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1856 - 1897 (40 years)| Name | Michael James McGlade | |
| Born | 28 Dec 1856 | Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada  |
| Christened | 01 Jan 1857 | St. John the Baptist RC Church, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Gender | Male | |
| Godparents | James Ryan and Bridget McCann | |
| Confirmation | 22 Sep 1867 | Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario [1] |
| Michael McGlade, age 10 | ||
| Emigration | About 1880 | Canada to the US |
| To Kansas City, Missouri | ||
| Census | 1880 | Kansas City, Missouri [2] |
| McGlade, M.J., white, male, age 23, occupation Painter, born Canada, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland. In the household of W.B. Sutherland, Carriage maker. Also in household: Frank Grafton, age 30, born Pennsylvania, father born Ireland, mother born PA. | ||
| Address | 1881 | Kansas City, Missouri [3] |
| McGlade, Michael (McGlade & Grafton), bds. ns. 13th, bet. Main and Walnut. McGlade & Grafton (M. McGlade & F.W. Grafton), Carriage painters, Walnut nw. cor. 8th. | ||
| Census | 1885 | Emporia, Kansas [4] |
| McGlade, M., age 27, male, Painter, born Canada, [to Kansas via MO?]. In the household of Thomas L. Ryan. | ||
| Address | 1887 | Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas [5] |
| 603 Exchange St: McGlade, J.M., carriage painter RYAN, T.L., prop'r Emp. carriage factory RYAN, Mrs. Mary, from NY | ||
| Naturalization | 11 Oct 1892 | Jackson County, Missouri [6] |
| Occupation | 1895 | Jackson County, Missouri [7] |
| Railway Postal Clerk Michael J. McGlade, born Canada. Appointed in Jackson, Missouri. Employed in Kansas City, Mo. and Pueblo, Colo. Compensation 1,150.00. | ||
| Died | 08 Sep 1897 | Emporia, Kansas [8] |
| Newspaper | 11 Sep 1897 | Kansas City, Missouri [9] |
| POSTAL CLERK MCGLADE'S BODY TAKEN HOME. The body of M.J. McGlade, the railway mail clerk who was killed in the Santa Fe wreck Wednesday evening, was taken through Kansas City last night on its way to McGlade's former home, Perth, Canada. | ||
| Newspaper | 11 Sep 1897 | Kansas City, Missouri [10] |
| TAKEN HOME FOR BURIAL. "The remains of M.J. McGlade, one of the postal clerks killed in the Santa Fe wreck near Lang, passed through Kansas City at 6:20 last evening en route to Perth, Ontario, his former home. The body was accompanied by Martin Dolphin, of this city, who knew McGlade years ago, when he was in the carriage manufacturing business at Emporia, Kas., with his cousin, Thomas L. Ryan, the present treasurer of Lyon County, Kas. | ||
| Occupation | Painter; Railway mail clerk | |
| Burial Witnesses | 13 Sep 1897 | |
| "his brother Arthur McGlade, his uncle Michl McGlade Senr and several others" | ||
| Buried | 13 Sep 1897 | St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario [11] |
| Probate | 30 Sep 1897 | Jackson County, Missouri [12] |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | |
| Cause of Death | Killed in railway accident | |
| Association | Bridget McCann (Relationship: Godmother/godson) | |
| Association | Thomas Lawrence Ryan (Relationship: Cousins) | |
| Association | James Ryan (Relationship: Godfather/godson) | |
| Person ID | I703 | Moran |
| Last Modified | 12 Aug 2023 | |
| Father | John McGlade, b. About 1827, Clarkill, Forkill, Co. Armagh, Ireland , d. 26 Sep 1891, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 64 years) | |
| Mother | Bridget Dunne, b. About 1830, Drumintee, Killevy, Co. Armagh, Ireland , d. 26 Dec 1880, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 50 years) | |
| Married | 05 Jan 1856 | Saint Edward, Westport, Ontario |
| Family ID | F27 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Documents |  | Baptism of Michael James McGlade St. John the Baptist RC Church, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario, 1 January 1857 |
| Headstones |  | McGlade, Michael James Killed in train crash in Emporia, Kansas. Buried at St John the Baptist RC Cemetery, Perth, Lanark Co., Ontario. |
| Histories |  | Railway Ancestors Many of our ancestors worked for the railways. |
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