. History of Huntingdon and Blair counties, Pennsylvania . He taught a German schooland held various official positions in the borough<rovcrnmeut. He had sons named Jacob, David, andJohn, and one or two daughters. Michael Africa lived at Nos. 321 and 323. He pur-cliased the property in 1791. The old end of hishiiuse, long since removed, a view of which ap-jiears herewith, was built during or before the Revo-lutinn. He carried on the joint occupations of dye-ing and brick-making, the former chiefly in thewinter and tlie latter when the weather permittedout-iloor operations. This jiro]icrty i
. History of Huntingdon and Blair counties, Pennsylvania . He taught a German schooland held various official positions in the borough<rovcrnmeut. He had sons named Jacob, David, andJohn, and one or two daughters. Michael Africa lived at Nos. 321 and 323. He pur-cliased the property in 1791. The old end of hishiiuse, long since removed, a view of which ap-jiears herewith, was built during or before the Revo-lutinn. He carried on the joint occupations of dye-ing and brick-making, the former chiefly in thewinter and tlie latter when the weather permittedout-iloor operations. This jiro]icrty is now owned liy Andrew Henderson lived in the yellow house,at Nos. 325 and 327, until he built at the corner ofThird Street, when he was succeeded bv Robert Al-lison. Caspar Snare had a blacksmith-shop on the north-west corner of Fourth Street, and his dwelling at He died June 9, 1846, aged seventy-eight years. Jacob Africas dwelling was at No. 409, and hisshoemaker-shop at 411. Pridmore and Lane lived in the house, yet standiilg,at 421 and THE OLDEST HOUSE IN mNTlNilDON. Frederick Kurtz lived, probably, at No. 509. Adaughter married David Newingham, silversmith andmerchant, and another daughter, Aunt Kitty, dieda few years ago at a very advanced age. John Light, Robert Simpson, and William audThomas Ker lived in this neighborhood. George Fockler lived next above the Newinghamlot, at Nos. 513 and 515. He had several sons ; amongthem were Jacob, who married a daughter of JohnWhittaker, Sr., and about 1854 moved to Saxton,Bedford Co., of which town he was one of the pro-prietors, and where some of his children reside;Henry, now living in Dubuque, Iowa; Jolin, whodied in one of the Western States; Adam, who died at Johnstown; and Benjamin, who died 1 lere. A daughter married James Saxton. William Wilson, a survevor in active pract ice from about 1800 until 1S21, lived at t he northeas t corner of Sixth Street. Peter HoSman lived farthest n ?est. Penn Street, South Si
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