From: The Westmoreland Journal (Jeannette, PA), Wednesday, 25 May 1904
AGED CITIZEN PASSES AWAY
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Solomon Altman the oldest citizen of Manor and among the oldest in the county, died at 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Lowery.
Mr. Altman had been a sufferer for a long time and was blind and almost deaf.
He was born in Hempfield township, October 4, 1813 and was in his ninety-first year. His wife was Margaret GONGAWARE, of near Harrison City. This union was blessed with ten children, five girls and five boys of which five are yet living; Mrs. Van Brant-hoover and Mrs. John Kennedy, Penn; Mrs. John Lowery, Manor; Lewis Altman, Greensburg and , John Altman of Youngwood. He also had twenty-six grandchildren and eleven great grand-children.
Mr. Altman followed farming the greater part of his life and in former years lived in The Old Stone House, just below Good Street, Jeannette.
He then moved to Penn, where he lived for a number of years, later going to Manor, where he and his aged wife lived with their daughter, Mrs. Lowrey.
Mr. and Mrs. Altman were married 62 years, January 26, 1901 (they were married 26 January 1842).
Mr. Altman was a member of the Lutheran Church.
Funeral services were held at the Lowrey home, at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Interment in Brush Creek cemetery.
To the aged wife, and children, the Journal expresses sympathy and consolidation.
From: The Westmoreland Journal (Jeannette, PA), Wednesday, 25 May 1904
AGED CITIZEN PASSES AWAY
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Solomon Altman the oldest citizen of Manor and among the oldest in the county, died at 6:30 o'clock Saturday evening, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Lowery.
Mr. Altman had been a sufferer for a long time and was blind and almost deaf.
He was born in Hempfield township, October 4, 1813 and was in his ninety-first year. His wife was Margaret GONGAWARE, of near Harrison City. This union was blessed with ten children, five girls and five boys of which five are yet living; Mrs. Van Brant-hoover and Mrs. John Kennedy, Penn; Mrs. John Lowery, Manor; Lewis Altman, Greensburg and , John Altman of Youngwood. He also had twenty-six grandchildren and eleven great grand-children.
Mr. Altman followed farming the greater part of his life and in former years lived in The Old Stone House, just below Good Street, Jeannette.
He then moved to Penn, where he lived for a number of years, later going to Manor, where he and his aged wife lived with their daughter, Mrs. Lowrey.
Mr. and Mrs. Altman were married 62 years, January 26, 1901 (they were married 26 January 1842).
Mr. Altman was a member of the Lutheran Church.
Funeral services were held at the Lowrey home, at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Interment in Brush Creek cemetery.
To the aged wife, and children, the Journal expresses sympathy and consolidation.
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