Children of Patrick and Hannah Dougherty Gallagher Marriage Years

Grace Gallagher married James Silverthorne in 1899
Mary Gallagher married George Cannon in 1900
William Gallagher married Mary Keller in 1905
Sarah (Sallie) Gallagher married John Keller in 1905

St Ann's Cemetery Philadelphia

World War I & II Records Of William Joseph Gallagher I

Click to enlarge & view. World War I Record of William J. Gallagher, son of Patrick & Hannah (Dougherty) Gallagher, brother of Grace (Gallagher) Silverthorn, Mary (Gallagher) Cannon and Sally (Gallagher) Keller, husband of Mary (Keller) Gallagher, father of William J. Gallagher II and Anna Marie (Gallagher) McCaffery, grandfather of William J. III, John, Eugene, Mary and Ann Marie. Record indicates home address, place of employment, next of kin, date of birth, date of draft and physical characteristics.

Click to enlarge & view. World War II Record of William J. Gallagher I. See above for further information in regards to the record.

Holy Sepulchre "Cannon"

Daughter of Patrick & Hannah (Dougherty) Gallagher. Sister of William J. Gallagher I. Aunt of my grandfather William J. Gallagher II.

William Joseph Gallagher I

I came across the military records of my great grandfather William J Gallagher I recently. Though he did not serve in either World War I or II, he did register for the draft. Therefore, I was able to view some personal information about the man who was my grandpop's father.

William Joseph Gallagher was born June 29th, 1884 to Patrick and Hannah (Dougherty) Gallagher. He was their only son. William had three sisters Grace (Silverthorn), Mary (Cannon) and Sarah "Sally" (Keller).

According to the World War I Draft Records, William had blue eyes and light brown hair. He was 5 "7" with a ruby complexion and was of medium built. When he signed up for the draft on September 12th, 1918, he lived at 143 Seville Street in the Manayunk Section of Philadelphia. Occupation was listed and this was in 1918 "folks" Electrical Machinist for Midvale Steel at 4201 Wissahickon Street.

On April 27th, 1942, he signed up for the World War II Draft. He was still 5"7" and 150lbs with blue eyes, gray hair and a ruby complexion. He was also listed as being employed at Allenwood Co., Ivy Rock Plant in Conshohocken. He was also listed as living on 317 Roxborough Ave. This is in the year 1942.

Westminster Cemetery "Gallagher"

Westminster Cemetery is located on Belmont Ave in Lower Merion Township once known as West Manayunk.
Hannah Gallagher died January 13,1926. At the time of her death she lived at 3902 Terrace Street, the home of her son and his wife William & Mary Gallagher.
Obit of Patrick Gallagher; his body was viewed at the residence of his daughter and son-in-law Grace & James Silverthorn at 3908 Terrace Street. Funeral mass was held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
Patrick Gallagher died on June 28th, 1913. He lived at 127 Seville Street at the time of his death. Burial was on July 2nd, 1913.

William and Mary (Keller) Gallagher's 1st House

According to the 1910 census records in Philadelphia, when my grandfather William Joseph Gallagher was 4yrs old and his sister Anna was 2yrs old, they lived in this house on 143 Seville Street in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia, PA. Their parents were William and Mary (Keller) Gallagher.

After Patrick Gallagher died in 1913, his wife (William Senior's mother) Hannah came to live with William and Mary and their two small children in this house before they moved ten years later into the 3902 Terrace Street house.

Please note that in 1910, Patrick and Hannah (Dougherty) Gallagher lived down the street at 127 Seville Street.

Patrick and Hannah (Dougherty) Gallagher

127 Seville Street Philadelphia, PA. 19127 (cira 2005)


Patrick and Hannah (Dougherty) Gallagher, our earliest Gallagher ancestors to arrive in the United States and make their home in a little Mill Town in Philadelphia called Manayunk.

Patrick and Hannah married in 1877 in Ireland, stopped over in Scotland where their first child Grace was born in 1878 then came to Philadelphia in 1880.

According to the 1895 census records, Patrick and Hannah lived at 127 Seville Street where they raised four children Grace, Mary, William and Sally.

In the 1910 census records, Patrick and Hannah's youngest child Sally along with her husband John Keller also lived at 127 Seville.