Samuel C. Alter (1825 - 1905)

Born 9 Jul 1825 in Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Died 10 Feb 1905 at age 79 in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Biography

Samuel C. Alter was born 9 July 1825 at Plum Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, a son of Jacob Alter and Jane Bratton.^[1][2][3]

Samuel lived with his parents at Plum Township in 1850.^[4]

Samuel married Nancy J. Beale in 1854.^[1]

In 1860, Samuel and Nancy and their household lived at Fawn Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.^[5]

Samuel and family lived at Harrison Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1870 and 1880.^[6][7]

A widower, Samuel lived with his son William and family at Harrison Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1900.^[8]

Samuel died 10 February 1905 at his home near Freeport, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania,^[9] and was buried at Freeport Cemetery.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} “Samuel C. Alter”, in History of Allegheny County Pennsylvania, in two parts (Chicago, Illinois: A. Warner & Co, 1889), Part II: page 575. Image at Archive.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 12 October 2022), memorial page for Samuel C. Alter (9 Jul 1825–10 Feb 1905), Find A Grave: Memorial #55105102, citing Freeport Cemetery, Freeport, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA.
3. ↑ John W. Jordan, editor-in-chief, Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Volume III, page 1313, in “Alter” article. Note: The article starts, “Daniel Alter, the founder of this family in America, was of Washington county, Pennsylvania.” The article states that Daniel had children including Jacob and Samuel. Daniel’s son Jacob (1802–1883) married Jane Bratton (1802–1880), and they had children including “Samuel, married Nancy Beal”, and George B. Alter. George B. Alter (1822–) married Eve Stotler (1824–) and had children including Samuel Crawford Alter (1857–) who married Priscilla Jane McMath. So, Samuel Alter who married Nancy Beal had an uncle Samuel Alter and a nephew Samuel Alter. Image at Archive.org.
4. ↑ Samuel Altar in Jacob Altar household, 1850 United States Census, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Plum township, enumerated 11 September 1850, page 294B, dwelling number 52, visited family number 52; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 747. Ancestry Record 8054 #811407. FamilySearch Record: M44D-KWR.
5. ↑ Samuel Alter household, 1860 United States Census, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Fawn Township, Tarantum post office, enumerated 8 June 1860, page 22, dwelling number 164, visited family number 149; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll M653_1062; Family History Library Film: 805062. Ancestry Record 7667 #3068608. FamilySearch Record: MXGB-LBG.
6. ↑ Samuel Alter household, 1870 United States Census, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Harrison Township, Tarentum post office, enumerated 21 June 1870, page 45, dwelling number 374, visited family number 335; NARA microfilm publication M593, roll M593_1292. Ancestry Record 7163 #7175135.
7. ↑ S. C. Alter household, 1880 United States Census, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Harrison Township, enumerated 12 June 1880, enumeration district 61, supervisor’s district 9, page 38B, dwelling number 331, visited family number 348; NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1089. Ancestry Record 6742 #36668160. FamilySearch Record: MW6X-949.
8. ↑ Sameul Alter in William Alter household, 1900 United States Census, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Harrison Township, enumerated 22 and 23 June 1900, enumeration district 397, supervisor’s district 18, sheet 16A, dwelling number 309, visited family number 311; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1368; FHL microfilm: 1241368. Ancestry Record 7602 #51535633. FamilySearch Record: M3MQ-X6T.
9. ↑ “ALTER—At his home near Freeport, Feb. 10, 1905, Samuel C. Alter, in his 80th year.”, deaths, The Butler Citizen newspaper, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA, Thursday 16 February 1905 issue, page 2, column 4. Image at NewspaperArchive.com.