"Alliance As I Knew It, Life in the Late 1800s" as retold by William H. Magrath
William H. Magrath was born in Alliance, Ohio, in 1870 and lived there until his death in 1953. A native of Alliance, Mr. Magrath was a member of a pioneer family of the Alliance area that settled there in 1805. He was a bricklayer by trade and a charter member who helped organize the Alliance Local Bricklayers Union. He was active in this trade until he was nearly 80 years old
William H. Magrath relates a first-person narrative of life in Alliance, Ohio, during the end of the 19th century. Describing everything from wooden sidewalks and gas street lights to the homes and the people who lived along Union Avenue, he gives a personalized view of the history of the city and its people.
Obituary,,,
William H. Magrath, 83, of 1156 South Freedom Avenue, retired bricklayer and former secretary of the Bricklayers Union, died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Miller Nursing Home after an illness of two years.
Mr. Magrath, a charter member, who aided in organizing the Alliance Local Bricklayers Union, served as its secretary from 1924 to 1952. He received his 50-year pin from the union in 1949.
A native of Alliance, Mr. Magrath was a member of a pioneer family of the Alliance area, his family settled west of Beechwood in 1805. He had always lived in Alliance and vicinity.
He was a graduate of the 1888 class of Alliance High School, and was the last survivor of the class of four members.
He is survived by his wife, Annie A. Magrath of the home; four sons, Willie H. and Wilbur H. of Alliance, Elmer J. Magrath of Maximo, and Robert T. Magrath of Cleveland.; three daughters, Mrs. M.T. Felix of Alliance Sebring Road, Mrs. Walter Hilles of Buck Road, and Mrs. R.A. Luther of Center Avenue, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Cassaday and Turkle Funeral Home in charge of Dr. John V. Stephens, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. There will be no calling hours. Interment will be made in Fairmount Memorial Park.
Source; The Alliance Review, 11/11/1953 pg12
(The paper was old and hard to read, some dates and spelling of names could be off)
William H. Magrath was born in Alliance, Ohio, in 1870 and lived there until his death in 1953. A native of Alliance, Mr. Magrath was a member of a pioneer family of the Alliance area that settled there in 1805. He was a bricklayer by trade and a charter member who helped organize the Alliance Local Bricklayers Union. He was active in this trade until he was nearly 80 years old
William H. Magrath relates a first-person narrative of life in Alliance, Ohio, during the end of the 19th century. Describing everything from wooden sidewalks and gas street lights to the homes and the people who lived along Union Avenue, he gives a personalized view of the history of the city and its people.
Obituary,,,
William H. Magrath, 83, of 1156 South Freedom Avenue, retired bricklayer and former secretary of the Bricklayers Union, died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Miller Nursing Home after an illness of two years.
Mr. Magrath, a charter member, who aided in organizing the Alliance Local Bricklayers Union, served as its secretary from 1924 to 1952. He received his 50-year pin from the union in 1949.
A native of Alliance, Mr. Magrath was a member of a pioneer family of the Alliance area, his family settled west of Beechwood in 1805. He had always lived in Alliance and vicinity.
He was a graduate of the 1888 class of Alliance High School, and was the last survivor of the class of four members.
He is survived by his wife, Annie A. Magrath of the home; four sons, Willie H. and Wilbur H. of Alliance, Elmer J. Magrath of Maximo, and Robert T. Magrath of Cleveland.; three daughters, Mrs. M.T. Felix of Alliance Sebring Road, Mrs. Walter Hilles of Buck Road, and Mrs. R.A. Luther of Center Avenue, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Cassaday and Turkle Funeral Home in charge of Dr. John V. Stephens, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. There will be no calling hours. Interment will be made in Fairmount Memorial Park.
Source; The Alliance Review, 11/11/1953 pg12
(The paper was old and hard to read, some dates and spelling of names could be off)
"Alliance As I Knew It, Life in the Late 1800s" as retold by William H. Magrath
William H. Magrath was born in Alliance, Ohio, in 1870 and lived there until his death in 1953. A native of Alliance, Mr. Magrath was a member of a pioneer family of the Alliance area that settled there in 1805. He was a bricklayer by trade and a charter member who helped organize the Alliance Local Bricklayers Union. He was active in this trade until he was nearly 80 years old
William H. Magrath relates a first-person narrative of life in Alliance, Ohio, during the end of the 19th century. Describing everything from wooden sidewalks and gas street lights to the homes and the people who lived along Union Avenue, he gives a personalized view of the history of the city and its people.
Obituary,,,
William H. Magrath, 83, of 1156 South Freedom Avenue, retired bricklayer and former secretary of the Bricklayers Union, died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Miller Nursing Home after an illness of two years.
Mr. Magrath, a charter member, who aided in organizing the Alliance Local Bricklayers Union, served as its secretary from 1924 to 1952. He received his 50-year pin from the union in 1949.
A native of Alliance, Mr. Magrath was a member of a pioneer family of the Alliance area, his family settled west of Beechwood in 1805. He had always lived in Alliance and vicinity.
He was a graduate of the 1888 class of Alliance High School, and was the last survivor of the class of four members.
He is survived by his wife, Annie A. Magrath of the home; four sons, Willie H. and Wilbur H. of Alliance, Elmer J. Magrath of Maximo, and Robert T. Magrath of Cleveland.; three daughters, Mrs. M.T. Felix of Alliance Sebring Road, Mrs. Walter Hilles of Buck Road, and Mrs. R.A. Luther of Center Avenue, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Cassaday and Turkle Funeral Home in charge of Dr. John V. Stephens, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. There will be no calling hours. Interment will be made in Fairmount Memorial Park.
Source; The Alliance Review, 11/11/1953 pg12
(The paper was old and hard to read, some dates and spelling of names could be off)
William H. Magrath was born in Alliance, Ohio, in 1870 and lived there until his death in 1953. A native of Alliance, Mr. Magrath was a member of a pioneer family of the Alliance area that settled there in 1805. He was a bricklayer by trade and a charter member who helped organize the Alliance Local Bricklayers Union. He was active in this trade until he was nearly 80 years old
William H. Magrath relates a first-person narrative of life in Alliance, Ohio, during the end of the 19th century. Describing everything from wooden sidewalks and gas street lights to the homes and the people who lived along Union Avenue, he gives a personalized view of the history of the city and its people.
Obituary,,,
William H. Magrath, 83, of 1156 South Freedom Avenue, retired bricklayer and former secretary of the Bricklayers Union, died at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Miller Nursing Home after an illness of two years.
Mr. Magrath, a charter member, who aided in organizing the Alliance Local Bricklayers Union, served as its secretary from 1924 to 1952. He received his 50-year pin from the union in 1949.
A native of Alliance, Mr. Magrath was a member of a pioneer family of the Alliance area, his family settled west of Beechwood in 1805. He had always lived in Alliance and vicinity.
He was a graduate of the 1888 class of Alliance High School, and was the last survivor of the class of four members.
He is survived by his wife, Annie A. Magrath of the home; four sons, Willie H. and Wilbur H. of Alliance, Elmer J. Magrath of Maximo, and Robert T. Magrath of Cleveland.; three daughters, Mrs. M.T. Felix of Alliance Sebring Road, Mrs. Walter Hilles of Buck Road, and Mrs. R.A. Luther of Center Avenue, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Cassaday and Turkle Funeral Home in charge of Dr. John V. Stephens, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. There will be no calling hours. Interment will be made in Fairmount Memorial Park.
Source; The Alliance Review, 11/11/1953 pg12
(The paper was old and hard to read, some dates and spelling of names could be off)
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