OBIT: Jacob SHOEMAKER, 1901, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2018. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ IN OTHER COUNTIES. Jacob Shoemaker, a former resident of Altoona, died at his home in Millerstown, Perry county, Sunday of last week, after an illness of a few weeks. The deceased was a native of Switzerland, a grape trimmer by profession, and was known in almost every family in the farming districts of Blair and Bedford counties. He lived alone, though he has a wife and daughter who reside in Altoona. He was aged 60 years and 6 months. Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Monday, July 15, 1901, page 6