Notes
Note for: Harold William Mehm, 29 FEB 1912 - 20 AUG 1971 Index
Christening:
Burial:
Date: 24 AUG 1971
Place: St. Nicholas Cemetery, Shavertown, PA
Note: Harold was born at home, 337 Park Ave. per aunt Mary Pahler's notes.
Attended St. Nick's, elementary grades, and G.A.R. High School. Didn't complete high school.
1930 Census lists Harold working as an Apprentice in Iron Works. (Vulcan). 18 years old. Living at home 337 Park Ave. with parents and siblings.
Occup: Machinist.
Christening note: Sponsors at baptism: William Mehm and Ruth Kline.
Notes
Note for: Sarah Agnes [Sadie] Mulherin, 29 JAN 1912 - 12 OCT 1986 Index
Christening:
Date: 18 FEB 1912
Place: St. Leo's Church, Ashley, PA
Burial:
Date: 15 OCT 1986
Place: St. Nicholas Cemetery, Shavertown, PA
Note: Sadie was born on Spruce Street.
Attended St. Leo's school, elementary grades, and G.A.R. High School. Graduated from St. Leo's High School, Ashley, PA.
Occup: Seamstress.
In her later years she spent several nights a week playing bingo, one of her favorite pasttimes.
Christening note: Sponsors: Maurice O'Boyle & Catherine Hearn
Notes
Note for: Andrew Joseph Mulherin, 5 FEB 1879 - 15 APR 1937 Index
Burial:
Date: 19 APR 1937
Place: St. Mary's Cemetery, W-B, PA
Note: Andrew's residence was listed as Wilkes-Barre on marriage license application.
Application for marriage lists his occupation as steampipe coverer.
Was living at 173 Holland Street when son Peter was born in December 1900.
Occupation listed as laborer on son Peter's birth certificate, (Recorded: Dec. 2, 1900).
They were living at 349 McLean Street when son Manus was born in September 1908.
(Add 1910 Census info)
Lived at 80 Spruce St. before big house was built. Mom (Sadie) was born here.
They were living at that address in 1910 per Census.
Built homestead at 109 Spruce St. in 1912, after Sadie was born.
In 1912 his occupation was listed as "laborer".
He was living in Wilkes-Barre in 1917 per his mother Sarah's obituary.
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Andrew's obituary and funeral notice:
The Times Leader Friday, April 16, 1937
Andrew J. Mulherin Sr, 58, died last night at 7:17 o'clock in Mercy Hospital. For several months he had been ill at the family home, 109 Spruce Street, being admitted to the hospital at 11:15 yesterday morning.
Mr. Mulherin had been in the employ of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company for 35 years, serving for a long time as a trainman and conductor.He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and of St. Leo's Church in Ashley.
He was born in the Newtown section of the city, son of the late Peter and Sarah Ruddy Mulherin. He married Theresa Gallagher.
Surviving are his widow: children: Peter and Mrs. Mary Klinges, city; Andrew Jr., New York City; Manus and Sarah home; brothers and sisters: Thomas, city; Peter, Jersey City, N.J.; Mary, city; Agnes, Sharon; Mrs. J.J. Gildea, city; seven grandchildren.
The Times Leader Monday, April 19, 1937
A number of members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and many friends attended the funeral this morning at 9 o'clock from the family home, 109 Spruce Street, of Andrew J. Mulherin Sr., an employee for 35 years of the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
Requiem mass was conducted at 9:30 o'clock by Rev. J.J. Heffernan in St. Leo's Church, Ashley. There were numerous floral tokens. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township with benediction by Rev. J.R. Burnet.
Flower carriers were John Kirk, James Caverly, Bernard McGroarty and Clem Covalesky. Pall bearers were: Andrew and John Ruddy, James Mulherin, Daniel Brolley, Jack Morio and Thomas Sheridan.
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Birth note: Born on Company Street, in Wilkes-Barre. (Off Blackman, near the highway).
(I found a "Company Row Street" in the 1910 Census. Could be the same street.) (Not sure about this information, his family was living on Spruce Street when he was one year old).
Notes
Note for: Theresa [Grace] Veronica Gallagher, 25 NOV 1873 - 17 JUN 1958 Index
Burial:
Date: JUN 1958
Place: St. Mary's Cemetery, W-B, PA
Year of Immigration to the U.S. listed as 1894 in 1910 Census. In 1910 Census her age was listed as 32, which would have made her year of birth 1878. This information is incorrect. Her age at Immigration would have been 16, based on this information.
Marriage license application of June 1900 lists her age as 25. Also lists her place of residence as Tunkhannock, PA, and occupation as Housekeeper. (Application for marriage was filled out in Wyoming County Court House in Tunkhannock.) This application also states her and Andrew were married in Pittston, PA by E. A. Garvey. She also stated on this application that her parent's names were Manus and Mary Gallagher, which tells me the birth certificate we have for her is correct (born 25 Nov. 1873). She was actually 26 when she filled out application.
She and Andrew were married at St. John the Evangelist Church, in Pittston, PA on June 7, 1900.
Married by: Rev. E.A. Garvey, with witnesses Jeremiah Walsh and Mary Walsh present.
This info taken from Certificate of Marriage furnished by St. John's church.
She returned to Ireland for a visit along with children Peter and Mary when they were small, in the year 1904 according to letters from Joseph to Theresa.
Aunt Angie Mulherin said Theresa went back to Ireland for a visit when Uncle Pete was 3 years old. Aunt Mary was a baby at that time. She said she believes they stayed over there about a year. Uncle Andrew was born 2 years after Aunt Mary, so one year at most sounds about right.
I found Theresa listed on the Ellis Island records on the internet. Her name listed as: Teresa Mulhern, age 27. Place of residence listed as Donegal. She travelled from the port of Londonderry, and arrived Ellis Island, New York on Sept. 26, 1904. Name of the ship was the Astoria. Also listed on that ship's list was Peter, age 3 years, a US citizen, residence Donegal. Also, Mary, age 9 years 9 months (error here, she was 1 year 2 months old at the time). Mary also a US citizen, and residence Donegal.
Obituary:
Times Leader Evening News, Wed. June 18, 1958
MRS. THERESA MULHERIN
Mrs. Theresa Gallagher Mulherin passed away last night at the home of her son Manus, 109 Spruce Street, following an illness.
Born in Ireland, Mrs. Mulherin came to Wilkes-Barre more than 50 years ago. She was a member of St. Leo's Church, Ashley, and the Alter and Rosary Society. She was the widow of Andrew Mulherin.
She leaves these children: Peter and Mary Klinges, Wilkes-Barre; Andrew, New York; Manus, at home; Mrs. Harold Mehm, Wilkes-Barre; two brothers, Patrick and Joseph Gallagher, both in Ireland; 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held from Lehman Funeral Home, 689 Hazle Avenue. Friends may call tonight 7 to 10 and thereafter 2 to 5 and 7 to 10.