William Howard Blanch (1861-1902) - Find a Grave Memorial

William Howard Blanch

Birth

5 Aug 1861

County Durham, England

Death

10 Jul 1902 (aged 40)

Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA

Burial

Grandview Cemetery

Southmont, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map

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Highland-5, lot 240

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Born in Wisterton, County Durham, the son of William Blanch. Married in Northumberland, England to Emma Lees. Father of William H. Blanch II. Immigrated to America in 1893. He was killed in a mine explosion near Johnstown. William initially escaped from the mine, but being one of the foremen, he organized a rescue party to go back in, and never made it out.

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Emma Blanche Lees Weaver

1869–1949 (m. 1885)

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