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He came to Chicago with his sister Sarah in 1882. He came to America because in Ireland only the oldest son could inherit the farm. He worked for the post office. -------------------------------------- Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson He was an enterprising young man. Having come from Ireland as a teen-ager, by 1891 he was able to purchase a very solidly built stone and brick three-flat building at 2019 W. Monroe St., Chicago. In addition to his work as a postman - he made two deliveries for five days and one delivery on Saturday - he maintained without help his three-flat building. Early every morning, he had to shovel the coal for the furnace. Sunday was his only complete day off from work. After church, they would go for a trolley ride or have picnics in Garfield Park. The family also enjoyed summer band concerts. In those days, the gaslights left the rooms of the time in semi-darkness. The poor light made it necessary to have social gatherings during the daylight hours. When the relatives got together on Sunday, they played cards in the afternoon and then had an evening buffet supper. He retired from his duties as a postman amid quire a bit of fanfare. His early days of employment were recalled in a newspaper article: "As a testimonial of the high regard and esteem in which Mr. Phelan is held by his fellow employees, they arranged a splendid program for him at the Garfield Park Assembly Hall last Monday evening, which was attended by practically all the carriers, clerks, and supervisors their family and friends, and present Mr. Phelan with a white gold watch and chain and his lifelong pal and companion, Mr.s Phelan, with a basket of flowers." After he retired from the Post Office, he was still very energetic. He became a bank security guard at a local bank near Crawford and Madison Sts. in the neighborhood. In October of 1929, he called his wife and suggested that she come over and withdraw their family savings. The next day the banks closed and the country entered the Great Depression. In the evening, he and the grandchildren sat on the back porch where he told stories of Ireland and the little elves called Leprachauns.
He came to Chicago with his sister Sarah in 1882. He came to America because in Ireland only the oldest son could inherit the farm. He worked for the post office.
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Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson
He was an enterprising young man. Having come from Ireland as a teen-ager, by 1891 he was able to purchase a very solidly built stone and brick three-flat building at 2019 W. Monroe St., Chicago. In addition to his work as a postman - he made two deliveries for five days and one delivery on Saturday - he maintained without help his three-flat building. Early every morning, he had to shovel the coal for the furnace. Sunday was his only complete day off from work. After church, they would go for a trolley ride or have picnics in Garfield Park. The family also enjoyed summer band concerts. In those days, the gaslights left the rooms of the time in semi-darkness. The poor light made it necessary to have social gatherings during the daylight hours. When the relatives got together on Sunday, they played cards in the afternoon and then had an evening buffet supper. He retired from his duties as a postman amid quire a bit of fanfare. His early days of employment were recalled in a newspaper article: "As a testimonial of the high regard and esteem in which Mr. Phelan is held by his fellow employees, they arranged a splendid program for him at the Garfield Park Assembly Hall last Monday evening, which was attended by practically all the carriers, clerks, and supervisors their family and friends, and present Mr. Phelan with a white gold watch and chain and his lifelong pal and companion, Mr.s Phelan, with a basket of flowers." After he retired from the Post Office, he was still very energetic. He became a bank security guard at a local bank near Crawford and Madison Sts. in the neighborhood. In October of 1929, he called his wife and suggested that she come over and withdraw their family savings. The next day the banks closed and the country entered the Great Depression. In the evening, he and the grandchildren sat on the back porch where he told stories of Ireland and the little elves called Leprachauns.
He came to Chicago with his sister Sarah in 1882. He came to America because in Ireland only the oldest son could inherit the farm. He worked for the post office. -------------------------------------- Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson He was an enterprising young man. Having come from Ireland as a teen-ager, by 1891 he was able to purchase a very solidly built stone and brick three-flat building at 2019 W. Monroe St., Chicago. In addition to his work as a postman - he made two deliveries for five days and one delivery on Saturday - he maintained without help his three-flat building. Early every morning, he had to shovel the coal for the furnace. Sunday was his only complete day off from work. After church, they would go for a trolley ride or have picnics in Garfield Park. The family also enjoyed summer band concerts. In those days, the gaslights left the rooms of the time in semi-darkness. The poor light made it necessary to have social gatherings during the daylight hours. When the relatives got together on Sunday, they played cards in the afternoon and then had an evening buffet supper. He retired from his duties as a postman amid quire a bit of fanfare. His early days of employment were recalled in a newspaper article: "As a testimonial of the high regard and esteem in which Mr. Phelan is held by his fellow employees, they arranged a splendid program for him at the Garfield Park Assembly Hall last Monday evening, which was attended by practically all the carriers, clerks, and supervisors their family and friends, and present Mr. Phelan with a white gold watch and chain and his lifelong pal and companion, Mr.s Phelan, with a basket of flowers." After he retired from the Post Office, he was still very energetic. He became a bank security guard at a local bank near Crawford and Madison Sts. in the neighborhood. In October of 1929, he called his wife and suggested that she come over and withdraw their family savings. The next day the banks closed and the country entered the Great Depression. In the evening, he and the grandchildren sat on the back porch where he told stories of Ireland and the little elves called Leprachauns.
