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Robert Stoddart

          -From Ireland (Sligo)

          -Husband of Ann Shannon

          -Father of John Robert Stoddart

Ann Shannon

          -From Ireland (Sligo)

          -Wife of Robert Stoddart

          -Mother of John Robert Stoddart

William Shannon

          -From Ireland (Collooney)

          -Husband of Ester Meredith

          -Father of Mary A. Shannon

Ester Meredith

          -From Ireland (Collooney)

          -Wife of William Shannon

          -Mother of Mary A. Shannon

John Shannon

          b. ~ 1840

          d. December 1, 1896

                   -56 years old

                   -Son of William Shannon and Ester Meredith

                   -Husband of Margaret McGee

                   -Place of burial: Allegheny Cemetery (December 1, 1896 )

Margaret McGee

          b. ~1840

          d. December 10, 1904

                   -65 years old (67?)

                   -Wife of John Shannon

                   -Cause of death: Shock Pleurisy

                              -Secondary Illness: Motor Ataxia

                   -Place of burial: Allegheny Cemetery (December 12, 1904)

John Robert Stoddart

          b. December 12, 1838

          d. July 9, 1914

                   -5’8”, 170 lbs, light complexion, hazel eyes, light hair

-76 years old

                   -Was a retired clerk when he died

                   -Son on Robert Stoddart and Ann Shannon

                   -Husband of Mary A. Shannon

                   -Came from Sligo, Ireland at age of 13 (1851-2 )

                   -Sailed on whaling ships around the world

                   -Served in U.S. Navy

                             -Enlisted Nov. 9, 1856 out of Boston

                                      -Resided in Milford Mass at the time of enlistment

                             -Served as Ordinary Seaman on U.S.S. Hartford

                             -Discharged Dec. 16, 1861

-Served in Crimean War, along the coast of Siberia

                   -Enlisted in Hong Kong aboard a British man-o-war

-Served in Civil War

                             -199th Pennsylvania Volunteers

                   -Joined the Grand Army of the Republic

                             -August 14, 1894

                             -Served as Post Commander in 1909

                   -Elected to office of Inspector for the 4th District of the 12th Ward

                       of the City of Pittsburgh on November 7, 1911

-Cause of death: Chronic interstitial Nephritis

                                     -Secondary illness:  Anasarca

-Death certificate (hospital portion) signed by Dr. R.K. Fleming

-Cared for him from March 26-July 9, 1914

                   -Place of burial: Allegheny Cemetery (July 11, 1914 )

                             -Undertaker J.B. Moreland

Mary Ann Shannon

          b. July 14, 1844

          d. November 14, 1925

                   -81 years old

                   -Daughter of William Shannon and Ester Meredith

                   -Wife of John Stoddart

                   -Came from Coolloney, Ireland

                   -Worked as a housewife

                   -Cause of death: Acute Gastroenteritis

                             -Certificate (hospital portion) signed by Dr. R.K. Fleming

-Cared for her from November 11-14, 1925

                    -Place of burial: Allegheny Cemetery (November 17, 1925)

                             -Undertaker Joseph Voltz

Samuel L. Kerlin

          b. March 1858

          d. June 21, 1916

                   -Born in Kentucky

                   -Son of Henry Kerlin (birthplace not known) and Maggie Carbis (?)(birthplace PA)

                   -Husband of Annie O’Neill

                   -Father of Henry, Carrie, Stanley, Gretta, and Eva Kerlin

-From Blairsville, PA

-Worked as a Salesman

          -Sold dairy supplies

          -Cause of death: Neuralgia of the heart

          -Place of burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery (June 24, 1916)

Annie O’Neil

          b. February 1864

                   -Wife of Samuel Kerlin

                   -Mother of Henry, Carrie, Stanley, Gretta and Eva Kerlin

William Stoddart

          b. December 14, 1864

          d. May 31, 1865

                   -1 year old

                   - Son of John and Mary Stoddart

Elizabeth Stoddart

          b. May 25, 1867

          d. January 17, 1869

                   -2 years old

                   -Daughter of John and Mary Stoddart

Edwin John Stoddart

          b. January 9, 1871

          d. March 26, 1876

                   -5 years old

                   -Son of John and Mary Stoddart

                   -Cause of death: Acute dropsy

-Place of burial: Allegheny Cemetery (March 28, 1876 )

