Daisy Busch Umbreit

F
Marriage*8 Nov 1937 Winona, Minnesota (MN), United States (US), Principal=George C. Umbreit1 
Last Edited27 Feb 2011

Citations

  1. [S1843] MACO eCounties., Minnesota Official Marriage System - Marriage Index (published on the World Wide Web by MACO).

Marcus Stanley Bushnell

M, (1886 - 1948)
FatherMarcus Stanley Bushnell (c 1838 - )
MotherAbigail Jane Loomis Bushnell (c 1858 - )
Marcus Stanley Bushnell|b. 1886\nd. 1948|p7.htm#i257|Marcus Stanley Bushnell|b. c 1838||Abigail Jane Loomis Bushnell|b. c 1858||||||||||||||
Birth*24 Feb 1886 Worthing, Lincoln, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)1 
Marriage*19 Oct 1909 Worthing, Lincoln, South Dakota (SD), United States (US), Bride=Gertrude Ann Snyder Bushnell2 
Death*4 Sep 1948 McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)1 
Burial*7 Sep 1948 Worthing, Lincoln, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)1 
Note*9 Sep 1948 obituary Lennox (South Dakota) Independent, Thursday 9 September 1948.1 
Biography* Marcus S. "Mark" Bushnell, 1886-1948:
Mark was born on a farm near Worthing. His father was born in Napoli, New York and his mother in Perry, Indiana. Mark attended the country school east of Worthing and later the Sioux Falls Business School. A tall man of stout build with gray eyes and dark hair, Mark grew to manhood and lived his entire life in the area. He and Gertrude lived on the Bushnell homestead for a few years after their marriage and then moved to a farm north of Worthing. In 1933, they moved into Worthing. About 1942, he went to work at the Johnson Oil Station.

Mark, 62, died on a Saturday. Survivors included his widow, one son, one daughter, and two sisters. Funeral services were held on Tuesday at the Congregational church by the Rev. August Hintz of Sioux Falls. Pallbearers were Thomas Quinlan, Ben Schoenmann, Harry Charleton, Chesley Haymond, Jack Devitt, and Thomas Clark. Burial was at Worthing cemetery. 
Last Edited24 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S18] Obituary.
  2. [S292] Memorial Card for Gertrude Bushnell, includes obituary.

Kathleen Mary Byrnes Meister

F, (1921 - 2003)
FatherPatrick Byrnes
MotherMary Clippert Byrnes
Kathleen Mary Byrnes Meister|b. 1921\nd. 2003|p7.htm#i4550|Patrick Byrnes|||Mary Clippert Byrnes|||||||||||||||
Nickname Mickey 
Birth*5 Feb 1921 Winfield Tp, Sauk, Wisconsin (WI), United States (US)1 
Marriage*22 Nov 1939 Reedsburg, Sauk, Wisconsin (WI), United States (US), Groom=Peter Meister2 
Married Name22 Nov 1939 Meister [Byrnes] 
Residence*22 Apr 2000 Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin (WI), United States (US)3 
Death*6 Apr 2003 Alden Meadow Park Health CC, Clinton, Wisconsin (WI), United States (US)4 
Note* obituary - date and paper unknown.4 
Burial*11 Apr 2003 Mount Thabor cemetery, Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin (WI), United States (US)4 
Biography* Kathleen "Mickey" Byrnes Meister, 1921-2003:
The daughter of a farmer, Kathleen was married at age 18 by Eugene Kiernan before witnesses Bernard Byrnes (her brother) and Margaret Kelly. She was employed as an assembler at Warner Electric Brake. Mickey was a member of Saint Jude parish, the Marian Guild, the Rock County Shamrock Club, the Beloit Eagles Lodge No. 557, and the Beloit Moose Lodge No. 191.

Mickey, age 82, died on a Sunday. She was survived by her three daughters, two sons, 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, four sisters, three brothers, one sister-in-law, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, one grandson, and three brothers. The funeral took place on Friday from Saint Jude with the Rev Steve Kortendick officiating. Daley-Murphy-Wisch and Assoc funeral home, 2355 Cranston Road, Beloit was in charge of arrangements. 
Last Edited24 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S936] Sauk county birth record.
  2. [S880] Sauk county marriage record.
  3. [S344] Peter Meister-Kathleen Byrnes Family Group Sheets, received 22 April 2000 from Barbara Twentyman, 2415 Bantry Lane, South San Francisco, CA 94080.
  4. [S18] Obituary.

