Ancestry.com---Thomas Elmer Oldham
in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Thomas Elmer Oldham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 57
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1893
Birth Place: Bakersummit, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 24 May 1951
Death Place: Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: William Oldham
Mother: Amelia Wentz
Certificate Number: 41585
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NOTE: Photo copy says buried in Greenlawn Cem., Roaring Spring.
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Ancestry.com---Thomas E Oldham
in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Thomas E Oldham
SSN: 191079349
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1892 {Death Cert. Says 11/22/1893 which agrees other famiy input data as well as the Obit.}
Birth Place: Roaring Spri, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 27 May 1951 {DEATH CERT, SAYS 5/25 AND THE STORY RAN IN THE 4/25 Altoona Mirror}
Claim Date: 29 Aug 1951
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 17 Aug 1951: Name listed as THOMAS E OLDHAM
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THE BELOW ABSTRACT ACCIDENT REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM HARD COPY AND ALONG WITH THE OBIT WAS PROVIDED BY JOHN DICK, 8/2016
Scanned from the 25 May Edition of the Altoona Mirror
BALE PAPER CO. DIGESTER UNIT SCENE OF BLAST
Damage to Property Exceeded $300,000.00; Wide Area Rocked by Concussion
Two men killed and six recieved minor injuries:
Dead Injured:
Dead are: Thomas Oldham, age 55, Roaring Spring Father of two children.
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Obit was Digitally Copied and Scanned from the Altoona Mirror Edition of Friday, May 25, 1951.
Provided by the Altoona Digital Library - newspaper Archive
Employed 50 Years.
Thomas Elmer Oldham of 501 Cherry street was born at Bakers Summit Nov. 22, 1893, a son of William and Amelia (Wentz) Oldham and was married to Helen Daugherty.
Mrs. Oldham died Oct. 1950.
Surviving are two children, John and Margaret, at home; one sister, Mrs. Anna Patterson of Roaring Spring, R D., and one brother, George Oldham of Hollidaysburg.
Mr. Oldham had been employed at the D. M. Bare company plant for more than 30 years.
He was a member of the Albright Church of the Brethren and the
Friendship Fire company.
OLDHAM - Funeral services for Thomas E. Oldham of 501 Cherry street. Roaring Spring will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Albright Church of the Brethren in charge of Rev. D. I. Pepple.
Interment in Greenlawn cemetery, Roaring Spring.
Friends are being received at the home.
Editor's note (JC Dick): Thomas E. Oldham and Leo Johnson were killed by an explosion at the D.M. Bare Paper Mill in Roaring Spring, Blair County, PA.
Six other employees were injured and parts of the Mill were obliterated.
in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Thomas Elmer Oldham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 57
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1893
Birth Place: Bakersummit, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 24 May 1951
Death Place: Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: William Oldham
Mother: Amelia Wentz
Certificate Number: 41585
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NOTE: Photo copy says buried in Greenlawn Cem., Roaring Spring.
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Ancestry.com---Thomas E Oldham
in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Thomas E Oldham
SSN: 191079349
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1892 {Death Cert. Says 11/22/1893 which agrees other famiy input data as well as the Obit.}
Birth Place: Roaring Spri, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 27 May 1951 {DEATH CERT, SAYS 5/25 AND THE STORY RAN IN THE 4/25 Altoona Mirror}
Claim Date: 29 Aug 1951
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 17 Aug 1951: Name listed as THOMAS E OLDHAM
=============================
THE BELOW ABSTRACT ACCIDENT REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM HARD COPY AND ALONG WITH THE OBIT WAS PROVIDED BY JOHN DICK, 8/2016
Scanned from the 25 May Edition of the Altoona Mirror
BALE PAPER CO. DIGESTER UNIT SCENE OF BLAST
Damage to Property Exceeded $300,000.00; Wide Area Rocked by Concussion
Two men killed and six recieved minor injuries:
Dead Injured:
Dead are: Thomas Oldham, age 55, Roaring Spring Father of two children.
=============================
Obit was Digitally Copied and Scanned from the Altoona Mirror Edition of Friday, May 25, 1951.
Provided by the Altoona Digital Library - newspaper Archive
Employed 50 Years.
Thomas Elmer Oldham of 501 Cherry street was born at Bakers Summit Nov. 22, 1893, a son of William and Amelia (Wentz) Oldham and was married to Helen Daugherty.
Mrs. Oldham died Oct. 1950.
Surviving are two children, John and Margaret, at home; one sister, Mrs. Anna Patterson of Roaring Spring, R D., and one brother, George Oldham of Hollidaysburg.
Mr. Oldham had been employed at the D. M. Bare company plant for more than 30 years.
He was a member of the Albright Church of the Brethren and the
Friendship Fire company.
OLDHAM - Funeral services for Thomas E. Oldham of 501 Cherry street. Roaring Spring will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Albright Church of the Brethren in charge of Rev. D. I. Pepple.
Interment in Greenlawn cemetery, Roaring Spring.
Friends are being received at the home.
Editor's note (JC Dick): Thomas E. Oldham and Leo Johnson were killed by an explosion at the D.M. Bare Paper Mill in Roaring Spring, Blair County, PA.
Six other employees were injured and parts of the Mill were obliterated.
