OBIT: Sarah H. (STEEL) SAMPLE, 1893, Tyrone Forge, Blair County, PA

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Mrs. Sarah H. Sample,

Died at the residence of S. C. Stewart, her son-in-law, at Tyrone 
Forges, Thursday afternoon.  Mrs. Sample was the daughter of the late 
Captain John Steel, and grand-daughter of General John Steel of 
Revolutionary fame.  She was born in Philadelphia on March 19, 1820.  
Her family moved to Lancaster county where she became the wife of Dr. 
N. W. Sample, jr., who died in 1849, leaving her with the care of four 
children, all of whom survive her.  They are Mrs. Jane P. Long of 
Lancaster, N. W. Sample, superintendent of the Denver and Rio Grande 
railroad, Denver; John S. Sample, Connellsville, Pa.; and Mrs. S. C. 
Stewart of Tyrone Forges.  She made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart 
at Tyrone Forges since 1865.  Funeral services will be conducted by her 
pastor, Rev. H. H. Henry, at the residence of S. C. Stewart, at 8 
o'clock tomorrow evening.  The cortege will proceed on Monday morning 
to Lacock cemetery, near Lancaster, where the mortal remains will be 
laid to rest beside her husband.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Saturday Evening, April 15, 1893