When Did the Last Surviving T206 Subject Pass Away?

[T206Collector]

Thanks for the heads up! Last time I had checked Baseball Reference didn’t have DOB for any of those 7. Seems like now only Phelan, Poland, and Miller are missing birthdays.

Originally Posted by theshowandme

John Phelan is Jimmy Phelan: http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...d=phelan001joh

Philip Poland: https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=poland002phi

Charles Miller is Molly Miller: https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=miller002cha

Ed Reagan is Eddie Reagan: https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...=reagan002edw#

Ray Ryan: https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=ryan--001ray

Carlos Smith: https://www.baseball-reference.com/r...d=smith-006car

Foley White: http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...d=white-001fol

[Kidnapped18]

These are the players I don't have info on
#22 Bastian, Jack ??
#335 Miller, Molly ??
#390 Phelan, Jimmy ??
#395 Poland, Phil ??
#283 Lentz, Harry Sentz ??
#501 Westlake, James ??

[deucetwins]

Back to the Tyler sub-thread. So fathering a child at 75? Bravo and well done. Definitely worth going down the rabbit hole to research this one.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Kidnapped18

These are the players I don't have info on
#22 Bastian, Jack ??
#335 Miller, Molly ??
#390 Phelan, Jimmy ??
#395 Poland, Phil ??
#283 Lentz, Harry Sentz ??
#501 Westlake, James ??

John Kenney ("Jack") Bastian
Birth: May 10, 1883
Newburgh, NY
Death: June 14, 1959
Newburgh, NY

Harry Sentz
Birth: January 31, 1883
Baltimore, MD
Death: January 8, 1932
Baltimore, MD

James Arthur Westlake
Birth: November 1, 1874
New Jersey
Death: August 31, 1935
Essex, NJ

[T206Collector]

Also, in case anyone is interested, T206 players started dying while the cards were being produced between 1909-11 (Powers, McGann, Nichols, and Joss), and thereafter died at a fairly low annual cadence of no more than 15 players (1947 and 1956) on an annual basis over the next 60-70 years, with 40% (159) dying between 1947 and 1961.

[gregndodgers]

Back to Tyler for those interested, the family consists of just 8 generations in America (based on the living grandson) going back to Henry Tyler who was born about 1607 possibly in London, England and who immigrated to America and subsequently acquired the “Middle Plantation” in Virginia, that eventually became Williamsburg. So the family has been in America around 400 years and have had just 8 generations! Crazy! All of the men were having children with one leg already in the coffin!

[piecesofthegame]

Originally Posted by gregndodgers

Back to Tyler for those interested, the family consists of just 8 generations in America (based on the living grandson) going back to Henry Tyler who was born about 1607 possibly in London, England and who immigrated to America and subsequently acquired the “Middle Plantation” in Virginia, that eventually became Williamsburg. So the family has been in America around 400 years and have had just 8 generations! Crazy! All of the men were having children with one leg already in the coffin!

While this is interesting ,it’s probably not as unusual as you think. I have traced my genealogy back about 10 generations to the first immigrant who came over about 10-15 years after the Mayflower (1620). This original immigrant with the Brigham surname settled around Marlboro Massachusetts and I can trace all 10 generations IN THE SAME TOWN back to the mid 1600s!

And a friend of mine with the surname Alden is a direct descendant of the John Alden who was on the Mayflower. He has a couple relics like primitive silverware and cookware that have been passed down through family as relics from the Mayflower.

[alaskapaul3]

Further deviation fun fact: there is still a living member of The Glenn Miller Orchestra 80 years after they broke up named Ray Anthony who is about to turn 103. He later went on to record the Hokey Pokey that we all danced to as kids.

[gregndodgers]

Originally Posted by piecesofthegame

While this is interesting ,it’s probably not as unusual as you think. I have traced my genealogy back about 10 generations to the first immigrant who came over about 10-15 years after the Mayflower (1620). This original immigrant with the Brigham surname settled around Marlboro Massachusetts and I can trace all 10 generations IN THE SAME TOWN back to the mid 1600s!

And a friend of mine with the surname Alden is a direct descendant of the John Alden who was on the Mayflower. He has a couple relics like primitive silverware and cookware that have been passed down through family as relics from the Mayflower.

Thanks. Neat stuff!!!

I have done genealogy for the past 25 years or so. Lots of work, but the skills I learned come in handy from time to time!

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

Also, in case anyone is interested, T206 players started dying while the cards were being produced between 1909-11 (Powers, McGann, Nichols, and Joss), and thereafter died at a fairly low annual cadence of no more than 15 players (1947 and 1956) on an annual basis over the next 60-70 years, with 40% (159) dying between 1947 and 1961.

I guess if you were a player in the T206 set, 1947 to 1961 was a nice stretch to get through still alive.


Brian

[parkerj33]

Its not quite connected, but i still have to add the amazing tale of John seymour who in 1956 was on a tv game show discussing how he witnessed lincoln's assassination at Ford's theatre.

https://x.com/HistoryInPics/status/1853147423700566452

[Kidnapped18]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4CCFObSEAU

Originally Posted by parkerj33

Its not quite connected, but i still have to add the amazing tale of John seymour who in 1956 was on a tv game show discussing how he witnessed lincoln's assassination at Ford's theatre.

https://x.com/HistoryInPics/status/1853147423700566452

[Kidnapped18]

Just updated my list

Thanks!

Originally Posted by T206Collector

John Kenney ("Jack") Bastian
Birth: May 10, 1883
Newburgh, NY
Death: June 14, 1959
Newburgh, NY

Harry Sentz
Birth: January 31, 1883
Baltimore, MD
Death: January 8, 1932
Baltimore, MD

James Arthur Westlake
Birth: November 1, 1874
New Jersey
Death: August 31, 1935
Essex, NJ

[Kidnapped18]

Any info on Juan Viola? I have his birth year as 1883 in Havana but no date

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by Kidnapped18

Any info on Juan Viola? I have his birth year as 1883 in Havana but no date

There are some boat travel manifests I was able to find regarding Viola, but nothing that provides any documentation beyond year of birth.