Catherine Elisabetha Bächle Embser

F, (1815 - 1846)
FatherPaul Bächle (c 1780 - )
MotherMaria Catharina Krumpf ( - b 1835)
Catherine Elisabetha Bächle Embser|b. 1815\nd. 1846|p7.htm#i11624|Paul Bächle|b. c 1780||Maria Catharina Krumpf|d. b 1835||||||||||||||
Birth*May 1815 Vogelbach, Rhein?, Bavaria?, Germany1 
Marriage*22 Nov 1835 Bruchmühlbach, Germany, Groom=Johannes Embser Jr1 
Married Name22 Nov 1835 Embser [Bächle] 
Death*14 Aug 1846 Jägersburg, Rhein, Bavaria, Germany2 

Family

Johannes Embser Jr (23 Sep 1810-)
Children
Last Edited29 Dec 2006

Citations

  1. [S251] Jägersburg civil marriage record.
  2. [S333] Jägersburg civil death record.

Abraham Bär

M
Death*  
Birth*  
Residence* Aarberg, Aarberg, Bern, Switzerland1 
Marriage*1813 Bride=Anna Elisabetha Gerber Bär1 
Last Edited17 Mar 2008

Citations

  1. [S146] Julius Billeter, Gerber Family Record, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Library, Salt Lake City, LDS Film 0528755.

Elisabetha Bögli Gerber Kurius

F, (1840 - )
Death*  
Marriage* Groom=Gottlieb Kurius1 
Married Name Kurius [Bögli] 
Birth*15 Mar 1840 Seeberg, Wangen, Bern, Switzerland 
Marriage*1861 Groom=Friedrich Gerber 
Married Name1861 Gerber [Bögli] 

Family

Friedrich Gerber (7 Apr 1831-27 May 1890)
Children
Last Edited18 Mar 2008

Citations

  1. [S146] Julius Billeter, Gerber Family Record, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Library, Salt Lake City, LDS Film 0528755.

Felix Bögli

M
Death*  
Residence*Nov 1832 Lotzwil, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland1 
Marriage*Nov 1832 Bride=Anna Maria Gerber Bögli1 
Last Edited17 Mar 2008

Citations

  1. [S146] Julius Billeter, Gerber Family Record, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Library, Salt Lake City, LDS Film 0528755.

Anna Maria Bösiger Gerber

F, (1762 - 1816)
Birth*18 Jul 1762 Langenthal?, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland 
Marriage*1 Nov 1782 Groom=Sigmund Gerber 
Married Name1 Nov 1782 Gerber [Bösiger] 
Death*1 Apr 1816  

Family

Sigmund Gerber (23 Mar 1749-1 Nov 1831)
Children
Last Edited29 Dec 2006

Johannes Bösiger

M
Death*  
Birth*  
Residence* Melchnau, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland1 
Marriage*1882 Bride=Maria Gerber Bösiger1 
Last Edited18 Mar 2008

Citations

  1. [S146] Julius Billeter, Gerber Family Record, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Library, Salt Lake City, LDS Film 0528755.

Maria Bösiger Gerber

F, (1855 - )
Death*  
Birth*1 Dec 1855 Untersteckholz, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland 
Marriage*1876 Groom=Johannes Gerber 
Married Name1876 Gerber [Bösiger] 
Last Edited29 Dec 2006

Magdalena Rosina Bürki Gerber

F, (1848 - 1898)
Birth*14 Mar 1848  
Marriage*1869 Groom=Gottfried Gerber 
Married Name1869 Gerber [Bürki] 
Death*8 Nov 1898  

Family

Gottfried Gerber (9 Feb 1846-1 Oct 1924)
Children
Last Edited16 Jan 2007

Anne Carron

F
FatherMr. Carron
Mother(Mrs) (?) Carron
Anne Carron||p7.htm#i16451|Mr. Carron||p7.htm#i16448|(Mrs) (?) Carron||p1.htm#i16449|||||||||||||
RelationshipGreat-grandaunt of Helen Frances Gerber McCarthy.
Last Edited25 Feb 2007

