The obituary states he was buried in Old Cathedral Cemetery. The handwritten burial record states he was buried on 19 Mar 1881 in "Mrs. McDivetts Family Vault". I think this was a temporary solution and gave his widow time to purchase a family plot. I think it is possible that when his wife died in 1897, his body was moved to New Cathedral Cemetery and that he is buried with her there.
Obituary in The Times Philadelphia on 17 Mar 1881.
SYLVESTER J. MEGARGEE
Death of One of Philadelphia’s Most Prominent and Respected Merchants
Sylvester J. Megargee, the well-known paper manufacturer and one of the most prominent business men in Philadelphia, died at his residence, 1016 Callowhill Street, yesterday afternoon at twenty minutes of five o’clock. The immediate cause of his death was suffusion of the lungs, causing apoplexy. For nearly a year past he has been more or less ill, and during the past two months he has been almost entirely confined to his house. His death was sudden, though not wholly unexpected.
Sylvester Jacob Megargee has been in active business life almost from boyhood. He was born at Rising Sun, Philadelphia County, on the 14th of September, 1819, and was, therefore, in the sixty-second year of his age. His parents were Jacob and Tacy Nanna Megargee, old residents of the county. He received a good common school education, and upon his father’s death, which occurred when he was about fifteen years of age, he began work as a calico printer. Two years later he entered an apprenticeship to learn the trade of a brass founder. At this work he remained until 1836, when he reached the turning point of his life.
He was now seventeen years of age and in that year set out for Grear County, Illinois, where he was employed by the firm of Pegram, Yates, Rogers & Co., who were engaged in an extensive trade as general merchants. He remained there until 1840, when he returned to Philadelphia. From that time forth Sylvester J. Megargee’s history has been linked with the history of the Quaker City.
Immediately upon his return he established himself as a paper merchant in a small way, at first beginning business on Strawberry Street. In 1842 he began the manufacture of paper and started a mill known as the “Doe Run Mill”, in Chester County. The business prospered. Meantime he had taken into partnership two of his brothers, and the modest establishment on Strawberry Street had grown to be an extensive house on Commerce Street.
In 1861 he, with his brother Irwin, who died a little over a year ago, retired from the firm, which was conducted by the other brother, Theodore. In 1869 he again became connected with the firm of Megargee Brothers, his brother Theodore and Patrick Doyle being in partnership with him. At this time, he occupied a most prominent position in the city as one of its most successful merchants and manufacturers, and in all the remarkable development of the paper industry in the country, he had borne a leading part.
He was for a time president of the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Passenger Railway Company, in which he was a large stockholder. In 1877 he retired from the paper business finally, but continued to be occupied with business in which he was financially interested. In the former pursuit he had been eminently successful. The firm that had started in the paper business on small capital had eventually come to control the products of no less than four large mills – the Nonautum, at Newark, Delaware; Spring Lawn, at Louisville, Chester County; Madeira, also in Chester County, and the Leeds, at Elkton, Maryland.
At the time of his death Mr. Megargee was treasurer of the American District Telegraph Company, director of the United States Fertilizing Company and of the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Passenger Railway Company. He was also the projector of the famous Sewage Utilization Company. At one time he was a director of the Pennsylvania Gas Company and on one occasion denounced the management roundly in meeting for certain shortcomings. In a public capacity he also figured with distinction. He represented the city for a while in the Pennsylvania Railroad Directorship at its own solicitation.
Few men have lived a more active life. The deceased leaves a wife and several sons, all of whom have reached man’s estate and have made their mark in different pursuits and professions. The funeral will take place on Saturday morning, when a Solemn High Mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Assumption, on Spring Garden Street, below Twelfth, into the membership of which the deceased entered a short time before his death.
Funeral Notice in the Philadelphia Inquirer on 21 Mar 1881.
The Last Sad Rites
The funeral service of the late Sylvester J. Megargee took place on Saturday last, at the Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, below Twelfth. The remains were laid out at half-past eight o’clock in the morning, at his late residence, No. 1016 Callowhill Street, and were viewed b y a large number of his friends.
The body was placed in a hearse at half-past ten o’clock and conveyed to the church, which was heavily draped in black. A solemn requiem mass was sung, the following priests officiating: Celebrant, Rev. J. A. Wagner; Deacon, Rev. A. D. Filan; Sub-Deacon, Rev. P. G. Wynne. The music was rendered by the choir, under the direction of Mr. Joseph Jacob.
The following clergymen were also in the sanctuary: Revs. P. A. Stanton, D.D.O. S. A.; Peter Crane, O S. A.; and M. Filan. The sermon was preached by Rev. A. D. Filan.
