His father was James H Dolan and his mother was Mary E. Fahey Dolan.
He was born in Osceola Mills, PA.
He worked as a railroad brakeman. I gather he was a legendary tough guy in Pittsburgh in his time. and lots of stories told of his exploits although I don't know him . He does look like a tough guy in his picture, but there is sadness in his eyes too. .
Tuberculous took the weak and the strong back then. There was no hope and no treatment. They called it "consumption", since it slowly consumed you .
I think despite his toughness life was very hard and sad for him. His frail brother James died of TB too, in 1921 when only 33 years old. Edward and James are in the same grave.
Edward was in the Army 1918-1919. He may have contracted TB in 1925 in Homewood PA according to his much later Death Certificate, but I suspect it was much earlier. In 1928 he was in a TB hospital in Tennessee when he was 38. He is listed then as divorced and no religion. There is a record he married a Margaret M. Leslie of Pittsburgh in 1915 other than he was divorced by 1928. but I can't find any more information.
He died at the VA Hospital back home near Pittsburgh in Aspinwall PA. from advanced tuberculosis. He was only 45.
His obituary "DOLAN - On Tuesday, April 9th at 5:45 PM, Edward J. beloved son of Mary E. Dolan (nee Fahey)and the late James H. Dolan. Funeral from the L. B. McCabe Funeral home 71721 Kelly Street on Saturday April 13 at 8:30 a. m. Requiem mass at Holy Rosary Church at 9 a.m. Friends invited." Pittsburgh Press page 36
His cousin Hilda Fahey Charles , buried in Calvary , also died of TB. Find A Grave Memorial# 122518272
The Dolan family marker has no individual names inscribed on it. I think life was very hard for them. There are 6 graves, with multiple people in each grave.
Grave 1) James H. Dolan d.1921 and his brother Edward J ,died 1935
Grave 2) James H Dolan d 4/8/1903 and Mary E. Dolan died 10/24/1938
Grave 3) John Dolan died 2/24 1900 and Mary Monihan d. 1904 and Thomas J Reed died 9/20/1967
Grave 4) James Monihan died 1910 and Thomas J Dolan died5/10/1919
Grave 5) Ellen A Dolan died 1909, Joseph died 2/20/1958
Grave 6) Francis Dolan 1901,and Charles Monihan 1904 and Stella Reed 8/17/1981
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He was born in Osceola Mills, PA.
He worked as a railroad brakeman. I gather he was a legendary tough guy in Pittsburgh in his time. and lots of stories told of his exploits although I don't know him . He does look like a tough guy in his picture, but there is sadness in his eyes too. .
Tuberculous took the weak and the strong back then. There was no hope and no treatment. They called it "consumption", since it slowly consumed you .
I think despite his toughness life was very hard and sad for him. His frail brother James died of TB too, in 1921 when only 33 years old. Edward and James are in the same grave.
Edward was in the Army 1918-1919. He may have contracted TB in 1925 in Homewood PA according to his much later Death Certificate, but I suspect it was much earlier. In 1928 he was in a TB hospital in Tennessee when he was 38. He is listed then as divorced and no religion. There is a record he married a Margaret M. Leslie of Pittsburgh in 1915 other than he was divorced by 1928. but I can't find any more information.
He died at the VA Hospital back home near Pittsburgh in Aspinwall PA. from advanced tuberculosis. He was only 45.
His obituary "DOLAN - On Tuesday, April 9th at 5:45 PM, Edward J. beloved son of Mary E. Dolan (nee Fahey)and the late James H. Dolan. Funeral from the L. B. McCabe Funeral home 71721 Kelly Street on Saturday April 13 at 8:30 a. m. Requiem mass at Holy Rosary Church at 9 a.m. Friends invited." Pittsburgh Press page 36
His cousin Hilda Fahey Charles , buried in Calvary , also died of TB. Find A Grave Memorial# 122518272
The Dolan family marker has no individual names inscribed on it. I think life was very hard for them. There are 6 graves, with multiple people in each grave.
Grave 1) James H. Dolan d.1921 and his brother Edward J ,died 1935
Grave 2) James H Dolan d 4/8/1903 and Mary E. Dolan died 10/24/1938
Grave 3) John Dolan died 2/24 1900 and Mary Monihan d. 1904 and Thomas J Reed died 9/20/1967
Grave 4) James Monihan died 1910 and Thomas J Dolan died5/10/1919
Grave 5) Ellen A Dolan died 1909, Joseph died 2/20/1958
Grave 6) Francis Dolan 1901,and Charles Monihan 1904 and Stella Reed 8/17/1981
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His father was James H Dolan and his mother was Mary E. Fahey Dolan.