Charles Meredith Stoddart

          b. May 21, 1874

          d. May 1, 1934

          -60 years old

                   -Confirmed at Calvary Episcopal Church on March 31, 1899                   

         -Son of John and Mary Stoddart

         -Worked in steel mill

         -Cause of death: Carcinoma of the bladder

         -Place of burial: Allegheny Cemetery

Robert Garfield Stoddart

          b. August 29, 1881

          d. November 4, 1882

                   -1 year old

                   -Son of John and Mary Stoddart

                   -Cause of Death: Primary Pneumonia

                             -Secondary:  Exhaustion

                   ~ Place of Burial: Allegheny Cemetery (November 6, 1882 )

Virginia Gertrude Stoddart

          b. March 4, 1884

          d. October 11, 1962

                   -78 years old

                   -Confirmed at C.E.C. on April 16, 1899

-Daughter of John and Mary Stoddart

                   -Wife of Henry A. Kerlin

                             -Married on November 21, 1908 at Sacred Heart Rectory, E.E. Pittsburgh, PA

-Mother of Janice Theresa, Anna Mary, Henry Robert, Alice Elizabeth, and Ruth Kerlin

-Cause of death: Arteriosclerosis

Henry A. Kerlin

          b. October 15, 1883

          d. May 23, 1937

                   -54 years old

                   -Born in Indiana, PA

-Son of Samuel and Annie O'Neil Kerlin

-Husband of Virginia Gertrude Stoddart

                             -Married on November 21, 1908 at Sacred Heart Rectory, E.E. Pittsburgh, PA

-Father of Janice Theresa, Anna Mary, Henry Robert, Alice Elizabeth, and Ruth Kerlin

-Worked in steel mill as a moulder and for U.S. Post Office

                   -Cause of death: Complications of Barbital poisoning

                             -Buried in Allegheny Cemetery

 

Carrie Kerlin

          b. November 1885

                   -Sister of Henry A. Kerlin

                   -Married name: McKay

                   -In 1916, was living in San Francisco

Stanley Kerlin

          b. September 1892

                   -Brother of Henry A. Kerlin

 Gretta Kerlin

          b. June 1894

                   -Sister of Henry A. Kerlin

                   -Married name: Vizard

                   -In 1916 was living in Detroit, Michigan

Eva C. Kerlin

          b. August 1897

                   -Sister of Henry A. Kerlin

                   -Born in Pennsylvania

                   -Wife of George A. Kilbert

                             -Married on August 25, 1915

                   -Mother of Margaretta and Joseph Kilbert

                    -Other married names: Pringle, Baumle

George A. Kilbert

          b. about 1894

                   -Born in McKeesport, PA

                   -Son of Joseph Kilbert and Clementine Kilbert (nee Loslaben)

                            -Joseph and Clementine were both born in Germany

                   -Worked as a baker

                   -Brother of Joseph, Alberta, Andrew, and Leo Kilbert

                   -Husband of Eva C. Kerlin

                             -Married on August 25, 1915

                             -Father of Margaretta and Joseph Kilbert

 Patrick Sullivan

          b. about 1826

          d. March 24, 1889

                   -Father of Julia M., Patrick F., Catherine, John L., Michael B., and Mary M. Sullivan

                   -Husband of Margaret Lawton

                   -Born in Ireland

Margaret Lawton

          b. about 1838

          d. April 23, 1885

                   -Father of Julia M., Patrick F., Katherine, and Mary M. Sullivan

                   -Wife of Patrick Sullivan

                   -Born in Ireland

 George Emmett Killeen

          b. August 1835

          d. 1919

                   -Born in Ireland

                   -Husband of Margaret O'Reilly

                             -Married in 1864

                   -Father of George E. Killeen, Jr., and Ella N. (b. 1867), John,

                      William, Margaret (b. 1874), Sue L. (b. 1876), Agnes (b. 1878,

                      d. 1960), Edward (b. 1887), and Mary M. Killeen (b. 1888)

                   -Served in the Civil War

                   -Buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, DC

 

Margaret O’Reilly

          b. March 1846

          d. 1905

                   ~ Born in Liverpool England

                   ~Wife of George Emmett Killeen

                   ~ Mother of George E. Killeen, Jr., and Ella N. (b. 1867), John,

                      William, Margaret (b. 1874), Sue L. (b. 1876), Agnes (b. 1878,

                      d. 1960), Edward (b. 1887), and Mary M. Killeen (b. 1888)

~ Buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Washington, DC

 Patrick F. Sullivan

          b. March 17, 1866

          d. September 11, 1919

          -Son of Patrick Sullivan and Margaret Lawton

-Brother of Julia M., Catherine, Mary Ursula, Michael B., and John L. Sullivan

                   -Worked as a city firefighter

                   -Cause of Death: Acute nephritis

                   -Buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery

                             -Buried with Margaret Lawton (his mother)

 

Catherine Sullivan

          b. March 26, 1868

          d. April 9, 1924

                   -Daughter of Patrick Sullivan and Margaret Lawton

-Sister of Julia M., Patrick F., Mary Ursula, Michael B., and John L. Sullivan

                   -Took care of John P. Killeen, Sr.

