Thomas Patrick Chirdon. In my notes I have that he changed his name to Sheridan. I have that he was married to Mary Carolyn Sanker (Carrie), dau. of Felix John Sanker and Mary Lavina Little. Cambria County Marriage Index 94-1 1914 SANKER, Mary Carolyn CHIRDON, Thomas P. 48-669 Four children: Gerard Francis [1916] Winifred Nellie Chirdon/Sheridan Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Name: Winifred Nellie Sheridan Date of Birth: 21 Mar 1919 Birth County: El Paso Certificate Number: 11675 Roll Number: 1919_0011 Donald Paul [1920] Harold Joseph [Harold may have died in infancy.] 1920 Census, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas (Jan) ED 53, Sheet 1A, Line 37 SHERIDAN, T.P., head, age 33, b. Penn, parents b. Penn, carpenter, contractor Caroline, wife, age 32, b. Penn, parents b. Penn Gerard, son, age 4 7/12, b. Penn Winifred N., daughter, age 9/12, b. Texas GAIMER, William R., lodger, age 65, widowed, b. Indiana, parents b. Indiana, carpenter, contractor By 1930 his wife is back in Pennsylvania with her children. 1930 Census, Portage, Cambria County, Pennsylvania (Apr) ED 96, Sheet 14B, Line 63 SHERIDAN, Carolyn, head, age 42, married, first married age 28, b. Penn, parents b. Penn, teacher, public school Gerard F., son, age 14, b. Penn Winifred N., daughter, age 11, b. Texas Donald P., son, age 10, b. Penn I cannot find Thomas in 1930 census. Hope this helps. Beth -------Original Message------- From: Jack O'Connor Date: 9/12/2008 3:03:22 PM To: PA List Subject: [PACAMBRI] Obit Thomas Chirdon 1886 to1933 Any information on the "wife and 3 children" is appreciated. Also, the Texas death certificate found on Ancestry has his date of death as Mach 2, 1933 while the death announcement has it as March 4, 1933. Burial ???? Thursday, March 9, 1933, Daily Tribune, page 11, Johnstown, Cambria, PA Thomas P. Chirdon GALLITZIN, March 9. – Word has been received in Gallitzin of the death of Thomas P. Chirdon, aged 46, former local resident, who died Saturday afternoon in a Beaumont, Tex., hospital. Death was attributed to pneumonia. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday with burial in a cemetery in El Paso Tex. The deceased was a son of Charles and Mary (McMullen) Chirdon, and was born in Gallitzin. He is survived by his widow and three children. The deceased was a brother of Mrs. Tomas Ratchford, of this place, and Miss Olive Chirdon, of Cresson. NOTE: No surviving brothers are mentioned at all; Daniel Walter Chirdon, Charles M. Chirdon, Lewis J. Chirdon, Albert V. Chirdon and Dennis Chirdon. _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/ - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message