The pall-bearers were Judge Briggs, Clayton French, Richard Smith, Luther Martin, Edward Morris, Frank McLaughlin, Henry Besent and E. R. Curtis.
The remains were interred at the old Cathedral Cemetery.
Obituary in The Times Philadelphia on 17 Mar 1881.
SYLVESTER J. MEGARGEE
Death of One of Philadelphia’s Most Prominent and Respected Merchants
Sylvester J. Megargee, the well-known paper manufacturer and one of the most prominent business men in Philadelphia, died at his residence, 1016 Callowhill Street, yesterday afternoon at twenty minutes of five o’clock. The immediate cause of his death was suffusion of the lungs, causing apoplexy. For nearly a year past he has been more or less ill, and during the past two months he has been almost entirely confined to his house. His death was sudden, though not wholly unexpected.
Sylvester Jacob Megargee has been in active business life almost from boyhood. He was born at Rising Sun, Philadelphia County, on the 14th of September, 1819, and was, therefore, in the sixty-second year of his age. His parents were Jacob and Tacy Nanna Megargee, old residents of the county. He received a good common school education, and upon his father’s death, which occurred when he was about fifteen years of age, he began work as a calico printer. Two years later he entered an apprenticeship to learn the trade of a brass founder. At this work he remained until 1836, when he reached the turning point of his life.
He was now seventeen years of age and in that year set out for Grear County, Illinois, where he was employed by the firm of Pegram, Yates, Rogers & Co., who were engaged in an extensive trade as general merchants. He remained there until 1840, when he returned to Philadelphia. From that time forth Sylvester J. Megargee’s history has been linked with the history of the Quaker City.
Immediately upon his return he established himself as a paper merchant in a small way, at first beginning business on Strawberry Street. In 1842 he began the manufacture of paper and started a mill known as the “Doe Run Mill”, in Chester County. The business prospered. Meantime he had taken into partnership two of his brothers, and the modest establishment on Strawberry Street had grown to be an extensive house on Commerce Street.
In 1861 he, with his brother Irwin, who died a little over a year ago, retired from the firm, which was conducted by the other brother, Theodore. In 1869 he again became connected with the firm of Megargee Brothers, his brother Theodore and Patrick Doyle being in partnership with him. At this time, he occupied a most prominent position in the city as one of its most successful merchants and manufacturers, and in all the remarkable development of the paper industry in the country, he had borne a leading part.
He was for a time president of the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Passenger Railway Company, in which he was a large stockholder. In 1877 he retired from the paper business finally, but continued to be occupied with business in which he was financially interested. In the former pursuit he had been eminently successful. The firm that had started in the paper business on small capital had eventually come to control the products of no less than four large mills – the Nonautum, at Newark, Delaware; Spring Lawn, at Louisville, Chester County; Madeira, also in Chester County, and the Leeds, at Elkton, Maryland.
At the time of his death Mr. Megargee was treasurer of the American District Telegraph Company, director of the United States Fertilizing Company and of the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Passenger Railway Company. He was also the projector of the famous Sewage Utilization Company. At one time he was a director of the Pennsylvania Gas Company and on one occasion denounced the management roundly in meeting for certain shortcomings. In a public capacity he also figured with distinction. He represented the city for a while in the Pennsylvania Railroad Directorship at its own solicitation.
Few men have lived a more active life. The deceased leaves a wife and several sons, all of whom have reached man’s estate and have made their mark in different pursuits and professions. The funeral will take place on Saturday morning, when a Solemn High Mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Assumption, on Spring Garden Street, below Twelfth, into the membership of which the deceased entered a short time before his death.
Funeral Notice in the Philadelphia Inquirer on 21 Mar 1881.
The Last Sad Rites
The funeral service of the late Sylvester J. Megargee took place on Saturday last, at the Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, below Twelfth. The remains were laid out at half-past eight o’clock in the morning, at his late residence, No. 1016 Callowhill Street, and were viewed b y a large number of his friends.
The body was placed in a hearse at half-past ten o’clock and conveyed to the church, which was heavily draped in black. A solemn requiem mass was sung, the following priests officiating: Celebrant, Rev. J. A. Wagner; Deacon, Rev. A. D. Filan; Sub-Deacon, Rev. P. G. Wynne. The music was rendered by the choir, under the direction of Mr. Joseph Jacob.
The following clergymen were also in the sanctuary: Revs. P. A. Stanton, D.D.O. S. A.; Peter Crane, O S. A.; and M. Filan. The sermon was preached by Rev. A. D. Filan.
The pall-bearers were Judge Briggs, Clayton French, Richard Smith, Luther Martin, Edward Morris, Frank McLaughlin, Henry Besent and E. R. Curtis.
The remains were interred at the old Cathedral Cemetery.
