The Parsons Daily Sun
(Parsons, Kansas)
23 Apr 1886, Fri • Page 4

Andy Moran left for Colorado yesterday to engage in silver mining. He is to dig on shares.

Comment on above:
Andy was only 16 years old at this time.
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The Parsons Weekly Sun
(Parsons, Kansas)
29 May 1890, Thu • Page 1

The Match Game of Base Ball.
The game of base ball to be played on Memorial Day between the M., K. & T. shop nine and a nine composed of the young men of the city, is attract considerable attention among the sports of the city and an interesting contest may be looked for. The two nines are composed of the following, together with the positions they will occupy on the diamond:

[City Nine]...................[Shop Nine]
John Brooks.....Catcher.......Tom Dyrnes
Al Heath........Pitcher.......John Sweeney
J. R. Bate......1st Base......J. T. Lendrum
Howard Graves...2nd base......Joe O'Brien
J. C. Creel.....3rd base......Eli White
Ed Allen........Short Stop....Andy Moran
R. S. Aspinall..Right Field...F. Bonebrake
J. G. Waddell...Center Field..W. H. Vanderhoff
Chas. Evans.....Left Field....Henry Tierney

Game will be called at 2 o'clock, with C.W. Hall as umpire. Howard Graves will be captain [of] the city nine, while John Sweeney will tell the shop nine how to "get there."
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The Parsons Daily Sun
(Parsons, Kansas)
3 Oct 1890, Fri • Page 4

Firemen Andy Moran and Ed Morris, of the M., K. & T., left yesterday morning for Kansas City, where they went to take a peep at the fair and exposition.
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1895 Kansas State Census
Moran, A
Age 24
Sex Male
Birthplace, Indiana
Labette City/Township Parsons Ward (none given)
Vol. 185 Sect. 3 Page 84
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The Parsons Daily Sun
(Parsons, Kansas)
12 Jan 1897, Tue • Page 4

W. A. Bennett and A. P. Moran, M., K. & T. engineers, and E. R. Ables, conductor, returned yesterday from Fort Scott, where they passed a very creditable examination on the Memphis time card for the road between Paola and Kansas City.

Comment on above:
A. P. Moran is Andrew Pat Moran, son of Patrick Moran & Mary Carrigan.
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The Parsons Daily Sun
(Parsons, Kansas)
12 May 1898, Thu • Page 4

M., K. & T. freight train No. 111, on the Parsons section, in charge of Conductor A. E. Foreman and Engineer Andy Moran, broke in two three and a half miles north of this city yesterday morning, and the detached portions of the train came together with force as to wreck four cars. The wreck was cleared about noon and trains were running as usual.
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The Parsons Daily Sun
(Parsons, Kansas)
11 Nov 1898, Fri • Page 3

RAILWAY NOTES

Engineers Andy Moran and Joe Massey have been reinstated in the "Katy" and are now on the extra list.
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The Parsons Daily Sun
(Parsons, Kansas)
1 Feb 1899, Wed • Page 3

Andy Moran returned yesterday from Kansas City, where he was called by the illness of his sister, whom he left improving.
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The Parsons Daily Sun
(Parsons, Kansas)
14 Nov 1899, Tue • Page 3

Tom Jones, A. L. Lucas, W. W. Jones and Andy Moran who have been hunting in the Territory for ten days, returned home Sunday. The remainder of the party will return the last of this week.
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US federal Census, 11 June 1900, Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, gives Andrew's occupation as Railroad Brakeman.
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The Parsons Daily Sun
(Parsons, Kansas)
14 Feb 1901, Thu • Page 3

Railway Notes.

Andy Moran, who has been visiting friends in the city, has returned to Mexico, where he is running an engine.
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California, Railroad Employment Records, 1862-1950
Name: Andy Pat Moran
Occupation: Engineer
Birth Place: Aurora, Indiana
Employment Start Date: 15 Apr 1901
Employment End Date: 27 Apr 1901
Employment Place: California, USA
Railroad Description: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe - Coastline

Comment on above:
He was only employed from April 15, 1901 to April 27, 1901.
Cause of termination, discharged, Rule G.
Rule G is a prohibition against railroad employees working while intoxicated.
Andy was 6 foot tall, weight 188 Lbs, age 29.
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The Parsons Daily Sun
(Parsons, Kansas)
2 May 1902, Fri • Page 3

Railway Notes

Andy Moran, after a visit of two weeks in Parsons, left yesterday to resume his run on the Rock Island out of Herrington [Kansas].
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The Parsons Daily Sun
(Parsons, Kansas)
6 Jul 1902, Sun • Page 5

RAILWAY NOTES.

