What Kind of Occupation is This?

Hayden Hill Cemetery, 1909–Dallas & Joyce Snider

In my years of research, I constantly learn something new. Numerous occupations of the past century no longer exist, while new ones are created. Examining early death and voter registration records one never knows what might appear. Take the case of Hayden Hill resident, Mable Gallagher. Alas, I have never been able to learn much about her. She died on December 31, 1903 at the tender age of 30 from pneumonia. She is the only personI have ever come across to have an occupation listed as the “sporting life.” She carries another distinction as she was buried in the Hayden Hill Cemetery.

Tim

One thought on “What Kind of Occupation is This?”

  1. “Sporting Life” meant she worked as a prostitute and among the gambling and saloon crowds.

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