Osage County KS Archives Photo Person.....Lavey, Patrick Charles August 4, 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Crosby http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002467 March 28, 2020, 4:40 am Source: Kansas Farmer And Mail And Breeze Name: Patrick Charles Lavey Date Of Photograph: August 4, 1899 Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/osage/photos/lavey187nph.jpg Image file size: 706.1 Kb Kansas Farmer and Mail and Breeze (Topeka, KS) Fri Aug 4, 1899 pg8 TWO KANSAS BOYS A Romantic Story of the Meeting of Henry Allen and Pat Lavey "Hey, partner, give me some dinner." "Sure." It was before Santiago, that blistering, hot July morning. Company K of the first regular cavalry had been in the trenches all the forenoon, and were ordered oiut for rest and food. The press correspondents had been following close by. Among them was one in particular, dirty, dusty, thirsty, (photo of Pat Lavey was inserted here within the article) tired, hungry. It was a passing private whom he hailed, and soon scribe and soldier were partaking heartily of the meal prepared by the latter. "Where you from?" asked the correspondent, biting eagerly at a piece of hard tack, as though it were one of the most delicious morsels of food ever prepared.. "Kansas; where you from?" and the private continued to maunch at his part of the meal. "Kansas," replied the correspondent. Both looked up. "What county?" inquired the scribe. "Osage; what's yours?" asked the soldier. "Formerly of Osage." "Ugh," said the fighter "Ugh," said the write. "What's your name?" asked the guest. "Pat Lavey," said the host. "What's yours?" "Henry Allen," answered the other, and both jumped to their feet. "Are you that little, freckled faced, red headed, Irish Pat Lavey who used to run the streets?" "Same feller; are you that little, runty Henry Allen who used to shirk work up at Henry Pratt's north of town?" "I'm the one." "Shake." "Shake." And they shook hands, long and warmly. Then away down in Cuba, the two boys talked of the old town and of old acquaintances, talked of friends and home, talked but not long, for the order soon came for the private to go back into the trenches; and the correspondent went his way. * * * * It was in August that I received a letter from the correspondent, Allen, from which the following is taken: "While in Cuba I met Pat Lavey of your town, who was a private in the regular cavalry. For fear he will be too modest to tell you himself I want to say that he was one of the bravest soldiers of the day. I heard a splendid tribute of his troop; it rain something like this: "That wild Irishman gives us more trouble than any man in the troop, but we all like him; I knew he's be a fighter." "Lavey is simply a type of the regular soldier. Nobody thought anything about the bravery of the regulars, it was expected of them. The only way a regular might have become conspicous would have been by showing cowardice. Mere bravery counts for nothing. "I was with Lavey on July 2, for a short time after his company had been ordered out of the trenches to rest. I am under obligation to him for getting my dinner for me that day. "The next day I saw him on his way to the hospital. He hailed me cheerfully, at the same time pointing to his shattered wrist and saying lightly, 'they plunked me last night.' We thought then that it would be necessary to have his hand amputated, but I sincerely hope that it was saved. I feel unusually interested in him because of his fine soldierly qualities. "During our meeting he spoke of you, and I thought I'd tell you this to let you know that he was true to his service. Too little is being said of these privates of the regular army. They were the heroes of Santiago. Sincerely your friend, "HENRY J. ALLEN" How my face flushed with pride as I read that letter! How I thought of the Irish lad who had come into my office a few years before and had begged me for a recommendation that he might get into the regular army. Then I remembered that there were tears in his eyes as he told me of some who would not indorse him on account of his having to "do up" a larger man than himself, because that man called his father bad names. I remembered his pledge to be a soldier and to do his duty as it came to him. There was that satisfaction in knowing that he had proved true to h is word. * * * * The election of 1898 came on, Henry Allen, the press correspondent returned to his native state and to his paper at