William J. Ahern

1869 - 1894  (25 years)

• Name	William J. Ahern  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	21 Apr 1869	Ballyhooly, County Cork, Ireland   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Disproven Birth	21 Apr 1871  [4]
  	The year 1871 is on William's headstone, and is his calculated year of birth from a card done for his funeral. But his Irish birth record is for 1869, with the same Month and Day.
  Cemetery	1894	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States   [5]
  	Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  Occupation	22 Oct 1894	Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, United States   [6]
  	Brakeman
  Death	22 Oct 1894	Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York, United States   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	Cause: Train Accident
  Obituary	23 Oct 1894	Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, United States   [6]
  	A FRANKFORT BRAKEMAN IS KILLED William O'Hara Dieds from Injuries Received at South Schenectady William O'Hara of Frankfort, aged 23, died at the Amsterdam City Hospital shortly before noon yesterday from injuries received on the West Shore railroad at South Schenectady. O'Hara was a brakeman in the employ of the West Shore. The accident which resulted in his death occurred about 9 o'clock while cars were being switched about in the South Schenectady yard. The unfortunate fellow was in the rear of the train, which was backing down upon him, when his left foot became caught in a frog. He was thrown backward and the train passed over him, as it was impossible to remove his foot in time to avert being crushed. As soon as the accident was discovered the injured man was removed to the station and taken to Amsterdam on the 9:56 train. Dr. E.E. Rulison, the company's surgeon, together with Dr. K.T. Kullson, and Dr. Pierce remove him to the hospital. Rev. ?? McIncrow who was present, administered the last rites of the Catholic Church, it being determined by the physicians that his life could not be saved. O'Hara was still conscious on his arrival at the hospital, but he died about a half hour after reaching there. The body was not mutilated. However, he was badly bruised from head to foot, the most serious injuries being about the abdomen. It is believed that his back was also broken. The deceased is survived by his widow and one child. He has two sisters residing in Utica. Mrs. O'Hara has no relatives in this country. The body will be taken to Frankfort for interment.
  Name	William Ahern  [6]
  Family Search ID	LJKG-5GT
  Family Search Link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LJKG-5GT
  Burial	Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States   [5]
  	Address: 123 Adams Street Frankfort, New York 13340
  Person ID	I158	Loomis Family
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Pat Ahern   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ellen Rourk,   b. 25 Jul 1830, County Cork, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna E. Bauernsachs,   b. 2 Apr 1873, Germany d. 20 Jan 1945, Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	1892  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Nellie E. Ahern,   b. 5 Jul 1893, Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States d. 2 Feb 1968, Ilion, Herkimer County, New York, United States (Age 74 years)  [Father: biological]  [Mother: biological]   2. Willie Ahern,   b. 22 Dec 1894   d. 12 Sep 1895 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Apr 1869 - Ballyhooly, County Cork, Ireland Cemetery - Mt. Olivet Cemetery - 1894 - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States Death - Cause: Train Accident - 22 Oct 1894 - Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York, United States Burial - Address: 123 Adams Street Frankfort, New York 13340 - - Frankfort, Herkimer County, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S27] New York. Ilion., Newspaper article - unknown paper, 5 May 2012, "Mrs. Anna E. Duesler". [S227] Soukup, Linda, Loomis Family Collection, 10 May 2015, Historical photograph of William Ahern. [S4] New York. Herkimer., New York, Herkimer County Marriage Records, 2 Mar 2019, marriage certificate no. 198A (1910), Huyck-Ahern. [S382] Ireland Civil Registration Birth Records, ((https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/)), accessed 29 May 2021), Entry for William Ahearne; citing Irish Civil Registration for Ballyhooly, County Cork, Ireland. [S54] Cemetery Records: Find-a-Grave, (http://findagrave.com, 2007), 5-9-2015, William Ahern Grave Marker. [S35] Utica Daily Press, Utica, New York: fultonhistory.com, ((Utica, New York) online copy (image) (Thomas M. Tryniski,), online ). [S228] Funeral Card, Funeral card for William Ahern. [S229] New York. Department of Health., Death Certificates, Death certificate (short form), 4674 (1894), Wm Ahern. Date of Death: 10/22/1894 Place of Death: Amsterdam Age: 23 Place of Birth: Ireland Father's Name: Pat Ahren (spelling incorrect) Mother's Name: Ella Ahern Manner of Death: Run over by Car Place of Burial: Frankfurt, NY