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Note: Martin first appeared in the U.S. in the 1850 census, living with his father and mother and siblings in Peebles Twp., Allegheny Co., Penna. His parents each were shown as having been born in Ireland; he and his younger sister Catharine where shown as having been born in England; the remaining siblings were listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Based on birth dates of the children, it appears that the family came to the U.S. between 1841 and 1843.
Martin next appeared in the 1860 census as a resident of Cambria County, Conemaugh Borough, Pa. His occupation was listed as coal miner and the value of his personal estate was $40. His first son, Lawrence, was just seven months old and was born in Pennsylvania. In addition, Hannah Dougherty, his wife Grace's mother, was living with them.
By the 1870 census, the Fagan's had added children Mary and Edward, were now living in Lower St. Clair Twp., had a personal estate valued at $150 and real estate valued at $3000.
In 1875 Martin first appeared in the Pittsburgh city directory as a miner living on Ormsby Hill, South Side. Over the next five years he was listed annually as a miner living on Morgan Street, 27th Ward, South Side. The 1880 census found Martin with a new wife Florence who went by the name Alice, son Lawrence now employed as a schoolteacher and living at home, and children Gracie and William(born by Alice) joining Mary and Edward. The census showed that Martin had been unemployed for six months during the census year.
While the 1881 city directory listed Martin as a saloon operator, he must have returned to coal mining in 1882 and combined that occupation with being a grocer until the end of his life. It appears that his widow Alice continued with the grocery business at least into 1915 as she was listed at various times as a grocer, tobacco shop operator, and confectioner.
Martin's death certificate showed that he had lived on Morgan Street for 33 years, having moved there from Johnstown, Pa. He was buried in Saint Peter's Cemetery.
Date of birth calculated from death certificate which showed an age of 61 years, 2 months, and 12 days on date of death, January 5, 1897.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Jan. 17, 1897
FAGAN-On Tuesday, January 5, 1897, at 7 a.m., Martin Fagan, in his 62nd year.
Funeral from his late residence, Morgan Street, Twenty-seventh ward, today at 8 a.m. Requiem mass at St. Canice R.C. church, Knoxville, at 9 a.m. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend.
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