OBIT: John TIPTON, 1872, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by MS Copyright 2008. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ TIPTON - An old gentleman of 72 years, whilst walking on the railroad track a few miles west of Altoona, Monday of last week, was struck by a train and instantly killed. The Register, Hollidaysburg, Pa., Wednesday, April 24, 1872