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William H. Conley Jr.
(1848-1899) |
William H. Conley Jr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
FamilySearch ID: KD38-JPD. Noted events in his life were: 1. Census in 1850 in Salisbury Twp., Lancaster, PA. 12 The 1850 census recorded Jesse Connelly, laborer, 29, living with wife Ruth Ann, 26; Sophia C., 4; William H., 2; and Martha A., 3 months. Jesse was born in Maryland, all others in Pennsylvania. 2. Residence: Harrisburg City Directory: Conley, William H., fireman, bds 1528 N Sixth; Conley, Ruth A., widow Jesse, h 1528 N Sixth in 1876 in Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 13 3. Residence: 709 N. 39th St., Philadelphia, PA on 9 Feb 1892 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 14 4. Residence: on 17 Oct 1894 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 1 5. Newspaper: Harrisburg Telegraph: "Railroads and Railroaders. Engineer Wm. H. Conley, of the Pennsylvania, wedded Miss Bertha Beecher at Eden, Lancaster county, yesterday.", 18 Oct 1894, Harrisburg, Dauphin, PA. 3 6. Newspaper: Lancaster Examiner: marriage of Wm. H. Conley and H. Bertha Beecher, 20 Oct 1894, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 4 ----- 7. Newspaper: Lancaster Intelligencer: A Morning Wedding, 20 Oct 1894, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA. 15 ---- 8. Occupation: passenger engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad on 1 Apr 1895 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 8 9 9. Cause of Death: State of Penna. 18657 Chester County Deputy Coroner Jos. H. Johnson, 13 Feb 1899, Gallagherville, Chester, PA. 6 "This is to certify that I held an inquest on the remains of William H. Conley of Philadelphia, engineman in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., and that the verdict of the Coroner's Jury was that he died from injuries received in a wreck that occurred just west of Gallagherville in Chester county, Pa., on February 13, 1899, and that the accident was caused by the inabiligy of the trainman to see the signals on account of the blinding snow storm that was raging." 10. Cause of Death: railroad train wreck, 13 Feb 1899, Gallagherville, Chester, PA. 10 11. Occupation: engineer on 13 Feb 1899 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 11 12. Residence: 709 N. 39th St, Philadelphia, Pa. On 13 Feb 1899 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 11 13. Newspaper: The Times: Trains Crash In The Storm, 14 Feb 1899, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. TRAINS CRASH IN THE STORM 14. Newspaper: Philadelphia Inquirer: obituary of William H. Conley, 16 Feb 1899, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 7 CONLEY -- Suddenly, on February 13, 1899, William H. Conley, in the 51st year of his age. The relatives and friends of the family, also Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers, Division No. 45, also employes of Pennsylvania Railroad, are invited to attend the funeral services, Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at his late resident, 700 North Thirty-ninth street. Interment private. Lancaster papers please copy. William married Josephine B. Van Arsdale in 1888 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.1 (Josephine B. Van Arsdale was born on 6 Apr 1866 in , , NJ,14 16 died on 9 Feb 1892 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1 14 16 and was buried on 12 Feb 1892 in Philadelphia: Mount Moriah Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA 14 16.) William next married Henrietta Bertha Beecher, daughter of William C. Beecher and Henrietta Wortz, on 17 Oct 1894 in Eden Twp., Lancaster, PA.1 2 3 4 (Henrietta Bertha Beecher was born on 12 Jul 1861 in Manheim Twp., Lancaster, PA 17 18 19, christened on 1 Oct 1865 in Lancaster: Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, PA,2 died on 21 Jul 1914 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 20 21 and was buried on 24 Jul 1914 in Lancaster: City Cemetery, Lancaster, PA 20 21 22.) |
1 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF9D-6Q4 William H. Conley and H. Bertha Beecher, 07 Oct 1894; citing Marriage, Pennsylvania, county courthouses, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 940,790.
2 Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
3 Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA), 18 Oct 1894, page 4. Wedding of Wm. H Conley and Bertha Beecher.
4 The Lancaster Examiner (Lancaster, PA), 20 Oct 1894, page 8. Marriage of Wm. H. Conley and H. Bertha Beecher.
5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 3408. Charles B. Conley. William Conely. Bertha Beecher. Spouse Caroline Conley.
6 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDVV-Y2Z William H. Conley, 13 Feb 1899; citing cn 18657, Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; FHL microfilm 1,769,740.
7 Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 16 Feb 1899, page 11. Obituary of William H. Conley.
8 The Lancaster Examiner (Lancaster, PA), 3 Apr 1895, page 5. Obituary of William C. Beecher.
9 Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, PA), 2 Apr 1895, page 1. Obituary of William C. Beecher.
10 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Oliver Bair Funeral Director. Wm H. Conley. Burial 13 Feb 1899.
11 Ancestry.com, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), FHL Film 1011828. William H. Conley, died 13 Feb 1899, Philadelphia.
12 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4HG-BZZ Jesse Connelly, Salisbury, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 347.
13 Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 1876 Harrisburg City Directory, printed page 121, online image 51, Conley.
14 Ancestry.com, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), FHL Film 1889222. Josephine B. Conley.
15 Lancaster Intelligencer Journal Newspaper (Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA), 20 Oct 1894, page 4. A Morning Wedding.
16 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 81. Oliver Bair Funeral Director, burial record for Josephine B. Conley.
17 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1255140; National Archives Film T9-1140; Page 272A.
18 1870 United States Census, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Manheim Township, Series: M593 Roll: 1357 Page: 489.
19 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, PA > Philadelphia > Oliver Blair Funeral Director. Online image 25308. Bertha Conley b.12 Jul 1861 d. 21 Jul 1914.
20 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915 (From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JKSM-GJK Henrietta Bertha Conley, 1914.
21 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 72677. Henrietta B. Conley. Father Wm Beecher. Mother __ Wurtz.
22 Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=34318358.
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