OBIT: Taylor W. GLASGOW, 1889, Antis Township, Blair County, PA

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FULL OF YEARS.
Taylor W. Glasgow, a Nonogenarian [sic] of Antis Township Dead.

  Taylor W. Glasgow, of Antis township, died at his home near Bellwood, 
Wednesday evening, March 27, in his 91st year.  Of Scotch-Irish 
parentage he inherited those strong, hardy traits of mental and 
physical character which mark the successful pioneer and made him in 
many respects a remarkable man.  He was one of the few remaining human 
links among us connecting the present century with the past, the 
history of which, in its details of the manner, employment and 
opportunities of life, reads to the generation of to-day like a 
romance.  In 1821 he made a successful trip from Bellwood to Baltimore 
in an ark laden with flour and whisky.  The voyage then was full of 
perils.  Of the mementoes of that trip he was fond of exhibiting in the 
latter years of his life a pocket-book and a vest which he had 
purchased in the monumental city, and are doubtless well-preserved 
relics among his effects to-day.
  He was born on All-Hallowe'en night, October 31, 1898, on the farm 
where Mr. Joseph Hutchison now resides, a short distance east of this 
city - long before Altoona or the Pennsylvania railroad were even a 
possible conjecture in the brain of the enthusiast.  His recollections 
and experience ran back close to the time when the red men of the 
forest traversed this valley.  He removed with his father to the farm 
now owned by Samuel Henderson in 1810, and, as indicating the physical 
powers and endurance that marked his life, made a full hand in the 
harvest field at the age of 13 years, and for seventy-five years had 
never missed making a hand on that occasion.  He had never been sick 
abed for a day, or had any use for medicines.  His last illness 
confined him to his bed for less than a week, when he passed quietly 
away as the flame dies out when the oil is exhausted.
  His religion was honesty and just dealing with his fellows.  He was 
an exemplary citizen and held in high esteem by all his acquaintances.  
In politics he was a democrat of the old school, voting for the 
candidate of his party from the second term of Monroe to the second 
candidacy of ex-President Cleveland.  In 1828 he married Miss Ann 
Walker, to which union were given eight sons and daughters, six of whom 
are living.  The sons are James P. and Frank M., living near the old 
home, and Wilson, of Illinois.  The daughters are Mrs. William Rush, 
and Mrs. W. G. Riley, of Bellwood, and Miss Angeline, at home.  Mr. 
Glasgow's wife died December 7, 1887, in the 85th year of her age.

Altoona Tribune, April 4, 1889