Dr William Edward Minahan
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Dr William Edward Minahan, 44, was born on 20 April 1867, the son of Irish immigrants William B. Minahan and Mary Shaughnessy. He later became a well known physician in Fon du Lac, Wisconsin.
Minahan boarded the Titanic at Queenstown as first class passenger (Ticket No. 19928, £90), together with his wife Lillian and sister Daisy. They occupied cabin C-78.
From McKenna (1912)
Courtesy: Homer Thiel, USA
Will's last words to his wife and sister were report to be "be brave."
Dr Minahan died in the sinking, his body was recovered by the MacKay Bennett (#230):
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NO. 230. - MALE. - ESTIMATED AGE, 6O. - HAIR, GREY. CLOTHING - Black suit and overcoat. EFFECTS - Pocketbook; papers; gold watch, "Dr. W. E. Minahan"; keys; knife; fountain pen; clinical thermometer; memo book; tie pin; diamond ring; gold cuff link; nickel watch; comb; check book; American Express; $380; 1 collar button £16 10s. in gold; 14 shillings; nail clipper. FIRST CLASS PASSENGER. NAME - DR. W. E. MINAHAN. |
The body was forwarded to V. J. Minahan (probably his brother Victor), Green Bay, Wisconsin on May 2, 1912. He is buried at Green Bay.
References and Sources
Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York;
NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])
Green Bay Press-Gazette, 20 March 1998
Maurice McKenna (1912) Past and Present of Fond du Lac County [Wisconsin],
Volume II. S. J. Clarke Publ. Co., Chicago. (p. 5)
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John Frey
Phillip Gowan, USA
Thomas J Hawley
Lisa Bertrand Moore, USA
Hermann Söldner, Germany
Craig Stringer, UK
Geoff Whitfield, UK
Summary
Born: Saturday 20th April 1867
Age: 44 years
Last Residence: in Fond du Lac Wisconsin United States
Occupation: Merchant
1st Class passenger
First Embarked:
Ticket No. 19928 , £90
Cabin No. C78
Died in the sinking.
Body recovered by: Mackay-Bennett (No. 230)
Buried: Green Bay Wisconsin United States on Thursday 2nd May 1912.
Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Mrs Lillian E. Minahan
Miss Daisy E. Minahan
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