Ottawa, Kansas, where he did effective work for Stanley, the Republican nominee for governor--so effective that when the election was over and the victory won, the governor asked the correspondent to become his private secretary. Early in January, Henry Allen was duly installed in the capitol building in Topeka. But the spacious rooms, the soft velvety carpet, the upholstered chairs, the comforts and conven- iences at his command did not lead him to forget the Irish lad who had given him that dinner in Cuba. I happened in the governor's office one day in April of this year, and Allen was all joy and smiles. "I have a place for Lavey; the governor has promised it," was the first thing he said to me, and then he continued with, "and his hand is nearly well." Allen had learned that, in a measure, Pat Lavey's aged parents were dependent on him for support. He knew that the meagre pay of a private left little for them. He had secured a promise from the governor of a sixty dollar a month place for Lavey as assistant at the pentitentiary. He had asked Congressman Curtis to secure Lavey's discharge from teh service, the private at that time being located at Fort Leavenworth. The discharge was obtained, the appointment was made, and the wild Irishman private is now at work at his new job and new pay. It is one of the little romances of the late war; little to the outside world, but much to the private whose life was as ready for sacrifice as wer the lives of those officers whose names are on the pinnacle of fame; and whose life was as much to him as was theirs to them. Henry Allen rejoices today that Pat Lavey has better meals than the one served in Cuba, though, perhaps, none will ever taste better; and Pat Lavey rejoices that Henry Allen no longer has to "hey there" to a passerby in order to satisfy the pressing want of his physical being. E. G. PIPP Burlingame, Kan. Additional Information: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Name: Patrick Lavey Death Date: 25 Nov 1923 Cemetery: Harvard Grove Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 Name: Patrick Lavey Death Date: 25 Nov 1923 Death Place: Cuyahoga, USA 1920 Cleveland Ward 9, Cuyahoga, Ohio Patrick Laven 46 CA Ireland Scotland organizer transportation Karoline Laven 44 KS IN Germany U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914 Name: Patrick C Lavey Birthyear: abt 1875 Birthplace: Scotland Enlistment Age: 21 6/12 U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Patrick Charles Lavey Race: White Birth Date: 16 May 1874 Street address: 1603 Enclid av Residence Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Relative: Caroline A Lavey U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 Name: Patrick C Lavey Gender: Male Place Filed: Ohio, USA Relation to Head: Soldier ?????Spouse: Caroline A Lavey [Not sure why this would be listed under Civil War is listed with the wrong service ] Ohio, Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958 Name: Patrick C Lavey Birth Date: 1875 Birth Place: Ireland Death Date: 25 Nov 1923 Death Place: City State Hospital Burial Date: 28 Nov 1923 Burial Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA Cemetery: Harvard Grove Rank: Private Branch of Service: Cavalry U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Name: Patrick C Lavey Gender: Male Residence Year: 1915 Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA Occupation: Sales Mgr Spouse: Caroline A Lavey Publication Title: San Francisco, California, City Directory, 1915 1910 Portland Ward 4, Multnomah, Oregon Patrick C Lavey 34 Scotland Ireland Scotland real estate Caroline A Lavey 33 KS OH UNknown Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911 Name: Patrick C Lavey Gender: Male Age: 30 Birth Date: abt 1873 Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1903 Marriage Place: Allen, Kansas, USA Spouse: Caroline Augusta Taylor Film Number: 001412149 The Yates Center News Fri Nov 13, 1903 pg 5 Pat Lavey and wife came over from Gas City Monday afternoon to visit Mrs. Lavey's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Taylor. The Osage County Chronicle Thu Nov 12, 1903 pg 5 Pat Lavey Married Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock occurred the marriage of Patrick C. Lavey, junior editor of the Herald, and Miss Gussie Taylor, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Taylor of Yates Center. The ceremony was performed in the parlors of the Pennsylvania hotel by Probate Judge Smith. Miss