Researched and compiled by the Kartchner Brothers
A Descendant of the Kartchner/Wilcox family of Philadelphia
Great-great-grandchild of John Christopher and Prudence (Wilcox) Kartchner
Great-grandchild of TGW and Sarah (Kartchner) Pigg
Son of Alexander and Georgianna (Pigg) Titmus
William Alexander was the sixth child/first son of Alexander and Georgianna Pigg Titmus - his mother was the sister of Lulu's grandmother - Euphemia. Born 1890 in Pittsburgh, PA.
William Alexander Titmus and his wife appeared to have divorced shortly after the 1920 census. The 1930 census revealed that Lulu had divorced William and that she and her girls had moved from Pittsburgh, Pa to Norway Twp, Republic County, Kansas - where, in 1923, she married Fredric Ames.
It appears that William never remarried and that he made a home on part of his parent's property on Saline St (his address was listed as 4599 Saline, his parents lived at 4601 Saline, no 4599 Saline was found in previous city directories examined).
His nephew, Robert, described him as tall and thin - sharing many of the same features as his own father, Albert. During the Depression, he as with so many others, had difficulty finding steady work and would be "hired" by his younger brother to do work around his house and to look after Albert's children while his brother and sister-in-law worked their Dry Goods Store in Homestead.
BEATEN ON HEAD WITH BIG ROCK
Man Seriously Injured; Police Arrest Four in Drinking Party on River Bank.
Beaten on the head with a 10-pound rock during a drinking party on the banks of the Allegheny river, Alex Titmus, 42, of 4601 Saline way, Hazelwood, was in a serious condition in Allegheny General Hospital last night, while four men were being held, in Northside police station in connection with the affair.
Edward John, 35, of 312 Cremo street; Walter Talmer, 34, of 732 East Lacock street; Mike Riley, 31, of Albany, N. Y., and Carlo Saimen, 26, of Hancock, Mich., are those accused of having been in the party with Titmus late Saturday night. The four were held over by Magistrate Ray Schneider pending the outcome of Titmus' hurts.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 9, 1932, Page 11
His 1942 Draft registration card noted that he had been working for the W.P.A. and that he was 5'11", 156 lbs, brown eyes, black hair and with a ruddy complexion.
Wrecked Trolley in Which Six Died and 34 Were Injured
THE INJURED In Homestead Hospital
William A. Titmus, 4599 Saline street
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov 15, 1944, Page 4
Victim of Exposure
A 55-year-old Hazelwood man, found unconscious by police on Brown's Hill, where the circus was held, died early Sunday in Shadyside Hospital. Deputy coroners identified him as William A. Titmus of 4599 Saline street. They said he died of exposure and a heart condition.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec 27,1948, Page 13
Email (October 2006) from his granddaughter, Mrs Myrna Ayotte confirmed his death and burial information: "I sent off for my grandfather's death certificate. He did die in 1948; December 26 to be exact in Pittsburgh, PA. The death certificate was signed by a Myrtle Helsel. I wonder if she could be his sister. Her address was 4229 1/4 W. 28th St, L.A., CA. The place of burial is Monongohila cemetery in Allegheny County, PA."
His death certificate noted that he died of "Undetermined Causes" and that no autopsy was performed. His mother surname was listed as "Pigge".
Children:
Ella M. [1916 PA-2003 MO] (m. Harold M Loomis)
Dorothy L [1918 PA-2012 KS] (m. Arthur N Jackson)
[Researched and compiled by the Kartchner Brothers]
A Descendant of the Kartchner/Wilcox family of Philadelphia
Great-great-grandchild of John Christopher and Prudence (Wilcox) Kartchner
Great-grandchild of TGW and Sarah (Kartchner) Pigg
Son of Alexander and Georgianna (Pigg) Titmus
William Alexander was the sixth child/first son of Alexander and Georgianna Pigg Titmus - his mother was the sister of Lulu's grandmother - Euphemia. Born 1890 in Pittsburgh, PA.
William Alexander Titmus and his wife appeared to have divorced shortly after the 1920 census. The 1930 census revealed that Lulu had divorced William and that she and her girls had moved from Pittsburgh, Pa to Norway Twp, Republic County, Kansas - where, in 1923, she married Fredric Ames.
It appears that William never remarried and that he made a home on part of his parent's property on Saline St (his address was listed as 4599 Saline, his parents lived at 4601 Saline, no 4599 Saline was found in previous city directories examined).
His nephew, Robert, described him as tall and thin - sharing many of the same features as his own father, Albert. During the Depression, he as with so many others, had difficulty finding steady work and would be "hired" by his younger brother to do work around his house and to look after Albert's children while his brother and sister-in-law worked their Dry Goods Store in Homestead.
