Individual Details

Captain William McLellan Pomeroy

(7 Mar 1887 - 25 Feb 1961)

Events

Birth7 Mar 1887Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Residence11 Jun 1900with his family at 368 E. Market St. - Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Religion25 May 1901admitted by examination to the Falling Spring Presbyterian Church - Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Graduation1904the Chambersburg Academy - Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Graduation1908Princeton University with an A.B. degree - Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey
OccupationMar 1909worker for the Pennsylvania Railroad, filling many positions - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Residence15 Apr 1910with his Aunt Nancy and her husband at 246 South 39th Street and was a railroad clerk - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Occupation20 Apr 1910civil engineer - Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Residence21 Apr 1910with his family at 308 Market St. - Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Residence1911at 246 S 39th - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Residence1913at 174 Highland Avenue and worked fo Penn Railroad - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Residence1916at 246 S 39th and was a solicitor - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Miscellaneous5 Jun 1917registered for the WWI Draft - Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Description5 Jun 1917medium height & build, brown eyes & hair - Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Residence5 Jun 1917at 312 SW East & was a freight agent for the PA Railroad Lines - Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Marriage14 Jun 1917Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - Edith May Potts
Military8 Jan 1918was commissioned First Lieutenant, Ordinance Dept., U.S. Navy
Military30 Sep 1918as a Captiain in Ordinance sailed for Europe - New York, New York County, New York
Military26 Jan 1919as a Captain in Ordinance, sailed home - Saint Nazaire, France
MilitaryAbt Mar 1919was discharged after serving in the American Expeditionary Force in France
Occupation1919traffic manager for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Occupation6 Jan 1920chief clerk at a railroad office - Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Residence (family)7 Jan 1920with their son at 718 King St. - Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - Edith May Potts
Residence1923at 39 Lexington Avenue and was a division freight agent for the Penn Railroad - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Residence1926and was assistant general freight agent for PA Systems - Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Residence1928Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Occupation1928general freight agent at 815 Pennsylvania Station - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Occupation12 Apr 1930general freight agent for a railroad company - Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Residence (family)13 Apr 1930with their son at 1421 County Line Rd. - Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania - Edith May Potts
Residence1931at the Duquesne Club and was freight traffic manager at 810 Penn Station - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Residence1932at 5134 Westminster Place and was freight traffic manager at 812 Pa Station - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Religion27 Sep 1932dismissed from the Falling Spring Presbyterian to Shady Side Presbyterian Church - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Residence26 Apr 1942with his wife at 131 Little Lane - Haverford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Occupation27 Apr 1942worker for the Pennsylvania railroad - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Description28 Apr 1942white, 6' 1 1/2 ", 230#, with blue eyes, gray hair and a light complexion - Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
OccupationMay 1943General Traffic Manager of the Pennsylvania Railroad - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Retirement30 Jun 1955
ResidenceAbt 1958Haverford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Death25 Feb 1961Haverford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
BurialAft 25 Feb 1961Edgewood Cemetery, Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Families

SpouseEdith May Potts (1889 - 1978)
ChildWilliam McLellan Pomeroy Jr (1918 - 2006)
FatherAlbert Nevin Pomeroy (1859 - 1927)
MotherBelle McLellan (1860 - 1927)
SiblingCaptain John Nevin "Neff" Pomeroy (1889 - 1961)