Born in Loretto, Cambria County Pennsylvania, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of John J. Glass
and Eliza J. (Trotter) Glass
Sister of
Margaret Glass
Wife of
James Durbin
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Mother of
James Herman Durbin and Zita (Durbin) Miller
Died
at age 87
in Wildwood Springs, Cambria County Pennsylvania, USA
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| Created 24 Feb 2016
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Biography
Obit
Mrs. Elizabeth Durbin Dies Cresson, April 25 - The death of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (Glass) Durbin, aged 87, widow of James Durbin, occurred yesterday afternoon at 12:45 o'clock at the residence of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Miller, at Wildwood Springs between this place and Loretto. She had been ailing for some time and suffered a slight stroke shortly before noon yesterday. She was born in Loretto on Sept. 30, 1847, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Trotter) Glass, both long deceased, and is the last member of this union. Surviving are one daughter, Zita, wife of Nicholas Miller of Wildwood, and a son, James Durbin of Pittsburgh. Three step-grandchildren also survive. She was one of the oldest communicants of the St. Michael's Catholic church, Loretto, where the funeral mass will be celebrated at 9 o'clock Friday morning. A high mass of requiem will be celebrated by the parish pastor, Rt. Rev. Magr. James P. Saas. Interment will be made in the family plot in the church cemetery.
(Altoona Mirror, April 25, 1935)
Family links: Parents: John J Glass (1812 - 1872) Eliza J Trotter Glass (1816 - 1858)
Siblings: Margaret Glass (1843 - 1873)* Elizabeth Glass Durbin (1847 - 1935) Richard J Glass (1852 - 1870)*
Sources
FIND A GRAVE[[1]] Memorial# 53767316 - Created by: Joan of VA
Burial: Saint Michael Cemetery - Loretto, Cambria County Pennsylvania, USA
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