BEATEN ON HEAD WITH BIG ROCK
Man Seriously Injured; Police Arrest Four in Drinking Party on River Bank.
Beaten on the head with a 10-pound rock during a drinking party on the banks of the Allegheny river, Alex Titmus, 42, of 4601 Saline way, Hazelwood, was in a serious condition in Allegheny General Hospital last night, while four men were being held, in Northside police station in connection with the affair.
Edward John, 35, of 312 Cremo street; Walter Talmer, 34, of 732 East Lacock street; Mike Riley, 31, of Albany, N. Y., and Carlo Saimen, 26, of Hancock, Mich., are those accused of having been in the party with Titmus late Saturday night. The four were held over by Magistrate Ray Schneider pending the outcome of Titmus' hurts.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 9, 1932, Page 11
His 1942 Draft registration card noted that he had been working for the W.P.A. and that he was 5'11", 156 lbs, brown eyes, black hair and with a ruddy complexion.
Wrecked Trolley in Which Six Died and 34 Were Injured
THE INJURED In Homestead Hospital
William A. Titmus, 4599 Saline street
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov 15, 1944, Page 4
Victim of Exposure
A 55-year-old Hazelwood man, found unconscious by police on Brown's Hill, where the circus was held, died early Sunday in Shadyside Hospital. Deputy coroners identified him as William A. Titmus of 4599 Saline street. They said he died of exposure and a heart condition.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec 27,1948, Page 13
Email (October 2006) from his granddaughter, Mrs Myrna Ayotte confirmed his death and burial information: "I sent off for my grandfather's death certificate. He did die in 1948; December 26 to be exact in Pittsburgh, PA. The death certificate was signed by a Myrtle Helsel. I wonder if she could be his sister. Her address was 4229 1/4 W. 28th St, L.A., CA. The place of burial is Monongohila cemetery in Allegheny County, PA."
His death certificate noted that he died of "Undetermined Causes" and that no autopsy was performed. His mother surname was listed as "Pigge".
Children:
Ella M. [1916 PA-2003 MO] (m. Harold M Loomis)
Dorothy L [1918 PA-2012 KS] (m. Arthur N Jackson)
[Researched and compiled by the Kartchner Brothers]
Researched and compiled by the Kartchner Brothers
A Descendant of the Kartchner/Wilcox family of Philadelphia
Great-great-grandchild of John Christopher and Prudence (Wilcox) Kartchner
Great-grandchild of TGW and Sarah (Kartchner) Pigg
Son of Alexander and Georgianna (Pigg) Titmus
William Alexander was the sixth child/first son of Alexander and Georgianna Pigg Titmus - his mother was the sister of Lulu's grandmother - Euphemia. Born 1890 in Pittsburgh, PA.
William Alexander Titmus and his wife appeared to have divorced shortly after the 1920 census. The 1930 census revealed that Lulu had divorced William and that she and her girls had moved from Pittsburgh, Pa to Norway Twp, Republic County, Kansas - where, in 1923, she married Fredric Ames.
It appears that William never remarried and that he made a home on part of his parent's property on Saline St (his address was listed as 4599 Saline, his parents lived at 4601 Saline, no 4599 Saline was found in previous city directories examined).
His nephew, Robert, described him as tall and thin - sharing many of the same features as his own father, Albert. During the Depression, he as with so many others, had difficulty finding steady work and would be "hired" by his younger brother to do work around his house and to look after Albert's children while his brother and sister-in-law worked their Dry Goods Store in Homestead.
BEATEN ON HEAD WITH BIG ROCK
Man Seriously Injured; Police Arrest Four in Drinking Party on River Bank.
Beaten on the head with a 10-pound rock during a drinking party on the banks of the Allegheny river, Alex Titmus, 42, of 4601 Saline way, Hazelwood, was in a serious condition in Allegheny General Hospital last night, while four men were being held, in Northside police station in connection with the affair.
Edward John, 35, of 312 Cremo street; Walter Talmer, 34, of 732 East Lacock street; Mike Riley, 31, of Albany, N. Y., and Carlo Saimen, 26, of Hancock, Mich., are those accused of having been in the party with Titmus late Saturday night. The four were held over by Magistrate Ray Schneider pending the outcome of Titmus' hurts.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 9, 1932, Page 11
His 1942 Draft registration card noted that he had been working for the W.P.A. and that he was 5'11", 156 lbs, brown eyes, black hair and with a ruddy complexion.
