Margaret Catherine (Gray) Devlin (1870 - 1913)

Born 6 Jan 1870 in Conemaugh, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Daniel Thomas Sharp Sr — married 18 Apr 1889 (to before 1913) in Ebensburg, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Feb 1913 at age 43 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Margaret was born in about 1870. Margaret Gray ... ^[1]

Marraige: Daniel Thomas Sharp on April 18, 1889.^[2]

Marriage Announcement: SHARP - GRAY - In Franklin Borough, on Thursday, April 18, 1889, at the residence of the bride's mother, by Rev. D. M. Miller, Mr. Daniel T. Sharp and Miss Maggie C. Gray.^[3]

Death: February 17, 1913 at 43 years old, in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. ^[4]

Obituary: Mrs. Margaret C. Sharp, wife of D. T. Sharp, sr., died at 3:55 o’clock this morning at the Memorial Hospital, where she had been a patient for a few days. She was aged 43 years. The funeral will take place on Wednesday afternoon, when services will be conducted by the Rev. George S. Bowden, pastor of the Conemaugh Presbyterian Church, of which Mrs. Sharp was a member for 25 years. The deceased whose maiden name was Margaret Gray, was born in Conemaugh on January 6, 1870, being a daughter of George B. Gray, deceased, and Mrs. Jessie T. Wilson. Mrs. Gray’s husband was killed on the Pennsylvania Railroad 39 years ago. David B. Wilson, her brother, met an untimely death at Mineral Point on April 9, 1912, and George Gray, her son, died of pneumonia about two months ago in the West Penn Hospital, Pittsburg.

Miss Margaret Gray and D. T. Sharp were married in Conemaugh 24 years ago by the late Rev. Dr. D. M. Miller, who was then the pastor of the Conemaugh Presbyterian Church. Besides her husband and mother, Mrs. Sharp is survived by the following children: the Misses Alpha, Jessie, Margaret, Homer G., and D. T. Sharp, jr., all of 257 Spruce street, Franklin Borough. She is also survived by a brother, John B. Gray, of Altoona, and a sister, Miss Mollie Gray, of Franklin Borough. Mrs. Sharp was for many years a member of the Sunday school of the Conemaugh Presbyterian Church and was identified with the Ladies Aid Society connected with the church. The deceased had been ill for several weeks before being taken to the hospital for an operation. ^[5]

Listed in the Will Books, 1789-1917; Author: Allegheny County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania^[6]

Grave: ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch [1] : 24 June 2017), Pennsylvania > Cambria > Franklin > ED 105 > image 16 of 46; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Marriage License for Daniel T. Sharp to Mary C Gray April 18, 1889, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Marriage license dockets v.5(p.417 to end)-7 1888-1891[2]
3. ↑ Johnstown Tribune, Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States; April, 19, 1889; P 4.
4. ↑ Cambria Gen Web [3]
5. ↑ The Daily Tribune, Johnstown, PA, Monday Evening, February 17, 1913, p. 12[4]
6. ↑ Will Books, 1789-1917; Author: Allegheny County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania[5]
7. ↑ Findagrave.com[6]