in all of this other than Francis, Rosalia and James are close kin. Francis Shaffer was honored in 1952 with a memorial book "Britain's Homage to 28,000 American Dead." The kin lived at 657 linden Avenue in Moxham and 20 Dupont Place. Does any one have anything on the family lineage? James Thomas Rosenbaum 310 Melvin Street Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA 15904-1219 814-266-6855

Thanks Jack! Does anyone have the first names of the daughters and to who they are married? I have this family, but don't know which daughter is connected to the married names listed below. Thanks, Mandy Haid Failor On Oct 20, 2008, at 7:43 AM, Jack O'Connor wrote: > > Wednesday, September 15, 1937, Daily Tribune, page 16, Johnstown, > Cambria, PA > > CRESSON OFFICER PASSES AWAY > > {Photo} > > WILLIAM H. BYRNE, AGED 77, BURGESS OF CRESSON, DIES > > Retired P. R. R. Worker Survived by Wife and Seven Children > > BORN IN COUNTY > > CRESSON, Sept. 15, - William H. Byrne, 77, a native of Cresson, died > in the Altoona Hospital last night after an illness of eight months. > He was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago. > > Admitted to the hospital early last spring, Mr. Byrne was a patient > for two months, but recovered sufficiently to return to his home here. > Mr. Byrne had been burgess of Cresson since 1930, being reelected in > 1934 at the expiration of his first term. He had served as justice > of the peace here since 1925. > > He retired in 1929 after 50 years of service on the Pennsylvania > Railroad. He worked for the P. R. R. all of his life. > > Mr. Byrne was born near Carrolltown on December 2, 1860, the son of > Henry and Mary (Weakland) Byrne. He is survived by seven children, > as follows, Mrs. William Itell, Mrs. Walter Montgomery and Michael > Byrne of Cresson; Mrs. Rose Flick of Juniata, T. I. [Ira] Byrne of > Pittsburgh, and Henry and Agnes at home. > Also surviving is Mr. Byrne’s widow, Mrs. Ellen (Bradley) Byrne, a > daughter of John C. and Mary (Eckenrode) Bradley. Mr. and Mrs. Byrne > celebrated their golden wedding anniversary several years ago. > > Funeral services will be held at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, > of which Mr. Byrne was a member, at 9 a.m. Saturday. Solemn high > mass will be said by the Very Rev. J. J. Brady, pastor. Interment > will be in the new church cemetery, one mile east of Cresson. > __________________________________________________________________________________ > > > _________________________________________________________________ > When your life is on the go—take your life with you. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298558/direct/01/ > - - - - - - - - - - > > Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: > http://www.camgenpa.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Wednesday, September 15, 1937, Daily Tribune, page 16, Johnstown, Cambria, PA CRESSON OFFICER PASSES AWAY {Photo} WILLIAM H. BYRNE, AGED 77, BURGESS OF CRESSON, DIES Retired P. R. R. Worker Survived by Wife and Seven Children BORN IN COUNTY CRESSON, Sept. 15, - William H. Byrne, 77, a native of Cresson, died in the Altoona Hospital last night after an illness of eight months. He was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago. Admitted to the hospital early last spring, Mr. Byrne was a patient for two months, but recovered sufficiently to return to his home here. Mr. Byrne had been burgess of Cresson since 1930, being reelected in 1934 at the expiration of his first term. He had served as justice of the peace here since 1925. He retired in 1929 after 50 years of service on the Pennsylvania Railroad. He worked for the P. R. R. all of his life. Mr. Byrne was born near Carrolltown on December 2, 1860, the son of Henry and Mary (Weakland) Byrne. He is survived by seven children, as follows, Mrs. William Itell, Mrs. Walter Montgomery and Michael Byrne of Cresson; Mrs. Rose Flick of Juniata, T. I. [Ira] Byrne of Pittsburgh, and Henry and Agnes at home. Also surviving is Mr. Byrne’s widow, Mrs. Ellen (Bradley) Byrne, a daughter of John C. and Mary (Eckenrode) Bradley. Mr. and Mrs. Byrne celebrated their golden wedding anniversary several years ago. Funeral services will be held at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, of which Mr. Byrne was a member, at 9 a.m. Saturday. Solemn high mass will be said by the Very Rev. J. J. Brady, pastor. Interment will be in the new church cemetery, one mile east of Cresson. __________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ When your life is on the go—take your life with you. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298558/direct/01/

Who are the parents of both Charles A. Yahner m. to Beatrice Holland? James Thomas Rosenbaum 310 Melvin Street Johnstown, Cambria Co., PA 15904-1219 814-266-6855

I have added an Obituaries page to the White Township site. This page presently has obituaries collected by Trina Troxell Corson and Elaine Beers. If anyone has obituaries they wish to add, you can send the to me at kenny9@charter.net . Keep those cards and letters comin'. Kenny Stallard http://kenny.250free.com

