What Robert didn't mention is that the cause of death can be seen on the death certificate image. The link is just above the information that you pasted, where it says "View Image." ----- Original Message ----- From: <LNiemannG@navix.net> To: <ohcuyaho@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Explosion in Cleveland FINNERTY > Someone has already mentioned the 1940 death of John, but I thought I'd > paste what I found at familysearch pilot. This doesn't say anything about > cause of death, that I can find. The actual death certificate probably > gives > the cause of death. I realize that a newspaper article is what you're > looking for, but here's the cemetery name, too--the sexton's records may > tell you something interesting, like the name of a church or clergyman, > which may lead to church records. Lila > > Name: John Lawrence Finnerty > Titles: > Death date: 28 Mar 1940 > Death place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio > Birth date: 13 Jul 1893 > Estimated birth year: > Birth place: Youngstown, Ohio > Age at death: 46 years 8 months 15 days > Gender: Male > Marital status: Married > Race or color: Caucasian > Street address: #3, 2908 Cedar Ave > Occupation: Switchman > Residence: > Burial date: 30 Mar 1940 > Burial place: > Cemetery name: Highland > Spouse name: Nina Perkins Finnerty > Father name: Thomas Finnerty > Father titles: > Father birth place: England > Mother name: Mary Flynn > Mother titles: > Mother birth place: Ireland > GSU film number: 2023830 > Digital GS number: 4020597 > Image number: 2542 > Reference number: fn 16441 > Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <BMaurer396@aol.com> > To: <ohcuyaho@rootsweb.com> > Sent: 17 August, 2008 12:12 PM > Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Explosion in Cleveland FINNERTY > > >> >> Here is Thomas's obit from the Necrology File >> >> Id#: 0098468 >> Name: Finnerty, Thomas >> Date: Oct 27 1944 >> Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #025. >> Notes: Finnerty, Thomas, 1804 W. 54 st., beloved brother of Joseph J. >> Finnerty of 307 E. 208 st., Euclid, O.; Owen of New York, Michael John >> and Mrs. K. >> Sheridan of Ireland, suddenly by accident Oct. 20. Remains at Dudley J. >> Mahon >> Funeral Home, 13201 Euclid ave. Funeral Saturday, Oct. 28, St. Stephen's >> Church, 1930 W. 54 st., at 11 a. m. >> >> Barb Maurer >> >> In a message dated 8/17/2008 12:28:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> rjerin26@yahoo.com writes: >> >> As others have pointed out there is a listing for John FINNERTY died >> from >> apparent natural causes.... >> >> However there is a Thomas FINNERTY who died on the exact day of the East >> Ohio Gas Co Explosion Oct 20, 1944 Viewing his Death Certificate he as >> a >> Watchman at East Ohio Gas and died from "burns of the body... from >> failure of >> liquid natural gas holders... followed by fire" >> >> http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html# >> >> Robert Jerin >> Croatian Heritage Museum >> Cleveland Ohio >> >> bhurst1948@aol.com wrote: >> In 1944 East Ohio Gas Company Explosion and Fire - >> 130 dead, 61 burned beyond identification.? >> If you google that I am sure you will find some good articles about the >> disaster. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dennis Kowallek >> To: ohcuyaho@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:45 am >> Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Explosion in Cleveland >> >> >> >> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:28:49 -0700 (PDT), Christine Hodges Smith >> wrote: >> >>>Does any one know anything about a big explosion in 1940. >>> All I know about it is John Finnerty was killed in it . >>> I know he was a switchman on the railroad there. >>> Grandmother Nina Finnerty would never talk about it. >>> I do hope someone can enlighten me about this. >> >> The only John FINNERTY who died in 1940 in Ohio seems to have died of >> natural causes according to the Ohio Death Certs at... >> >> http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html >> >> There is also only this one listed in the Necrology DB. Where did you >> get this info? >> >> -- >> >> Dennis Kowallek >> Cincinnati, Ohio >> kowallek@iglou.com >> ****************** >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >> body >> of >> the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the >> body of the message >> >> >> >> "Each U.S. taxpayer toils 197 days, gives 53.9% of income to local, >> state, >> federal governments" >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the >> body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your >> budget? >> Read reviews on AOL Autos. >> (http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00030000000007 >> ) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Hmmm I said "the cause of death is clear on the death certificate" Robert Peter Churukian <petervc@comcast.net> wrote: What Robert didn't mention is that the cause of death can be seen on the death certificate image. The link is just above the information that you pasted, where it says "View Image." ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Explosion in Cleveland FINNERTY > Someone has already mentioned the 1940 death of John, but I thought I'd > paste what I found at familysearch pilot. This doesn't say anything about > cause of death, that I can find. The actual death certificate probably > gives > the cause of death. I realize that a newspaper article is what you're > looking for, but here's the cemetery name, too--the sexton's records may > tell you something interesting, like the name of a church or clergyman, > which may lead to church records. Lila > > Name: John Lawrence Finnerty > Titles: > Death date: 28 Mar 1940 > Death place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio > Birth date: 13 Jul 1893 > Estimated birth year: > Birth place: Youngstown, Ohio > Age at death: 46 years 8 months 15 days > Gender: Male > Marital status: Married > Race or color: Caucasian > Street address: #3, 2908 Cedar Ave > Occupation: Switchman > Residence: > Burial date: 30 Mar 1940 > Burial place: > Cemetery name: Highland > Spouse name: Nina Perkins Finnerty > Father name: Thomas Finnerty > Father titles: > Father birth place: England > Mother name: Mary Flynn > Mother titles: > Mother birth place: Ireland > GSU film number: 2023830 > Digital GS number: 4020597 > Image number: 2542 > Reference number: fn 16441 > Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: 17 August, 2008 12:12 PM > Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Explosion in Cleveland FINNERTY > > >> >> Here is Thomas's obit from the Necrology File >> >> Id#: 0098468 >> Name: Finnerty, Thomas >> Date: Oct 27 1944 >> Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #025. >> Notes: Finnerty, Thomas, 1804 W. 54 st., beloved brother of Joseph J. >> Finnerty of 307 E. 208 st., Euclid, O.; Owen of New York, Michael John >> and Mrs. K. >> Sheridan of Ireland, suddenly by accident Oct. 20. Remains at Dudley J. >> Mahon >> Funeral Home, 13201 Euclid ave. Funeral Saturday, Oct. 28, St. Stephen's >> Church, 1930 W. 54 st., at 11 a. m. >> >> Barb Maurer >> >> In a message dated 8/17/2008 12:28:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >> rjerin26@yahoo.com writes: >> >> As others have pointed out there is a listing for John FINNERTY died >> from >> apparent natural causes.... >> >> However there is a Thomas FINNERTY who died on the exact day of the East >> Ohio Gas Co Explosion Oct 20, 1944 Viewing his Death Certificate he as >> a >> Watchman at East Ohio Gas and died from "burns of the body... from >> failure of >> liquid natural gas holders... followed by fire" >> >> http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html# >> >> Robert Jerin >> Croatian Heritage Museum >> Cleveland Ohio >> >> bhurst1948@aol.com wrote: >> In 1944 East Ohio Gas Company Explosion and Fire - >> 130 dead, 61 burned beyond identification.? >> If you google that I am sure you will find some good articles about the >> disaster. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dennis Kowallek >> To: ohcuyaho@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:45 am >> Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Explosion in Cleveland >> >> >> >> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:28:49 -0700 (PDT), Christine Hodges Smith >> wrote: >> >>>Does any one know anything about a big explosion in 1940. >>> All I know about it is John Finnerty was killed in it . >>> I know he was a switchman on the railroad there. >>> Grandmother Nina Finnerty would never talk about it. >>> I do hope someone can enlighten me about this. >> >> The only John FINNERTY who died in 1940 in Ohio seems to have died of >> natural causes according to the Ohio Death Certs at... >> >> http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html >> >> There is also only this one listed in the Necrology DB. Where did you >> get this info? >> >> -- >> >> Dennis Kowallek >> Cincinnati, Ohio >> kowallek@iglou.com >> ****************** >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >> body >> of >> the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the >> body of the message >> >> >> >> "Each U.S. taxpayer toils 197 days, gives 53.9% of income to local, >> state, >> federal governments" >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the >> body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your >> budget? >> Read reviews on AOL Autos. >> (http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00030000000007 >> ) >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message "Each U.S. taxpayer toils 197 days, gives 53.9% of income to local, state, federal governments"
