OBIT: James BLAKE, Sr., 1895, Martinsburg, Blair County, PA

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JAMES BLAKE, SR.

The oldest resident of Martinsburg died of pleuro pneumonia, the result of a 
cold contracted during the semi-centennial, at his home in that place, at 
2:35 o'clock yesterday morning.  The deceased was born in Maryland, 
September 18, 1819, and removed to Martinsburg with his parents in 1820.  He 
was a blacksmith and ran a shop of his own until too old to attend to the 
business.  He served in Company H, Eighty-fourth Pennsylvania volunteers, 
during the war, and was a member of Peter Schuman Post No. 574, G.A.R.  He 
was also a member of Roaring Spring lodge No. 445, I.O.O.F., and the 
Hollidaysburg lodge of Masons.  On March 14, 1844, he married Miss Margaret 
E. Brown in Duncansville.  She survives him, as do the following sons and 
daughters: John W., of Altoona; James, jr., and U. G. of Sawpit, Col.; W. 
Packer, of Emahaka, I. T.; M. F., of Martinsburg; Mrs. Charlotte J. 
McCready, of Duncansville; Burdine, Misses Mary and Alice J., at home.  Rev. 
Packer W. Blake has been a missionary among the Indians in the far west for 
some twelve years.  He together with his wife and four children, arrived at 
home on Tuesday evening.  Mr. Blake was a member of the Church of God until 
a few years ago, when he became a Methodist.  The funeral will take place at 
10 o'clock tomorrow morning; services to be conducted in the Methodist 
church.

Altoona Mirror, July 10, 1896