Jeremiah Shea

1862 - 1940  (~ 77 years)

• Name	Jeremiah Shea  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	Jul 1862	Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales   [7]
  		1871 Wales Census
  		1881 Wales Census
  		Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 060301-062700
  Gender	Male
  Birth	25 Oct 1862	Merthyr Tydfil, Wales   [1, 2, 3, 4, 8]
  Name	Jeremiah Shee  [7]
  Name	Jermiah Shay  [9]
  Name	Jerry Shea  [10]
  Residence	1871	Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales   [2]
  Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1881	Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales   [1]
  Relationship: Son
  Residence	1888	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA   [11]
  StreetAddress: 346 Chartiers A
  Naturalization	25 Oct 1889	Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
  	Jeremiah Shea Natrulization Record
  Occupation	1900	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [9]
  	Fireman (Warehouse); 0 months unemployed
  Residence	1900	Pittsburgh Ward 6, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [9]
  StreetAddress: Tristreetin Street; 40 Age: 40; Fireman (Warehouse) Occupation: Fireman (Warehouse); AbleToSpeakEnglish: Y; CanRead: Y; CanWrite: Y; CityWard: Sixth; EnumerationDistrict: 0118; HomeOwnership: Rent; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 0; NaturalizationStatus: Naturalized; OwnsFarm: H; YearsInUS: 16; YearsMarried: 5; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Residence	1902	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA   [12]
  StreetAddress: 3803 Howley; Laborer Occupation: Laborer
  	3803 Howley Street, Pittsburgh PA
  Occupation	1910	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [10]
  	Occupation: Fireman
  Residence	1910	Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [10]
  StreetAddress: Independence Street; 47 Age: 47; Fireman Occupation: Fireman; AttendedSchool: N; CanRead: Y; CanWrite: Y; EnumerationDistrict: 0549; HomeOwnership: Rent; Industry: P House St Car Co; LiveOnFarm: House; NativeLanguageCode: English; NaturalizationStatus: Naturalized; OutOfWork: N; WeeksOutOfWork: 20; YearsMarried: 18; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Head RelationToHead: Head
  Occupation	1920	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [8]
  	Laborer for Lumber Mill earning hourly wage
  Residence	1920	Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [8]
  StreetAddress: 356 Independence
  Daughter Marie Shea and granddaughter Helen were living with Jeremiah and Ellen due to Marie’s husband leaving them after the war.
  	Marie & Clyde Wernert Story
  Residence	1933	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [13]
  23 Mansfield Ave
  Residence	14 Jul 1940	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  1100 Galveston Ave
  	1100 Galveston Ave Pittsburgh PA
  _EMPLOY	Employer: Wage Earner  [10]
  Death	14 Jul 1940	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania   [3, 4, 5]
  	Cause: Stomach Cancer
  	Age 78
  		Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 060301-062700
  Burial	17 Jul 1940	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania   [4, 5]
  	Calvary Cemetery
  		118491787_138145297654
  		Obituary_for_Jeremiah_SHEA
  Person ID	I60	Perchinske Strohmeyer Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel Shea,   b. 29 Apr 1845, Kerry, Ireland d. 26 Jul 1909, Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Flaherty,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland d. Oct 1884, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales (Age ~ 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	25 Jan 1862	Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales   [14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
  	According to the Marriage Certificate, Daniel Shea and Mary Flaherty were 19 years old, indicating they were born in January, 1843. Potential Catholic Churches they were married in: • St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church - Closes to Quarry Row • St. David’s Church • St. Tydfils Old Parish Church Married at the Catholic Chapel in George Town
  		Daniel Shea Flaherty marriage ct
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  		record-image_-15
  Age at Marriage	He : 16 years and 9 months - She : ~ 18 years and 1 month.
  Family ID	F92	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Thornton,   b. Jul 1860, England d. 2 Oct 1933, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Age ~ 73 years)
  Marriage	1895  [9]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 32 years and 5 months - She : ~ 34 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Thomas Shea,   b. 1893, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Marie Shea,   b. 7 Sep 1896, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA d. 31 May 1950, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Daniel Shea,   b. 1902, USA d. 15 Feb 1905, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F473	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Oct 1862 - Merthyr Tydfil, Wales Naturalization - 25 Oct 1889 - Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA Occupation - Fireman (Warehouse); 0 months unemployed - 1900 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Occupation: Fireman - 1910 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Laborer for Lumber Mill earning hourly wage - 1920 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 23 Mansfield Ave - 1933 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - 1100 Galveston Ave - 14 Jul 1940 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Death - Cause: Stomach Cancer - 14 Jul 1940 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania Burial - 17 Jul 1940 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Wales Immagration ship
  		Obituary_for_Jeremiah_SHEA
  		Jeremiah Shea Natrulization Record
  		1100 Galveston Ave Pittsburgh PA
  		3803 Howley Street, Pittsburgh PA
  		Marie & Clyde Wernert Story
  		1851 Census Search Form This is an 1851 Census Search form request from Mary Shea (possibly Daniel's Sister)