He came to Chicago with his sister Sarah in 1882. He came to America because in Ireland only the oldest son could inherit the farm. He worked for the post office.
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Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson
He was an enterprising young man. Having come from Ireland as a teen-ager, by 1891 he was able to purchase a very solidly built stone and brick three-flat building at 2019 W. Monroe St., Chicago. In addition to his work as a postman - he made two deliveries for five days and one delivery on Saturday - he maintained without help his three-flat building. Early every morning, he had to shovel the coal for the furnace. Sunday was his only complete day off from work. After church, they would go for a trolley ride or have picnics in Garfield Park. The family also enjoyed summer band concerts. In those days, the gaslights left the rooms of the time in semi-darkness. The poor light made it necessary to have social gatherings during the daylight hours. When the relatives got together on Sunday, they played cards in the afternoon and then had an evening buffet supper. He retired from his duties as a postman amid quire a bit of fanfare. His early days of employment were recalled in a newspaper article: "As a testimonial of the high regard and esteem in which Mr. Phelan is held by his fellow employees, they arranged a splendid program for him at the Garfield Park Assembly Hall last Monday evening, which was attended by practically all the carriers, clerks, and supervisors their family and friends, and present Mr. Phelan with a white gold watch and chain and his lifelong pal and companion, Mr.s Phelan, with a basket of flowers." After he retired from the Post Office, he was still very energetic. He became a bank security guard at a local bank near Crawford and Madison Sts. in the neighborhood. In October of 1929, he called his wife and suggested that she come over and withdraw their family savings. The next day the banks closed and the country entered the Great Depression. In the evening, he and the grandchildren sat on the back porch where he told stories of Ireland and the little elves called Leprachauns.
He came to Chicago with his sister Sarah in 1882. He came to America because in Ireland only the oldest son could inherit the farm. He worked for the post office. -------------------------------------- Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson He was an enterprising young man. Having come from Ireland as a teen-ager, by 1891 he was able to purchase a very solidly built stone and brick three-flat building at 2019 W. Monroe St., Chicago. In addition to his work as a postman - he made two deliveries for five days and one delivery on Saturday - he maintained without help his three-flat building. Early every morning, he had to shovel the coal for the furnace. Sunday was his only complete day off from work. After church, they would go for a trolley ride or have picnics in Garfield Park. The family also enjoyed summer band concerts. In those days, the gaslights left the rooms of the time in semi-darkness. The poor light made it necessary to have social gatherings during the daylight hours. When the relatives got together on Sunday, they played cards in the afternoon and then had an evening buffet supper. He retired from his duties as a postman amid quire a bit of fanfare. His early days of employment were recalled in a newspaper article: "As a testimonial of the high regard and esteem in which Mr. Phelan is held by his fellow employees, they arranged a splendid program for him at the Garfield Park Assembly Hall last Monday evening, which was attended by practically all the carriers, clerks, and supervisors their family and friends, and present Mr. Phelan with a white gold watch and chain and his lifelong pal and companion, Mr.s Phelan, with a basket of flowers." After he retired from the Post Office, he was still very energetic. He became a bank security guard at a local bank near Crawford and Madison Sts. in the neighborhood. In October of 1929, he called his wife and suggested that she come over and withdraw their family savings. The next day the banks closed and the country entered the Great Depression. In the evening, he and the grandchildren sat on the back porch where he told stories of Ireland and the little elves called Leprachauns.
He came to Chicago with his sister Sarah in 1882. He came to America because in Ireland only the oldest son could inherit the farm. He worked for the post office.
