Arthur C. Agan

1867 - 1945  (77 years)

• Name	Arthur C. Agan  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	Nov 1867	Fayetteville, Onondaga Co., New York, USA   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jul 1945	Fayetteville, Onondaga Co., New York, USA   [4, 5]
  Buried	Aft 22 Jul 1945	Fayetteville Cemetery, Fayetteville, Onondaga Co, New York, USA
  Person ID	I793	Blum Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Hiram C. Agan, Sr.,   b. Nov 1843, New York, USA ,   d. 26 Sep 1918  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eliza J. Colton,   b. Apr 1850, New York, USA ,   d. 3 Jul 1912  (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Abt 1865  [3]
  Family ID	F283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet L. Worden,   b. 1872, New York, USA ,   d. 5 Jul 1944  (Age 72 years)
  Married	Abt 1900  [2]
  Children	1. Hiram C. Agan, III,   b. 14 Dec 1903, Fayetteville Cemetery, Fayetteville, Onondaga Co, New York, USA ,   d. 21 Jun 2001, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA  (Age 97 years)  [natural]   2. Franklin A. Agan,   b. Abt 1915, Onondaga, New York ,   d. Aft 1945  (Age > 31 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F308	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Eagle Bulletin, Fayetteville, N.Y., Friday, July 27, 1945 Rites Wednesday For Arthur Agan, Former Postmaster Local Resident Was Well Known Baseball Player In Early Years Fayetteville--Funeral services for Arthur C. Agan, who died Sunday after a long illness were held Wednesday afternoon at his late home in South Manlius street. Rev. Roy L. Smith, pastor of Fayetteville Methodist church, officiated and burial was made in Fayetteville cemetery. Mr. Agan was born in this village 77 years ago, a son of the late Hiram and Eliza Agan, and had always resided here. In his young manhood he was a well known baseball player in Eastern leagues and was a former postmaster at the local office for 16 years. Before illness forced him to retire, he was superintendent of the Fayetteville cemetery. Mr. Agan began his baseball career on the sand lots of this village, being hired by the late Tobias (Sandy) Griffin and later by George Kantz. He will be remembered as a pitcher for the Old Syracuse Stars. He also pitched for Olean, Bradford and other teams in the Eastern League. With Bert Kinney of Truxton, Mr. Agan was instrumental in starting the late John McGraw, former big league star and manager of the New York Giants, on his baseball career. Mr. Agan is mentioned in McGraw's book on the national game and he was one of the first curve ball pitchers in the game and the first man to perfect an over-hand drop ball. Surviving are two sons, Hiram C. Agan; of North Syracuse, and Franklyn Agan, who is with the armed forces in Berlin, Germany; one grandson, Hiram C. Agan, Jr., one nephew, Arthur W. Agan, of Syracuse; three nieces, Mrs. Herbert Cornett and Mrs. John Wells of this village, and Mrs. Hannah Kuhry, of Syracuse; a brother-in-law, Prof. William J. Gorse, of Syracuse.

  
  

• Sources

  [S23] Federal Census (1870). [S26] Federal Census (1910). [S25] Federal Census (1900). [S35] Headstone/Gravestone (year only). [S79] Obituary.