Peter Franklin Farrell
Birth Name | Peter Franklin Farrell |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 79 years, 21 days |
Narrative
Peter F. FARRELL, a most highly respected and esteemed citizen of Wheeling, West Virginia, has lived in the city since 1857. He was born January 19, 1840, and is a son of John and Ann (Donlon) Farrell.
John Farrell was a very active man during his life, and had quite a railroad career. He was born in County Longford, Ireland, in 1800, and emigrated to the United States in 1828, proceeding to Washington, D. C., on his arrival in this country. He made Washington his home for four or five years and then went to Baltimore, Maryland; he was employed on the construction train on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and went with it to Cumberland, Maryland. He made contracts with the road going west from Cumberland to Wheeling, and finished sections 4, 17, 183 and 185, comprising four miles. Afterward he left that road and worked on the Northwestern Railroad from Grafton to Parkersburg, and finished section 93, known as “Farrell’s Tunnel,” and section 103, the last mile into Parkersburg. His death took place at Walker, West Virginia, September 13, 1855.
John Farrell married Mrs. Ann Donlon, who was born in County Longford, Ireland, in 1805. They had six children; among them are Peter F.; William, born in 1843, who is now deceased; Matthew, born in 1846, a resident of Colorado; and James A., born three years later, a prosperous merchant. The boys came to Wheeling in 1857. In political opinions, they are all Democrates.
From “History of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens.” Edited & Compiled by Hon. Gibson Lamb Cranmer. Biographical Publishing, 1902; p. 376-379.
[transcribed by?] Laurie Birks Dean
found at http://www.wileygenealogy.com/biographies/category/wv/ohio/page/24/
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | January 19, 1840 | 1a | ||
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Baptism | January 24, 1840 | St Mary Catholic Church, Cumberland, Alleghany County, Maryland, United States | ||
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Baptisms |
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Census (Son) | December 3, 1850 | Cumberland, Alleghany County, Maryland, United States | 2a | |
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1850 Census, Cumberland, Allegany County, MD
John Ferren, 47, laborer, born in Ireland |
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Arrival (Brother) | 1857 | Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States | 3a | |
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"The boys came to Wheeling in 1857." (From “History of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens.” Edited & Compiled by Hon. Gibson Lamb Cranmer. Biographical Publishing, 1902; p. 376-379.) |
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Census | June 15, 1870 | Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States | 4a | |
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1870 Census Ward 1, Wheeling WV
Peter Farrell, 38, house painter, personal estate: $400, born in Maryland, male citizen |
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Census (Head) | June 5, 1880 | Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States | 75 19th Street | 5a |
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1880 Census, Wheeling WV
Peter Farrell, 40, painter, born in Maryland, parents in Ireland all children born in West Virginia |
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Census (Head) | July 8, 1900 | Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States | 75 19th Street | 6a |
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1900 Census Wheeling WV
P J Farrell, January 1840, married 34 years, painter, born in Maryland, parents in Ireland all children born in West Virginia
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Residence (Informant) | September 6, 1907 | Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States | 77 19th St | |
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Peter Farrell was living at of 77 19th Street when he provided the information for his brother Matthew's death certificate. |
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Death | February 9, 1919 | Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States | 7a | |
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Certificate of Death |
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Burial | February 12, 1917 | Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, United States | 7a | |
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | John Farrell | about 1803 | September 13, 1855 | |
Mother | Ann Kelly | about 1810 | ||
Peter Franklin Farrell | January 19, 1840 | February 9, 1919 | ||
Brother | William Farrell | February 3, 1842 | before 1902 | |
Brother | Matthew Farrell | July 24, 1843 | September 6, 1907 | |
Brother | James A Farrell | April 23, 1849 | June 22, 1925 |
Pedigree
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John Farrell
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Ann Kelly
- Peter Franklin Farrell
- William Farrell
- Matthew Farrell
- James A Farrell
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Ann Kelly
Source References
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Koch, Richard T: Western Maryland Catholics, 1819-1851
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- Page: Baptisms, Peter Farrell, 19 January 1840
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1850 United States Census
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- Page: Cumberland, Allegany Co, MD, family 3216
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4S-LJQ : 4 April 2020), John Ferren, Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States; citing family 3216, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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Edited & Compiled by Hon. Gibson Lamb Cranmer: History of Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia and Representative Citizens
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- Page: Biographical sketch of Peter F Farrell
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National Archives and Records Administration: 1870 United States Census
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- Page: Ward 1, Wheeling WV, page: 158B, family 536
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ4T-BTY : 19 March 2020), Peter Farrel, 1870.
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1880 United States Census
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- Page: Wheeling, WV, ED 201, sheet 268B
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TS-J4F : 15 July 2017), Peter Farrell, Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 201, sheet 268B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,410.
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1900 United States Federal Census
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- Page: Wheeling WV, ED 122, sheet 12a
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9Z7-7FT : accessed 10 September 2020), P J Farrell, Union district (Precincts 1 & 7, Magisterial) Wheeling city, Ohio, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 122, sheet 12A, family 256, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,769.
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West Virginia Death Records, Images
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- Page: Peter Franklin Farrell, February 9, 1919, Wheeling
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Citation:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=857589&ImageNumber=118
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