Taylor is a gifted young lady, who has had charge of the large store of W. P. Taylor & Sons since its location here with her brother Jake, and has many friends. "Pat" Lavey, the groom, has been one of the proprietors of the Herald the past three months and is popular in Gas City. On account of his lecture, he is well known all over the state, and in becoming a benedict will receive many congratulations. The Herald force extends congratulations and good wishes --- Gas City Herald The Iola Weekly Record Fri Nov 6, 1903 pg 2 LAVEY - TAYLOR Gas City Young People Married at the Pennsylvania Today Patrick C. Lavey and Miss Caroline Augusta Taylor, of Gas City, were married in the parlors of the Pennsylvania hotel this after- noon at 2 o'clock, Judge Smith officiating. Immediately after the ceremony they returned to Gas City where they will make their home. The groom is one of the editors and proprietors of the Gas City Herald and has a host of friends in Gas City. He came there but a short time ago, but he gained friends fast and soon by industry and ability built up the paper until it is one of the most creditable sheets in the country published in a town no larger than Gas City. A jolly good natured Irishman with the characteristics of the race, Pat Lavey has wandered over the greater part of the United States. For a long time he was guard at the state penitentiary and has a lecture founded on his experience there which he has delivered in many Kansas towns. He expects to spend a portion of this winter traveling over the state delivering the lecture which has been illustrated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Taylor, of Gas City and but recently moved to Gas City. A few months ago her parents moved from Yates Center and established a department store in Gas City where they have been very successful. They formerly conducted a store at Yates Center. She is a young woman of many accomplishments and during her short stay in Gas City has won a warm place in the hearts of the young people. The high contracting parties are both comparatively new comers in Gas City, but they both have become popular and now each has won a happy home that all their many friends will hope will last throughout their lives. The Record wishes to be counted in one the general rejoicing and congratulations. 1900- unable to locate in 1900 newspapers indicates he was probably living with William Lavey (Father) 1900 Leavenworth Ward 6, Leavenworth, Kansas William Lavey 56 May 1844 Ireland Ireland Ireland coal miner immigrated 1882 Susie C Lavey 52 Aug 1857 Scotland Ireland Ireland m. 27 yrs mother of 12, 9 living Mary A Lavey 22 May 1878 Scotland Ireland Scotland Susie Skinner 19 Nov 1880 Scotland Scotland Ireland daughter Harvey S Skinner 24 Jan 1876 KS OH OH son in law Harry Lavey 15 Aug 1884 KS Ireland Scotland son Aleck Lavey 14 Mar 1886 KS Ireland Scotland son Jane Lavey 8 May 1892 KS Ireland Scotland daughter 1895 Kansas State Census Peterton Osage, KS Wm Lavey 50 Ireland Ireland arrived here from scotland Susan Lavey 45 Scotland Thos Lavey 26 Scotland Wm J Lavey 24 Scotland Patrick Lavey 22 Scotland Mary Lavey 17 Scotland Susan Lavey 15 Scotland Sarah Lavey 13 Scotland Harry Lavey 12 Scotland Alex Lavey 10 Scotland Jane Lavey 3 Scotland 1885 Kansas State Census Yates Center, Woodson, KS W P Taylor 46 OH M Taylor 44 Germany J E Taylor 17 IN [Jacob - Jake] C A Taylor 13 KS [Caroline Augusta {Gussie} Taylor Lavey] W A Taylor 6 KS [William Albert Taylor] [Bert] G I Taylor 3 KS [Gertrude Irene Taylor Trok] 1880 Yates Center, Woodson, KS W. P. Taylor 40 OH KY OH hotel keeper Matilda Taylor 38 Hanover Hanover Hanover J. E. Taylor 13 IN OH Hanover [Jake Taylor] Augusta Taylor 8 KS OH Hanover [Caroline Augusta] Albert Taylor 9/12 KS OH Hanover [Bert] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Name: Patrick Levy Event Type: Birth Event Date: 16 May 1876 Born: Quarry Road, Fauldhouse, Parish of Whitburn Event Place: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Event Place (Original): Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland Gender: Male Father's Name: William Levy coal miner Mother's Name: Susan Connor married August 26th 1867 Shotts Informant: William Levey Father present Witness: David Maxwell Registrar Submitter is not related and has no further information File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/osage/photos/lavey187nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ksfiles/ File size: 7.0 Kb