Individual Details

Captain William McLellan Pomeroy

(7 Mar 1887 - )

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

Families

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