OBIT: Charles F. UHL, 1914, Somerset, Somerset County, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Meyersdale Library. Transcribed and proofread by: Keith Petenbrink. Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _________________________________________ Uhl, Charles F. Charles F. Uhl the well known Somerset merchant and linguist, died on Thursday, at his home in Somerset after an illness of several weeks. Death was caused by uremic poisoning. The funeral will be held today at 2 o'clock, the services to be in charge of the Rev. I. Hess Wagner, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church. Mr. Uhl came to Somerset when a young man to attend the Somerset Academy, a school conducted by Nathan C. Schaeffer now state superintendent of public instruction in Pennsylvania, where he was a schoolmate of George F. Baer, now president of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. Mr. Uhl was one of the best mathematicians in Somerset County and also was a Greek, Latin and German scholar of unusual ability. After completing his education Mr. Uhl taught school several years prior to engaging in the mercantile business in Somerset. Mr. Uhl was born in Wellersburg, this county, on March 20, 1838, a son of Charles and Eliza Uhl. He was a member of a family of 14 children, 13 of whom were boys. His only sister, Mrs. Levi Wilhelm, of Chicago, died about six weeks ago. Besides his wife, Mrs. Annie E. Uhl, he is survived by two children, Charles F. Uhl Jr., the well known Somerset attorney, and Annie, wife of Dr. John N. Snyder. He is also survived by three brothers - William F. Uhl, of Uniontown, Pa., a former Somerset County Commissioner; Attorney John H. Uhl, of Somerset, Pa., and George Uhl, of Mt. Savage, Md. Meyersdale Commercial, Mar. 5, 1914