William Owen Mulligan

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: From 1892 New York State census, 1892, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. States that he was born in the US and is13 years old.

• Occupation: Clerk, 1900, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. from 1900 Census

• Occupation: Head Stone carver, 1910, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. from 1910 Census

• Draft Card: WWI Registration, 1917, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. William Owen Mulligan
United States World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name William Owen Mulligan
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Chautauqua County no 1, New York, United States
Gender Male
Nationality United States
Birth Date 21 Nov 1879
Birthplace , , United States

Note: Identifies him as a Telegraph operator for the New York Central and Short Line Railway. Also identifies him as being short, medium build, blue eyed, and having brown hair.

• Occupation: Telegraph Operator, 1917, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. From his marriage license

• Residence: 314 Dove Street, 1920, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. From 1920 Census. Family home in 1910.

• Occupation: Telegraph operator with railroad, 1920, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. from 1920 Census

• Residence: From 1930 Census, 1930, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. Name: William Mulligan
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Estimated Birth Year: 1880
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
Enumeration District Number: 20
Family Number: 100
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Line Number: 57
NARA Publication: T626, roll 1412
Film Number: 2341147
Digital Folder Number: 4661082
Image Number: 680
Household Gender Age
William Mulligan M 50
Spouse Mary D Mulligan F 44
Child William Mulligan M 9
Child Marguerite Mulligan F 7

• Residence: From 1940 Census, 1940, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. William Mullegan
United States Census, 1940
Name William Mullegan
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Ward 2, Dunkirk, Dunkirk City, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Gender Male
Age 60
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birthplace Pennsylvania
Birth Year (Estimated) 1880
Last Place of Residence Same House

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Mullegan Head M 60 Pennsylvania
Mary Mullegan Wife F 54 Pennsylvania
William Mullegan Son M 19 Pennsylvania
Margaret Mullegan Daughter F 17 Pennsylvania

• Occupation: Telegraph operator for the railroad, 1940, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. From the 1940 Census

• Death Notice: Dunkirk Evening Observer, Page 14, 5 Oct 1949, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. Milligan, William O. - Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 from the McGraw Funeral Home and at ten o'clock in St. Mary's church. Internment will be in St. Mary's cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5:30 this afternoon.

• Probate: Dunkirk Evening Observer, Page 4, 29 Oct 1949, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. Surrogate Cases

Jamestown - Surrogate Mr. Hugh V. N. Bodine admitted to probate here Friday the will of William O. Mulligan of Dunkirk.

Mr. Mulligan, who died Oct. 4, named his widow, Mrs. Mary D. Mulligan, as prinical heir and executrix of his $11,200 estate. Daniel P. Scannell was attorney.

• Gravestone: From Find a Grave, Oct 1949, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. William O Mulligan
Birth: 1879 Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: 4 Oct 1949 (aged 69–70) Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, USA
Burial: St. Mary's Cemetery, Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, USA
Memorial #: 206209525

Bio: William O. Mulligan, retired Nickel Plate railroad telegraph operator, died Tuesday night at his residence, 36 West Fifth Street, following a lengthy illness. Seventy years old, Mr. Mulligan was a native of Bradford, Pennsylvania and had lived in Dunkirk 60 years. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mary D. Mulligan, a son, William J. Mulligan of Dunkirk; a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Dill of Tonawanda; a sister, Mrs. F.A. Norton of Rochester; a granddaughter also survives. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery.Edited from the Evening Observer, Dunkirk, N.Y., Wednesday, October 5, 1949.

Created by: Victor Vilionis (47207612)
Added: 13 Jan 2020

URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206209525/william-o-mulligan
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 November 2020), memorial page for William O Mulligan (1879–4 Oct 1949), Find a Grave Memorial no. 206209525, citing St. Mary's Cemetery, Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Victor Vilionis (contributor 47207612) .

William married Mary Isabelle Delanty, daughter of Richard Delanty and Nura Sheehan, on 24 Apr 1917 in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York. (Mary Isabelle Delanty was born in 1896 in New York and died after 1959 in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Banns: From Family Search org, 24 Apr 1917, Chatauqua, New York. Name: William Owen Mulligan
Titles & Terms:
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 24-Apr-17
Event Place: , Chautauqua, New York, United States
Age: 39
Marital Status:
Previous Spouse:
Race:
Birthplace:
Estimated Birth Year: 1878
Father: Patrick C Mulligan
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Mother: Anna O'Brien
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Additional Relatives:
Spouse: Mary Isabelle Delanty
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Marital Status:
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Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1896
Spouse's Father: Richard Delanty
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Spouse's Mother: Sheehan
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Reference Number:
Film Number: 1004675
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4489163
Image Number: 178