Thomas Reilly and Bridget Murphy

	Thomas Reilly and Bridget Murphy
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Name	Thomas Reilly	Bridget Murphy
Aliases
Birth/Place	Tip, County Mayo, Ireland, 1853	Tallagh, County Mayo, Ireland, 1854
Marriage/Place	Nov 25 1873 / Belmullet Chapel	1870 / Belmullet Chapel
Immigration	~1873	~1873
Death/Age/Cause	before 1897	Jan 8, 1923 /Pneumonia
Burial	unknown	Cavalry Cemetery (Hazelwood)
Jobs	fisherman, mill worker, coal miner
SSN	none	none known

Family Pictures: None Known

Timeline:

Nov 25, 1873: Marriage Belmullet Chapel (Kilmore Erris Parish), County Mayo, Ireland [civil record] [church record]
- Thomas Reilly (20) fisherman, son of Thomas Reilly (fisherman) of Tipp
- Bridget Murphy (19), daughter of Anthony Murphy (farmer) of Tallagh (probably Tallagh hill near Belmullet)
- Witnesses Owen McHale and Kate (Cath) Kilcoyne
- Interestingly Cath Kilcoyne (Tallagh) marries Pat Monaghan (Tipp) the next day. Maybe cousins of Thomas (whose mom's name is Monaghan) and Bridget.

1880: Possible census - last name typo? [file], Sharpsburg/Etna Pa (where Martin lists his birth - see 1881)
- Thomas 'Rigby' (born 1854)
- Bridget 'Rigby' (born 1854)
- Mary (born Ohio 1876)
- Ann (born Ohio 1879)
1881: Birth: Martin Reilly (according to his marriage record)
- Martin marriage 1904 to Katie Laden [file, entry 21469]
1900: Census [file]
- Bridget
  - Age 47 (1853)
  - Married 1871 (widowed)
  - Immigrated from Wales - wrong
  - 5/13 children living (Martin, Mike, Annie, Mary, ?)
- Annie, Martin, and Mike Reilly living there too.
1910: Census [file]
- Bridget
  - Age 64 (1846) - wrong; widowed.
  - immigrated 1870 from Ireland
  - 4 of 11 children living (Michael, Annie there too; Martin is living with his sister Mary Duffy after his wife's death)
- 44 Morgan S/treet (South Side, s/treet no longer exists; close to Clifton - see marriage entry above)

1918, Dec: Mike Riley wounded in France [file]
- Emergency Contact: Bridget Riley 1017 S. Freeland (near 101 Loyal Ally)
1919, Sept 3: Martin Riley Death Certificate [file]
- Age (Nov 9th, 1884)
- signed by Anna: 93 Amanda Ave (with Martin) – Albert Bouvy house
  - father: Thomas Reilly
  - mother: Bridget Murphy

1919, Sept 4: Pittsburgh Press Obit:
- REILLY - On Wednesday Sept 3 1919 at 4 a.m., Martin Reilly, husband of the late Kate Ladyen Reilly and son of Bridget Murphy Reilly and the late Thomas Reilly, aged 34 years. Funderal from the residence of his niece, Mrs. Albert Bouvy, rear 93Amanda ave., Knoxville, on Saturday, Sept 5. at 8:15 a.m. High mass at St. Canice church, at 9 a.m. Friends of the family are respectfuly invited to attend.

1920 – Census [file] 93 Amanda Ave.
- Bridget
  - Age 66 (1854)
  - Immigrated from Ireland
- John Thomas and Mary (with the Bouvys and Duffys on 93 Amanda Ave)
1922: Mike’s VA admission [file]

Neuritis from old gunshot wound in the leg.
Private in Company F, 167 infantry, 42 Division (twinned with French units in France) [file]
Miss Anna Gaul: 3221 Mary S/treet (SS)

1923, Jan 13: Pittsburgh Press Obit
- REILLY - On Monday, Jan 8 1923 at 4:15 pm, BRIDGET (MURPHY) REILLY, widow of
  THOMAS REILLY and mother of Mrs ANNIE GAUL and MICHAEL REILLY, at the
  residence of her niece, Mrs ALBERT BOUVY, rear of 132 Brownsville rd., Mt
  Oliver. Funeral on Saturday, Jan 13 at 8:15 am. High mass of requiem at St
  Canice's church at 9 am. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to
  attend.
1952, June 5: Death Certificate Mike Riley [file]

Notes:

Bridget had at least 4 known children:
- Mary (1876-?) born Leetonia, Ohio; married Dennis Duffy
- Anna (1878-1946) born Leetonia, Ohio; married John Gall
- Martin (1881-1919) born Pittsburgh; married Katie Laden
- Michael (1889-1952) [Wounded Dec 28th at Baccarat Section Lunéville France Vet Record], born Pittsburgh
  - married twice: Agnes McCombs (1 child); Ida Little (from Newfoundland)
Bridget's parents
- Father (Anthony Murphy, Tallagh) died (bronchitis) 1897 [file entry 121]
  - Born 1820, age 77
- Mother (Mary Murphy, Tallagh) died (bronchitis) 1886 [file entry 118]
  - Born 1820, age 66

Thomas' parents (only other Thomas Reilly in Tipp) had at least two other children [Pat, Jan 5, 1862] [James, July, 23 1864]
- Father: Thomas Reilly
- Mother: Judy/Julia Monahan

A man named Thomas Reilly (age ~60) died 1900 (Dupount St)
- living at Clifton s/treet in 1900 (Annie's home on marriage licience ~1900)
- living with the Duffys (including Dennis Duffy - his son in law) at the time of death (Dennis Duffy later living with Bridget/Bouvys in ~1920)
- BUT - all reports say he was a widower at the time of death. AND, Bridget is listed as a widow in 1897 living with Annie Reilly (1924 Clifton) [file]

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