Walter Joseph McTarnaghan (1896 - 1931)

Born 30 Dec 1896 in Ossian, Livingston, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Jul 1931 at age 34 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States

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Biography

The son of John McTarnaghan and his first wife, Susanna (Gibson) McTarnaghan, Joseph McTarnaghan was born in Ossian Township in 1896.^{[citation needed]} His mother passed away in 1899 and his father remarried, marrying Joseph's late mother's sister, Margaret (Gibson) McTarnaghan. Joseph lived with his family in Ossian Township.,^[1] They later moved to Sparta Township.^[2][3] Joseph married Elizabeth Mae Somerville (1896-1962), the daughter of Edward Somerville and Elizabeth Jane Given, marrying in Ontario County, New York on October 12, 1920.^[4] They rented land in Livonia Township, farming on their own account.^[5] Joseph passed away there at the age of 34^[6] and is buried at Union Cemetery in Livonia Township.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Year: 1900; Census Place: Ossian, Livingston, New York; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1241071. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ancestry Record 7602 #55810559 with attached Image
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5WH-JZD : accessed 22 February 2022), Joseph Mctarnaghar in household of John Mctarnaghar, Sparta, Livingston, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 63, sheet 7A, family 110, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 987; FHL microfilm 1,375,000.
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1915", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9VW-H3H : 27 November 2020), Joseph Mc Tarnaghan in entry for John Mc Tarnaghan, 1915.
4. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CL-XTP3 : 9 March 2021), Walter J McTarnaghan, 12 Jul 1920, Ontario, New York, United States; citing ref. ID , county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 1,007,174.
5. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.Year: 1930; Census Place: Livonia, Livingston, New York; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2341180. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Ancestry Record 6224 #40832588 with attached Image
6. ↑ "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2Y-3SDG : 7 October 2021), Walter J McTarnaghan, 1931.
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1X-PL22 : 4 July 2020), Walter J. McTarnaghan, 1931; Burial. Find A Grave: Memorial #141923004