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Joseph Merle Gallagher 1919 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1919

Birth Location: Maryland

Death Date: 14 Sep 1985

Death Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Father: Joseph Gallagher

Mother: Bernadine Thompson

Spouse(s): Edras Rommal

Children(s): Merle Gallagher, Ronald Gallagher, Dorothea Gallagher, Patricia Gallagher, G Gallagher

Joseph Merle Gallagher was born in 1919 in Maryland, the child of Joseph Leo Patrick Gallagher and Bernadine Alice Thompson. In 1920, Joseph Merle Gallagher resided in Baltimore Ward 20, Baltimore (Independent City), M. In 1940, Joseph Merle Gallagher resided in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Joseph Merle Gallagher married Edras L Rommal, and had children including Merle W. Gallagher, Ronald Robert Gallagher, Dorothea Alice Gallagher, Patricia A Gallagher, G Gail Gallagher. Joseph Merle Gallagher passed away in 1985 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Merle Gallagher was born in 1919 in Maryland, the child of Joseph Leo Patrick Gallagher and Bernadine Alice Thompson.
  • In 1920, Joseph Merle Gallagher resided in Baltimore Ward 20, Baltimore (Independent City), M.
  • In 1940, Joseph Merle Gallagher resided in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
  • Joseph Merle Gallagher married Edras L Rommal, and had children including Merle W. Gallagher, Ronald Robert Gallagher, Dorothea Alice Gallagher, Patricia A Gallagher, G Gail Gallagher.
  • Joseph Merle Gallagher passed away in 1985 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Gallagher's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Gallagher
1919 – 1985
Birth Place: Maryland
Parents
Joseph Leo Patrick Gallagher
1893 –
Baltimore, Maryland
Bernadine (Alice) Thompson
1897 – 1975
Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Patrick (J) Gallagher
1851 –
Ireland
Delia (M.) Garrity
1860 – 1933
Ireland
William (Henry) Thompson
1863 – 1931
Maryland
Margaret (Jane) Fox
1877 – 1969
Rising Sun, Cecil, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Fox
1856 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Gallagher's Descendants

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Joseph (Merle) Gallagher (21 Mar 1919 – 14 Sep 1985) m. Edras (L) Rommal (26 JUN 1921 – 25 JUL 2002)
  1. 1. Merle (W.) Gallagher (abt 1939 – )
  2. 2. Ronald (Robert) Gallagher (Jul 1941 – )
  3. 3. Dorothea (Alice) Gallagher (11 JAN 1943 – ) m. Garner (Woodrow) Wilson (25 OCT 1936 – )
    1. 1. Eric (Garner) Wilson (13 NOV 1973 – ) m. Mary (Michelle) Hanna (20 Dec 1976 – )
      1. 1. Kayleigh (Michelle) Wilson (28 OCT 2002 – )
      2. 2. Patricia (Elaine) Wilson (25 AUG 2004 – )
      3. 3. David (Garner) Wilson (18 JAN 2007 – )
      4. 4. Daniel (Charles) Wilson (26 JUN 2009 – )
  4. 4. Patricia (A) Gallagher (abt 1945 – )
  5. 5. G (Gail) Gallagher (abt 1947 – )

Joseph Gallagher's Timeline

5 Records

1919
21 Mar 1919
Birth of Joseph Merle Gallagher in Maryland
Maryland
1920
1920
Age 1
Joseph Merle Gallagher resided here in Baltimore Ward 20, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, USA
Baltimore Ward 20, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, USA
1940
1940
Age 21
Joseph Merle Gallagher resided here in Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Joseph Merle Gallagher resided here in , Baltimore, Maryland, USA
, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1985
14 Sep 1985
Age 66
Death of Joseph Merle Gallagher in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1919
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Maryland, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 179
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 212-14-3310; Issue State: Maryland; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 20, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_665; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 341
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Baltimore Ward 20, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 20, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T625_665; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 341

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Maryland, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 179

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Baltimore, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1985
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 212-14-3310; Issue State: Maryland; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Evening Sun; Publication Date: 16 Sep 1985; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ,0.49335107,0.31803074,0.59338063&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bensalem, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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