William F. Crilley was born in Lancashire, England, the son of Irish parents, who had migrated to England to work in the copper mines there. His father was Matthew Crilley. His mother, Mary McCarthy Crilley, died January 1, 1866, and several years after that, William emigrated to Western Pennsylvania.
He worked as a coal miner in Westmoreland County living in Broad Ford and
for many later years in Smithton. He was made Fire Boss and worked into his
70's. In the later years, he loved to attend the "silent" movies and his
grandchildren fondly remembered him bringing them candy from the movies!
WILLIAM F CRILLEY MARY VIRGINIA PULLIAM
m. July 20, 1874 Pittsburg (Allegheny Co) PA
Born: June 10, 1851 Born: November 11, 1852
Place: Lancashire, England Place: Falmouth, VA
Died: Oct. 4, 1931 (80) Died: Jan 8, 1929 (76)
Place: Smithton (Westmoreland Co) Place: Smithton
Buried: West Newton Cem Buried: West Newton
1. MARY ELIZABETH (Mollie) m. Thomas McCartney
June 3, 1875
Broad Ford, Pa (Fayette Co)
a. Agnes
b. Tom
c. Margaret
d. Marie m. McClelland
e. Jane
f. James
g. Walter
h. Katherine
2. WILLIAM F.
Dec. 23, 1876 (Killed playing marbles, man chopped down tree)
Broad Ford, PA
3. JAMES HENRY
Feb 26, 1877 (died 9 mos. whooping cough, pneumonia)
Broad Ford, PA
4. WILLIAM F m. Mary Phlueger
Born:June 26, 1879
Broad Ford, PA
Died: Feb 28, 1950
a. Eleanor
b. Lilian
c. Wilfred
5. AGNES M. Harry Frost
Born: Oct 31, 1880
Smithton
Died:
a. Harry
b. Frank
6. MARGARET (Maggie) (originally Magdalene, changed name at marriage) m. Frank Fritchman
Born: April 11, 1882
Died:
a. Harold
b. Lloyd
c. Vernon
d. Bernice
e. Margaret
f. Dorothy
7. WALTER HOWARD m. Anna Bell Hoey
Born: Sept 16, 1884
Died: Mar 25, 1935
Baptized: Nov 3, 1885 West Newton Holy Family Parish
a. Howard William
Born: June 18, 1908
Died: Jan 26, 1995 (St. Petersburg, FL)
b. Walter James
Born: July 18, 1910
Died: May 18, 1990 (St. Petersburg, FL)
c. Vernon
Born: August 4, 1913
Died: Dec 25, 1981 (Charleroi, PA)
8. ALBERT m. Sadie Hays
Born: Oct 28, 1886 Born: June 1, 1893
Died: Dec 7, 1957 Died: July 31, 1941
a. Agnes m. Hixson
b. Ray m. Helen
c. Harry
d. Dora m. Weightman
9. EDWARD m. Ethel M.
Born: Jan 9, 1889
Smithton
Died: , 1983 Olive Branch Cemetery
a. Charletta
10. ARTHUR m. Magdalena Myers
Born: Jan 3, 1891 Born: Aug 20, 1897
Died: Dec 30, 1976 Died: Jan 18, 1974
a. Arthur
b. John
c. Thomas
d. Virginia
e. Velma
f. Dorothy
11. JAMES HENRY (never married)
Born: Aug 26, 1894
Died: Feb. 16, 1966
Served in World War I ( - July 2, 1918)
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