OBIT: Samuel Meals, 1909, Bendersville, Adams County, PA

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Samuel Meals, Esq., the oldest Odd Fellow in Pennsylvania, and said to be the oldest resident 
in Adams County, died at his home in Bendersville at 11 p.m. July 1st, aged 94 years and 4 
months.

Mr. Meals had been helpless for a long time from the infirmities of old age.  He was an active 
Republican and a charter member of the I. O. O. F. in Bendersville, a very useful citizen in 
the past.  He was Justice of the Peace for many years and active in recruiting volunteers 
during the Civil War.

He is survived by his widow and the following children; Hon. Ezra Meals, Mayor of Harrisburg; 
Ira Meals, of Roanoke, Va., William Meals, of Centre Mills and Mrs. Alice Yeatts, of 
Gettysburg.

Funeral Monday, July 5th at 10 a.m. in Bendersville.

The Hanover Herald – Saturday, July 10, 1909