The obituary states he was buried in Old Cathedral Cemetery. The handwritten burial record states he was buried on 19 Mar 1881 in "Mrs. McDivetts Family Vault". I think this was a temporary solution and gave his widow time to purchase a family plot. I think it is possible that when his wife died in 1897, his body was moved to New Cathedral Cemetery and that he is buried with her there.
Obituary in The Times Philadelphia on 17 Mar 1881.
SYLVESTER J. MEGARGEE
Death of One of Philadelphia’s Most Prominent and Respected Merchants
Sylvester J. Megargee, the well-known paper manufacturer and one of the most prominent business men in Philadelphia, died at his residence, 1016 Callowhill Street, yesterday afternoon at twenty minutes of five o’clock. The immediate cause of his death was suffusion of the lungs, causing apoplexy. For nearly a year past he has been more or less ill, and during the past two months he has been almost entirely confined to his house. His death was sudden, though not wholly unexpected.
Sylvester Jacob Megargee has been in active business life almost from boyhood. He was born at Rising Sun, Philadelphia County, on the 14th of September, 1819, and was, therefore, in the sixty-second year of his age. His parents were Jacob and Tacy Nanna Megargee, old residents of the county. He received a good common school education, and upon his father’s death, which occurred when he was about fifteen years of age, he began work as a calico printer. Two years later he entered an apprenticeship to learn the trade of a brass founder. At this work he remained until 1836, when he reached the turning point of his life.
He was now seventeen years of age and in that year set out for Grear County, Illinois, where he was employed by the firm of Pegram, Yates, Rogers & Co., who were engaged in an extensive trade as general merchants. He remained there until 1840, when he returned to Philadelphia. From that time forth Sylvester J. Megargee’s history has been linked with the history of the Quaker City.
Immediately upon his return he established himself as a paper merchant in a small way, at first beginning business on Strawberry Street. In 1842 he began the manufacture of paper and started a mill known as the “Doe Run Mill”, in Chester County. The business prospered. Meantime he had taken into partnership two of his brothers, and the modest establishment on Strawberry Street had grown to be an extensive house on Commerce Street.
In 1861 he, with his brother Irwin, who died a little over a year ago, retired from the firm, which was conducted by the other brother, Theodore. In 1869 he again became connected with the firm of Megargee Brothers, his brother Theodore and Patrick Doyle being in partnership with him. At this time, he occupied a most prominent position in the city as one of its most successful merchants and manufacturers, and in all the remarkable development of the paper industry in the country, he had borne a leading part.
He was for a time president of the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Passenger Railway Company, in which he was a large stockholder. In 1877 he retired from the paper business finally, but continued to be occupied with business in which he was financially interested. In the former pursuit he had been eminently successful. The firm that had started in the paper business on small capital had eventually come to control the products of no less than four large mills – the Nonautum, at Newark, Delaware; Spring Lawn, at Louisville, Chester County; Madeira, also in Chester County, and the Leeds, at Elkton, Maryland.
At the time of his death Mr. Megargee was treasurer of the American District Telegraph Company, director of the United States Fertilizing Company and of the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Passenger Railway Company. He was also the projector of the famous Sewage Utilization Company. At one time he was a director of the Pennsylvania Gas Company and on one occasion denounced the management roundly in meeting for certain shortcomings. In a public capacity he also figured with distinction. He represented the city for a while in the Pennsylvania Railroad Directorship at its own solicitation.
Few men have lived a more active life. The deceased leaves a wife and several sons, all of whom have reached man’s estate and have made their mark in different pursuits and professions. The funeral will take place on Saturday morning, when a Solemn High Mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Assumption, on Spring Garden Street, below Twelfth, into the membership of which the deceased entered a short time before his death.
Funeral Notice in the Philadelphia Inquirer on 21 Mar 1881.
The Last Sad Rites
The funeral service of the late Sylvester J. Megargee took place on Saturday last, at the Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, below Twelfth. The remains were laid out at half-past eight o’clock in the morning, at his late residence, No. 1016 Callowhill Street, and were viewed b y a large number of his friends.
The body was placed in a hearse at half-past ten o’clock and conveyed to the church, which was heavily draped in black. A solemn requiem mass was sung, the following priests officiating: Celebrant, Rev. J. A. Wagner; Deacon, Rev. A. D. Filan; Sub-Deacon, Rev. P. G. Wynne. The music was rendered by the choir, under the direction of Mr. Joseph Jacob.
The following clergymen were also in the sanctuary: Revs. P. A. Stanton, D.D.O. S. A.; Peter Crane, O S. A.; and M. Filan. The sermon was preached by Rev. A. D. Filan.
The pall-bearers were Judge Briggs, Clayton French, Richard Smith, Luther Martin, Edward Morris, Frank McLaughlin, Henry Besent and E. R. Curtis.