He was born in Osceola Mills, PA.
He worked as a railroad brakeman. I gather he was a legendary tough guy in Pittsburgh in his time. and lots of stories told of his exploits although I don't know him . He does look like a tough guy in his picture, but there is sadness in his eyes too. .
Tuberculous took the weak and the strong back then. There was no hope and no treatment. They called it "consumption", since it slowly consumed you .
I think despite his toughness life was very hard and sad for him. His frail brother James died of TB too, in 1921 when only 33 years old. Edward and James are in the same grave.
Edward was in the Army 1918-1919. He may have contracted TB in 1925 in Homewood PA according to his much later Death Certificate, but I suspect it was much earlier. In 1928 he was in a TB hospital in Tennessee when he was 38. He is listed then as divorced and no religion. There is a record he married a Margaret M. Leslie of Pittsburgh in 1915 other than he was divorced by 1928. but I can't find any more information.
He died at the VA Hospital back home near Pittsburgh in Aspinwall PA. from advanced tuberculosis. He was only 45.
His obituary "DOLAN - On Tuesday, April 9th at 5:45 PM, Edward J. beloved son of Mary E. Dolan (nee Fahey)and the late James H. Dolan. Funeral from the L. B. McCabe Funeral home 71721 Kelly Street on Saturday April 13 at 8:30 a. m. Requiem mass at Holy Rosary Church at 9 a.m. Friends invited." Pittsburgh Press page 36
His cousin Hilda Fahey Charles , buried in Calvary , also died of TB. Find A Grave Memorial# 122518272
The Dolan family marker has no individual names inscribed on it. I think life was very hard for them. There are 6 graves, with multiple people in each grave.
Grave 1) James H. Dolan d.1921 and his brother Edward J ,died 1935
Grave 2) James H Dolan d 4/8/1903 and Mary E. Dolan died 10/24/1938
Grave 3) John Dolan died 2/24 1900 and Mary Monihan d. 1904 and Thomas J Reed died 9/20/1967
Grave 4) James Monihan died 1910 and Thomas J Dolan died5/10/1919
Grave 5) Ellen A Dolan died 1909, Joseph died 2/20/1958
Grave 6) Francis Dolan 1901,and Charles Monihan 1904 and Stella Reed 8/17/1981
.
He was born in Osceola Mills, PA.
He worked as a railroad brakeman. I gather he was a legendary tough guy in Pittsburgh in his time. and lots of stories told of his exploits although I don't know him . He does look like a tough guy in his picture, but there is sadness in his eyes too. .
Tuberculous took the weak and the strong back then. There was no hope and no treatment. They called it "consumption", since it slowly consumed you .
I think despite his toughness life was very hard and sad for him. His frail brother James died of TB too, in 1921 when only 33 years old. Edward and James are in the same grave.
Edward was in the Army 1918-1919. He may have contracted TB in 1925 in Homewood PA according to his much later Death Certificate, but I suspect it was much earlier. In 1928 he was in a TB hospital in Tennessee when he was 38. He is listed then as divorced and no religion. There is a record he married a Margaret M. Leslie of Pittsburgh in 1915 other than he was divorced by 1928. but I can't find any more information.
He died at the VA Hospital back home near Pittsburgh in Aspinwall PA. from advanced tuberculosis. He was only 45.
His obituary "DOLAN - On Tuesday, April 9th at 5:45 PM, Edward J. beloved son of Mary E. Dolan (nee Fahey)and the late James H. Dolan. Funeral from the L. B. McCabe Funeral home 71721 Kelly Street on Saturday April 13 at 8:30 a. m. Requiem mass at Holy Rosary Church at 9 a.m. Friends invited." Pittsburgh Press page 36
His cousin Hilda Fahey Charles , buried in Calvary , also died of TB. Find A Grave Memorial# 122518272
The Dolan family marker has no individual names inscribed on it. I think life was very hard for them. There are 6 graves, with multiple people in each grave.
Grave 1) James H. Dolan d.1921 and his brother Edward J ,died 1935
Grave 2) James H Dolan d 4/8/1903 and Mary E. Dolan died 10/24/1938
Grave 3) John Dolan died 2/24 1900 and Mary Monihan d. 1904 and Thomas J Reed died 9/20/1967
Grave 4) James Monihan died 1910 and Thomas J Dolan died5/10/1919
Grave 5) Ellen A Dolan died 1909, Joseph died 2/20/1958
Grave 6) Francis Dolan 1901,and Charles Monihan 1904 and Stella Reed 8/17/1981
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