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The following obituary of Matilda "Tillie" Korns is from the January 20, 1917 issue of the "Frostburg Mining Journal". Chapter III of the 1949 book "The Genealogy of Michael Korns, Sr. of Somerset County Pennsylvania" indicates that she was the youngest child of Daniel Korns, Jr. and his wife Caroline (Tressler) Korns. The book states, "Tillie Korns, married Jim Blubaugh. One child, Clara, known as Korns. The parents never lived together." Matilda is buried at the Frostburg Memorial Park in Allegany County, Maryland, where her tombstone indicates she was born in 1859. Edward H. and Clara M. Bittner are also buried at the Frostburg Memorial Park, where their shared tombstone indicates that Clara was born in 1881 and died in 1957.
The following death certificate of Clara May Bittner lists her father as a Bluebaugh and her mother as Matilda Korns.