Andy Moran is running an engine on the Kansas City Southern out of Pittsburg.

Comment on above:
He was running an engine out of Pittsburg, Crawford County, Kansas.
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The Parsons Daily Sun
(Parsons, Kansas)
20 Nov 1903, Fri • Page 4

J. H. Howser, Fred Licheska, John Trinder and Andy Moran went to South Mound today on a hunting trip.
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US federal Census, 11 June 1910, Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, gives Andrew's occupation as Railroad Engineer.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, 1910 - Locomotive engineers
Locomotive Engineers Journal, Volume 44
Locomotive Engineers Monthly Journal, page 645
Reinstatements into Divison 179, Andy P. Moran

Comment on above:
Divison 179 is located at Altamont, Labette County, Kansas.
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Andrew's Residence in 1914 was found in the U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name: Andrew P. Moran
Residence Year: 1914
Street address: 1819 Gabriel av
Residence Place: Parsons, Kansas, USA
Occupation: Helper for the M. K. & T. Railroad
Publication Title: Parsons, Kansas, City Directory, 1914

Comment on above:
He is a boarder at the address.
Also living at the residents is his sister, Elizabeth Bean, and her husband.
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Andrew's Residence in 1917 was found in the U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name: Andrew P. Moran
Residence Year: 1917
Street address: 205 1/2 S Robinson av
Residence Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Occupation: Eng Inspr for M. K. & T. Railroad
Publication Title: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1917
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Andrew's Residence in 1918 was found in the U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name: Andrew P. Moran
Residence Year: 1918
Street address: 206 S Robinson av
Residence Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Occupation: Switchman for the M. K. & T. Railroad
Publication Title: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, City Directory, 1918

Comment on above:
He rooms or is a boarder at this address.
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Found in the 13th of January, 1920 census (Oklahoma City (ward 4), Oklahoma County, Oklahoma).
Occupation, locomotive engineer, for the railroad.
Gives he age as 48.
1920 > OKLAHOMA
Series: T625 Roll: 1475 Page: 79

Comment on above:
He is a boarder (among many others) of O. M. Jackson, living on South Robinson Ave. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Census gives his name as Andy Pat Moran.
Many of the other boarders worked for the Railroad.
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Name: Andy Patrick Moran
SSN: 719-09-6671 [719-09(Railroad Board) Social Security Numbers]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1871
Birth Place: Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana
Father: Patrick Moran
Mother: Mary Kearigan
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: May 1937: Name listed as ANDY PATRICK MORAN

Comment on his birth date.
He would of been born in 1870, not 1871.
1870 census for Cochran, Center Township, Dearborn County, Indiana (dated 23 June 1870) gives his age as 5 months old, witch would place his birth as January 1870.
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Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
Name: Andrew P. Moran
Birth Date: abt 1870
Death Date: 26 Sep 1938
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Death Age: 68
Gender: Male
Father Name: Patrick Moran
Mother Name: Mary Carrigan
FHL Film Number: 1953406
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Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988
Name: Andrew P Moran
Death Date: 26 Sep 1938
Death Location: Cook County, IL
File Number: 6025501
Archive Collection Name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths)
Archive repository location: Chicago, IL
Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk
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Name: Andrew P Moran
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 26 Sep 1938
Event Place: Chicago, Cook [County], Illinois, United States
Address: 4 N LeClaire
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Occupation: [Railroad] Engineer
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1870
Birthplace: Aurora, [Center Twp., Dearborn Co.], Indiana
Funeral Home: Doubay Funeral Home
Burial Date: 28 Sep 1938
Burial Place: Des Plaines,[Cook County], Illinois
Cemetery: All Saints [Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum]
Father's Name: Patrick Moran
Mother's Name: Mary Carrigan
Informant's Name: R M Hopper
Entry Number: 25501