David Joseph McGrath

1887 - 1955  (67 years)

• Name	David Joseph McGrath  [1]
  Born	4 Mar 1887	Newtown, County Waterford, Ireland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Naturalization	1914  [3]
  Residence	Jun 1917	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  	22 Euclid Ave
  Census	1920	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  	22 Euclid Ave
  Census	1930	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [9]
  	10 Hollis Street
  Residence	1935	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  Census	1940	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  	221 Dewey
  Residence	Apr 1942	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [10]
  	221 Dewey
  Census	1950	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [8]
  	34 Shirley Street
  Occupation	Machinist, repaired money registers on trolley cars  [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11]
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Research Notes	Marion McGrath Campbell gave birthplace as “Ballykillballymull?” in Waterford. Judith Whalen similarly gives “Ballinakill Ballinamull.” WWII Draft Card gives birth year as 1888. Name as “Daniel Joseph.”  [4, 10, 12]
  Died	1955	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [4, 13]
  Person ID	I50	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	7 May 2022

  
  

  Father	John McGrath           b. Ireland
  Mother	Bridget Tobin           b. Ireland
  Family ID	F52	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen A. Kiely           b. Abt 1886, County Waterford, Ireland           d. Abt 1963, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	3 Jun 1913	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [5, 9]
  Notes	Married by John F. Spellman. Family was living at 22 Euclid Ave., Worcester, Massachusetts in 1920. Rented an apartment from Patrick J. Fallon. Also living there was a family called McNamara. Family lived at 10 Hollis Street, Worcester in 1930. [3, 5, 9]
  Children	1. Marguerite Everista McGrath           b. 27 Dec 1915, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 26 Nov 2011, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 95 years) + 2. Eileen Veronica Teresa McGrath           b. 23 Jan 1917, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 23 Jul 1995, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 78 years) + 3. Marion Bernadette McGrath           b. 6 Apr 1919, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 29 Jan 2016, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 96 years) + 4. Madeline Barbara McGrath           b. 8 Oct 1920, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 9 Jan 2016, Auburn, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Mar 1887 - Newtown, County Waterford, Ireland Married - 3 Jun 1913 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Jun 1917 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1920 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1930 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - 1935 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1940 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Apr 1942 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1950 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Died - 1955 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Met Ellen on boat from Ireland (her second trip to USA, his first). Was a “pol,” or a leader for a neighborhood voting district, democratic party (which J. Whalen says sounded kind of like the Irish mafia). Immigrated in 1909, naturalized 1914. Tall, medium build, dark blue eyes, brown hair. [2, 3, 4, 12]

  
  

• Sources

  [S295] WWI Draft Registration Card of David Joseph McGrath, FamilySearch.org (National Archives & Records Administration), middle name. [S295] WWI Draft Registration Card of David Joseph McGrath, FamilySearch.org (National Archives & Records Administration). [S18] 1920 US Census - Household of David J. McGrath. [S8] Personal conversation with Marion Campbell (née McGrath). [S897] Marriage Registration of David McGrath and Nellie Kiely. [S1709] Birth Register Entry for Marguerite O. McGrath. [S2215] 1940 US Census - Household of David J. McGrath. [S7947] 1950 US Census - Household of David J. McGrath. [S193] 1930 US Census - Household of David McGrath. [S6602] WWII Draft Registration Card of Daniel Joseph McGrath, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration). [S2199] Birth Certificate of Marion McGrath. [S12] Personal conversation with Judith Whalen (née Campbell). [S2742] Death Index entry for David J. McGrath, Ancestry.com (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics).