OBIT: Catharine Blake BEYER, 1893, native of Blair County, PA

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Miss Catharine Blake Beyer.

  Miss Catharine Blake Beyer died at 2 o'clock yesterday morning, in 
the Methodist hospital in Philadelphia.  She was born at Beyer's Mills, 
near Tipton, January 21, 1840, and was aged 53 years, 3 months and 3 
days.  Her mother died April 24, 1885, and her father in March, 1887.  
Her home being then broken up she found a new one in the Deaconess' 
Home, in Chicago, where she spent three years, after which she served 
as a deaconess in Herkimer, New York, until the death of her sister, 
Mrs. Edmund Waring, of Tyrone.  She lived in the Waring home till last 
fall, when she returned to deaconess work in Pittsburg and performed 
her duties faithfully until her health failed, when she came to this 
city and remained with her sister, Mrs. E. J. Kessler, till April 8, 
when she was removed to the Methodist hospital, in Philadelphia.
  A few days ago a surgical operation was determined as a last resort.  
The operation was performed last Friday and was seemingly successful, 
but she did not rally and died at the time mentioned.  It may be added 
that during the war she served as a volunteer nurse.  Her last hours 
were soothed by the presence of her sisters, Mrs. S. B. Bain and Mrs. 
M. A. Dysart.  Her life was simply one continuous round of labor and 
self-sacrifice, and she has gone from labor to her reward.  She is 
survived by four brothers and three sisters, viz: F. D. and A. W. 
Beyer, of Tyrone; W. M. Beyer, esq., of this city; Rev. J. S. Beyer, of 
the M. E. conference and located at Ralston, Pa., Mrs. E. J. Kessler 
and Mrs. M. A. Dysart of this city, and Mrs. S. B. Bain, of Juniata. 
The deceased was also a niece of David K. and Solomon Ramey, of this 
city.  The funeral service will be held at the home of F. D. Beyer, in 
Tyrone, tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, interment to follow at the 
Tyrone cemetery.  Rev. Wm. A. Houck, Dr. B. B. Hamil, Rev. R. H. 
Gilbert and F. M. Welsh and others will officiate.

Altoona Mirror, Altoona, Pa., Tuesday Evening, April 25, 1893

1850 Antis Township, Blair County census -
Aaron Beyer, 39
Lydia Beyer, 39
Francis David Beyer, 19
Elizabeth Jane Beyer, 17
Martha Ann Beyer, 15
James Stevens Beyer, 13
Catharine Blake Beyer, 10
Sanford Frederick Beyer, 6
Andrew Wesley Beyer, 3
Sarah Betz Beyer, 11/12