William Reed Hapgood
William Reed Hapgood was his given name but as a child he was Billy and a little later it was Bill. Born in Philadelphia and the only child, he and…
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John was the son of an Irish couple, William and Margaret Gable Deasley, and the younger brother of Thomas “Pat” Deasley, a fellow Mt. Moriah Notable. Both Pat and John…
Read MoreGeorge W. Ewell
The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players was established in March of 1871. Baseball would have its first league made up of professional clubs with an established method of…
Read MoreGeorge T. Snyder
George grew up in the City of Brotherly Love the youngest of four brothers whose father was a stone cutter.. His marriage to German immigrant Catherine “Katie” Myer began in…
Read MoreIsrael Wilson Durham
Israel W. Durham was born in Philadelphia, the son of Thomas and Jane Norris Durham, both Irish immigrants. The year of his birth has been listed on various documents, including…
Read MoreGeorge Dovey
George was one of at least three sons born to John and Catherine Dovey when they lived in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. At an early age, George moved to Central City in…
Read MoreThomas H. “Pat” Deasley
Thomas H. “Pat” Deasley was the son of an Irish couple, William and Margaret Gable Deasley, who escaped from the Potato Famine of the 1840s. His brother, John Deasley, a…
Read MoreJohn “Jocko” Milligan
John Milligan was born in Philadelphia in 1861 where his family resided on Lombard Street. Shortly after his birth, John’s mother passed away and a brief 8 years later, his…
Read MoreThomas Fitzgerald
Thomas Fitzgerald was born in New York City to an Irish Catholic couple, Garret and Catharine. He claimed he was born near the site of the old Harper’s Publishing Building,…
Read MoreWilliam Fitter Greenwood
Professional baseball player Bill Greenwood was born in Philadelphia in 1857. At age 25, he made his big league debut with the Philadelphia Athletics. The 1882 season was the first…
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