W. Harrison Gallagher

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR W. Harrison Gallagher is not in my direct ancestor. He is possibly 1 step removed in the following ways: Possibly a brother of Nancy Gallagher Possibly a son of James Gallagher and Mary Albright See discussion below

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	Apr 1848
Marriage	~1872		To Eleanor A. (unknown) (b. March 1848; d. 1919)
Death	1936

Sources:

Children

(children with Eleanor A. Unknown)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Joseph Clarence Gallagher	M	May 1877
Elanor A (Nellie) Gallagher	F	Oct 1878
William Ralph Gallagher	M	Mar 1890		Edna Lucille [unknown] (b. ca. 1892)
Unknown Gallagher					Birth order unknown died before 1900

Residences

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Worth Twp, Butler Co, PA		probably entire life

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
5	1900 United States federal Census, District 92, Worth Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 12. Census dated 1 June 1900. Lines 69-73: William (?) Gallagher, head, 52, b. Apr 1848, m. 28 years, farmer, owns farm with mortgage; Elanor A., wife, 52, b. Mar 1848, 4 children born, 3 living; Clarance, son, 23, b. May, 1877, farm laborer; Nellie, dau., 21, b. Oct 1878; Ralph, son, 10, b. Mar 1890, farm laborer. All (and parents) b. PA. All can read, write and speak English.
7	1920 United States Federal Census, District 66, Worth Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 8. Census dated 16-17 Jan 1920. Lines 1-4: William Gallagher, 71, widower, owns farm, general farming; William R., Jr., 29, m., laborer; Edn, 28, dau.-in-law; Edna Lucille, 4 years 3 months, granddau. All (and parents) b. PA. All but the child can read, write and speak English.
8	1930 United States Federal Census, Worth Township, Butler County, PA, Enumeration District 70, Page 2, lines 84-88 lists William R. Gallagher, 39, married to Edna Gallagher, 38. At the time of their marriage, William was 21 and Edna was 20. They live with two children: daughter E. Lucile Gallagher, 14, and son Ralph Gallagher, Jr., 4 years and 4 months. Also present is William's father, widower W. Harrison Gallagher, 81. Lucile attended school this year. Everyone and their parents were born in PA. Everyone except Ralph Jr. can read and write. William is a farmer on land he owns. This census page is dated 5 Apr 1930.
9	Gravestone transcriptions, Prospect Presbyterian Cemetery, Prospect, Franklin Twp., Butler Co. PA, June 2007 by Elizabeth Wilson Williams. GALLAGHER W. Harrison 1848-1936, Eleanor A. 1848-1919.
10	Manuscript of John T. Wilson researched 1975-1985, including personal knowledge and interviews of McDeavitt cousins and of his aunts Stella Wimer (McNeese), Lizzy Wimer (McDeavitt), Meda Wimer (McDeavitt), and Mary Gahagan. John T. Wilson lists the children of James Gallagher and Mary Albright as 1. John Gallagher (b. ca. 1823; res. Isle, Butler Co. PA) 2. Nancy Gallagher m. Lot Wilson (see their pages) 3. James A. Gallagher (b. ca. 1832-33; d. 16 June 1898 at res. of Baptiste De Martini, San Antone Creek, Calaveras Co., Calif. of hear attack.) 4. Mahala J. Gallagher (b. ca. 1833; m. unknown Burnside; res. 618 Lagonda Ave., Springfield, OH). 5. Amelia Gallagher (b. 1835, m. unknown McCullough, res. Prospect, Butler Co. PA). 6. Matilda E. Gallagher (b. ca. 1838, m. unknown Dunn, res. Greenville, Mercer Co. PA). 7. Jefferson C. Gallagher (wife's name unknown; left Butler Co. in fall of 1878; never heard from since 1879. His children:(1) Mary Emma Gallagher b. 1871, m. unknown Bump, res. Prospect, Butler Co. PA; (2) Hannah Jane Gallagher b. ca. 1874; res. Prospect. 8. Harrison Gallagher. "The only details on Harrison Gallagher is a letter sent to him from F. J. Solinsky, atty. at law, San Andreas, Calif., dated June 18, 1898, informing him of the death of his brother James A. Gallagher. When the estate of James A. Gallagher was settled, he (Harrison) was not listed among the heirs. It is my opinion that his man could have been John Gallagher." John T. Wilson
11	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A

Source Notes

• Cause of death of wife Eleanor is unknown, but the Spanish Flu pandemic occurred in the winter of 1918-1919.

Conjecture

• When John T. Wilson researched the Gallagher family in the 1980's he listed 11 children of James Gallagher, 8 of these by his 2nd wife, Mary Albright. These eleven children included the nine listed on p. 1262 of the 1895 History of Butler County, plus two more: Jefferson C. Gallagher, and Harrison Gallagher. (A twelfth child, Washington, appears on the 1850 census, but not the 1860, so may have died young.) Jefferson C. Gallagher possibly appears in the 1860 census as Courry T. (J.?), age 8. Harrison Gallagher however, has not been found in the census as a child of James Gallagher.
  John T. Wilson obtained copies of the legal papers regarding the death in California of James & Mary's son James A. Gallagher. Among these is an attorney's letter addressed to Harrison Gallagher regarding the death of his "brother" James A. Gallagher.
  There is a gravestone for a W. Harrison Gallagher at United Church of Prospect cemetery. Perhaps W. Harrison Gallagher is the same person as William H. Gallagher, a half-brother of James A. and the rest, by James Gallagher and his first wife, Sally Forrester.
  Or, it is possible that W. Harrison is the same person as Henry H. Gallagher,( as possibly named for William Henry Harrison, elected U.S. President in 1841). The gravestone for W. Harrison Gallagher indicates he was born in 1848.
  W. Harrison Gallagher's wife was Eleanor per their gravestone; Henry's wife was Louise per the 1895 History of Butler Co. This would argue against their being the same person.