Son of John and Ellen Boland McLaughlin

According to the burial records at Westminster Cemetery, John was four months old at his time of death and the family resided at 5238 Pulaski Ave. John is interred in Section Eleven, Lot 335. Date of burial was July 12, 1920. Of interest, Ellen was my grandmother's aunt and youngest sister to my grandmother's mother, Agnes Bridget. My grandmother lost her mother at age three years old when Bridget died from a ruptured appendix in 1915. I heard a lot of folklore stories regarding Ellen and the death of her son. I was told she suffered a deep depression when her son died, and was even placed at Byberry. I cannot verify any of this information about Ellen, and so far I cannot find Ellen and her Husband in the 1920, 1930, or 1940 census records even though there is other evidence that they did reside in Philadelphia those years. I was told they only had one child. However, I cannot verify that information. It took several years and many sources to discover the information I can verify such as marriage records, social security death records, and the burial record of the child. My next step is to go over to Westminster Cemetery and have the burial record pulled to see if the parents are interred with the child. Of interest, all the other Boland children of John and Ellen Doherty Boland are interred in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Marriage Record of Ellen Boland to John McLaughlin

Name:	Ellen Boland
Gender:	Female
Spouse Surname:	McLaughlin
Spouse Gender:	Male
Marriage Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage Year:	1917
Marriage License Number:	375128
Digital GSU Number:	4141622

John McLaughlin, Husband of Ellen Boland

Name:	John McLaughlin
SSN:	197-07-0515
Last Residence:	19120 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Born:	27 Sep 1894
Last Benefit:	19120 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Died:	Mar 1979
	Pennsylvania (Before 1951)

Ellen Boland McLaughlin, youngest Daughter of John and Ella Doherty Boland

Name:	Ellen McLaughlin
SSN:	163-50-4127
Last Residence:	19120 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Born:	28 Jun 1894
Died:	Oct 1977
Marriage	Pennsylvania (1973)

James Boland

Name:	James Boland
Birth Date:	1913
Birth Place:	Germantown, PA
Death Date:	7 Aug 1913
Death Place:	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death:	7 months 5 days
Burial Date:	9 Aug 1913
Burial Place:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gender:	Male
Race:	White
Street Address:	5321 Morris St , Ward 22
Residence:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:	Holy Sepulchre
Marital Status:	Single
Father:	John Boland
Father's Birth Place:	Germantown, Pennsylvania
Mother:	Mary McLaughlin
Mother's Birth Place:	England
FHL Film Number:	1421397

Martin Boland

I was able to follow Martin Boland through the Census Records of 1900, 1910 and 1920. As you know, Martin Boland is the brother of my great great grandfather John Boland. According to the Census Records, Martin immigrated to Philadelphia in 1880. He married a woman by the first name of Anna (Annie) in 1882 and according to the records of 1900, they lived at 186 Calumet Street in the East Falls Section of Philadelphia. In 1900, they had six children listed as follows; Katie (1884), Nellie (1886), William (1888), Mary (1889), Edward (1892) and Annie (1896).

By the year 1910, Martin Boland would be a widower.

By the year 1920, Martin would still be living on Calumet Street with his youngest daughter Annie and her husband Thomas McLaughlin. Thomas McLaughlin immigrated to Philadelphia from Scotland in 1919 and was listed as a Brickman for the Reading Railroad.

Of notice, in the 1920 Census Records, there was a John Ritter on that same block and in 1910 Census Records, there was a William Boland (probably Martin's son) on that same block.

I could not find any Military Records on Martin. I found one Ship record but at the time I cannot verify if it is Martin's record.

Stay Tune for information on another Boland Brother, Patrick.