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John William McGrath

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John William McGrath

Birth
Upperchurch, County Tipperary, Ireland
Death
8 Nov 1926 (aged 82)
Truxton, Cortland County, New York, USA
Burial
Truxton, Cortland County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Father of Baseball Hall Of Fame player & manager John McGraw.

(McGrath was the actual spelling of the surname in Ireland and pronounced McGraw).

John worked on a maintenance crew for the Elmira, Cortland and Northern Railroad.

John is buried in the Truxton Catholic cemetery in the "McGrath" plot.

Baptized June 24, 1844 at Glaninchavee, Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary, Ireland.

November 7, 1850, Arrives New York City on "British Queen."

August 29, 1862, Enlisted in Union Army at Fabius, NY.

August 23, 1865, Honorably discharged at Willetts Point, Long Island, NY.
Father of Baseball Hall Of Fame player & manager John McGraw.

(McGrath was the actual spelling of the surname in Ireland and pronounced McGraw).

John worked on a maintenance crew for the Elmira, Cortland and Northern Railroad.

John is buried in the Truxton Catholic cemetery in the "McGrath" plot.

Baptized June 24, 1844 at Glaninchavee, Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary, Ireland.

November 7, 1850, Arrives New York City on "British Queen."

August 29, 1862, Enlisted in Union Army at Fabius, NY.

August 23, 1865, Honorably discharged at Willetts Point, Long Island, NY.


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