Thank you!!!! Why didn't I find that??? I was using those Ohio death records for someone else this morning and the image will really help! Thanks, Lila ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Churukian" <petervc@comcast.net> To: <ohcuyaho@rootsweb.com> Sent: 17 August, 2008 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Explosion in Cleveland FINNERTY > What Robert didn't mention is that the cause of death can be seen on the > death certificate image. The link is just above the information that you > pasted, where it says "View Image." > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <LNiemannG@navix.net> > To: <ohcuyaho@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2008 12:27 PM > Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Explosion in Cleveland FINNERTY > > >> Someone has already mentioned the 1940 death of John, but I thought I'd >> paste what I found at familysearch pilot. This doesn't say anything about >> cause of death, that I can find. The actual death certificate probably >> gives >> the cause of death. I realize that a newspaper article is what you're >> looking for, but here's the cemetery name, too--the sexton's records may >> tell you something interesting, like the name of a church or clergyman, >> which may lead to church records. Lila >> >> Name: John Lawrence Finnerty >> Titles: >> Death date: 28 Mar 1940 >> Death place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio >> Birth date: 13 Jul 1893 >> Estimated birth year: >> Birth place: Youngstown, Ohio >> Age at death: 46 years 8 months 15 days >> Gender: Male >> Marital status: Married >> Race or color: Caucasian >> Street address: #3, 2908 Cedar Ave >> Occupation: Switchman >> Residence: >> Burial date: 30 Mar 1940 >> Burial place: >> Cemetery name: Highland >> Spouse name: Nina Perkins Finnerty >> Father name: Thomas Finnerty >> Father titles: >> Father birth place: England >> Mother name: Mary Flynn >> Mother titles: >> Mother birth place: Ireland >> GSU film number: 2023830 >> Digital GS number: 4020597 >> Image number: 2542 >> Reference number: fn 16441 >> Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <BMaurer396@aol.com> >> To: <ohcuyaho@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: 17 August, 2008 12:12 PM >> Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Explosion in Cleveland FINNERTY >> >> >>> >>> Here is Thomas's obit from the Necrology File >>> >>> Id#: 0098468 >>> Name: Finnerty, Thomas >>> Date: Oct 27 1944 >>> Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #025. >>> Notes: Finnerty, Thomas, 1804 W. 54 st., beloved brother of Joseph J. >>> Finnerty of 307 E. 208 st., Euclid, O.; Owen of New York, Michael John >>> and Mrs. K. >>> Sheridan of Ireland, suddenly by accident Oct. 20. Remains at Dudley J. >>> Mahon >>> Funeral Home, 13201 Euclid ave. Funeral Saturday, Oct. 28, St. >>> Stephen's >>> Church, 1930 W. 54 st., at 11 a. m. >>> >>> Barb Maurer >>> >>> In a message dated 8/17/2008 12:28:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >>> rjerin26@yahoo.com writes: >>> >>> As others have pointed out there is a listing for John FINNERTY died >>> from >>> apparent natural causes.... >>> >>> However there is a Thomas FINNERTY who died on the exact day of the >>> East >>> Ohio Gas Co Explosion Oct 20, 1944 Viewing his Death Certificate he as >>> a >>> Watchman at East Ohio Gas and died from "burns of the body... from >>> failure of >>> liquid natural gas holders... followed by fire" >>> >>> http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html# >>> >>> Robert Jerin >>> Croatian Heritage Museum >>> Cleveland Ohio >>> >>> bhurst1948@aol.com wrote: >>> In 1944 East Ohio Gas Company Explosion and Fire - >>> 130 dead, 61 burned beyond identification.? >>> If you google that I am sure you will find some good articles about the >>> disaster. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Dennis Kowallek >>> To: ohcuyaho@rootsweb.com >>> Sent: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:45 am >>> Subject: Re: [OHCUYAHO] Explosion in Cleveland >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:28:49 -0700 (PDT), Christine Hodges Smith >>> wrote: >>> >>>>Does any one know anything about a big explosion in 1940. >>>> All I know about it is John Finnerty was killed in it . >>>> I know he was a switchman on the railroad there. >>>> Grandmother Nina Finnerty would never talk about it. >>>> I do hope someone can enlighten me about this. >>> >>> The only John FINNERTY who died in 1940 in Ohio seems to have died of >>> natural causes according to the Ohio Death Certs at... >>> >>> http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html >>> >>> There is also only this one listed in the Necrology DB. Where did you >>> get this info? >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Dennis Kowallek >>> Cincinnati, Ohio >>> kowallek@iglou.com >>> ****************** >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >>> body >>> of >>> the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the >>> body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> "Each U.S. taxpayer toils 197 days, gives 53.9% of income to local, >>> state, >>> federal governments" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the >>> body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your >>> budget? >>> Read reviews on AOL Autos. >>> (http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00030000000007 >>> ) >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OHCUYAHO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >