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thews, the latter a member of the family by whom Hollidaysburg was founded. Mr. and Mrs. Walkinshaw became the parents of the following children: James Leslie, died at the age of two years. Vincent V., of Lorain, Ohio. William, resides in the west. Mary. Joseph R., died in infancy. Harry, also died in infancy. Frank, of Lorain, Ohio, married Dorothy Kelly. Mrs. Walkinshaw, the mother of these children, died April 18, 1876, and is buried in Geistown cemetery.
ADAM ROLAND, deceased, was a man of rare nobility of character, of kindly, helpful disposition, combined with exceptional ability as a man of business. His death was deeply regretted by a loving family as well as a large circle of sincere friends.
He was born in Reburn, Bavaria, Germany, January 8, 1827, and was a bright and industrious pupil at two schools in his native city until he had attained the age of fourteen years. He then commenced to assist his father in the cultivation and management of the home farm, continuing until he emigrated to the United States in 1851. He landed in New York and proceeded directly to Johnstown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, where he obtained a position as clerk with Jacob Fronheiser, at the corner of Clinton and Railroad streets. Later he held a similar position with a Mr. Vickroy in Clinton street. His next occupation was that of timekeeper at Rhey's Furnace, and from thence he went to the grocery department of the Pennsylvania Traffic Company's store. He remained in the latter position until 1878, a period of eighteen years, when he established himself in the flour and feed business in the Fronheiser building in Clinton street. He erected a brick block in Railroad street in 1885, and he and his son Louis carried on the business there until the disastrous flood of May, 1889. Upon that occasion they remained in the store until the roar of the rushing waters was almost upon them, when Mr. Roland set out for his residence at the corner of Adam and Peter streets. He reached it just in time to take his two grandchildren and the other members of the family out of the house, and he fled with them to safety in the hills. His son, Louis, hastened to the residence of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Hager, where he expected to find his wife and youngest child, but all these had already been carried off by the flood. The nervous shock caused by the loss of these various members of his family undermined the health of Mr. Roland, and he gradually declined until his death, September 25, 1891. He was a devout member of the German Lutheran church, and a lifelong Democrat. He was a man of the most liberal views on all subjects, and took the greatest interest and was an active worker in educational matters. He was a school director for many years in the borough of Conemaugh, and it is due to his influence that many much-needed reforms were introduced. He was decidedly a home-loving man, a devoted husband and a loving father, spending all his leisure time with his family, and contributing all that lay in his power to their happiness and welfare. He was esteemed by all who knew him for his many sterling qualities. He was of a most kindly nature, always ready to extend a helping hand to those in need of assistance, and his charities were always given in an unostentatious manner.
Mr. Roland married, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, March 16, 1854, Eliza Dipple, who was born in Baden, Germany, November 22, 1831, daughter of Louis Dipple, who died in Germany when Mrs. Roland was but eight years of age. When she was twenty-two years old she came
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