HARRY MACKEY, Galion, Ohio.
One of the popular Erie engineers of Galion, Ohio, is Harry Mackey, who was born in that city on June 25, 1859, being the son of James Mackey, a contractor and carpenter. After leaving school Mr. Mackey worked as a butcher for a number of years, taking service with the Erie in June, 1883, as a fireman, and being promoted to engineer in December, 1886, since which time he has pulled through freight.
He was married September 29, 1881, to Miss Katie Pfeffer, daughter of Fred Pfeffer of Crestline, Ohio, an old employe of the Big Four. Mr. Mackey belongs to the B. of L. E., Junior Order of American Mechanics, and the Sons and Daughters of Liberty. He owns fine property in Galion and is highly respected by all.
Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.
From the November, 1914 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
Engineer Harry Mackey was one of 42 active and retired engineers invited to a chicken dinner given at Galion, OH by Cincinnati Division engineer John Cronenwett for those Division engineers who did not move from Galion, OH to Marion, OH when the Division headquarters were moved there beginning in 1912. Click here for more on the festivities.
From the August, 1928 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
Badges for 40 years' membership in Division 16, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, were given these Erie engineers the other day at Marion where the veterans and their friends exchanged greetings at a dinner in their honor. The engineers are F.E. Smythe, who continues in active service between Marion and Dayton; Sam Jones, retired and now serving as a crossing watchman; and Harry Mackey, living in retirement. Friends gathered for the festive occasion from Marion, Galion, Cleveland, Dayton, Huntington, Kent, Youngstown and Akron. Felicitations came from C.H. Collins of Hornell, general chairman of the BLE for the Erie system, and J. Frank Walker, ex-Erie engineer, now at Brotherhood headquarters in Cleveland. The ladies of the Brotherhood Auxiliary did themselves proud in their culinary arrangements and a good time was had by all.
From the March, 1935 issue of Erie Railroad Magazine:
Harry Mackey, 76, retired Erie Engineer, died at his home, 361 S. Market Street, Galion, Jan. 15th (1935). He was born June 24, 1859 in Galion to James Mackey and Mary Pensinger. He is survived by his widow, Anna. Burial was at Galion on Jan. 17, 1935. (The death certificate is available online at FamilySearch.org).