The Descendant's of Daniel Walsh and Ellen Harris :Information about Richard Harris Walsh

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Richard Harris Walsh (b. October 25, 1876, d. June 28, 1906)

Richard Harris Walsh (son of John Walsh and Ellen Maloney) was born October 25, 1876 in St. Louis, MO, and died June 28, 1906 in St. Louis, MO⁸⁷. He married Mary Francis Hamsburg.

Notes for Richard Harris Walsh:
Was in the seminary for a time but left and married and had children.

Drowned and his body was found floating on the East Side of the Eads Bridge. Unknown as to whether a suicide or other circumstances. Body was buried in Potter's Field in East St. Louis, IL. Listed as unknown identity. When Thomas Walsh read a newspaper article about an unidentified body being found he contacted East St. Louis officials and went over and identified the possessions and body. Thomas and Daniel had the body exhumed and returned to St. Louis for funeral and burial. St. Louis Post Dispatch article on Sunday July 1, 1906, lists Richard's widow as Mamie, who had two children.

More About Richard Harris Walsh:
Burial: July 02, 1906, Calvary Section 20 Lot 806.⁸⁸

Children of Richard Harris Walsh and Mary Francis Hamsburg are:

Richard Walsh, d. date unknown.

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