The remains were interred at the old Cathedral Cemetery.
Obituary in The Times Philadelphia on 17 Mar 1881.
SYLVESTER J. MEGARGEE
Death of One of Philadelphia’s Most Prominent and Respected Merchants
Sylvester J. Megargee, the well-known paper manufacturer and one of the most prominent business men in Philadelphia, died at his residence, 1016 Callowhill Street, yesterday afternoon at twenty minutes of five o’clock. The immediate cause of his death was suffusion of the lungs, causing apoplexy. For nearly a year past he has been more or less ill, and during the past two months he has been almost entirely confined to his house. His death was sudden, though not wholly unexpected.
Sylvester Jacob Megargee has been in active business life almost from boyhood. He was born at Rising Sun, Philadelphia County, on the 14th of September, 1819, and was, therefore, in the sixty-second year of his age. His parents were Jacob and Tacy Nanna Megargee, old residents of the county. He received a good common school education, and upon his father’s death, which occurred when he was about fifteen years of age, he began work as a calico printer. Two years later he entered an apprenticeship to learn the trade of a brass founder. At this work he remained until 1836, when he reached the turning point of his life.
He was now seventeen years of age and in that year set out for Grear County, Illinois, where he was employed by the firm of Pegram, Yates, Rogers & Co., who were engaged in an extensive trade as general merchants. He remained there until 1840, when he returned to Philadelphia. From that time forth Sylvester J. Megargee’s history has been linked with the history of the Quaker City.
Immediately upon his return he established himself as a paper merchant in a small way, at first beginning business on Strawberry Street. In 1842 he began the manufacture of paper and started a mill known as the “Doe Run Mill”, in Chester County. The business prospered. Meantime he had taken into partnership two of his brothers, and the modest establishment on Strawberry Street had grown to be an extensive house on Commerce Street.
In 1861 he, with his brother Irwin, who died a little over a year ago, retired from the firm, which was conducted by the other brother, Theodore. In 1869 he again became connected with the firm of Megargee Brothers, his brother Theodore and Patrick Doyle being in partnership with him. At this time, he occupied a most prominent position in the city as one of its most successful merchants and manufacturers, and in all the remarkable development of the paper industry in the country, he had borne a leading part.
He was for a time president of the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Passenger Railway Company, in which he was a large stockholder. In 1877 he retired from the paper business finally, but continued to be occupied with business in which he was financially interested. In the former pursuit he had been eminently successful. The firm that had started in the paper business on small capital had eventually come to control the products of no less than four large mills – the Nonautum, at Newark, Delaware; Spring Lawn, at Louisville, Chester County; Madeira, also in Chester County, and the Leeds, at Elkton, Maryland.
At the time of his death Mr. Megargee was treasurer of the American District Telegraph Company, director of the United States Fertilizing Company and of the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Streets Passenger Railway Company. He was also the projector of the famous Sewage Utilization Company. At one time he was a director of the Pennsylvania Gas Company and on one occasion denounced the management roundly in meeting for certain shortcomings. In a public capacity he also figured with distinction. He represented the city for a while in the Pennsylvania Railroad Directorship at its own solicitation.
Few men have lived a more active life. The deceased leaves a wife and several sons, all of whom have reached man’s estate and have made their mark in different pursuits and professions. The funeral will take place on Saturday morning, when a Solemn High Mass will be celebrated at the Church of the Assumption, on Spring Garden Street, below Twelfth, into the membership of which the deceased entered a short time before his death.
Funeral Notice in the Philadelphia Inquirer on 21 Mar 1881.
The Last Sad Rites
The funeral service of the late Sylvester J. Megargee took place on Saturday last, at the Church of the Assumption, Spring Garden Street, below Twelfth. The remains were laid out at half-past eight o’clock in the morning, at his late residence, No. 1016 Callowhill Street, and were viewed b y a large number of his friends.
The body was placed in a hearse at half-past ten o’clock and conveyed to the church, which was heavily draped in black. A solemn requiem mass was sung, the following priests officiating: Celebrant, Rev. J. A. Wagner; Deacon, Rev. A. D. Filan; Sub-Deacon, Rev. P. G. Wynne. The music was rendered by the choir, under the direction of Mr. Joseph Jacob.
The following clergymen were also in the sanctuary: Revs. P. A. Stanton, D.D.O. S. A.; Peter Crane, O S. A.; and M. Filan. The sermon was preached by Rev. A. D. Filan.
The pall-bearers were Judge Briggs, Clayton French, Richard Smith, Luther Martin, Edward Morris, Frank McLaughlin, Henry Besent and E. R. Curtis.
The remains were interred at the old Cathedral Cemetery.
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