Ancestry.com---Thomas Elmer Oldham
in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Thomas Elmer Oldham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 57
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1893
Birth Place: Bakersummit, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 24 May 1951
Death Place: Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: William Oldham
Mother: Amelia Wentz
Certificate Number: 41585
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NOTE: Photo copy says buried in Greenlawn Cem., Roaring Spring.
=============================
Ancestry.com---Thomas E Oldham
in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Thomas E Oldham
SSN: 191079349
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1892 {Death Cert. Says 11/22/1893 which agrees other famiy input data as well as the Obit.}
Birth Place: Roaring Spri, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 27 May 1951 {DEATH CERT, SAYS 5/25 AND THE STORY RAN IN THE 4/25 Altoona Mirror}
Claim Date: 29 Aug 1951
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 17 Aug 1951: Name listed as THOMAS E OLDHAM
=============================
THE BELOW ABSTRACT ACCIDENT REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM HARD COPY AND ALONG WITH THE OBIT WAS PROVIDED BY JOHN DICK, 8/2016
Scanned from the 25 May Edition of the Altoona Mirror
BALE PAPER CO. DIGESTER UNIT SCENE OF BLAST
Damage to Property Exceeded $300,000.00; Wide Area Rocked by Concussion
Two men killed and six recieved minor injuries:
Dead Injured:
Dead are: Thomas Oldham, age 55, Roaring Spring Father of two children.
=============================
Obit was Digitally Copied and Scanned from the Altoona Mirror Edition of Friday, May 25, 1951.
Provided by the Altoona Digital Library - newspaper Archive
Employed 50 Years.
Thomas Elmer Oldham of 501 Cherry street was born at Bakers Summit Nov. 22, 1893, a son of William and Amelia (Wentz) Oldham and was married to Helen Daugherty.
Mrs. Oldham died Oct. 1950.
Surviving are two children, John and Margaret, at home; one sister, Mrs. Anna Patterson of Roaring Spring, R D., and one brother, George Oldham of Hollidaysburg.
Mr. Oldham had been employed at the D. M. Bare company plant for more than 30 years.
He was a member of the Albright Church of the Brethren and the
Friendship Fire company.
OLDHAM - Funeral services for Thomas E. Oldham of 501 Cherry street. Roaring Spring will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Albright Church of the Brethren in charge of Rev. D. I. Pepple.
Interment in Greenlawn cemetery, Roaring Spring.
Friends are being received at the home.
Editor's note (JC Dick): Thomas E. Oldham and Leo Johnson were killed by an explosion at the D.M. Bare Paper Mill in Roaring Spring, Blair County, PA.
Six other employees were injured and parts of the Mill were obliterated.
in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Thomas Elmer Oldham
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 57
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1893
Birth Place: Bakersummit, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 24 May 1951
Death Place: Roaring Spring, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: William Oldham
Mother: Amelia Wentz
Certificate Number: 41585
---------------------------------------
NOTE: Photo copy says buried in Greenlawn Cem., Roaring Spring.
=============================
Ancestry.com---Thomas E Oldham
in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Thomas E Oldham
SSN: 191079349
Birth Date: 22 Nov 1892 {Death Cert. Says 11/22/1893 which agrees other famiy input data as well as the Obit.}
Birth Place: Roaring Spri, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 27 May 1951 {DEATH CERT, SAYS 5/25 AND THE STORY RAN IN THE 4/25 Altoona Mirror}
Claim Date: 29 Aug 1951
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 17 Aug 1951: Name listed as THOMAS E OLDHAM
=============================
THE BELOW ABSTRACT ACCIDENT REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM HARD COPY AND ALONG WITH THE OBIT WAS PROVIDED BY JOHN DICK, 8/2016
Scanned from the 25 May Edition of the Altoona Mirror
BALE PAPER CO. DIGESTER UNIT SCENE OF BLAST
Damage to Property Exceeded $300,000.00; Wide Area Rocked by Concussion
Two men killed and six recieved minor injuries:
Dead Injured:
Dead are: Thomas Oldham, age 55, Roaring Spring Father of two children.
=============================
Obit was Digitally Copied and Scanned from the Altoona Mirror Edition of Friday, May 25, 1951.
Provided by the Altoona Digital Library - newspaper Archive
Employed 50 Years.
Thomas Elmer Oldham of 501 Cherry street was born at Bakers Summit Nov. 22, 1893, a son of William and Amelia (Wentz) Oldham and was married to Helen Daugherty.
Mrs. Oldham died Oct. 1950.
Surviving are two children, John and Margaret, at home; one sister, Mrs. Anna Patterson of Roaring Spring, R D., and one brother, George Oldham of Hollidaysburg.
Mr. Oldham had been employed at the D. M. Bare company plant for more than 30 years.
He was a member of the Albright Church of the Brethren and the
Friendship Fire company.
OLDHAM - Funeral services for Thomas E. Oldham of 501 Cherry street. Roaring Spring will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Albright Church of the Brethren in charge of Rev. D. I. Pepple.
Interment in Greenlawn cemetery, Roaring Spring.
Friends are being received at the home.
Editor's note (JC Dick): Thomas E. Oldham and Leo Johnson were killed by an explosion at the D.M. Bare Paper Mill in Roaring Spring, Blair County, PA.
Six other employees were injured and parts of the Mill were obliterated.
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