History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Patrick Callan (1868 – 1915), 46, was naturalized United States national from Ireland living in Chicago. He traveling aboard Lusitania to see his father in Ireland, who was ill. Aboard the ship, he befriended Flor and Julia Sullivan and Robert Dyer. When the ship was sinking, he entered a lifeboat that upset and was killed. …
Katherine Gleason, 23, lived at 6427 Champlain Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States and was returning to Ireland aboard Lusitania to see her family in Killmallock, County Limerick. She wrote her extended family in Yonkers, New York to invite them to see her off; however, she mistakenly addressed the letter to Mrs. Johanna Murphy of 48 Yonkers Avenue, New York City. …
Edwin Twining, 19, was a United States and British dual citizen traveling on Lusitania‘s last voyage. Twining was lost in the disaster. Twining was the son of Florence Larke, who was 50 at the time of the sinking. Twining also had one sister, 13 at the time, and five brothers ranging from 16 to 26 years …
George Groves, 70, was a third class passenger aboard Lusitania‘s last voyage. He was lost in the sinking. George was, with Henry and Joseph Groves, one of three brothers born in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom who emigrated to Illnois, United States. They also had a sister, Sarah, and two brothers James and Thomas, who remained in …
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