George Willard Conrad (abt. 1855 - 1924)

Born about 24 Sep 1855 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 1 Feb 1924 at about age 68 in Edgewood, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

From History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:

Ida (now Mrs. G. W. Conrad, of Union town, Fayette county);

George Willard Conrad was born on 24 September 1855 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and died 1 February 1924 in Edgewood, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania of lobar pneumonia. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^[1] George was the son of Maximillian J Conrad (1822-1890) and Elizabeth Morganstein (1823-1900)

Collins Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 20 June 1860
Max Conrad (39), day laborer, and his wife Elizabeth (38), with their children, Jacob (13), Peter (11), Elizabeth (9), George (5), Jane (3), and Ellen (1). Jacob, Peter, Elizabeth, and George attended school within the census year. Max and Elizabeth were born in Bavaria and all the children were born in Pennsylvania, except Jacob, born in France. ^[2]

21st Ward Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 24 June 1870, Wilkins Post Office
Max Conrad (47), laborer, and his wife Elizabeth (45), owned real estate valued at $3000 and personal property valued at $200, in household with George (15), a machinist, Lizzie (17), Emma (13), Ellen (11) and Hattie (9). Emma, Ellen and Hattie attended school within the census year and all were born in Pennsylvania, and Max and Elizabeth were foreign born.^[3]

George W Conrad married Alice Fife, of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, in 1876. Alice died six months after the marriage. George then married Ida Sprague, daughter of Captain William Sprague and Sarah McQuaide, on 23 October 1879.^[4]

West Elizabeth Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 11 June 1880
George W Conrad (25), RR clerk, and his wife, Ida (17), were married within the census year. Both were married in Pennsylvania with George's parents born in Germany and Ida's father born in Vermont.^[5]

Uniontown Borough, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1 June 1900
George W Conrad (45), PRR agent, born September 1855, and his wife, Ida S (37), PRR clerk, born September 1862, married 20 years, in their rented house on East Main Street. Ida reported she had one child, James S (19), born November 1881, who attended college 9 months within the census year. All were born in Pennsylvania, with George's father born in France and his mother born in Germany, and Ida's father born in Vermont. All were able to read, write, and speak English.^[6]

Wilkinsburg Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 29 April 1910
George W Conrad (53), baggage master for railroad, and his wife Ida S (47), married 30 years and only marriage for both, owned their mortgaged home at 417 Ella Street. Ida reported she had 1 child, James S (29), bank bookkeeper, in household. All were born in Pennsylvania, with George's parents born in Germany and Ida's father born in Vermont, and all were able to read, write, and speak English. ^[7]

Wilkinsburg Borough, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 17 January 1920
George W Conrad (64), a passenger agent for a steam railway, and his wife Ida (57), in their rented house at 425 Ella Street. Both were born in Pennsylvania, with George's mother born in France and father born in Germany, both speaking German. Ida's father was born in Vermont. George and Ida were both able to read, write, and speak English.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ George W Conrad, Find a Grave Memorial ID 64615597 citing Oak Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, maintained by PhilKel (contributor 47125592)
2. ↑ 1860 United States Census Pennsylvania > Allegheny > Collins Township > image 31 of 53; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ 1870 United States Census Pennsylvania > Allegheny > Pittsburgh, ward 21 > image 14 of 64; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ George W Conrad marriages Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County Pennsylvania. United States: Lewis historical publishing Company, Hadden, James., Jordan, John Woolf, 1912, Volume 1, page 34
5. ↑ 1880 United States Census Pennsylvania > Allegheny > West Elizabeth > ED 48 > image 16 of 17; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
6. ↑ 1900 United States Census Pennsylvania > Fayette > ED 68 Uniontown borough Ward 4 > image 1 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ 1910 United States Census Pennsylvania > Allegheny > Wilkinsburg Ward 2 > ED 274 > image 43 of 50; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ 1920 United States Census Pennsylvania > Allegheny > Wilkinsburg Ward 2 > ED 865 > image 23 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Cushing, Thomas. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (A. Warner & Co., Chicago, 1889, Part 2: p. 415)

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64615597/george-willard-conrad: accessed 12 November 2022), memorial page for George Willard Conrad (24 Sep 1855–1 Feb 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64615597, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by PhilKel (contributor 47125592) .

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZ1P-RVC

Research Notes

This profile was created as a result of the feature in the Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in an attempt to connect the Hall and Hull families of Fayette County.

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