OBIT: Jacob ROTZ, 1919, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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JACOB ROTZ.

  Jacob Rotz died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Sadie McQuade, South 
Tenth avenue, yesterday at 8 a.m., of heart disease.  He was born December 
11, 1841, at Rocksburg, Franklin county.  When he was 7 years old, he moved 
to Fulton county, remaining there on a farm until fifteen years ago, when he 
retired.  He wedded Miss Catherine Snyder, in 1873, who died fourteen years 
ago.  Since that time he had resided with his children, Mrs. McQuade, and 
Philip S. Rotz, of Fulton county.  They survive with his [sic] following 
brothers and sisters: David Rotz and Mrs. Ida Hershey, Fulton county; 
Samuel, Mrs. Rebecca Scott, Mrs. Ella Bricker and Mrs. Susan Dunlap, all of 
Chambersburg; Mrs. Emma Anderson, of Chambersburg; John W. Rotz, Illinois; 
Mrs. Catherine Etter, Franklin county, and five grandchildren.  Short 
services will be held this evening at his daughter's home and the body taken 
to McConnellsburg tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.  Services will be conducted 
there at 10 a.m. Wednesday, followed by burial in that town.

Altoona Tribune, Monday, February 24, 1919, page 10