4/3/1903 Bedford Gazette Front Page
William H. Aaron died at his home in Loysburg on March 30. He was a son of Peter Aaron and was born on April 12, 1830 at Bedford. He moved to Snake Spring township and subsequently returned to Bedford, where he learned the trade of miller. He then moved to Johnstown, where he worked in the Benschof mills, which were located where the Cambria steel works now stand. He lived in Johnstown nine years; from there he moved to Ohio and was engaged in milling at Minerva, Stark county.

In 1863 he went to Oil City, Pa. There he conducted a feed store and speculated in oil, in which he was very successful. In one day he and his partner made $90,000 in an oil land speculation. After living there two years he sold his claim and moved to Pattonville, where he purchased a valuable tract of land from Andrew Spanogle. He was engaged in farming and in conducting a general merchandise store and a flouring mill for some time. He sold the store in 1870 and about ten years ago Jacob S. Brown bought the mill. Through Mr. Aaron's efforts, the name of the little town was changed from Pattonville to Loysburg. He lived in Loysburg thirty-eight years.

He was married to Catharine Moser on February 28, 1853, by Rev. William Gephart, of Bedford. They celebrated their 50th anniversary on the 28th of last February. He is survived by his wife, seven children and twenty-one grandchildren.. The children are Mrs. Lee Wilkinson, of Altoona; Mrs. Tobias Campbell, of Martinsburg; Sherman Aaron and Harry Aaron of Altoona; Mrs. Henry Brown, Mrs. Preston Furry and Daniel Aaron, of Loysburg. He was a brother of James Aaron, of Chaneysville.

The body was interred in the Loysburg cemetery. Mr. Aaron was an official member of the M.E. church and was always found at its services when his health permitted. He was one of the most prominent and progressive citizens of the county and his death will be keenly felt by his many friends.