Blair County PA Archives Obituaries.....Hare, Samuel March 6, 1916 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Susan McCannon smccanno@rochester.rr.com September 5, 2011, 12:01 pm Altoona Mirror March 6, 1916 Former deputy sheriff and father of city solicitor T.C Hare passes away at the home of daughter in the city. Samuel L. Hare father of city solicitor Thomas C. Hare, and one of the most widely known retired residents of the city died at 2:30 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter Mrs. J.A. Lafferty of 1315 Sixteenth Avenue. Death was due to artero sclerosis. Mr. Hare was in his 75th year and although he was in ill health during the past winter he was not compelled to take his bed until five weeks ago. He was a civil war veteran and a former merchant and prominent businessman of this city. Born at Allenville, Mifflin County Nov. 6, 1841, the son of William and Matilda Hare, he spent a portion of his earlier years at Yellow Springs, where his parents moved prior to the opening of the Civil War. When the war broke out between the north and the south, Mr. Hare became a member of Company E. Eighty fourth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, which was mustered into service October 2, 1861. The company was under the command of Col. William G. Murray of Hollidaysburg and left for camp Nov. 27 of the same year. The company to which Mr. Hare belonged figured in many bloody battles of the war including all of the struggles of the Wilderness campaign and battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Winchester. During the war Mr. Hare was wounded in his right leg and compelled to return to his home for a short while until he was able to return to the front. The Eighty fourth regiment was mustered out of service June 20, 1865. Mr. Hare was at Appomattox when Lee surrendered to Grant. Mr. Hare returned to Yellow Springs and after spending several years at farming, opened up a general store there in 1880. He was engaged in this business for a period of three years when he came to Altoona in April of 1883. Just prior to the Civil war Mr. Hare was married to Miss Mary Donnelly of Mt. Etna, who died sixteen years ago. Since her death Mr. Hare made his home at his daughter's residence, in this city. After first coming to this city Mr. Hare engaged in the meat business and after several years at this opened up a store in the Levan block on Eleventh street. He was a shoe merchant here for seven or eight years, beginning with 1890. When he retired from the shoe store business he became deputy sheriff under his brother, Adam L. Hare, and served for three years in this capacity. Since leaving office he has led a retired life. Ever since coming to Altoona, Mr. Hare has been connected with the First Lutheran church and was an active member in the congregation for many years. He is the last of a family of eight children—four sons and four daughters. He was a Republican and took a keen interest in political matters. Only five, of Mr. Hare's family of ten children are living. They are: City Solicitor Hare. Mrs. J. A. Lafferty, with whom he resided; Mrs. F. G. Smith of Pittsburgh, Miss Bessie Hare of New York City and Mrs. W. L. Hahn of this city. While all the arrangements for the funeral have not been completed the services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2.00 o'clock followed by interment in Rose Hill cemetery. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb