OBIT: Zachariah TOPPER, 1904, Gallitzin, Cambria County, PA

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Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa.
Friday, June 10, 1904
Volume XXXVIII, Number 24

Zachariah Topper 

  Zachariah Topper died of dropsy at his home in Gallitzin Thursday 
evening of last week, aged seventy-four years.  The funeral was held 
from St. Patrick's church at Gallitzin Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.  
After the requiem mass, the remains were taken to Loretto for interment 
in St. Mary's cemetery there.
  Mr. Topper was born at Loretto June 10, 1830, and was united in 
marriage to Miss Lucinda Little of Wilmore, May 11, 1853.  Of the eight 
children born to this union the following, with Mrs. Topper, survive:  
William at Cresson; J. J. at Windber, and Miss Marie, at home.  Two 
sisters also survive, Mrs. Annie Sanford, Lilly and Mrs. Mary George, 
Jamestown.
  Mr. Topper was a saddler by trade and has lived at Gallitzin since 
1890