OBIT: Charles O. McCONNELL, 1918, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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McCONNELL

  Yesterday's casualty list from France carries the name of Charles 
Ofanna McConnell, a nephew of Mrs. Kate McConnell, of 117 Sixth avenue, 
this city, as being killed in action on July 26.  He was a member of 
the third draft contingent to leave this city, having been sent to Camp 
Lee on Oct. 19, 1917.  He was made a member of company B, 305th 
engineers, while located there and was later selected as one of the 
company cooks.  He went to France with his company in March, 1918.  
Charles McConnell was born in Shamokin, Pa., in 1892, and was 26 years 
old.  He came to this city when an infant and both his father and 
mother, Charles and Annie McConnell, died before he was four years old.  
He made his home with an uncle, John McConnell, who resided on the east 
side, until six years ago, when he also died.  From that time until he 
was selected for the service he made his home with the McIntosh family 
on Fourteenth avenue.  The only known relative, who survives, is Mrs. 
Kate McConnell, who is an aunt by marriage, being a sister of his step-
mother, who died during his childhood.  He worked for a number of years 
for the Pennsylvania Railroad company and for R. A. Meck, the Twelfth 
street electrician.  He was employed at No. 3 roundhouse, when he was 
called to the colors.

Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Saturday Morning, October 19, 1918