Where is William Brady Buried

I am certain that this burning question has been the topic of many heated debates, much like the Lincoln - Douglas debates of 1860, and Kennedy - Nixon of 1960.  Okay, so maybe I'm the only person on the planet who actually cares where he is buried.  It is a piece of the puzzle that I don't have yet, so I am compelled to find it.

With this in mind, I traveled to Scranton, Pa to investigate further, and visit living family members while I am at it.  This past Friday I drove to my sister and brother-in-laws home, and enjoyed their company for the night.  In the morning, I was off to the Scranton Public Library to research obituaries on microfilm.  I was able to find the one I was looking for:  John Casey.  WHO??  Yes, John Casey is the father of Hannah Casey Brady, wife of William F Brady.  If you remember, I had said that I thought that if I could find John Casey, I would find Hannah (his wife) and Hannah (his daughter) and her husband, William.  I have heard this called Sidestep Genealogy.  If you can't find someone, look for the people close to him/her and you may find him.

So here is the Obit that I found in the Scranton Times 7 Jan 1935:

Pretty cool, gives you alot of information: where he was born, when he emigrated to the USA, what he did for a living, where he lived, political affiliation, and the part that I was looking for: Where he is buried.  By the way, my sister Pat guessed that he would be buried in Dunmore and she was right.  It says that he is buried in St Mary's cemetery in Dunmore, PA (I think it may actually be a part of Scranton).  So I drove to St Mary's, and I found a Priest at the church, but he could not help me because he had a wedding party there.  Come on now, I can't believe he thought they were more important than a guy who has been buried for almost a hundred years.  Anyway, I walked through the cemetery for a while, but could not locate a headstone.  The Priest said if I called the church on Monday, his secretary may be able to help me.

Monday morning I called the church.  The woman I spoke with was very nice and took the information and my name and phone number, promising to call me back when she found the info.  Five minutes later she called me back with good news.  John Casey is buried there, he is listed as the owner of the plot.  The last person buried there was Hannah Casey Brady.  Hold onto your hat, she died 14 Sept 1958 at the age of 90.  Holy cow, that is some longevity in them genes.  Her father died at 92, and her daughter, Hannah, will die at age 94.  Unfortunately none of those genes crossed paths with me and my crew.  As I sit here thinking about, if Hannah died at 90 in 1958, that means she was born in about 1868.  That means she was born during the Reconstruction era after the Civil War, and died when I was two years old.  That's alot of livin'.

So it sounds like my next visit to Scranton will involve a visit to the library for Hannah's obit, and a very large cup of coffee to take for a walk through St. Mary's cemetery in search of William Brady.  Didn't find him this time, but I am  getting closer.  I am almost certain he is there, I just hope the grave is marked - 'cause as usual the cemetery records from that time are spotty at best.