Hello - from another list............ For those searching the Chicago - Cook County area, here is a new resource. Here is the description: "The Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Archives is home to more than 500,000 naturalization petitions covering the years 1871 to 1929. More than 400,000 of these records are Declarations of Intention, 1906-1929 which were usually the first papers to be filed by those who wished to become U.S. citizens. "Because the Declaration may be the only public record of an individual immigrant, it is a significant source of documentation for genealogists and scholars. "Also, taken as a whole, the Declarations of Intention document the social changes of the immigrant experience during this era and so can be of interest to scholars and researchers from many disciplines. "This database of Declarations of Intention was created thanks to a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), a division of the National Archives. Since the beginning of the project in November 2006, more than 150,000 Circuit Court records have been entered into the database, and we continue to enter more on an on-going basis." You can find the database at http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/NR/about.aspx

Johnstown Tribune, Pa, Tuesday, November 17, 1942, p.2 PATRICK MALLOY SR., POPULAR 10TH WARD RESIDENT, 80 TODAY Grocery Store Operator For 35 Years Recovering from Pneumonia Patrick Malloy Sr., 1021 Church Street, operator of a grocery store in the Tenth Ward for 35 years, today is observing the 80th anniversary of his birth. He had been enjoying perfect health until a short time ago, when he suffered an attack of pneumonia. A native of Ireland, Mr. Malloy came to America as a youth and before locating in this city found employment in steel mills of Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. For a number of years he also conducted a retail coal business. Mr. Malloy is intermarried with the former Mary Jane Farley of the Tenth Ward. He is the father of five children-Alderman James T. Malloy, of the Tenth Ward; Mrs. John Ordovensky and Mrs. Russell Mobley, of Lime, O.; Patrick Jr., 817 Highland Avenue, and Helen, at home.

Johnstown tribune, Pa, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 1942, p.2 (with a picture of The late S. K. Miller, & Robert Miller) Made Miller's Dairy Rounding out a half-century of service, Miller's Dairy is planning a fitting celebration at the North Fork County Club this evening, starting at 6:30 o'clock. A banquet has been arranged by the social club of the organization, with a program of entertainment. Following the banquet dancing and games will complete the evening's festivities. An attendance of between 80 to 100 is indicated. Program for the entertainment includes addresses by Rev. John H. Stanton, pastor of the Westmont Presbyterian Church, and Robert E. Miller, present head of the dairy. Rev. Stanton will speak on "Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition." and Mr. Miller's subject will be "The Necessary Virtue." In addition to other entertainment by Syd & Sam & Company, there will be group singing. George T. May, president of the social club, will be toastmaster, and song leaders will be James McCaffrey and Frank Buck. Helen Thomas will be pianist. Music for dancing will be furnished by Ross Smith's Orchestra. The banquet committee is composed of Joseph Davidhizer, Pauline Gallagher, Rosamond Sipe, Sherman Seese and J. A. Baum. Other officers of the social club, in addition to Mr. May, are Mrs. Miriam Faulkner, secretary, and Paul Haynes, treasurer. Miller's Dairy was founded in 1892, when the late Solomon K. Miller purchased a small dairy business, paying $125 for the route, cans, wagon and a set of single harness. Fifteen gallons of milk were sold daily on this route. The famous old stone milk house, center of the business, was located in Benscreek near the present site of the Grand School Building, a few hundred yards from the site of the modern Miller Dairy plant. At first the founder had milk shipped in from Somerset County. Then he started to build up a herd of his own cattle, and in a few years produced all the milk he sold. Refrigeration was furnished by cold spring water, which still flows at the old location. Ice was cut from the river and stored for use on the route in hot summer weather. Business started to row form the beginning, and soon a two horse wagon *was* needed. Robert E. Miller purchased the business from his father in 1912 and conducted it along the same lines for a few years until continuous growth made larger quarters necessary. A new plant was built, modern machinery was installed and pasteurized products were made available to the public in bottles. About a year later motorized deliveries were begun by three trucks. In March of 1929 expansion again necessitated larger quarters and the building at the present location was remodeled and new and larger capacity machinery was installed. Manufacture and sale of ice cream also was started. The death of S. K. Miller occurred in June, 1933. The Miller fleet in recent years has been increased to 26 trucks delivering milk and ice cream. From November 1941 to July 1, 1942, $35,000 worth of new machinery had been installed.

Hi all, I'm doing some research for a friend of my dad, and thought I'd (as usual) check in with you all for thoughts. George Shaffer was born around the mid 1870s. His parents were William and Rebecca Shaffer. They're buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery in East Taylor Twp, and from my research, William was born August 5, 1848, and died September 10, 1902. (Rebecca's says she was born January 30, 1847, but no death date listed.)George married an Amanda Brown in 1896. Approximately two years later, so the story goes, he was riding in a horse and carriage and was shot. (The family member I'm researching for only knows that family legend says the man who shot him was Italian, and that's all she knows.) The family apparently lived around Hinkston Run Dam. Any ideas how I'd go about finding the full story? I've searched for George's grave at Wesley Chapel, no luck. (There's a George there, but that's not his stone, and it's got wrong dates.) Amanda went on to marry two subsequent husbands, a Mr. Wilson and a Mr. Page. The family member believes that she is buried in a cemetery at the "Devlin Dip", aka, the "Brown Leidy" cemetery, but hasn't been able to find the headstone. Any advice is greatly appreciated!! This is a fascinating one. Joyce _________________________________________________________________ You live life beyond your PC. So now Windows goes beyond your PC. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298556/direct/01/