Wrecked Trolley in Which Six Died and 34 Were Injured
THE INJURED In Homestead Hospital
William A. Titmus, 4599 Saline street
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov 15, 1944, Page 4
Victim of Exposure
A 55-year-old Hazelwood man, found unconscious by police on Brown's Hill, where the circus was held, died early Sunday in Shadyside Hospital. Deputy coroners identified him as William A. Titmus of 4599 Saline street. They said he died of exposure and a heart condition.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec 27,1948, Page 13
Email (October 2006) from his granddaughter, Mrs Myrna Ayotte confirmed his death and burial information: "I sent off for my grandfather's death certificate. He did die in 1948; December 26 to be exact in Pittsburgh, PA. The death certificate was signed by a Myrtle Helsel. I wonder if she could be his sister. Her address was 4229 1/4 W. 28th St, L.A., CA. The place of burial is Monongohila cemetery in Allegheny County, PA."
His death certificate noted that he died of "Undetermined Causes" and that no autopsy was performed. His mother surname was listed as "Pigge".
Children:
Ella M. [1916 PA-2003 MO] (m. Harold M Loomis)
Dorothy L [1918 PA-2012 KS] (m. Arthur N Jackson)
[Researched and compiled by the Kartchner Brothers]
A Descendant of the Kartchner/Wilcox family of Philadelphia
Great-great-grandchild of John Christopher and Prudence (Wilcox) Kartchner
Great-grandchild of TGW and Sarah (Kartchner) Pigg
Son of Alexander and Georgianna (Pigg) Titmus
William Alexander was the sixth child/first son of Alexander and Georgianna Pigg Titmus - his mother was the sister of Lulu's grandmother - Euphemia. Born 1890 in Pittsburgh, PA.
William Alexander Titmus and his wife appeared to have divorced shortly after the 1920 census. The 1930 census revealed that Lulu had divorced William and that she and her girls had moved from Pittsburgh, Pa to Norway Twp, Republic County, Kansas - where, in 1923, she married Fredric Ames.
It appears that William never remarried and that he made a home on part of his parent's property on Saline St (his address was listed as 4599 Saline, his parents lived at 4601 Saline, no 4599 Saline was found in previous city directories examined).
His nephew, Robert, described him as tall and thin - sharing many of the same features as his own father, Albert. During the Depression, he as with so many others, had difficulty finding steady work and would be "hired" by his younger brother to do work around his house and to look after Albert's children while his brother and sister-in-law worked their Dry Goods Store in Homestead.
BEATEN ON HEAD WITH BIG ROCK
Man Seriously Injured; Police Arrest Four in Drinking Party on River Bank.
Beaten on the head with a 10-pound rock during a drinking party on the banks of the Allegheny river, Alex Titmus, 42, of 4601 Saline way, Hazelwood, was in a serious condition in Allegheny General Hospital last night, while four men were being held, in Northside police station in connection with the affair.
Edward John, 35, of 312 Cremo street; Walter Talmer, 34, of 732 East Lacock street; Mike Riley, 31, of Albany, N. Y., and Carlo Saimen, 26, of Hancock, Mich., are those accused of having been in the party with Titmus late Saturday night. The four were held over by Magistrate Ray Schneider pending the outcome of Titmus' hurts.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 9, 1932, Page 11
His 1942 Draft registration card noted that he had been working for the W.P.A. and that he was 5'11", 156 lbs, brown eyes, black hair and with a ruddy complexion.
Wrecked Trolley in Which Six Died and 34 Were Injured
THE INJURED In Homestead Hospital
William A. Titmus, 4599 Saline street
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Nov 15, 1944, Page 4
Victim of Exposure
A 55-year-old Hazelwood man, found unconscious by police on Brown's Hill, where the circus was held, died early Sunday in Shadyside Hospital. Deputy coroners identified him as William A. Titmus of 4599 Saline street. They said he died of exposure and a heart condition.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dec 27,1948, Page 13
Email (October 2006) from his granddaughter, Mrs Myrna Ayotte confirmed his death and burial information: "I sent off for my grandfather's death certificate. He did die in 1948; December 26 to be exact in Pittsburgh, PA. The death certificate was signed by a Myrtle Helsel. I wonder if she could be his sister. Her address was 4229 1/4 W. 28th St, L.A., CA. The place of burial is Monongohila cemetery in Allegheny County, PA."
His death certificate noted that he died of "Undetermined Causes" and that no autopsy was performed. His mother surname was listed as "Pigge".
Children:
Ella M. [1916 PA-2003 MO] (m. Harold M Loomis)
Dorothy L [1918 PA-2012 KS] (m. Arthur N Jackson)
[Researched and compiled by the Kartchner Brothers]
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