Leo Joseph Walsh

1892 - 1973  (80 years)

• Name	Leo Joseph Walsh
  Birth	19 Sep 1892	Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada   [1, 2]
  Christening	21 Sep 1892	Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Sponsors: John Murphy & Monica Reilly Clergy: Robert Brennan
  Gender	Male
  Residence	5 Jun 1917	233 Milwaukee Ave E, Detroit MI USA
  	Age: 24
  Residence	3 Apr 1930	300 Ashland Ave, Staten Island, NY
  	Age: 37
  Residence	27 Apr 1942	2311 S 118th St. Seattle, WA, USA
  	Age: 49
  _UID	7464A256C4FC45A2AA053192DE351D162F98
  Death	26 Jun 1973	St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Seattle, King, WA, USA   [4]
  	Cause of death listed as Renal shutdown, Diabetic Acidosis, Generalized Arthersclerosis
  Burial	30 Jun 1973	Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, King, WA, USA
  Person ID	I77	Donnelly and Dancey | Donnelly_Branch
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	James Walsh,   c. 24 Nov 1845, Argentia, Newfoundland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Emma Evans,   b. Apr 1853, Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada d. 25 Oct 1934, Richmond, NY, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	6 Jan 1880	Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada   [5]
  	Witnesses: Frank Murphy & Margaret Murphy Clergy: Robert Brennan Remarks: bride born 1852 Argentia per 1921 census
  Notes	Witnesses: Frank Murphy & Margaret Murphy Clergy: Robert Brennan
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Sep 1892 - Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada Christening - 21 Sep 1892 - Argentia, Newfoundland, Canada Residence - Age: 24 - 5 Jun 1917 - 233 Milwaukee Ave E, Detroit MI USA Residence - Age: 37 - 3 Apr 1930 - 300 Ashland Ave, Staten Island, NY Residence - Age: 49 - 27 Apr 1942 - 2311 S 118th St. Seattle, WA, USA Death - 26 Jun 1973 - St. Francis Cabrini Hospital, Seattle, King, WA, USA Burial - 30 Jun 1973 - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, King, WA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Leo Walsh Unknown Year. No writing on back.
  		Leo Walsh with Elizabeth and Catherine Graham Unknown Year.
  		Leo Walsh (Holding Paul Donnelly), and Elizabeth Graham Elizabeth Graham, Leo holding Paul as a toddler. Likely about 1944.
  		Leo with Monica, Florida, 1963 No back writing.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		1940 Census WA King Beverly Heights 17-19 1940 US Federal census image for Harold Donnelly head of household 2311 S 118th St, Seattle, WA USA
  		1925 New York State Census ED32 W5 for Leo Walsh and Emma Evans Leo and Emma lived on Marcy Ave on Staten island in 1925
  		1930 Census NY Richmond 259 Census entry for Emma Walsh, Leo Walsh and Mary Furlong at 300 Ashland Ave on Staten Island NY
  		Leo Walsh Social Security Application
  		Birth and Baptism Record for Leo J. Walsh
  		1921 Census of Newfoundland, Placentia/St. Marys, Book 1, Pg 249 1921 Census showing Emma Evans, Vincent and Leo Walsh and Mary Furlong
  		Leo J. Walsh WWI Draft Registration Card
  		Leo J. Walsh WWII Draft Registration Card

  
  

• Notes

  As long as I can remember we always knew Leo as "Poppy". Mary always called him that too. Worked for the Railraod as an boiler operator. Jerry says he worked the route between Bangor, Maine and New York city for awhile. He was married at that time to a woman in NY. He came home from work one day and she was sitting in her chair dead. Jerry said he had diphtheria at one point and had to spend time in a tent in central park for victims and all they gave him was brandy. He was married once. His death certificate lists him as "Widowed". In the 1930 census he lists his age at first marriage as 24 and he was born in 1892 so that means he was first married in about 1916. In the 1921 census of Placentia/St. Marys, in Jerseyside he's listed as Single, and the only people in the house are him, Vincent, Emma and Mary. In the 1930 census he's listed as Widowed. Has a brother named Vincent ("Vic") who came out west to open a facility for a paper company, Western Containers. Later moved to Canada to open another paper facility and maybe later to Wisconsin. Leo came out to Seattle to work for Vic as a boiler operator. His SS application shows Western Containers as his employer. His SS application lists his birth year as 1893. The Baptism certificate lists his birth date as Sep 19, 1892 not 1893 so I think 1892 is probably correct. He raised Mary and Paul H always thought of him as his grandfather when in fact he was Marys uncle. The 1925 census of NY indicates he was naturalized in Detroit. If thats not correct then another lead would be this petition for naturalization filed in Richmond County NY: Family Name Given Name Vol Page Date Type Walsh Leo Joseph 40 15 1929 Petition

  
  

• Sources

  [S220] Roman Catholic Church Argentia Parish Records, Viewed; 20 October 2010; Leo Walsh Baptism Record. [S149] PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR), Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, (Ancestry.com) (Reliability: 3). Line 25 [S220] Roman Catholic Church Argentia Parish Records, Viewed; 20 October 2010; Leo Walsh Baptism Record. Sponsors: John Murphy & Monica Reilly Clergy: Robert Brennan [S206] Leo Walsh Death Record. [S220] Roman Catholic Church Argentia Parish Records, Viewed; 20 October 2010; Emma Evans and James Walsh Marriage Record. Witnesses: Frank Murphy & Margaret Murphy Clergy: Robert Brennan Remarks: bride born 1852 Argentia per 1921 census