OBIT: John E. WALTERS, 1899, Snyder Township, Blair County, PA

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TYRONE TOPICS.

  John E. Walters died at the home of George W. Snyder at the Williams 
residence in Snyder township, two miles north of Tyrone, yesterday 
morning suddenly at 11.45 o'clock.  Although able to be about he had 
not been in good health for some months past.  The deceased was born in 
Prussia, January 25, 1819, and at death was aged 80 years, 8 months and 
27 days.  His parents emigrated to this country and settled in Chester 
county, Pennsylvania, when the subject of this notice was 6 years of 
age.  He was a saddler by trade and has resided in this town and 
neighborhood for upwards of thirty years, and has worked at his trade 
at Williamsburg, Hollidaysburg, Philipsburg, and for many years in 
Tyrone until compelled to give up on account of age.  He was a veteran 
and pensioned soldier of the civil war, a man of good education, a 
close and attentive reader and well informed on many subjects; retired 
in his habits and very reticent as to his personal relations.  He has 
four daughters, supposed to be living, two at least in Altoona.  A 
nephew, John C. Woodward, resides at 2904 Broad street, Altoona, who 
has been telegraphed to.  Time and place of funeral to be announced 
later.

Morning Tribune, Monday, October 23, 1899