OBIT: Chas. A. WALTER, 1913, Gebhart, Somerset County, PA

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Walter, Chas. A.

  Merchant Chas. A. Walter died at his home in Gebbart last Wednesday, aged 68 
years, following a constitutional breakdown that began more than a year ago. He 
was a son of Jacob Walter, who served a term as County Commissioner shortly 
after the Civil War. He was a brother of the late John A. Walter, of Somerset. 
He is survived by a younger brother, Jacob N. Walter, of Milford Township. He is 
also survived by his widow, who was Samantha Weller, daughter of ex-Sheriff and 
ex-Assemblyman John Weller, and sister of the Hon. John C. Weller, of Gebbarts, 
also he is survived by two sons, Rev. Grant and Weller Walter, both of whom 
reside in Ohio. Mr. Walter as a young man learned the saddler trade, which he 
followed until 1874, when he purchased the general store at Gebbarts, which he 
sold in 1877 to C. W. Truxal. He subsequently engaged in merchandising at 
Pittsburg and other points until about five years ago, when he opened a store in 
Rockwood which he conducted until sometime last year when he removed his stock 
to Gebbarts. Mr. Walter was a member of one of the oldest families in Somerset 
County, and he was a gentleman of many excellent qualities. The funeral was held 
at New Centerville Reformed Church on Friday at 10:30 a. m., at which Rev. Dr. 
A. E. Truxal of Meyersdale officiated.

Meyersdale Commercial, June 5, 1913