OBIT: Reinhart STAHL, 1880, of interest in Blair County, PA

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Killed by the Discharge of a Gun.

  Charles J. Stahl, the bookbinder, yesterday received sad news from 
the old country.  His brother, Reinhart Stahl, who was a gun 
manufacturer in Bavaria, while trying a gun on January 31 was shot 
through the head by its accidental discharge, killing him instantly.  
Mr. Stahl was aged 49 years and leaves a wife but no children.  Mr. 
Stahl has not seen his brother and sisters for twenty-five years.

Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Thursday, February 26, 1880

1880 Altoona, Blair County census -
Charles J. Stahl, 47, book binder, b. Bavaria 
Josephine Stahl, 50 
Emma H. Stahl, 21 
Amelia Stahl, 16 
Anna Stahl, 14