Catherine Carron Clancy

F, (c 1801 - 1884)
FatherMr. Carron
Mother(Mrs) (?) Carron
Catherine Carron Clancy|b. c 1801\nd. 1884|p7.htm#i201|Mr. Carron||p7.htm#i16448|(Mrs) (?) Carron||p1.htm#i16449|||||||||||||
ChartsHelen Gerber ancestors
Glancy/Carron family
RelationshipGreat-grandmother of Helen Frances Gerber McCarthy.
Nickname Kitty 
Birth*c 1801 1 
Marriage*b 1828 Groom=Edward Glancy2 
Married Nameb 1828 Clancy [Carron] 
Death*11 May 1884 Crocknacreevy, Kinawley, Fermanagh, Ireland, Witness=Ellen Martin Clancy1 
Biography* Catherine "Kitty" Carron Clancy, 1801-1884:
The Carrons came to Fermanagh, probably from County Donegal, much earlier than the Clancys. Circa 1830, there were no Carron families in Kinawley parish but there were six Carron families in the neighboring parish of Killesher; James, John, Manus, Philip, William, and Jane. By 1862, the number of Carron families in Killesher had grown from six to eleven: William in Clontyferagh; John, Michael, and Thomas in Drumbrughas; James, John, Joseph, Michael, and Philip in Drumsroohil; James in Mackan Glebe; and Patrick in Trustan Glebe. In addition, there were now two in Kinawley: Cormac in Tiravally Glebe; and Manus in Crocknacreevy. At least two Carrons were sponsors at the christenings of Catherine's children. Anne Carron was listed in 1842, 1844 and 1847. Cormac Carron was listed in 1844. Based on customary naming conventions, Catherine's father may have been James, the name given her second male child. Later male children which may have been named after Carrons include John, Michael, and Joseph. Catherine's only daughter, Catherine, could have been named after her own mother, herself, or both.

Catherine died on a Sunday. She was about 83-years-of-age. No tombstone has been found in either Kinawley or Glenfarne. 

Family

Edward Glancy (c 1800-7 Oct 1865)
Children
Last Edited28 Oct 2009

Citations

  1. [S167] Ireland civil death record.
  2. [S9] Surmised.

Cormac Carron

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FatherMr. Carron
Mother(Mrs) (?) Carron
Cormac Carron||p7.htm#i16450|Mr. Carron||p7.htm#i16448|(Mrs) (?) Carron||p1.htm#i16449|||||||||||||
RelationshipGreat-granduncle of Helen Frances Gerber McCarthy.
Last Edited25 Feb 2007

Mr. Carron

M
Relationship2nd great-grandfather of Helen Frances Gerber McCarthy.
Marriage* Bride=(Mrs) (?) Carron 

Family

(Mrs) (?) Carron
Children
Last Edited25 Feb 2007

Emma Bertha Charpie Gawaux Gerber

F, (1848 - 1919)
Birth*29 Sep 1848  
Marriage*b 1893 Groom=Karl Heinrich Gawaux1 
Married Nameb 1893 Gawaux [Charpie] 
Marriage*1893 Groom=Ernst Gerber 
Married Name1893 Gerber [Charpie] 
Death*18 Jul 1919  
Last Edited18 Mar 2008

Citations

  1. [S146] Julius Billeter, Gerber Family Record, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Library, Salt Lake City, LDS Film 0528755.

Olympe Mathilde Chopard Gerber

F, (1847 - )
Death*  
Birth*13 Jul 1847 Sorvilier, Münster, Bern, Switzerland 
Marriage*1866 Groom=Gottlieb Friedrich Gerber 
Married Name1866 Gerber [Chopard] 

Family

Gottlieb Friedrich Gerber (30 Nov 1833-28 Jun 1885)
Children
Last Edited16 Jan 2007

Anna Christen Gerber

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Death*  
Birth* Wynau, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland 
Marriage*14 Oct 1697 Groom=Niklaus Gerber 
Married Name14 Oct 1697 Gerber [Christen] 

Family

Niklaus Gerber (21 Sep 1673-)
Child
Last Edited29 Dec 2006

Anna Maria Christen Gerber

F, (1747 - 1804)
Birth*1747 Wynau, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland 
Marriage*30 Mar 1770 Groom=Johannes Gerber 
Married Name30 Mar 1770 Gerber [Christen] 
Death*23 Dec 1804  

Family

Johannes Gerber (4 May 1749-4 Dec 1827)
Children
Last Edited29 Dec 2006

Emma Christen Gerber

F, (1862 - )
Death*  
Birth*11 Jul 1862 Ursenbach, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland 
Marriage*1884 Groom=Johannes Gerber 
Married Name1884 Gerber [Christen] 
Last Edited16 Jan 2007

Margaretha Christen Gerber

F, (c 1678 - )
Death*  
Birth*c 1678  
Marriage*b 1700 Groom=Hans Gerber1 
Married Nameb 1700 Gerber [Christen] 

Family

Hans Gerber (14 Jan 1677-)
Child
Last Edited29 Dec 2006

Citations

  1. [S9] Surmised.

