Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Certificate of Death
Place of Death: Bellwood Borough, Blair County
Full Name: MARGARET JANE EDMISTON
Personal and Statistical Particulars:
Sex: Female
Color: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse of: E.P. Edmiston
Deceased's Date of Birth: Oct. 5, 1862
Age: 67y 2m 22d
Occupation: At Home
Birthplace: Pa.
Name of Father: David B. Waite
Birthplace of Father: Pa.
Maiden Name of Mother: Mary M. Eakin
Birthplace of Mother: Pa.
Informant: Mrs. A.P. Root, 534 N. 3rd St., Bellwood, Pa.
Medical Certificate of Death:
Date of Death: Dec. 27th, 1929
Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrhage
Signature: F.B. Forrest, M.D., Dec. 27, 1929, Bellwood
Burial: Bellwood, Pa., Dec. 31st, 1929
Undertaker: Graham & Son, Tyrone, Pa.
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Altoona, PA: Altoona Mirror, issue of Saturday, 28 December 1929, p. 18, col. 1

MRS. MARGARET J. EDMISTON

Widow of Elijah Edmiston and a resident of 534 North Third street, Bellwood, for the past twenty-seven years, died yesterday noon of cerebral hemorrhage, at her home. She was born Oct. 5, 1862, at Grazierville, and was first married to Calvin Mothersbaugh, who died forty-five years ago. Her second husband, Elijah Emiston, died June 20, 1925. Surviving are one son and three daughters, W.E. Mothersbaugh of Flinton, Mrs. W.M. Hopkins, Mrs. Lulu Waite and Mrs. A.D. Root, twenty-two grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters, James Waite of Grazierville, John Waite and Mrs. Thomas Shelow of Tyrone, and Mrs. Edward McFarland of Turtle Creek. Mrs. Edmiston was a member of the United Brethren church for many years and a member of the Daughters of Liberty. Funeral services will be held in the Bellwood United Brethren church at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with Rev. C.H. Rhodes, former pastor, and Rev. J.H. Moses, pastor, officiating. Interment will be made in Logan Valley cemetery.
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