                   -Cause of death: Diabetes, contributory cause was tuberculosis

                   -Buried in St. Mary's Cemetery on April 12, 1924

 Mary Ursula Sullivan

          b. ~ 1880

          d. May 29, 1933

                   -Daughter of Patrick Sullivan and Margaret Lawton

-Sister of Julia M., Patrick F., Catherine, Michael B., and John L. Sullivan

                   -Took care of John P. Killeen, Sr.

                   -Worked as a seamstress

                   -Cause of death: Lobar pneumonia

                  -Buried in St. Mary's Cemetery on June 2, 1933

 Julia M. Sullivan

          b. June 16, 1873

d. December 10, 1909

-Daughter of Patrick Sullivan and Margaret Lawton

-Born in Pittsburgh, PA

-Wife of George E. Killeen

                   -Married on June 7, 1905

                   -Married at Sacred Heart Church, E.E. Pittsburgh, PA

                             -Mother of John Patrick Killeen, Sr., and George Killeen, Jr.

                   -Sister of Mary U., Patrick F., Catherine, Michael B., and John L. Sullivan

                   -Cause of Death: Pneumonia (lobar)

                   -Buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery on December 13, 1909              

George E. Killeen

          b. July 30, 1868

-Born in Washington, DC

-Son of George Emmett Killeen and Margaret Killeen (nee O’Reilly)

                   -Brother of Ella N., John, William, Margaret, Sue, Agnes, Edward, and Mary M. Killeen

-Husband of Julia Sullivan

                   -Married on June 7, 1905

                   -Married at Sacred Heart Church, E.E. Pittsburgh, PA

                   -Resided in Vienna, Virginia at the time

                   -Father of John Patrick Killeen, Sr., and George Killeen, Jr.

                   -Worked as a contractor

         

Janice Theresa Kerlin

          b. September 1, 1909

          d. November 27, 1979

                   -70 years old

-Born in Pittsburgh, PA

-Daughter of Henry A. Kerlin and Virginia Gertrude Stoddart   

                   -Baptized at C.E.C. on December 12, 1909

-Wife of John Patrick Killeen, Sr.

                             -Married December 27, 1933

                             -Married at St. Paul’s Cathedral

                   -Wife of Victor Davis

                             -Second husband

                   -Mother of Mary Ann, Suzanne, John Patrick, Catherine, and Janice Killeen

                   -Worked as a bookkeeper

                   -Later worked with the Internal Revenue System

-Cause of death

                             -Cardiac arrest (acute myocardial infarction)

                   -Place of Burial

                             -Temple of Memories (Allegheny Cemetery)

 

Anna Mary Kerlin

          b. May 9, 1911

          d. February 9, 1966

                   ~ 54 years old

~ Daughter of Henry A. Kerlin and Virginia Gertrude Stoddart   

                   ~ Wife of Arthur Gould

                   ~ Wife of Wilford Snyder

                             ~ Married January 31, 1936

                                      ~ Second husband

                   ~ Cause of death

                             ~ Coronary Occlusion (heart disease)

                   ~ Place of burial

                             ~ Allegheney Cemetery

                                      ~ Buried February 12, 1966

 

Henry Robert Kerlin

          b. July 26, 1913

          d. September 24, 1996

                   ~ 83 years old

~ Son of Henry A. Kerlin and Virginia Gertrude Stoddart

                   ~ Served in World War II

                   ~ Worked for United States Post Office

                   ~ Cause of death

                             ~ Respiratory Failure

                   ~ Place of burial

                             ~ Allegheny Cemetery

 

Alice Elizabeth Kerlin

          b. May 14, 1923

          d. May 18, 1923

                   ~ 4 days old

                   ~ Daughter of Henry A. Kerlin and Virginia Gertrude Stoddart

                   ~ Baptized at C.E.C. on May 14, 1923

~ Buried in Allegheny Cemetery on May 19, 1923

         

Ruth Kerlin

          b. February 13, 1925

                   ~ Daughter of Henry A. Kerlin and Virginia Gertrude Stoddart

                   ~ Wife of Thomas Spell

                   ~ Mother of:

