William J. Kelleher

1901 - 1954  (53 years)

• Name	William J. Kelleher
  	Steam Fitter [2] Father: William Kelleher Mother: Mary Cahill [3]
  Birth	28 May 1901	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [3, 4, 5]
  Census	1910 (8 years)	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [6]
  In the 1910 US Census, he was recorded as age 8, living in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut with his parents.
  Draft Reg	16 Feb 1942 (40 years)	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [4]
  He registered for the draft giving his age as 40; his address as 102 Oak Street, Hartford, Connecticut; and his employer as the Standard Oil Company.
  	World War II Draft Registration of William J. Kelleher
  Census	1950 (48 years)	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1950 US Census, he was recorded as age 49, living at 81 Rohde Street, Hartford, Connecticut. He was a steam fitter.
  Residence	Mar 1952 (50 years)	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [1]
  William and Anne were living in Hartford, Connecticut at the time of her mother's death.
  Death	14 Jun 1954	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [7]
  Age: 81
  Agency: St. Francis Hospital
  Obituary	15 Jun 1954 (53 years)  [3]
  William J. Kelleher William J. Kelleher of 81 Rhodes St. died in St. Francis Hospital Monday. He was born in Hartford, a son of the late William and Mary Cahill Kelle-| her, and lived in Hartford all his life. He was employed as a steamfitter by the Thomas Schaffer Co. and was a member of the Steamfitters Local No. 218. He was also a member of Cadwell, Colt. Robinson In Post, No. 254, VFW. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Ann Travis Kelleher; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Margaret A. Winans of Ellington; one stepson, Charles W. Sweet of Middletiwn, N. Y.; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held at the Dillon Funeral Home, 53 Main St., Friday at 8:15 a.m.. with a solemn requiem mass in St. Michael's Church at 9 a.m. Burial will be in Soldiers Field. Northwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Published by The Hartford Courant, 15 June 1954
  Burial	18 Jun 1954	Northwood Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Northwood Cemetery, Windsor, Connecticut also known as Soldiers Field Cemetery   [3]
  Person ID, Branch	I11394
  Last Modified	14 May 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Anne Theresa Travis,   b. 23 Jul 1896, Port Jervis, Orange County, New York, U.S.A. d. 4 May 1982, Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut, U.S.A. (Age 85 years)  Other Partners: Charles Wilkin Sweet  m. 5 Nov 1913
  Marriage	26 Jan 1946	Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.   [8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 44 years and 8 months - She : 49 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F6966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 May 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 28 May 1901 - Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Draft Reg - 16 Feb 1942 - Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Marriage - 26 Jan 1946 - Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Census - 1950 - Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Residence - Mar 1952 - Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Death - 14 Jun 1954 - Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A. Burial - 18 Jun 1954 - Northwood Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2191] Obituary of Margaret E. Finn, (Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Courant, 20 March 1952, Page 6). [S2303] Bureau of the Census, 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 20212), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 668; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 10-54. [S2456] Obituary of William J. Kelleher, (Hartford, Connecticut: The Hartford Courant, 15 June 1954, page 5). [S1587] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Draft Registration of William J. Kelleher. [S2556] Connecticut, U.S., Birth Index, 1897-1918, (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024). [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Hartford Ward 1, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T624_132; Page: 5a; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1374145. [S171] Connecticut Department of Health, Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2003). [S2447] Connecticut, U.S., Marriage and Civil Union Index, 1897-2017, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2024). [S2192] Connecticut Marriage Records, 1897-1968, (Online: https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/).