Rosina Christen

F, (c 1681 - )
Death*  
Birth*c 1681  
Marriage*b 1703 Groom=Andreas Gerber1 
Married Nameb 1703 Gerber [Christen] 

Family

Andreas Gerber (4 Apr 1680-)
Child
Last Edited29 Dec 2006

Citations

  1. [S9] Surmised.

Paralee Elizabeth Church Gerber

F, (1864 - 1924)
Marriage* Groom=Gottlieb Gerber 
Married Name Gerber [Church] 
Birth*19 Mar 1864 Duck River, Tennessee (TN), United States (US) 
Death*2 Jan 1924  
Last Edited16 Jan 2007

Maria Churt (or Kurt) Gerber

F, (c 1691 - b 1728)
Birth*c 1691  
Marriage*b 1711 Groom=Samuel Gerber1 
Married Nameb 1711 Gerber [Churt] 
Death2a 1720  
Death*b 1728  

Family

Samuel Gerber (12 Apr 1691-)
Children
Last Edited29 Dec 2006

Citations

  1. [S9] Surmised.

Paul Chwipilker

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Death*  
Birth*  
Residence* Bévilard, Münster, Bern, Switzerland1 
Marriage*1890 Bride=Marie Gerber Chwipilker1 
Last Edited18 Mar 2008

Citations

  1. [S146] Julius Billeter, Gerber Family Record, Aarwangen, Bern, Switzerland, Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, LDS Library, Salt Lake City, LDS Film 0528755.

Catherine Clancy

F, (1880 - c 1883)
FatherJoseph Clancy (1850 - 1904)
MotherBridget Agnes O'Reilly Clancy Davis (c 1849 - 1924)
Catherine Clancy|b. 1880\nd. c 1883|p7.htm#i1493|Joseph Clancy|b. 1850\nd. 1904|p8.htm#i207|Bridget Agnes O'Reilly Clancy Davis|b. c 1849\nd. 1924|p97.htm#i1283|Edward Glancy|b. c 1800\nd. 1865|p58.htm#i200|Catherine Carron Clancy|b. c 1801\nd. 1884|p7.htm#i201|Bernard O'Reilly|b. c 1825\nd. c 1886||Bridget Cassidy O'Reilly|b. c 1828||
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Helen Frances Gerber McCarthy.
Birth*1880 New York, New York (NY), United States (US)1 
Death*c 1883 1 
Biography* Catherine Clancy, 1880-ca1883:
Catherine was born in New York City when the family was living at 40th Street & 2nd Avenue. She was christened at a church near there. Catherine was about two-and-half-years-old when she died possibly the result of a fall. 
Last Edited28 Oct 2009

Citations

  1. [S275] John Clancy, Probate File, Clerk of County Court.

Catherine Clancy Leonard

F, (c 1835 - 1912)
FatherEdward Glancy (c 1800 - 1865)
MotherCatherine Carron Clancy (c 1801 - 1884)
Catherine Clancy Leonard|b. c 1835\nd. 1912|p7.htm#i1498|Edward Glancy|b. c 1800\nd. 1865|p58.htm#i200|Catherine Carron Clancy|b. c 1801\nd. 1884|p7.htm#i201|Mr. Glancy||p58.htm#i16452|(Mrs) (?) Glancy||p1.htm#i16453|Mr. Carron||p7.htm#i16448|(Mrs) (?) Carron||p1.htm#i16449|
ChartsGlancy/Carron family
RelationshipGrandaunt of Helen Frances Gerber McCarthy.
Birth*c 1835 Fermanagh, Ireland1 
Marriage*23 Feb 1857 Kinawley, Fermanagh, Ireland, Groom=John Leonard2 
Married Name23 Feb 1857 Leonard [Clancy] 
Death*17 Jul 1912 Abocurragh, Cleenish, Fermanagh, Ireland, Witness=James Farmer3 
Biography* Catherine Clancy Leonard, ca1835-1912:
Catherine was the third born, of nine, from Edward Clancy testimony in brother John's 1918 probate. Her birth year recorded here was calculated from her age as reported in the 1911 census. This maintains the birth order listed in the 1918 probate. Catherine may have been born as early as 1827 (calculated from her age at death on her 1912 death cert). Of course, her older brother James would have had to have been born earlier also. Catherine married John Leonard in the Kinawley village church, County Fermanagh in 1857. No ages, parents, residences or witnesses are listed in the church record. After their marriage, Catherine and John lived in the townland of Abocurragh in Cleenish parish. They had six known children, four girls and two boys. The oldest girl is identified by her marriage. There are christening records in Cleenish for four of the others, two girls and two boys. The four oldest, three girls and one boy, went to the USA. These emigrants all lived in Massachusetts near Boston, two in Worcester, one in Milford, and one in Lynn. Catherine continued to live in the Abocurragh house after husband John died. She is not listed in Abocurragh in the 1911 census but with her daughter and son-in-law, Mary Anne and James Farmer in Gortatole townland, Cleenish parish.

