OBIT: Anna B. CARVER RODKEY, 1891, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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Death of Mrs. Anna Barbara Rodkey.

  Yesterday morning, at the residence of her son-in-law, Adam Cobler, 
406 Nineteenth street, Mrs. Anna Barbara Rodkey died of general 
prostration.  The deceased was born in Bavaria, Germany, October 3, 
1817, and was aged 73 years, 6 months and 17 days at the time of her 
death.  At the age of 14 years she came to America and in the year 1837 
was married to Joseph P. Carver.  By this union she became the mother 
of ten children - six of whom survive her.  These are Mrs. Caroline 
Shimer and Mrs. Mary Little, of Bedford; Mrs. Sarah Rodkey, Miss Tillie 
Carver, Mrs. Louisa Cobler and Mrs. Mary Moore, of this city.  She also 
leaves twenty-eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.  Her 
first husband dying, she married Elias Rodkey, who also preceded her to 
the better world.  The funeral services will take place in the First 
Lutheran church, of which for twenty years she was a consistent member, 
at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.  The services will be conducted by 
Rev. E. D. Weigle.  Interment in Fairview cemetery.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday, April 21, 1891