U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Fallen, Michael (1820-1875) ------------------------------------------------------------------- History of Ritchie County by Minnie Kendall Lowther Wheeling News Litho. Co., Wheeling W.Va., 1911 Pages 519-520 Fallen. — But among the older families that are still here, is that of the late Michael Fallen, who came as contractor on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in 1858. Mr. Fallen was born in Ireland in 1820, and came to the United States in his early manhood, and landed at Boston, where he met and married Miss Bridget McGraw, who was also born in Ireland, on February 2, 1829, but came to America at the age of eighteen years. The marriage took place on August 15, 1850, and they remained at Boston for one year, before going to Cumberland, Maryland, where he entered the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. This company sent him to Fairmont a little later, and from there he came to this place in the stage-coach days, before the town was born. When the family arrived they boarded at the "stone house" until a dwelling could be secured. He came as contractor on the railroad and as long as he lived he was in the employ of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, he having been foreman, watchman, etc. He died on October 24, 1875, and there being no Catholic burying- ground here, his remains were taken to West Union for interment. His wife died on February 23, 1899, and sleeps in the Catholic cemetery here. Their children were eight in number: Miss Mary Fallen, who was engaged in the milliner business here for fifteen years, was the eldest daughter; Michael, junior, who served for five years in the United States army, is of Central Station, Delia was the late Mrs. Michael Glenn, of Baltimore; John died at Baltimore, unmarried; William, who was a soldier of the Spanish-American war, lives at Mt. Clare, in Harrison county; Bernard and Thomas died in youth; and Ella, who long held a position in the post-office here, is now Mrs. M. P. Wooddell, of this place. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Ritchie County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/ritchie/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------