Thomas Galligan b. 8 Apr 1833 County Cavan, Ireland d. 8 May 1915 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

1833 - 1915 (82 years)

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Name	Thomas Galligan [1]
Birth	8 Apr 1833	County Cavan, Ireland [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Immigration	1848	America [3]
	Ireland
City Directory	1857 [4]
	Milwaukee
	"GALLIGAN: Thomas blacksmith, Eighth bt Clybourn and Hill, W."
Occupation	1857	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [4]
	Blacksmith
Census	25 Jun 1860	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [5]
	1860
	*Thomas Galligan Household:* Thomas Gallagan, Age 27, Occupation - Blacksmith, Value of Personal Estate - $20.00, Born in Ireland Mary Gallagan, Age 27, Born in Ireland Margaret Gallagan, Age 3, Born in Wisconsin Henry Gallagan, Age 2, Born in Wisconsin Mary Gallagan, Age 1, Born in Wisconsin John O'Connor, Age 50, Occupation - Day Laborer, Value of Personal Estate - $30.00, Born in Ireland Alice O'Connor, Age 53, Born in Ireland Julia O'Connor, Age 21, Born in Ireland Martin O'Connor, Age 19, Occupation - Day Laborer, Born in Ireland
Occupation	25 Jun 1860	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [5]
	Blacksmith
Census	28 Jul 1870	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [6]
	1870
	*Thomas Galligan Household:* Galligan, Thomas, Age 37, Occupation - Works in Rolling Mill, Value of Personal Estate: $200.00, Born in Ireland, Parents of Foreign Birth Galligan, Mary, Age 36, Occupation - Keeping House, Born in Ireland, Parents of Foreign Birth Galligan, Margaret, Age 13, At Home, Born in Wisconsin, Parents of Foreign Birth, Attends School Galligan, Henry, Age 12, At Home, Born in Wisconsin, Parents of Foreign Birth, Attends School Galligan, Minnie, Age 11, Born in Wisconsin, Parents of Foreign Birth, Attends School Galligan, Edward, Age 9, Born in Wisconsin, Parents of Foreign Birth, Attends School Galligan, Alice, Age 8, Born in Wisconsin, Parents of Foreign Birth, Attends School Galligan, Katie, Age 6, Born in Wisconsin, Parents of Foreign Birth Galligan, Bessie, Age 4, Born in Wisconsin, Parents of Foreign Birth Galligan, Thomas Jr., Age 2, Born in Wisconsin, Parents of Foreign Birth Galligan, William J., Age 10 months, Born in Wisconsin, Parents of Foreign Birth, Born in September
Occupation	28 Jul 1870	Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [6]
	Rolling Mill
		Bay View Rolling Mills, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Census	3 Jun 1880	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [7]
	1880
	*Thomas Galligan Household:* Galligan, Thomas, Age 47, Married, Occupation - Hooker in Rolling Mill, Born in Ireland, Parents born in Ireland Galligan, Mary, Age 46, Wife, Married, Occupation - Keeps house, Born in Ireland, Parents born in Ireland Galligan, Edward, Age 20, Son, Single, Occupation - Puddler, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Ireland Galligan, Katy, Age 16, Daughter, Single, Occupation - At home, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Ireland Galligan, Bessie, Age 14, Daughter, Occupation - At school, Born in Illinois, Parents born in Ireland Galligan, Thomas, Age 12, Son, Occupation - At school, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Ireland Galligan, Willie, Age 10, Son, Occupation - At school, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Ireland Galligan, Cecilia R., Age 8, Daughter, Occupation - At school, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Ireland Galligan, James, Age 4, Son, Occupation - At home, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Ireland
Residence Address	3 Jun 1880	Milwaukee (1 Wilcox St.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [7]
	Address: 1 Wilcox St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
Occupation	3 Jun 1880	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [7]
	Hooker in the Rolling Mill
City Directory	Between 1889 and 1890 [8]
	Milwaukee
	"Name: Thomas Galligan Location 2: 1 Wilcox. Occupation: blacksmith Year: 1890 City: Milwaukee State: WI "
Residence Address	Between 1889 and 1890	Milwaukee (1 Wilcox St.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [8]
	Address: 1 Wilcox St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
Occupation	Between 1889 and 1890	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [8]
	Blacksmith
Naturalized	Bef 1900	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [9, 10]
Census	6 Jun 1900	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [9]
	1900
	*Thomas Galligan Household:* Galligan, Thomas, Head, Born April 1837 (error - should be 1833), Age 63 (error - should be 67), Married 47 years, Born in Ireland, Parents born in Ireland, Immigrated to US in 1848, Been in US 51 years, Naturalized Citizen, Occupation - Railroad Gate Tender, Owns home (no mortgage) Galligan, Mary, Wife, Born May 1837 (error - should be 1833), Age 63 (error - should be 67), Married 47 years, Born in Ireland, Parents born in Ireland
Residence Address	6 Jun 1900	Milwaukee (735 Smith St.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [9]
	Address: 735 Smith St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
Occupation	6 Jun 1900	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [9]
	Railroad Gate Tender
Census	1 Jun 1905	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [11]
	1905 Wisconsin State
	*Thomas Galligan Household:* Galligan, Thomas, Head, Age 72, Married, Born in Ireland, Parents born in Ireland, Occupation - Day Laborer, Employed for last 12 months, Owns home (no mortgage) Galligan, Mary, Wife, Age 72, Married, Born in Ireland, Parents born in Ireland
Occupation	1 Jun 1905	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [11]
	Day Laborer
Census	19 Apr 1910	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [12]
	1910
	*Patrick Shanahan Household:* Shanahan, Patrick, Head, Age 54, Married 30 years, Born in Ireland, Parents born in Ireland, Immigrated to US in 1858, Naturalized Citizen, Occupation - Roller in Steel Mills, Owns home (no mortgage) Shanahan, Margrete, Wife, Age 52, Married 30 years, Mother of 8 children, 6 children still living, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Ireland Shanahan, Mary E., Daughter, Age 29, Single, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Ireland, Occupation - Saleslady in Dry Goods Store Shanahan, Margrete, Daughter, Age 20, Single, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Ireland, Occupation - Teacher in Public School Shanahan, Henry T., Son, Age 18, Single, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Ireland, Occupation - Stenographer in an Office Shanahan, James, Son, Age 13, Born in Wisconsin, Parents born in Ireland, In School Shanahan, Ellen, Sister, Age 50, Born in Canada, Parents born in Ireland, Occupation - Servant doing House Work Galligan, Thomas, Father-in-Law, Age 77, Widowed, Born in Ireland, Parents born in Ireland, Immigrated to US in 1855, Naturalized Citizen, Occupation - Own Income
Residence Address	19 Apr 1910	Milwaukee (952 Winchester St.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [12]
	Address: 952 Winchester St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
	After Mary died, Thomas moved in with his daughter, Margaret (Galligan) Shanahan and her family.
Last Residence	8 May 1915	Milwaukee (952 Winchester St.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [1]
	Address: 952 Winchester St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
User ID	30.0
Death	8 May 1915	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [1]
		Thomas Galligan Death Certificate
		Thomas Galligan Obituary Milwaukee Sentinel, Page 4
		Thomas Galligan Obituary Milwaukee Journal, Page 12
Burial	12 May 1915	Milwaukee (Calvary Cemetery), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA [13, 14]
	Address: 5503 W Bluemound Rd Milwaukee, WI 53208 USA (414) 438-4420
		Galligan Headstone Thomas, wife Mary and daughter Katherine Galligan Plot: Block 19, Section A, Row 39s
		Thomas Galligan Memorial and Photos Created by: Brian Croegaert Record added: Apr 19, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 128205584
Person ID	I1	FLINT
Last Modified	14 Feb 2015

