Source: his death certificate #92040
Obituary:
John Dorris Appleby, Justice of the Peace, of Dublin township, this county, died Thursday morning August 21, at his home. He was the second son of William and Elizabeth Appleby and was born September 13, 1836, being therefore almost 82 years old. He lived his whole life in Dublin township, and followed the carpenter trade for many years. He married Rachel Bennett Harper, of the same township, during the Civil war. They reared a family of sons and daughters, - Mrs. Dora Peterson, James A. Appleby, both of Mt. Union; Miles, of Newton Hamilton; Milton Speer of Altoona; and Janie, Mrs. David Cree, at home. He had been a member of the Presbyterian church for sixty years. For many years he was the undertaker of the Shade Gap community. He was elected a Justice of the Peace many years ago and was kept in office until the end of his life. His wife died two years ago, since which his daughter, Mrs. Cree, kept his home and tenderly cared for him. The funeral will be held this Friday afternoon, services at 3 o'clock, followed by interment at Shade Gap.
Altoona Tribune
Friday morning, August 23, 1918
Page 7
Source: his death certificate #92040
Obituary:
John Dorris Appleby, Justice of the Peace, of Dublin township, this county, died Thursday morning August 21, at his home. He was the second son of William and Elizabeth Appleby and was born September 13, 1836, being therefore almost 82 years old. He lived his whole life in Dublin township, and followed the carpenter trade for many years. He married Rachel Bennett Harper, of the same township, during the Civil war. They reared a family of sons and daughters, - Mrs. Dora Peterson, James A. Appleby, both of Mt. Union; Miles, of Newton Hamilton; Milton Speer of Altoona; and Janie, Mrs. David Cree, at home. He had been a member of the Presbyterian church for sixty years. For many years he was the undertaker of the Shade Gap community. He was elected a Justice of the Peace many years ago and was kept in office until the end of his life. His wife died two years ago, since which his daughter, Mrs. Cree, kept his home and tenderly cared for him. The funeral will be held this Friday afternoon, services at 3 o'clock, followed by interment at Shade Gap.
Altoona Tribune
Friday morning, August 23, 1918
Page 7
Inscription
APPLEBY
J.D. Appleby
Sept. 13, 1836–Aug. 21, 1918
R. Bennett Harper,
His wife
Mar. 15, 1838–Jan. 27, 1916
Family Members
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David Calvin Appleby
1835–1894
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Pvt Thomas Moreland Appleby
1838–1864
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Margaret Jane Appleby Harper
1840–1899
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James Alexander Appleby
1842–1895
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Mary Elizabeth Appleby Wilson
1844–1926
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William McGinnis Appleby
1846–1909
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Rosabella Appleby Stitt
1848–1913
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Martha A Appleby
1850–1940
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Albert Gordon Appleby
1853–1916
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