OBIT: J. Cloyd KREIDER, 1899, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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J. CLOYD KREIDER

Died of paralysis at the county home, at 3:30 o'clock yesterday 
afternoon. Some months ago, Mr. Kreider's mind became affected and he 
was removed to the county home for treatment.  It soon developed, 
however, that his case was hopeless.  The deceased was born at 
Mifflintown, Juniata county, April 20, 1847.  He enlisted in Captain 
John P. Wharton's company, in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth 
regiment, Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, in 1862, as a drummer boy, 
at the age of 15 years.  Shortly after his enlistment he shouldered a 
musket and served until the regiment was discharged.  He again enlisted 
in the Third Pennsylvania heavy artillery and was stationed at Fortress 
Monroe, Va., where he remained until the close of the war. Returning 
home he learned the printing trade and some time afterwards came to 
Altoona and worked on the Blair County Radical.  Receiving an injury 
which kept him from working at the printer's case, he engaged in other 
business and finally became manager of the opera house, then owned by 
Watson & Marriott.  Later, he engaged in the restaurant business and 
was then elected constable of the First ward, an office which he held 
at the time of his first sickness.  He also was agent for the Society 
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.  He was prominent in 
Volunteer fire department circles and was one who worked hard for the 
formation of a patrol company.  He was a member of Mystic castle No. 
27, Knights of the Mystic Chain; of Winnebago tribe No. 35, Improved 
Order of Red Men; of Blair lodge No. 281, Knights of Pythias, and of 
Elmo castle No. 54, Knights of the Golden Eagle.  He also belonged to 
post 62, G.A.R.  He is survived by his wife and an adopted daughter, 
Mrs. Carrie Jackson, both of this city; also three brothers: E. W. H. 
of Altoona, W. H. of Mifflintown and Tobias of Chicago.  The funeral 
will take place at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from 1303 Sixteenth 
street; interment in Fairview cemetery.

Altoona Mirror, Saturday, September 30, 1899, page 8