Joseph Thomas Sauls

1860 - 1920  (59 years)

• Name	Joseph Thomas Sauls
  	Engineer Father: Thomas Sauls Mother: Anna Shields
  Census	1860	Temperanceville (now West End), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Temperanceville was founded as a dry town and was annexed to the City of Pittsburgh in 1874. It is now a neighborhood in the west end.   [1]
  In the 1860 US Census, he was recorded as age 4 months, living in Temperanceville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with his parents.
  Birth	6 Dec 1860	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [6, 8]
  History	12 Apr 1861 (0 years)	Civil War Begins
  Census	1910 (49 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1910 US Census, he was recorded as age 50 living at 141 Main Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with his step father.
  Census	1920 (59 years)	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1920US Census, he was recorded as age 52, living in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania with his son and family. He was a widower and an engineer.
  Death	9 Feb 1920	Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [6, 8]
  Age: 59
  Agency: at home
  Cause: bronchitis
  	Certificate of Death of Joseph Sauls
  Obituary	11 Feb 1920 (59 years)  [7]
  SAULS—On Monday. February 9. 1920, at 4:30 p. m., JOSEPH THOMAS SAULS. husband of the late Elizabeth Sauls (nee Scully). Funeral from the family residence, 1. Neptune street, Twentieth Ward, on Thursday at 8:20 a. m.. Requiem high mass at St. James' Church at 9 a. m. Members of A. O. H., Division 19: B. P. O. E. No. 949, and N. A. S. E. and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Published by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11 February 1920
  Burial	12 Feb 1920	Saint Phillips Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Saint Phillips Roman Catholic Church Cemetery,  Crafton, Pennsylvania   [6, 8]
  Probate/Proved	Apr 1921 (60 years)  [9]
  His estate was settled in April 1921
  Person ID, Branch	I25908
  Last Modified	5 Oct 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth Scully,   b. 1864, Canada d. 20 Dec 1903, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [4, 5, 7, 10, 11]
  Children	1893 to 1903  [4, 5, 10, 11]
  1. Elizabeth L. Sauls (1893-1976) 2. Enora Catherine Sauls (1894-1933) 3. William Francis Sauls (1896-b1904) 4. Joseph Thomas Sauls Jr. (1900-1980) 5. William Sauls (1903-1969)
  Family ID	F9507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Census - 1860 - Temperanceville (now West End), Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Birth - 6 Dec 1860 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1910 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Census - 1920 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Death - 9 Feb 1920 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Burial - 12 Feb 1920 - Saint Phillips Roman Catholic Church Cemetery, Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Temperanceville, Alleghany, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1062; Page: 536; Family History Library Film: 805062. [S186] Bureau of the Census, 1910 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 20), Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1305; Page: 17a; Enumeration District: 0550; FHL microfilm: 1375318. [S26] Bureau of the Census, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 20, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1525; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 639. [S532] Eganhouse, Marilyn. Genealogical Material Relating to the Scully Family, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: manuscript, 2000). [S117] Feightner, Margaret Ann, Scully-Sahr Genealogy, (Virginia: manuscript, 1990). [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 186138439 Joseph Thomas Sauls . [S2489] Obituary of Joseph Thomas Sauls, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 11 February 1920, page 10). [S121] Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1973, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Certificate of Death of Joseph Sauls. [S696] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). [S531] Sehlmeier, Judith. Email: 27 March 2000, (To Robert Roy from jsehl (at) xmission.com, 27 March 2000). [S116] Scully, Rose Marie. The Scullys, (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: manuscript, November 1974).