Father	Edward Galligan, b. Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Margaret McDermott, b. Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F32	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Galligan, b. 14 May 1833, County Cavan, Ireland d. 16 Apr 1906, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age 72 years)

Marriage 30 Sep 1855 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA [9]

Galligan Sisters
Front: Cecilia Galligan James, Bessie Galligan Meyer, Kate Galligan.
Back: Mary Ellen Galligan Fitzgerald, Alice Galligan Manning, Margaret Galligan Shanahan

Galligan Brothers
Front: Edward Thomas Galligan, Henry Thomas Galligan, Thomas Edward Galligan/Gallagher, Jr.
Back: James Aloysius Galligan, William J. Galligan

Children

+	1. Margaret Galligan, b. Feb 1857, Wisconsin, USA d. 17 Jan 1947, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 89 years)
+	2. Henry Thomas Galligan, b. 6 May 1858, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA d. 21 Jun 1925, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)
+	3. Mary Ellen Galligan, b. Jun 1859, Wisconsin, USA d. 30 Mar 1943, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age ~ 83 years)
+	4. Edward Thomas Galligan, b. Aug 1860, Wisconsin, USA d. 17 Dec 1948, Joliet City, Will, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 88 years)
+	5. Alice Mary Galligan, b. Mar 1862, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA d. 1 Jan 1943 (Age ~ 80 years)
	6. Katherine M. Galligan, b. 4 May 1864, Wisconsin, USA d. 10 Sep 1924, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 60 years)
+	7. Bessie Galligan, b. Jan 1866, Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA d. 21 Jan 1948 (Age ~ 82 years)
+	8. Thomas Edward Gallagher, b. 11 Jan 1868, Wisconsin, USA d. 23 Nov 1951, Kern County, California, USA (Age 83 years)
	9. William J. Galligan, b. 23 Sep 1869, Wisconsin, USA d. 26 Oct 1959, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 90 years)
+	10. Cecilia Rose Galligan, b. Dec 1871, Wisconsin, USA d. 25 Apr 1964, Cook County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 92 years)
+	11. James Aloysius Galligan, b. 28 Sep 1875, Wisconsin, USA d. 18 Jan 1945, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 69 years)

Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 30 Dec 2010

Event Map

	Birth - 8 Apr 1833 - County Cavan, Ireland
	Immigration - Ireland - 1848 - America
	Marriage - 30 Sep 1855 - Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
	Occupation - Blacksmith - 1857 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - 1860 - 25 Jun 1860 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Occupation - Blacksmith - 25 Jun 1860 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - 1870 - 28 Jul 1870 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Occupation - Rolling Mill - 28 Jul 1870 - Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - 1880 - 3 Jun 1880 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Residence Address - Address: 1 Wilcox St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA - 3 Jun 1880 - Milwaukee (1 Wilcox St.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Occupation - Hooker in the Rolling Mill - 3 Jun 1880 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Residence Address - Address: 1 Wilcox St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA - Between 1889 and 1890 - Milwaukee (1 Wilcox St.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Occupation - Blacksmith - Between 1889 and 1890 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Naturalized - Bef 1900 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - 1900 - 6 Jun 1900 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Residence Address - Address: 735 Smith St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA - 6 Jun 1900 - Milwaukee (735 Smith St.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Occupation - Railroad Gate Tender - 6 Jun 1900 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - 1905 Wisconsin State - 1 Jun 1905 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Occupation - Day Laborer - 1 Jun 1905 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Census - 1910 - 19 Apr 1910 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Residence Address - Address: 952 Winchester St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA - 19 Apr 1910 - Milwaukee (952 Winchester St.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Last Residence - Address: 952 Winchester St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA - 8 May 1915 - Milwaukee (952 Winchester St.), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Death - 8 May 1915 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
	Burial - Address: 5503 W Bluemound Rd Milwaukee, WI 53208 USA (414) 438-4420 - 12 May 1915 - Milwaukee (Calvary Cemetery), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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Sources

[S21] Death Certificate - Thomas Galligan, (Milwaukee County).
[S80] 1930 US Census - IL, Will County, Joliet Twp., Joliet City/Edward T. & Mary Galligan & 1 grand-daughter, (Ward 1, ED #99-18, p.18B (April 24, 1930)).
[S46] 1900 US Census - WI, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee City (Ward 17)/Tom & Mary Galligan, (Ward 17 ED# 147, p.9 (June 6, 1900)) (Reliability: 3).
Immigrated to USA in 1848
[S132] City Directory - Erving, Burdick & Co's Milwaukee city directory, for 1857 & 1858, page 87, (Publication date: 1857, Milwaukee, Wisconsin).
[S70] 1860 US Census - WI, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee City (Ward 1)/Thomas & Mary Galligan, (1st Ward p. 174 (June 25, 1860)).
[S86] 1870 US Census - WI, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee City (Ward 5)/Thomas & Mary Galligan, (5th Ward p. 207. (July 28, 1870)).
[S28] 1880 US Census - WI, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee City (Ward 12)/Thomas & Mary Galligan, (p. 7 & 8, ED# 140, 12th Ward (June 3, 1880) Roll: T9_1438; Family History Film: 1255438; Page: 356.3000).
[S18] Wright, Alfred G., City Directory - Milwaukee, Wisconsin Directory, 1889-90, (Ancestry.com. Milwaukee, Wisconsin Directory, 1889-90 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000. Original data: Milwaukee Directory, 1889.Milwaukee, WI: Alfred G. Wright, 1889. Milwaukee Directory, 1890.Milwaukee, WI: Alfred G. Wright, 1890.).
[S46] 1900 US Census - WI, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee City (Ward 17)/Tom & Mary Galligan, (Ward 17 ED# 147, p.9 (June 6, 1900)).
[S138] Naturalization First Papers for Thomas Galligan, (Milwaukee County Historical Society).
[S969] 1905 Wisconsin State Census - WI, Milwaukee, Milwaukee 17th Ward/Thomas and Mary Galligan Household, (Milwaukee 1st Precinct, 17th Ward, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Roll: CSUSAWI1905_41, Wisconsin State Census, 1905. Microfilm, 44 reels. Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin.), 1905tomMaryGalligan.
[S5] 1910 US Census - WI, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee City (Ward 12)/Patrick & Margrete (Galligan) Shanahan & 4 kids, (Ward 12 ED# 123, p.5A (April 19, 1910).).
[S112] Cemeteries: WI, Milwaukee - Calvary Cemetery (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) record of burials, 1857-1979, (Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1979, Record, A-Hu - FHL US/CAN Film 1032558).
[S78] Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Cemeteries: WI, Milwaukee - Archdiocese of Milwaukee Cemetery List, (Milwaukee, WI, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 2004) (Reliability: 3).

Name: Thomas Galligan
Date of Death: 5/12/1915
Date of Burial: 5/12/1915
Age at Death: 82
Marital Status: Unknown
Funeral Home: Peacock
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery
Location: Block: 19
Row: 39s