Allegheny County PA Archives Obituaries.....Michaels, Mary, 30 Mar 1915 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ellis Michaels, ellisrn@gmail.com, Nov 2007 Obituary taken from the Pittsburgh Press, Thursday, 01 Apr 1915 Mrs. Mary Michael Farrell, PA., April 1-Mrs. Mary Michael, aged 93, died last night after a few hours illness . She was born in Merthyr Tydvil, South Wales, and came to this county 63 years ago and located in Philadelphia, PA., where she became a nurse in a hospital. Forty-seven years ago, when Gen. Grant was in Johnstown, a crowded railroad platform collapsed. In this accident, Mrs . Michael was crippled for life. She also went through the Johnstown Flood 26 years ago. She came to Farrell 11 years ago to reside with her daughter, Mrs. Daniel Leyshon. She is survived by two other children, David T. Michael, of Warren, O., and Ellis Michaels of Columbus, O.