Samuel Reed Livingston (1809 - 1897)

Born 18 Mar 1809 in Conemaugh Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara (Wissinger) Livingston — married 12 Mar 1840 in Somerset, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 31 Jan 1897 at age 87 in Conemaugh Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

OBITUARY - From the Johnstown, PA., "Tribune", 5 February 1887 issue

Samuel R. Livingstone

The subject of this notice died at his home in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, on Sunday, January 31, 1897, after a few days' illness from renal hemorrhages. He was born in Somerset County, near Stoyestown, on March 18, 1809, and was therefore almost eighty-eight years of age. His father- David Livingstone- was a relative of Chancellor Robert R. Livingstone, of Revolutionary fame, and was one of the pioneer settlers of Somerset County. He moved, with his family, to the old homestead, where the subject of this notice died, about the year 1800, and took up a large tract of land in what was then a wilderness. Mr. Livingstone was twice married. His first wife was Catherine Horner, who died at Davidsville about sixty years ago. On the 12th of March, 1840, he married his second wife- Barbara Wissinger. She died twelve or fourteen years ago, since which time Mr. Livingstone had been living with his son Samuel W. To the two unions six children were born, all of whom survive. They are: Josiah H., of Salix; Mollie, of Somerset County; Alfred W., of Scalp Level; Sarah Ann, wife of Sameul Miller, of Salix; Kate, wife of George W. Smith, of this city, and Samuel W., who lives on the old homestead in Conemaugh Township. There also survives him one sister, thirty-three grandchildren-among whom are County Coroner F.J. Livingstone, of the South Side, this city- and eleven great-grandchildren. By trade and occupation Mr. Livingstone was a blacksmith and farmer all his life, except the last few of his declining years. In his private life he was honest, sociable, and sympathetic, and had a very large circle of friends. He was one of the pioneers in the Lutheran Church in the community in which he lived, having at an early age identified himself with the religious organization of his choice. The obsequies, which were largely attended, were conducted by his pastor- Rev. H.C. Salem- of Scalp Level, after which, surrounded by bereaved relatives and friends and a sorrowing community was laid to rest in the family burial ground on a southern hillside of the old farm, on which he had suffered and rejoiced for so many years of his long life.

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