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Descendants of Jeremiah Shea
  		Shea Family History Name
  		Descendants of Jeremiah Shea_1

  
  

  Headstones

  118491787_138145297654

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 Wales Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG11; Piece: 5318; Folio: 13; Page: 19; GSU roll: 1342280. 1881 Wales Census [S88] Ancestry.com, 1871 Wales Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Class: RG10; Piece: 5390; Folio: 94; Page: 40; GSU roll: 849481. 1871 Wales Census [S178] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 060301-062700. [S508] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Jeremiah Shea https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118491787/jeremiah-shea [S12] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Pittsburgh Press; Publication Date: 16 Jul 1940; Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/147479376/?article=0bcffdb6-774b-4cdf-8000-abe68af3f610&focus=0.5179855,0.3624833,0.6348964,0.3875992&xid=3355. https://www.newspapers.com/image/147479376/?article=0bcffdb6-774b-4cdf-8000-abe68af3f610&focus=0.5179855,0.3624833,0.6348964,0.3875992&xid=3355 [S680] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 046801-049350. Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1970 [S23] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for Jeremiah Shee https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8912&h=49650991&indiv=try England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 [S143] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1525; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 636. Record for Jeremiah Shea https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=49907887&indiv=try 1920 United States Federal Census [S420] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 6, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1358; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0118. Record for Jermiah Shay https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=58027634&indiv=try 1900 United States Federal Census [S168] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1305; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0549; FHL microfilm: 1375318. Record for Jerry Shea https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=23825218&indiv=try 1910 United States Federal Census [S194] Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Jeremiah Shea https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2469&h=1196498232&indiv=try U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [S194] Ancestry.com, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Jeremiah Shea https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2469&h=1192346285&indiv=try U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [S444] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 083001-086000. Record for Ellen Shea https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5164&h=3193304&indiv=try Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [S438] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1789-2016, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-S59H-T4?cc=1614804&wc=ZYJX-RM9%3A121347801%2C122765101 : 15 July 2014), Mahoning > Marriage records 1914-1915 vol 33 > image 116 of 326; county courthouses, Ohio. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-S59H-T4?i=115&cc=1614804 [S439] Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9ZY-BPHB?cc=2128172&wc=7DZ2-PSG%3A1296033901%2C1296511902 : 2 October 2014), Belmont > Death certificates, 1940-1942 > image 1838 of 3027; county courthouses, Ohio. Timothy D Shea death certificate https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9ZY-BPHB?i=1837&cc=2128172 [S440] England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DJ1-7N6 [S440] England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DJY-TQZ [S442] in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FreeBMDMarriage&indiv=try&h=25837799 [S442] in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FreeBMDMarriage&indiv=try&h=9862514 [S446] Marriage Certificate of Daniel Shea and Mary Flaherty, Certified copy of an entry of Marriage in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Brecon Wales. Marriage solemnized at the Roman Catholic Chapel George Town in the District of Merthyr Tydfil in the Counties of Glamorgan and Brecon. No. 198 When Married: Twenty-fifth January 1862 Name and Surname: Daniel Shea. Mary Flaherty Age: Years 19 19 Condition: Rank or Profession: Navvie (manual labor of roads, canals or train tracks) Residence at Time of Marriage: Quarry Street. Father’s Name and Surname: Jeremiah Shea. Patrick Flaherty Rank or Profession of Father: Navvie Married in the Catholic Chapel George Town according to the rites and ceremonies of the Catholic Church. This marriage was solemnized between us: X the mark of Daniel Shea. X the mark of Mary Flaherty in the Presence of us, X the mark of Florence and Ellen MacCarthy. Note: Florence and Ellen MacCarthy were living next to Jeremiah Shea in 1861 census Daniel Shea Flaherty marriage ct