Frank Needham (1869 - 1921)

Born 1869 in Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Mary (Gaughan) Needham — married 1 Aug 1901 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 2 Mar 1921 at about age 52 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Frank J Needham was reportedly born on 22 May 1866,^[1] or 8 May 1870,^[2] at Girardville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.^[1]

On 1 August 1901, he married Mary Gaughan, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a motorman, and lived at 2310 Aspen Street, Philadelphia. She lived at 206 DeKalb Square, West Philadelphia.^[1]

On 2 March 1921, he died, at 2735 Brown Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of apoplexy. He was a foreman. On 7 March, he was buried, in St Joseph Cemetery, Girardville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Orphans' Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marriage record, no. 138407 (July 1901), Frank J Needham and Mary T Gaughan; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SD9-CCW : accessed 11 May 2024).

   Frank J Needham, born in Girardville PA on 22 May 1866, residence 2310 Aspen St, Philada, motorman, not married before

   Mary T Guaghan [sic], born 1 Feb 1873, Girardville Pa, residence 206 DeKalb Square W Philada, no occupation, not married before

   application signed 19 July 1901, Frank J Needham

   Frank Needham and Mary Gaughan married 1 August 1901, at Philadelphia

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania, death certificate, file no. 32927 (2 March 1921), Francis J Needham; image copy, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/41381_1521003239_0742-00470 : accessed 11 May 2024).

   Francis J Needham

   male, white, married, foreman

   born 8 May 1870, Penna, to John Needham (bornj Ireland) and Mary Needham (born Ireland)

   informant Mary Needham, 2735 Brown St

   died 2 March 1921, 2735 Brown Street, 15th ward, Philadelphia, of apoplexy

   buried 7 March 1921, St Joseph Cem, Girardville

3. ↑ Frank Needham, obituary, Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Saturday, 5 March 1921, p.6, col.5; image copy, Newspapers (https://www.newspapers.com/article/republican-and-herald-obituary-for-frank/76292576/ : accessed 11 May 2024).

   Frank Needham died 2 March at 2735 Brown St, Philadelphia

   funeral Monday, from East Mahanoy Avenue, Girardville (home of Thomas Gaughan, his brother-in-law)

   solemn mass of requiem in St Joseph's Church

   buried in parish cemetery

• widow's obituary
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGWD-7JZ : accessed 19 June 2022), Frank Needham in household of Charles Walters, Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 242, sheet 11A, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1392; FHL microfilm 1,375,405.