John W Callahan 1898 Originally called James W Callahan. He was with the Moberly,Mo team in 1897 and 1898 .1900 census . John W Callahan ball player Nov 1875 Ill mother Hattie Callahan Jan 1856 Ohio 617 Cates, Moberly, Mo 1880 census James W Callahan 42 Michigan Locomotive engineer Moberly, Mo wife Hattie 27 Ohio son John 5 Ill daughter Edna 3 Mo
1900 census. John W Callahan b Nov 1875 Illinois Baseball player. Mother Hattie
Pierce Nuget Chiles 1899
May 28, 1867 Deepwater,Mo.
1880 Census Fairview, Henry Co, Mo. Mother Amanda E Chiles b 1836 Mo Sister Martha C 1856 Mo Sister Annie 1862 Mo Sister Lilly 1864 Mo Brother Alfred Chiles 1875 Mo
Pierce was the equivalent of E Harry Decker and Terry Larkin as far as character is concerned."4 30 01 Sporting News The Ex Philadelphia Human Push Button gets 2 years on a convict farm. Petie Chiles. Petie is to do 2 years on the Huntsville, Tx convict farm. He was run out of Kansas and Texas years ago and now gets a 2 year hitch for working a flim-flam game. He was arrested 2 24 03 in Portland,Oregon. His last known team was an outlaw team in Fortunata, California in 1903. In the Spalding ? Guide Necrology in 1909 they mention an Ex-Philadelphia second baseman Petie Childs who died in Fresno, Cal in 1908. Haven't found out if this is him.
Edward C Clark 1886
It is a fact that Ed C Clark was from Cincinnati, but we can only take one listing for him for sure. 1892/3 Edward C yardmaster Stock Yards h 587 1/2 Browne.In 1884 Ed C Clark living in Cincinnati, In 1888 it was said that “he works for the county auditor of Cincinnati” I found in 1891/2 Cincinnati CD an Edmund C clerk 527 Colerain Ave.
1869/70 Ann widow 18 Goodloe
1870 census Anna Clark 33 Ire son Joseph N 12 Ohio John B 10 Ohio Eddie C 7 Ohio Thomas F 2 Ohio.
John Coleman 1890
This pitcher played for the Bristol.Pa team for a few years in the early 1890s. Along with his brother Robert. In the 1880 census there was farmer William Coleman with around a dozen children. Included were John 20 Pa and Robert 16 Pa. This is probably the correct family. Family not in the 1900 census in Bristol. Pha Inq 5 9 93 "Jack Coleman, the Bristol boy is pitching for Burlington, NJ"
James P Conway 1884
b Oct 8, 1858 Clifton Hts.Pa Family name was Conaway. Four brothers and mother lived together in Clifton Hts,Pa. Peter died in 1903, in 1910 James and other 2 brothers and mother Grace lived together. In 1920, James was gone and other 3 living together. Frederick B Cooke 1897 born October 1873 Ill 1900 census Paulding Ohio. Married Lily K Haas 1897 Father Charles E Cooke b 9 42 NY d 12 24 06 Toledo,Ohio mother Emma H b 9 42 NY 1909 Frederick B Cooke 605 Euclid, Toledo.Ohio with Emma wid Charles E Cooke.1910 census Frederick B Cooke inmate Illinois Asylum for Epileptics Gallipolis, Gallia County,Ill George E Crable 1910 Bill Haber spent his life looking for this guy but he disappeared into the mist. Born Dec 1885 Shelton, Nebraska. Son of David Perry Crable (d 8 18 02 Shelton) and Rosa L Faddis (d 12 2 38 Council Bluffs,Iowa) brother was Louis. George Married Musette (b 1885 Iowa) in 1907. While he was playing he was a vaudeville performer. He was found in the 1920 census in Oklahoma City when he was performing there. Last heard from he was living in Cheyenne,Wyoming in 1922. John A Curran 1876 Originally listed as Peter Curren. This player was from the San Francisco Athletics according to the game story in the NY Clipper. John A Curran, the catcher for that team, came east with the team but he stayed. He played in his 3 games, debuting 9 12 76 with Philadelphia and he ended up in Brooklyn, NY and was slated to play with the Chelseas in 1877. Hugh “One Arm” Dailey 1882 I don’t know about the validity of the Harry Criss thing, but his family were all Dailey or Daily or Daley when they were in the Baltimore CDs. Peter Morris says that there was an umpire around the turn of the century called Harry Criss who pitched one game in a pinch, and for some reason One Arm Daily became Harry Criss.Amazingly, a direct connection is made to his appearance in the 1920 census in Baltimore with him born in Scotland age 70. Seems a bit old but definitely him.His last address was 1233 Washington, Baltimore in 1923. His sister Rose A Daily survives him. John J Dailey Longtime minor league umpire and player based in Brooklyn.Father James died 12 1 95 Brooklyn accd to Sporting News?Name too common to pinpoint in census or Brooklyn CD. Tolbert Percy Dalton 1910 From Al Quimby : One of the people I have been in email contact with re Jack Dalton sent me your inquiry to the Dalton Listserv. A couple of years ago, a lady named Bev Thomas, who then was a member of that Listserv emailed me. Bev had married into Dalton's family. She told me Dalton was a preacher and sometime in the 1950's left his home (he lived in Maryland) to go to a revival or a church out of state, and was never