Person:Michael Curley (2)

He died 6 April 1931 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, at Germantown Hospital, and was buried on 9 April 1931, Philadelphia, Pa. He married Bridget “Delia” Kilcommons 30 April 1896 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, daughter of Daniel Kilcommons and Sarah Keane. -

When he submitted his petition for citizenship on 28 September 1896, he stated that he arrived in the United States at the port of New York on 25 April 1891, and that he was under the age of eighteen when he arrived.^S7 -

According to the 1900 Census, he immigrated in 1889, but no record has been found of this. According to the 1910 Census, he immigrated in 1890. -

He is perhaps the 18-year-old Michael Curley who arrived on April 21, 1890, aboard the SS Alaska, out of Liverpool, but which had picked up passengers in Queenstown. This would mean that he applied for citizenship shortly after the five year waiting period had elapsed.

At the time of his marriage he was living in Oliver's Mills, a section of Laurel Run. The Pennsylvania Central Railroad tracks run right through this section, now part of Wilkes-Barre. This was originally the Lehigh Valley Railroad. This is probably the railroad he worked for. - The entry in the 1900 Wilkes-Barre City Directory reads: "Curley, Mich'l, lab., r 24 Chestnut, Georgetown." - His death certificate, which states that he died of a heart attack, was signed by Fred Schwartz, Coroner. Mary Nugent, 2851 Kensington Ave., was the undertaker. He was buried in Bellevue Cemetery, Philadelphia.

The following article appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer: - -

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- - - :Michael Curley, 47, an inmate of the Whosoever Gospel Mission, 101 East Chelten avenue was found dead from a fractured skull yesterday afternoon in a room on the second floor of a house in the 200 block of Ashmead Street, Germantown. - - :Charles Glaubrecht, 44, of Wakefield street, a former city policeman, was taken into custody for questioning. Mrs. Catherine Herbert, 43, of the Ashmead street address, also was held as a material witness. These two are reported to have been found on the first floor of the house. Police report both had been drinking. Police are without a definite clue, however, as to how Curley met his death. Witnesses are being sought in the vicinity of the house.

- - A search of the newspaper for several weeks after this date failed to turn up any more information. - -

- - == == Michael Joseph Curley Summary of Data: == == - - - - 1896

- - Marriage License issued 27 April 1896 -

- Michael Curley, born in Ireland 25 October 1874, a laborer residing at Oliver's Mills -

- 1896 -

- Luzerne County, PA Naturalization No. 577, term 1896

- Admission of Michael J. Curley of Ireland

- Filed 28 September 1896 -

- Says he arrived in New York on 25 April 1891 -

- 1900 Census -

- Chestnut Street, Wilkes-Barre

- b. Ireland, October 1873, immigrated 1889 and is naturalized, day laborer -

- 1910 Census -

- South Walnut Street, Wilkes-Barre, Age 35, Immigrated 1890 and is naturalized,

- Inspector on the Railroad -

- 1920 Census -

- Is he the widower Michael J. Curley, an Irish-born laborer, living in the house of Margaret Ridpath on Lindley Ave., Philadelphia, age 43, immigrated 1893. whose mother tongue is Irish? -

- Sons William, John and Michael were living with their aunt, Mary Dougherty, in Wilkes-Barre. Their father's birthplace is given as Pennsylvania. -

- 1921 Marriage license of son William Francis Curley -

- States that his father was born in Dublin, Ireland -

- 1930 Census -

- Living in Philadelphia at the Whosoever Gospel Mission and Rescue Center, 56 year old widower, b. Ireland, immigrated 1896 and is naturalized - -

- 1931

- Philadelphia Inquirer 7 April 1931 - -

          Found dead on 6 April in a rooming house in Philadelphia, age is given as 47	 

- - - 1940 Marriage license of John Curley -

- States that his father was born in Dublin, Ireland

1. ↑ Philadelphia Inquirer
   p. 4, April 7, 1931 .
2. ↑ New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935.

   "New York, County Marriages, 1908-1935," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159367-80-38?cc=1618491 : accessed 22 Jun 2014), 004489234 > image 469 of 599. His birthplace is given as Dublin on the 1921 marriage certificate of his son William, as well as the 1940 marriage certificate of his son Joseph.

3.   Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950.

   "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-21457-31556-71?cc=1589502 : accessed 22 Jun 2014), 004833161 > image 549 of 879. Marriage record of John Joseph Curley and Kathleen O'Donnell.

4.   Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950.

   "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF9K-ZDC : accessed 22 Jun 2014), Michael Curley and Delia Kilcommons, 30 Apr 1896; citing , Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 955884.

5.   Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule.
6. ↑ Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records.

   Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
   Source Information
   Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
   Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
   Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History.

7.   Petition of Michael Curley, a native of Ireland, to the Honorable the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County.
8. ↑ Irish Family History Foundation. RootsIreland. (Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland).

   http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/view_detail.php?recordid=158413&type=bch&recordCentre=dublinsouth&page=1