Chester County PA Archives Obituaries.....Sheridan, James August 2, 1899
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Morning Republican, August 4, 1899
Morning Republican, August 4, 1899
About 10 o’clock on Wednesday night, James Sheridan, one of the oldest and 
best known residents answered the summons of death at the home of his son, 
Henry W. Sheridan, on Coates Street, after an illness of but one week.  
Deceased was a native of Ireland and coming to this country when a young man 
he settled in Coatesville, in 1847, so that a sketch of his live would also be 
a history of the town.  For many years he worked in the mills and was always 
regarded as a faithful, industrious man while to his fellow workmen he 
particularly endeared himself by his pleasant manners.  If any innocent 
pastime was spoken of he was the first to enter into it, and his love of sport 
and athletics was know to all.  He was married three times, and since the 
death of his last wife he has been tenderly cared for in the evening of his 
life at the home of his son, Henry, where he died.  Besides him, he leaves 
Cornelius, Michael and Joseph Sheridan, all well-known citizens of our town, 
and James who resides in Pittsburg (sic).  In religion he was a member of the 
Catholic Church, and in his early days here, he with many others thought 
little of walking to Downingtown or Parkesburg to se4rvices on the Sundays on 
which father John came from West Chester.  He assisted in establishing the 
handsome church which now adorns our town and at every service could be seen 
occupying the front pew which he had held since the church was first built.  
For some time past he filled the position of sexton of the Catholic Cemetery 
and performed the duties faithfully.  The funeral will take place Saturday 
morning, and after the services at St. Cecilia’s Church the interment will be 
made in the family lot at the cemetery of St. Cecilia.  May he rest in peace.


Additional Comments:
Morning Republican, June 29, 1894
James Sheridan, who for some years was sexton of St. Cecilia’s Catholic 
Cemetery, was around the streets yesterday for the first time in six months, 
during which he has been laid up with a severe spell of illness.  James is one 
of the oldest residents, having located here in 1847, and at the time he was 
the only Catholic in the place.  When he went to church he walked to West 
Chester or Doe Run, and this was nothing unusual for many years after.  He 
worked in the mills for many years and said when work was slack there he 
helped dig out the cellar for the present Stephenson House.

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