heard from again. The family never knew if he met with foul play, suffered amnesia and got lost, etc. His brother died in 1957 and the obituary was published in several papers hoping Jack Dalton would see it, but he apparently never did because he did not attend his brother's funeral nor did he contact the family. James J Dee 1884 1860 census Safe Harbor,Pa Timothy Dee 28 Ireland wife Margarette 26 Ireland son John 4 Pa son Michael 2 Pa 1870 Timothy Dee 163 Alabama, Buffalo, NY 1870 census 49 Ireland wife Margaret 35 Ireland son John 13 Pa son Michael 12 Pa son James 5 Pa 1880 Timothy lab 249 Sandusky 1881 Timothy lab 252 Sandusky with John and Michael 1882 same 1883 same 1884 same and James Dee lab 232 Sandusky 1885 James Dee marries Ellen McDonald 1886 John Dee hammer man 252 Sandusky 1887 Timothy lab 253 Sandusky with John lab, Michael, James lab 1888 Michael Union Bridge Co 252 Sandusky James Dee ball player Albany Club moves in with Mother in law Sarah McDonald 222 Katherine 1889 Timothy lab 252 Sandusky with Michael James Dee works Buffalo Water Works 222 Katherine 1890 Timothy 252 Sandusky with Michael 1891 same 1892 same 1893 John hammersmith 46 St Stephens place James labor with Sarah McDonald 252 Katherine 1896 John lab 45 St Stephens place Michael car tender LURR dock 230 Katherine 1897 Mrs Ellen Dee ck 252 Katherine. She is the widow of the ball player. 1900 census Sarah McDonald 252 Katherine,Buffalo, NY son William June 1861 NY son Philip July 1871 NY daughter Sadie June 1879 NY daughter Nellie Nov 1867 NY widow clerks grocery. Her daughters were Sadie July 1886 NY Ella Feb 1889 NY Ettie Feb 1891 NY. 1920 census Ellen Dee 252 Katherine 49 NY son Joseph J 8 NY (out of wedlock or adopted?) brother William McDonald 57 NY daughter Ella M Smith 29 NY married her son Arthur E Smith 4 NY. In 1935 Ellen (widow James) Dee 187 O'Connell 1946 Ellen Dee same. Ellen Dee died Dec 15, 1948 Buffalo, NY age 82 New York State deaths does not have Buffalo before 1916 so I couldn't find James Dee, but we have his widow. Packard Dillon 1875
The Canadian death and the Packard Andrew Dillon is a mish mosh. Another case of a death of a minor leaguer that was made to fit into a major leaguers’ bio. Al Spink in “The National Game” called him “Packie” Dillon. Even though I did see him called Packard Dillon in 1886 in the Sporting News, it wasn’t his first name. He was the captain of the St Louis Red Stockings from around 1869 to the mid 1870s. In the mid 1880s he was in the auction business in St Louis. The closest I could find was a Patrick H Dillon whose profession was consignments. Jacob C Drauby 1892 This is a case where the family changed their last name and rather than moving away, stayed under a different name.1880 census Fred Drauby 50 Saxony wife Josephine 42 Wurtemberg son Mike 17 Jacob 15 John 12 Fred 9 Lillie 4 all Pa.The family changed it’s name to Taubert. Jake was with Richmond in 1900 and Newark in 1902. He was listed as living at 1146 S Cameron, Harrisburg in 1901 and George Taubert had a meat market there in 1890 and living at 1142 S Cameron. All of Jakes other family members were also at 1142 but under Taubert. Jacob F Taubert ball player was his listing. Most of the years Jacob was listed as a ball player (around 15) he was Jacob C Taubert. Before and afterwards he was Jacob F. 1900 Frederick Sr and Junior, George Meat market, Jacob C ball player 1900 census 1142 S Cameron Fred 12/29 germany Sophia 10/37 Germany George 11/58 Maryland 1148 S Cameron Jacob Jan 1864 Pa base ball player wife Clara Aug 1869 married 1898 Also Michael H Sept 1862 Maryland wife Lillie F June 1872 Pa daughter Ella M March 1895 Pa. They lived into at least the 1930s. Could be the Mike in the 1880 census..1901 Frederick, George, Jacob C 1902 Frederick, George, Jacob C 1903 George, Jacob C, Sophia widow Frederick 1910 George Jacob F Sophia wid Frederick 1910 census at 1142 S Cameron Jacob married 10 years Jane 37 married 10 years 1 child Helen 7 PA Either Jane is another name for Clara or he remarried. Always a lot of errors in the census.1911George, Sophia wid Frederick 1912 Frederick laborer 1431 Swatara with Anna M wid John W, George meat market 1913 Frederick clerk Hersheys 1142 S Cameron with George Meat Market and Anna M wid John W. 1914 same. Last listing. He was in the 1910 census but not the 1911 Harrisburg CD The census was taken April 15, 1910 so if he died then it would probably be April 15 to September 1910. John J Dyler 1882 He was born June 1852 Louisville,Ky. He lived up to around 1909 in Louisville when he disappears from the CD. His wife Ottilia (4 15 65 Louisiana 6 15 54 Los Angeles County,Cal) reappears in Los Angeles in 1921 with son Moritz J (Nov 2 1888 Louisville,Ky d May 4, 1971 LA,Cal). Moritz John Dyler widow Othilda Olson Dyler survived him. Buried Valhalla Cemetery. Ottilia Diana Schuchardt buried Forest Lawn Cemetery.