OBIT: Frederick VOGT, 1890, Tyrone, Blair County, PA

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FREDERICK VOGT.
Death of a Prominent Citizen of Tyrone Monday Evening.

  Our Tyrone correspondent writes: Frederick Vogt was born at 
Koenigsbach, Bavaria, May 5, 1835, and died at Tyrone Monday evening, 
October 13, at about 11 o'clock, aged 55 years, 5 months and 8 days.  
This ends a short statement of the beginning and ending of a man who 
has occupied a prominent position in the rise and progress of this 
section of our county, emigrating from his native country and settling 
in this section near Spruce Creek, Huntingdon county, in 1852, where, 
for a short time, he engaged in farming with Casper Waite, and a short 
time afterward removed to and engaged in work on the new Portage 
railroad near Dry Hollow, above Newry.  Afterward he moved to 
Morrison's Cove in 1854, where he engaged in farm work up until 1855, 
when he came to Altoona and entered the blacksmith department under the 
supervision of Jacob Zink and remained for two or three years, and from 
thence went to Ohio, where he gave his attention to vineyards and the 
cultivation of grape.  In 1859 and '60 he was employed in the clothing 
business with his brother William, and from 1861 to 1866 he was engaged 
in the manufacture of clothing with Samuel Ettinger, a former citizen 
of our town, in the city of Philadelphia.  During this period he was 
married at Pittsburgh to Miss Lena Feuchter.  After his marriage he 
removed to Allentown, Pa., where for a short time he was engaged in the 
clothing business, and from thence to this place, where he was engaged 
in the same line of business until 1875 and with Miller & Co. removed 
to near Charleston, West Virginia, on the Kanawha, where the former 
company held large government contracts.  The floods of that section 
and the parsimony of the government ruined all parties.  Mr. Vogt 
returned and in order to repair his enforced wasted fortune he engaged 
as a brakeman on the Tyrone and Clearfield division, where shortly 
after he suffered an injury and was compelled to relinquish that work.  
Shortly thereafter he rented the Keystone hotel on Main street, in this 
town, which he has carried on successfully ever since.  His wife died 
December 5, 1887, since which time he has been in a somewhat despondent 
mood, and the efforts of his best friends failed to arouse him or drive 
life into him.  He was under the impression that he had lost his best 
friend and all the world was against him, and we firmly believe that 
this moody condition was a cause in hastening his death.  He leaves 
seven children: William F., Caroline, Josephine, Charles, Emma, 
Frederick and Catharine, all of whom had their home with the deceased 
parent.  Also his aged mother and one brother William to mourn the loss 
of an affectionate son and brother and a kind and loving father.  Mr. 
Voght [sic] was a member of lodge No. 152, Independent Order of Odd 
Fellows; also Altoona encampment, a member of Mountain lodge No. 281, 
Free and Accepted Mason; a member of Knights Templar No. 10 Mountain 
commandery, and of the Harrisburg consistory, thirty-second degree, and 
also a leading member of the society Eintract.  The funeral service 
will be had at the late home of the deceased to-day at 3 p.m., after 
which interment in Tyrone cemetery.  Thus we outline the facts of the 
death of one who was our friend.  He was a friend of humanity, and upon 
his grave stone let this epitaph be engraven.  He needs no other 
monument.  He was the friend of the poor and needy and no one was ever 
turned away hungry from his door.

Morning Tribune, Wednesday, October 15, 1890

TYRONE TOPICS.

  The funeral of Frederick Vogt yesterday afternoon was largely 
attended, many friends and acquaintances from a distance participating.  
Mountain commandery, No. 10, Knights Templar, Altoona, was well 
represented, with Simon H. Walker acting eminent commander, and John R. 
Fraser as marshall.  Tyrone lodge, No. 494, Free and Accepted Masons, 
had charge of the funeral service and conducted the ceremonies.  
Visiting brethren from 220, 537, 209, 281, 490 and other places were 
present and took part; also, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodge 
No. 152, and encampment connected with the same, and the Concordia and 
Frohsinn singing societies of Altoona, and the Eintracht society of 
this place, of which the deceased was a prominent member.  Clergy, 
laymen and others took part in paying respects to one who knew no creed 
and was the friend of all.  Honest in his purposes, honest in his 
convictions, no man ever suffered from any act of his knowingly 
indulged in.

Morning Tribune, Thursday, October 16, 1890