|
Pages: [1] 2
|
 |
|
Author
|
Topic: 1921 Death - NEVADA OR SEATTLE -UPDATED & COMPLETED (Read 498 times)
|
jaylay
RootsChat Senior
 Offline
Posts: 430
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.natio
|
Hi All 
I am trying to find out more about the sad death of my GG Uncle William Huggard. He left Ireland, and left his wife Florrie and young son Kevin and went to Nevada, US on 22nd May 1903 - he was a solicitor and possibly had been involved in some sort of professional misconduct.
He arrived on the Numidian, which had sailed from Glasgow and arrived on 22nd May 1903. His last residence is given as Dublin, and his final destination is listed as New York, so possibly he started in New York, heard about the Gold Rush in Nevada and decided to try his luck there.
He was a mine sampler in a goldmine, in Goldfield, Esmerelda County, Nevada. I have his on the 1910 and 1920 census. He sadly killed himself on 9th April 1921, and I would love to find out more about him. I don't know where he died - I am presuming Nevada because that's where he had lived, but possibly Seattle, Washington, as I also have papers giving an address for him there.
Since I don't have a County of death - or even a definite state, I can't apply for a death cert. Any suggestions?
Thanks so much
Jaylay
|
|
|
|
« Last Edit: Wednesday 14 May 08 13:46 BST (UK) by jaylay »
|
Logged
|
KELLY - Antrim
HUGHES - Armagh
LEYDEN - Sligo/Down
MAGUIRE/MCGUIRE - Down
HUGGARD - Wexford/Kerry
O'REILLY - Dublin/Cavan
BARNES - Dublin
HAZELTON - NI
MCCAMBRIDGE - Antrim
|
|
|
KathMc
RootsChat Aristocrat
Offline
Posts: 2621
|
Have you tried contacting libraries in either state, to see if there is an obit? And here's an interesting link regarding Goldfield, if you haven't seen it.
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nv/goldfield.html
Kath
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA
|
|
|
|
|
KathMc
RootsChat Aristocrat
Offline
Posts: 2621
|
It could not have been an easy life. did he intend to send for his family, do you know? He was living as a "boarder" with the same woman in both census records.
You might have better luck contacting a more local library to Goldfield. They will be less busy and probably more willing to help. On that website was a picture of the cemetery, with a credit for the woman who took the picture. Maybe googling her or the cemetery will lead you to his grave.
Kath
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA
|
|
|
|
|
KathMc
RootsChat Aristocrat
Offline
Posts: 2621
|
Keep me posted here. I am interested in what you find out. It is so sad, and such an interesting part of American history.
Kath
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA
|
|
|
|
|
KathMc
RootsChat Aristocrat
Offline
Posts: 2621
|
With what Nick found, it must have been very depressing to still be there in 1920. Poor William, already being in rough shape. Maybe he had left by then. I think i would try to contact the library or newspaper in Nevada first, though. I it is a smaller area and might be easier to get an answer. Or simultaneously always works too. 
Kath
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA
|
|
|
|
|
grub
Moderator
RootsChat Aristocrat
Offline
Posts: 1064
Xander
|
Hi Jaylay
William completed a WW! Draft Registration on Sept 12, 1918.
He was living at 204 S. Franklin, Goldfield, and was employed by Goldfield Consolidated Mines as a Miner/sampler.
He was 44 years of age, 5'8", slender build, blue eyes, with fair hair.
He stated his closest relative as: Martin Huggard, Wexford, Ireland (father)
Of interest, he claims to have been naturalized.
If so, it probably would have been in Nevada...have not had a chance to look for appropriate records.
Valerie
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Bayley, Dorset, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire and others. Antrobus, Somerset/Glouster Skelton, Heslington, Yorkshire James, Norfolk, and London Delasalle, London area Gravett/Grevet, Surrey Also searching the above in Australia “Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk” |
|
|
KathMc
RootsChat Aristocrat
Offline
Posts: 2621
|
Good find Grub. I think the 1910 census had him naturalized in 1910, so I would definitely say Nevada on that too.
Kath
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA
|
|
|
jaylay
RootsChat Senior
Offline
Posts: 430
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.natio
|
Thank you Valerie - great find! I did not have that.
The only reason I am thinking Seattle also is because William's brother Edward Hazelton Huggard, who emigrated to Canada, went from Canada to Seattle to visit 'his brother Wm' as stated on a passenger list I have, and it gives an address in Seattle, which I cannot make out properly but could be 745 18th (or 12th) St. No. (North?) Seattle. It's from
SEATTLE PASSENGER & CREW LISTS - C.P. ATLANTIC
Edward H. Huggard, Immigrant, age 32, single male, civil engineer, from Ireland, last permanent residence Vancouver Canada.
This was in May 1920, which could have been AFTER the 1920 US census was taken?? It was also less than a year before William died.
Jaylay
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
KELLY - Antrim
HUGHES - Armagh
LEYDEN - Sligo/Down
MAGUIRE/MCGUIRE - Down
HUGGARD - Wexford/Kerry
O'REILLY - Dublin/Cavan
BARNES - Dublin
HAZELTON - NI
MCCAMBRIDGE - Antrim
|
|
|
KathMc
RootsChat Aristocrat
Offline
Posts: 2621
|
Jaylay,
You may be on to something. I went to the 1920 census and it was done on January 2nd and 3rd, 1920. I would get in touch with the Seattle library. I'd even think about ordering the death cert.
http://www.seattledeathcertificate.com/
Kath
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA
|
|
|
|
|
KathMc
RootsChat Aristocrat
Offline
Posts: 2621
|
You're a start Nick.
|
|
|
|
|
Logged
|
Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA
|
|
|
|
Pages: [1] 2
|
|
|
|
|
. I haven't tried the Seattle Library - I will explore that.