William Mathew Hannan

   Cause of his death was Acute Hemorrhage / Self inflicted wound in right side of neck.

  General Notes:

The WWI Draft Registration for William Mathew Hannan dated Aug 12, 1918 records his date of birth as June 11, 1885. He is living with his wife, Gertrude B. Hannan at 902 Wheeling Avenue in Cambridge, Guernsey Co., Ohio and is employed as an Automobile Dealer. His physical description is medium height and build with blue eyes and brown hair.

The 1920 Federal Census for Cambridge Township, Ward 4, Guernsey Co., Ohio, District 13, page 162B records William M. (35) and Gertrude B. (34) Hannan (indexed as Hannas at ancestry.com) living at 902 Wheeling Avenue. The daughter listed in the 1930 census (below), Margaret, is not listed. William is a proprietor of a garage.

The 1930 Federal Census for Cambridge Ward 1, Guernsey Co., Ohio, District 6, page 157A records William M. (44 - Ohio/N Ireland/N Ireland) and Gertrude (43 - Ohio / Irish Free State/ PA) Hannan with daughter Margaret M. Hannan (12 - PA/PA/PA) living at 503 North 10th Street. William is an automobile dealer. The place of birth listed for Margaret, as well as her parents, implies that she is adopted.

Ohio Death records report William Mathew Hannan Death Date: 9 Jan 1939 City of Death: Cambridge County of Death: Guernsey

  Medical Notes:

Name: William Mathew Hannan
Death date: 09 Jan 1939
Death place: Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio
Suicide at home with a safety razor. Severed his jugular vein.
Birth date: 11 Jun 1885
Estimated birth year:
Birth place: New Philadelphia, Ohio
Age at death: 53 years 6 months 28 days
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Race or color: Caucasian
Street address: 811 N. 7th Street
Occupation: Automobile Dealer
Residence: Cambridge, Guernsey, Ohio
Burial date: 12 Jan 1939
Burial place: Northwood
Cemetery name:
Spouse name: Gertrude Hannan
Father name: Patrick J. Hannan
Father titles:
Father birth place: Ireland
Mother name: Mary McMahan
Mother titles:
Mother birth place: Pa
GSU film number: 2023674
Digital GS number: 4020596
Image number: 2907
Reference number: fn 2680
Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953

William married Gertrude B. Mathews circa 1915 in Cambridge, Guernsey Co., Ohio. (Gertrude B. Mathews was born on 14 Jun 1886 in Cambridge, Ohio, died on 7 May 1940 in Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio and was buried on 11 May 1940 in Northwood Cemetery, Cambridge, Ohio.) The cause of her death was Cancer of the Uterus.