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Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson
He was an enterprising young man. Having come from Ireland as a teen-ager, by 1891 he was able to purchase a very solidly built stone and brick three-flat building at 2019 W. Monroe St., Chicago. In addition to his work as a postman - he made two deliveries for five days and one delivery on Saturday - he maintained without help his three-flat building. Early every morning, he had to shovel the coal for the furnace. Sunday was his only complete day off from work. After church, they would go for a trolley ride or have picnics in Garfield Park. The family also enjoyed summer band concerts. In those days, the gaslights left the rooms of the time in semi-darkness. The poor light made it necessary to have social gatherings during the daylight hours. When the relatives got together on Sunday, they played cards in the afternoon and then had an evening buffet supper. He retired from his duties as a postman amid quire a bit of fanfare. His early days of employment were recalled in a newspaper article: "As a testimonial of the high regard and esteem in which Mr. Phelan is held by his fellow employees, they arranged a splendid program for him at the Garfield Park Assembly Hall last Monday evening, which was attended by practically all the carriers, clerks, and supervisors their family and friends, and present Mr. Phelan with a white gold watch and chain and his lifelong pal and companion, Mr.s Phelan, with a basket of flowers." After he retired from the Post Office, he was still very energetic. He became a bank security guard at a local bank near Crawford and Madison Sts. in the neighborhood. In October of 1929, he called his wife and suggested that she come over and withdraw their family savings. The next day the banks closed and the country entered the Great Depression. In the evening, he and the grandchildren sat on the back porch where he told stories of Ireland and the little elves called Leprachauns.
He came to Chicago with his sister Sarah in 1882. He came to America because in Ireland only the oldest son could inherit the farm. He worked for the post office. -------------------------------------- Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson He was an enterprising young man. Having come from Ireland as a teen-ager, by 1891 he was able to purchase a very solidly built stone and brick three-flat building at 2019 W. Monroe St., Chicago. In addition to his work as a postman - he made two deliveries for five days and one delivery on Saturday - he maintained without help his three-flat building. Early every morning, he had to shovel the coal for the furnace. Sunday was his only complete day off from work. After church, they would go for a trolley ride or have picnics in Garfield Park. The family also enjoyed summer band concerts. In those days, the gaslights left the rooms of the time in semi-darkness. The poor light made it necessary to have social gatherings during the daylight hours. When the relatives got together on Sunday, they played cards in the afternoon and then had an evening buffet supper. He retired from his duties as a postman amid quire a bit of fanfare. His early days of employment were recalled in a newspaper article: "As a testimonial of the high regard and esteem in which Mr. Phelan is held by his fellow employees, they arranged a splendid program for him at the Garfield Park Assembly Hall last Monday evening, which was attended by practically all the carriers, clerks, and supervisors their family and friends, and present Mr. Phelan with a white gold watch and chain and his lifelong pal and companion, Mr.s Phelan, with a basket of flowers." After he retired from the Post Office, he was still very energetic. He became a bank security guard at a local bank near Crawford and Madison Sts. in the neighborhood. In October of 1929, he called his wife and suggested that she come over and withdraw their family savings. The next day the banks closed and the country entered the Great Depression. In the evening, he and the grandchildren sat on the back porch where he told stories of Ireland and the little elves called Leprachauns.
He came to Chicago with his sister Sarah in 1882. He came to America because in Ireland only the oldest son could inherit the farm. He worked for the post office.
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Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson
He was an enterprising young man. Having come from Ireland as a teen-ager, by 1891 he was able to purchase a very solidly built stone and brick three-flat building at 2019 W. Monroe St., Chicago. In addition to his work as a postman - he made two deliveries for five days and one delivery on Saturday - he maintained without help his three-flat building. Early every morning, he had to shovel the coal for the furnace. Sunday was his only complete day off from work. After church, they would go for a trolley ride or have picnics in Garfield Park. The family also enjoyed summer band concerts. In those days, the gaslights left the rooms of the time in semi-darkness. The poor light made it necessary to have social gatherings during the daylight hours. When the relatives got together on Sunday, they played cards in the afternoon and then had an evening buffet supper. He retired from his duties as a postman amid quire a bit of fanfare. His early days of employment were recalled in a newspaper article: "As a testimonial of the high regard and esteem in which Mr. Phelan is held by his fellow employees, they arranged a splendid program for him at the Garfield Park Assembly Hall last Monday evening, which was attended by practically all the carriers, clerks, and supervisors their family and friends, and present Mr. Phelan with a white gold watch and chain and his lifelong pal and companion, Mr.s Phelan, with a basket of flowers." After he retired from the Post Office, he was still very energetic. He became a bank security guard at a local bank near Crawford and Madison Sts. in the neighborhood. In October of 1929, he called his wife and suggested that she come over and withdraw their family savings. The next day the banks closed and the country entered the Great Depression. In the evening, he and the grandchildren sat on the back porch where he told stories of Ireland and the little elves called Leprachauns.
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1864 - 1944 (80 years)