notables
OUR history
The list below is composed of persons interred in Union Dale, brought to our attention over many years. Some, whose names are easily recognized, are notable on a grand scale, while some were significant locally or played an important role in Allegheny City. We continue to enjoy many wonderful stories brought to us from many sources, adding to this work in progress. Links below have more information about them which you may see by clicking.
Union Dale has always been the pride of the community
Division One
Principal of Pittsburgh Central High School
Cabinet/casket maker, funeral director, and a founder of Mt. Union Cemetery (now Union Dale)
Colomb Gengembre
French architect, artist, and engineer - designed Allegheny City Hall
Civil War Major, co-founder of the Union Veteran Legion
Charles Kirschler
Last mayor of Allegheny, deputy Mayor of Pittsburgh
Pres. of James McClurg & Company, cracker bakers & confectioners (the factory is now the D.L. Clark Co. Bldg.)
Mayor of Allegheny 1878-1881
A leader in the founding of Allegheny General Hospital
Robert Munroe
Col. Robert Munroe, President of the R. Munroe & Sons Manufacturing Corporation of Pittsburgh. Served in the Civil war for the Thirteenth Pennsylvania Regiment Volunteers Sixth Corps. Injured thirteen times during his service.
P.T. Barnum's "Illinois Giant Boy"
Mayor of Allegheny 1844-1845. builder of first rolling-mill in Allegheny
John E. Parke
Author of "Historical Gleanings of Allegheny" published in 1886
John T. Pressly
Prominent cleric in Allegheny City
Mayor of Allegheny 1858
Francis Torrance
Early Officer of American-Standard Corporation
First female physician in Allegheny City
Reverend George Carothers Vincent
Leader of the founders and first presiding officer of Westminster College
George H. Woods
Police Officer for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and a U.S. Army veteran of the Civil War
Division two
noted mason, bridge builder and businessman
William Bullock
Inventor of the web rotary press
John W. Barr
Noted Pittsburgh architect
Member of The Constitutional Convention of 1837-38 and Sheriff of Allegheny County
Civil War Colonel, US Congressman, Pittsburg Press Publisher
Edward George Couch
Patrolman for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for 18 years
Educator and early kindergarten and playground advocate
Manufacturers of jellies and preserves
Noted Pittsburgh historian, author, lawyer, and politician
James J. Davis
Secretary of Labor under Presidents Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover, US Senator
Riverboat Captain, school board member, businessman, a founder of Mt. Union Cemetery (now Union Dale)
Helen D. English
Librarian - Pennsylvania Division of The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
John Adams Gilleland
Civil War Veteran, Businessman, Allegheny City Postmaster
"Queen of the North Side underworld"
Charles Geyer
Mayor of Allegheny
Lt. Friend W. Jenkins
Died aboard the USS Maine
Isaac Jones
Patrolman for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Civil War
Golf champion
Founder and chairman of Busch Jewelry Co of NY and chairman of Kappel Jewelry of Pittsburgh
Mayor of Pittsburgh 1878-1881
Ralph C. Minehart
The Father of Pennsylvania DeMolay
Known as "Cannonball" - major league baseball player
John R. Murphy
Mayor of Allegheny 1901
William C. McCarthy
Known as "Roaring Bill", mayor of Pittsburgh 1866-1868, 1875-1878
Horseplayer known as "Pittsburg Phil"
Charles M. Snyder
Patrolman for Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Norman Alexander Stewart
Detective for Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and Military Veteran of the Korean War
John M. Titzel
Engineer and businessman
Louis A. Thiel
Founder of Thiel College
David T. Watson
Noted attorney and philanthropist, founder of the Watson Institute
WWI submarine commander, steel executive
Four-time mayor of Allegheny
Union Dale is committed
to preserving legacies
Division three
Armstrong Family
Patent holder and manufacturer of Wolverine mechanical toys
Tuskegee Airman
Baker - Founder of the "Town Talk" bread label
Gene Bricker
Singer - The Marcels (the original group)
Henry Buhl, Jr.
Department store owner, philanthropist (Buhl Foundation)
Maurice E. Carlisle
Two-time mayor of Ben Avon, Union Dale officer
Robert J. Corbett
US Congressman 1939-1941, 1945-1971
David F. Creighton
Architect and mechanical engineer - known for "terrace" housing in Gary, IN
Lieutenant - Colonel Levi Bird Duff
Civil War officer and District Attorney of Allegheny County
Levi Bird Duff
Civil Engineer - supervised the construction of ten major bridges
Thomas D. Evans
Noted Pittsburgh architect
Harry H. Exley
Deputy Sherrif for Allegheny County Sheriff's Office and Pittsburgh Police Department and Pennsylvania Railroad Police for a total of 14 years of service
Hugh S. Fleming
Two time mayor of Allegheny City and a co-founder of Allegheny General Hospital
Contractor, baseball team owner
Frederick Gwinner, Sr.
Stagecoach operator, contractor, banker
Allen Johnson - Singer
The Marcels (successor group)
C. Carl Kleinschmidt, Sr.
President of Pearson Manufacturing
C. Carl Kleinschmidt, Jr.
CEO of Williams and Company, Union Dale officer
Gottlieb Luty
Medal of Honor recipient 1876
Traveling circus operator
James Robert Milcarek, Sr.
Sergeant with the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office for 13 years
Edward "Eppie" Miller
All-Star major league shortstop
Attorney, author, publisher
Magician known as "Silent Mora"
Award winning journalist, , broadcaster, editor-in-chief, executive
Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Author
William M. Rimmel
Newspaper writer and author
Inventor of Russell Soundex System for indexing of records
Major league baseball player - Pittsburgh Pirates
Edward Swartwood
Major league player - Pittsburgh Alleghenys
W. F. Trimble Family
Contractors - Heinz Chapel at the University of Pittsburgh & Buhl Planetarium
Jacob C. and Rudolph G. Volkwein
Music store proprietors
Musician, Composer, Conductor - co-founder of Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
William Henry Walker
Actor and Theatre Manager known as Harry Williams
1893 World's Fair horticulturist, Supt. of parks for Allegheny City, Union Dale Supt.