GALBRAITH, Bartram

1864 - 1944  (79 years)

• Name	GALBRAITH, Bartram
  Born	25 Oct 1864	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census (desc)	1870	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  Census (desc)	1880	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  	living with his parents and working as a clerk in a clothing store
  Census (desc)	1900	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [2]
  	single, living with his parents at 35 Lower Market St. and working as an agent
  Census (desc)	1910	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [3]
  	single, living at 61 Upper Market St. and woring as a boilermaker for the car works
  Census (desc)	1920	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [4]
  	living at 79 Broadway and working as the owner of a lodging house
  Census (desc)	1930	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [5]
  	as a roomer at 137 Elm St
  Obituary	B. GALBRAITH, NOTED CYCLIST, DIES AT MILTON Bartram Gallbraith, 70, owner and manager of the Bartram Hotel, Broadway, Milton, died this morning at 6:45 o’clock in his quarters at the hotel, following a heart attack suffered Friday, at which time he became bedfast. Mr. Galbraith had been In failing health for several months. He was born in Milton, October 25, 1864, son of the late William B. and Mary A. Galbraith, and lived there his entire life. He attended the Milton schools, during which time he was a newsboy, after which he established a news stand at Front and Broadway. In 1909 he purchased what is now the Bartram Hotel building and moved his news stand adjacent to the property. Mr. Galbraith was well known in Milton and the surrounding community as an enthusiastic cyclist, and for years rode a star-wheel bicycle in all Milton parades dressed in the costume of Uncle Sam. He was a member of the Century Wheelmen's Club, of Philadelphia and during the convention last year had as his guest at the dinner meeting John Cummings, Philadelphia newspaperman. Besides his activities which included participation in entertainment at the Milton and other fair grounds, he traveled all over the United States on his bicycle, taking part in races on the West Coast, in New York City and many southern states, and was a national figure in cycling forty years ago. He was a charter member of the Milton Presbyterian Church, the Odd Fellows and a member of the Modern Woodmen, as well as the Milton Presbyterian Church. Surviving are an adopted daughter, Lauretta Galbraith, with the WAC at Des Moines, Iowa: a sister, Miss Maude Galbraith, who lives at the hotel, and a brother, Albert C., of New York City. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Dale E. Ranck Funeral Parlor, Milton with interment in Harmony cemetery.
  _UID	1BAE76A0E7311C408010A761FE396060E2BF
  Died	24 May 1944	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Buried	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Address: Harmony Cemetery
  Person ID	I417	Milton Families
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	GALBRAITH, William Bartram,   b. 19 Sep 1836, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 22 May 1911, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	HAUSE, Mary Ann,   b. 25 Nov 1838, Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 7 Jun 1927, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 88 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1863
  Family ID	F133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. GALBRAITH, Lauretta
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2022
  Family ID	F3474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S26] Death Certificate. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 12 Ward 4. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 8 Ward 2. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 10 Ward 2. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 17 Ward 3.