OBIT: Rachael Catherine (COLBERT) BURNS, 1896, Roaring Spring, Blair County, PA

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  Mrs. Samuel Burns [Rachael Catherine Colbert] died on Tuesday 
midnight [14 Apr 1896 per her tombstone-ed.], leaving a husband and 
family of five children.

Morrisons Cove Herald, 16 Apr 1896

Contributor's Note: This woefully inadequate obituary told me next to 
nothing about my g.g.g. grandmother, Rachael Catherine Colbert, wife of 
Samuel Burns. She was actually survived by the same six children that 
were mentioned in her husband Samuel Burns' obituary in 1909. Perhaps 
the Altoona Mirror also carried an obituary for her. If any 
interested person could check that newspaper microfilm, I would be most 
grateful.
  I recently learned from a surviving daughter of Mrs. David Lynn 
that her father's true name was Myles Lloyd Lynn. To prevent future 
confusion, I thought it best to include this information here. 
Apparently, the obituary typesetter made an error and used "David" 
instead. Also, the names in brackets are my own additions. Samuel's 
three sons' full names were Robert Scott, Harrison Monroe, and Ulysses 
Grant Burns.