Blair County PA Archives Obituaries.....Mason, Sarah May 5, 1915 ************************************************ 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: Dave Roberts DavidARoberts@clear.net November 22, 2012, 12:16 pm The Tyrone Herald 5/6/1915 Mrs. Sarah Mason, believed to be the oldest resident of Blair county, died yesterday morning at 8 o’clock in the Blair county home near Hollidaysburg, of a complication of diseases. She was one of the first Catholics to be baptized by the famous Prince Gallitzin, at the church now near Loretto. She was the oldest member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic church, Hollidaysburg, and was the widow of John Mason, a Mexican war veteran. She is the last of the family and formerly resided in Altoona. Two nieces survive in the South. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb