Leon French was born in Minnesota in 1880. His father was a carpenter and he lived here with his parents for many years. He later became a bookbinder. His world War I draft registration indicates that he was hearing impaired and unable to speak.
1902 City Directory. Edward Frisk worked as a stonecutter on the Capitol.
I219 14th St. would have been about here.
William J. Gailey was born in Pennsylvania in 1861. He worked on the Capitol as a "finisher" though he also worked as a teamster.
1905 Payroll, 1899,1900 City Directories. Christopher Gallagher (1861-1918) came to America from Ireland in 1881. The Stone Cutters'Journal of May 1898 reported that Gallagher was accepted into the St. Paul local on a card from Duluth. He was active in the Union and served as the Marshall for the stone cutters in the 1909 Labor Day parade. He and his wife raised a family in St. Paul and he died here in 1918.
1905 Payroll, 1899,1900 City Directories. Christopher Gallagher (1861-1918) came to America from Ireland in 1881. The Stone Cutters' Journal of May 1898 reported that Gallagher was accepted into the St. Paul local on a card from Duluth. He was active in the Union and served as the Marshall for the stone cutters in the 1909 Labor Day parade. He and his wife raised a family in St. Paul and he died here in 1918.
Andrew Westergreen also lived at this address. Gallagher also lived at 634 N Capitol Blvd. (See second entry under his name for his other address and map.)
Dale and Bumgardner Payroll. Teamster John Geary was born in Minnesota of Irish parents in 1859. He was a founding member of Teamsters Local 120 and elected president of the local at their first meeting. Geary went on to become international vice president of the union.
Dale and Bumgardner Payroll. Anthony George was born in 1880 in Syria and emigrated in 1899. He was a member of a small but vibrant Syrian-Lebanese community in St. Paul. George and his wife raised a large family here.
Dale and Bumgardner Payroll. Michael George was born in Syria in 1882 and emigrated in 1893. He and his wife raised a large family in St. Paul.
1905 Payroll, St. Paul City Directory and Census. Carpenter Henry Gerber (1852-1937) was born in Germany and emigrated in 1868. He was one of the earliest members of Carpenters Local 87 joining in 1886. He married his wife, Bertha, raised a family and died here in St. Paul in 1937.
John Gibney did not list an employer however he lived at this address with Thomas Gibney who listed Butler-Ryan.
Butler-Ryan stone cutter William Harvey also lived here.
