Edward Cosgrove (1853-1888), Frances Hoart Poth's maternal grandfather, "killed by the cars"

 Edward Cosgrove (1853, New York City - November 29, 1888, Olathe Kansas) 

Early youth in New York City: 

Edward's parents, Terrance Cosgrove (1816-1882) and Mary Vallely (?) (abt. 1813-1894),  were from Ireland, and settled in New York City.  Edward was the middle child of three children, and his father was a "mat manufacturer." 

Move to Kansas: 

By 1865, when Edward ("Eddy") was 12 years old, the family had moved from New York City to Olathe, Kansas, to farm.  

In 1880 he is 27, living with his parents, sister, and nephew, and "laboring on a farm."  

Marriage and family: 

Edward married Emma Ryan (1856 - 1900) in Olathe on May 9, 1882.  From the Kansas Patron: 

The couple had two daughters, Jessie and Katherine. 

I have been unable to locate any information about Edward's working life.  

Tragic death: 

Edward died tragically, on November 29, 1888, leaving a young widow and two young daughters, 5 and 3 years old.  

His death was gruesome: 

From Olathe Mirror, December 6, 1888: 

Sources:

1860. 1870. 1880 census 

Kansas state censuses

Kansas county marriage records 

Newspapers dot com 

Cynthia Poth Nanto family tree on Ancestry dot com