OBIT: Jacob SHELLENBERGER, 1891, Canoe Creek, Blair County, PA

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Local Brevities.

  Our Canoe Creek correspondent writes to the effect that yesterday 
afternoon at 1 o'clock Mr. Jacob Shellenberger, an aged citizen of that 
place, died at his home.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Friday, January 9, 1891

Local Brevities.

  Our correspondent at Frankstown writes: The funeral of Jacob 
Shellenberger will take place on Sunday, January 11.  The funeral 
cortege will leave his late residence, near Canoe Creek, at 10 a.m., 
and proceed to the Geeseytown Lutheran church, where services will be 
held.  Interment in the Frankstown cemetery.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Saturday, January 10, 1891

FRANKSTOWN FACTS.

  The grim messenger of death has again visited our community and 
called away one of our oldest residents.  Jacob Shellenberger died at 
his home near Canoe Creek on Thursday, January 8, at 1 o'clock p.m. 
from an epileptic stroke which he had the previous day, although he had 
been in declining health for some time past.  He was born October 5, 
1805, and was, therefore, aged 85 years, 3 months and 3 days.  On 
January 7, 1836, in Canoe Valley, he married Miss Mary Rodkey, who 
survives him.  To this union eleven children were born, two of whom 
preceded him to the tomb.  He leaves forty-four grandchildren and 
twenty-four great-grandchildren.  His living children are: Mary, wife 
of Jacob Bouslough, of the state of Illinois; Eliza Jane, widow of Mr. 
Sylvester Stiffler, of Hollidaysburg; Catharine, wife of James Suter, 
of Springfield Furnace, and Rachel, wife of William Leamer; Henry and 
William Shellenberger; Louisa, wife of John Neal; Sarah, wife of Israel 
H. Walters, and Susan, unmarried, and at home, all of Frankstown 
township.  He was colonel of the militia for a number of years.  He was 
a blacksmith, which occupation he successfully followed for a number of 
years after marriage at Yellow Springs and afterward at Canoe Creek.  
His funeral services were conducted Sunday, January 11, in the Lutheran 
church by Rev. Isaac Krider, pastor, after which his remains were laid 
to rest in the Frankstown cemetery to await the resurrection call.  
Peace to his ashes.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday, January 13, 1891