Richard John Topley
(1866 - 1942)

Owen McCabe

Agnes Ethel Coyle
(1868 - 1951)

Julia Griffin

Richard John Topley

Mary B. McCabe

b. 25 Oct 1893, Benfieldside, Co. Durham, England
d. 4 Sep 1941, the Bronx, NY
br. 6 Sep 1941, Duquesne, PA
occ. timekeeper, Carnegie-Illinois Steel
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Virginia Topley
Katherine "Kitty" Jean Topley
Rosemary Topley
Richard John Topley

Notes for Richard John Topley

Called John in 1900 census.

He was not the first son to be named Richard John - there was a boy who died in infancy.^{1, 30 Oct 1996}

In 1920, he was working with his brothers as a laborer in the McKeesport Tin Mill.²

Military

Served in WWI^{1, 22 Jan 2000}

Medical

Lung cancer. He was a smoker, but the cancer was attributed to the fact that he was gassed during WWI.^{1, 22 Jan 2000}

Obituary

Cause of death - Lung cancer^{1, 22 Jan 2000}

Residence

1893 - 13 West Row, Black Hill, Benfieldside, County Durham, England¹⁰⁷
before 1941 - Rented duplex on Friendship St., Duquesne. Moved when Dick got sick.^{1, 22 Jan 2000}
1941 - 134 North Third St., Duquesne^{75, 4 Sep 1941}