                             ~ Barby Spell-Sero

                             ~ Liz Spell-Dulaney

                             ~ Megan Spell-Fiorvanti

                             ~ Thomas Spell

                             ~ Nancy Spell-Dietz

 

John Patrick Killeen, Sr.

          b. April 28, 1908

          d. August 26, 1945

                   ~ 37 years old

                   ~ Born in Washington, DC

~ Son of George E. Killeen and Julia M. Sullivan

~ Husband of Janice Theresa Kerlin

                             ~ Married December 27, 1933

                   ~ Served in U.S. Navy during World War II

                             ~ SP

                             ~ Coxswain

                                      ~ Enlisted May 18, 1944

~ Died in U.S. Naval Hospital in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

                   ~ Cause of death

~ Bronchopneumonia due to cerebral edema due to brain 

             tumor (Spongioblastoma multiforme)

                    ~ Place of burial

                             ~ Calvary Cemetery (Pgh, PA)

                                      ~ Buried August 28, 1945

 

Henry G. Reid

          b. May 29, 1910

          d. September 25, 1970

                   ~ Son of George Reid and Martha Hennedy

~ Husband of Marie Roberts

                   ~ Married February 14, 1942

                   ~ Winchester, VA

                   ~ Father of Geraldine Reid and Ronald Reid

                   ~ Worked in a steel mill

                   ~ Cause of Death

                             ~Cardiac Arrhythmia

~ Place of Burial

                             ~ Loretto Cemetery

 

Marie Roberts

          b. August 7, 1909

          d. January 19, 1999

                   ~ Daughter of Henry J. Roberts and Anna Toner

~ Wife of Henry G. Reid

                   ~ Mother of Geraldine Reid

~ Worked as an operator for AT&T

~ Place of Burial

                   ~ Loretto Cemetery

                  

Wilford M. Snyder

          d. September 13, 1971    

~ First Husband of Anna Mary Kerlin

~ Remarried to Margaret Lilian Frey

                   ~ May 20, 1967

Arthur Gould

          ~ Second Husband of Anna Mary Kerlin

 

Charles Snyder

          ~ Son of Wilford M. Synder and Anna Mary Kerlin

 

William Snyder

          ~ Son of Wilford M. Snyder and Anna Mary Kerlin

 

 

Arthur C. Gould

          b. March 23, 1930

                   ~ Son of Arthur Could and Anna Mary Kerlin

 

Virginia Dare Gould

          b. February 19, 1931

                   ~ Daughter of Arthur Gould and Anna Mary Kerlin

                   ~ Wife of Robert R. Green

                             ~ Married June 25, 1955

 

Mary Ann Killeen

          b. October 9, 1935

~ Daughter of John Patrick Killeen and Janice Theresa Kerlin

                   ~ Wife of Alan Schwab

                   ~ Mother of:

                             ~ Mary Schwab-Ferraro

                             ~ Kitty Schwab-Walter

                             ~ Theodore Schwab

                             ~ John Schwab

                  

Suzanne Killeen

          b. February 5, 1937

~ Daughter of John Patrick Killeen and Janice Theresa Kerlin

                   ~ Wife of Thomas Fitzpatrick

                   ~ Mother of:

                             ~ Michael Fitzpatrick      

                             ~ John (Jack) Fitzpatrick

                             ~ Jeanine Fitzpatrick-Gibble

                  

John Patrick Killeen, Jr.

          b. March 21, 1939

~ Son of John Patrick Killeen and Janice Theresa Kerlin

                   ~ Husband of Geraldine Reid

                             ~ Married September 9, 1967

                   ~ Served in U.S. Army

                             ~ 82nd Airborne Division

                             ~ Earned a Parachutist Badge

                   ~ Currently employed by U.S. Post Office

 

Katherine Ann Killeen (Kitty)

          b. June 3, 1941

                   ~ Daughter of John Patrick Killeen and Janice Theresa Kerlin

                   ~ Wife of Bill Lenz

                   ~ Mother of:

                             ~ Kurt Lenz

                             ~ Ryan Lenz

                  

Janice Killeen (Janie)

          b. September 13, 1943

                   ~ Daughter of John Patrick Killeen and Janice Theresa

                      Kerlin

                   ~ Wife of Birch DeVault

                   ~ Mother of:

                             ~ Birch DeVault

                             ~ Judd DeVault              

                  

Geraldine Reid

          b. April 19, 1944

                   ~ Daughter of Henry Reid and Marie Roberts

                   ~ Wife of John Patrick Killeen, Jr.

                   ~ Attended Duquesne University

~ Currently employed as a Nurse

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