Catherine died at home on a Wednesday of old age. She was 85. Her son-in-law, James Farmer, was the informant on her death record. Catherine's place of burial is not known. Soon after her death, son-in-law James Farmer purchased the farm from the landlord, Hen. G. Archdall. No one ever lived in the house again.

Although there are Leonards in the Cleenish parish today, none have been found that are connected to this John Leonard as of June 1995. The derelict house still stands. 

Family

John Leonard (c 1820-20 Feb 1893)
Children
Last Edited14 Nov 2009

Citations

  1. [S373] 1911 National Census, County Fermanagh, Ireland.
  2. [S315] Kinawley marriage record.
  3. [S167] Ireland civil death record.

Catherine Clancy Popejoy

F, (1914 - 1980)
 
Catherine (Clancy) Popejoy, 1914-1980
FatherJohn Daniel Clancy (1875 - 1952)
MotherLucy Millicent White Clancy (1883 - 1972)
Catherine Clancy Popejoy|b. 1914\nd. 1980|p7.htm#i224|John Daniel Clancy|b. 1875\nd. 1952|p8.htm#i210|Lucy Millicent White Clancy|b. 1883\nd. 1972|p116.htm#i220|Edward Clancy|b. 1838\nd. 1920|p7.htm#i202|Susan A. McNulty Clancy|b. 1852\nd. 1886|p87.htm#i199|Aurelius G. White|b. 1859\nd. 1931||Mary A. Childs White|b. 1859||
Relationship1st cousin of Helen Frances Gerber McCarthy.
Nickname Dolly 
Birth*15 Jan 1914 Riverside, Cook, Illinois (IL), United States (US)1,2 
Married Name Popejoy [Clancy] 
Marriage*14 Jan 1941 Groom=Charley Popejoy3 
Death*27 May 1980 Glen Ellyn, Du Page, Illinois (IL), United States (US)4 
Cremation*29 May 1980 Glen Ellyn, Du Page, Illinois (IL), United States (US)5 
Note*4 Jun 1980 obituary Glen Ellyn (Illinois) News, Wednesday 4 June 1980 s1p19c2.4 
Biography* Catherine "Dolly" Clancy Popejoy, 1914-1980:
Catherine was divorced from Charles Popejoy. Circa 1948, she moved to Glen Ellyn in DuPage County, Illinois. Her son was an associate judge of the 18th Circuit.

Catherine, age 66, of 448 Raintree Court, Apt. 1E, died at home on a Tuesday of a drug overdose. She was survived by two children, a brother, a sister and seven-grandchildren. Private services were held at First Presbyterian church of Glen Ellyn. Memorial donations were requested to the DuPage Pastorial Counseling Center, 535 Forest Avenue, Glen Ellyn. Catherine was cremated at the Elm Lawn Crematory, Elmhurst, Illinois on Thursday. The Leonard funeral home of 565 Duane Street, Glen Ellyn was in charge of arrangements. 
Last Edited28 Oct 2009

Citations

  1. [S166] Social Security Death Index -1998 edition, version 1.31-.
  2. [S224] 1920 Federal Census, Cook County, Illinois.
  3. [S661] Marriage index, http://www.cookcountygenealogy.com/
  4. [S18] Obituary.
  5. [S1682] Illinois coroner's death certificate.

Edward Clancy

M, (1838 - 1920)
 
Edward Clancy, 1838-1920
FatherEdward Glancy (c 1800 - 1865)
MotherCatherine Carron Clancy (c 1801 - 1884)
Edward Clancy|b. 1838\nd. 1920|p7.htm#i202|Edward Glancy|b. c 1800\nd. 1865|p58.htm#i200|Catherine Carron Clancy|b. c 1801\nd. 1884|p7.htm#i201|Mr. Glancy||p58.htm#i16452|(Mrs) (?) Glancy||p1.htm#i16453|Mr. Carron||p7.htm#i16448|(Mrs) (?) Carron||p1.htm#i16449|
ChartsHelen Gerber ancestors
Glancy/Carron family
McNulty/Tracy family
Clancy/McNulty family
RelationshipGrandfather of Helen Frances Gerber McCarthy.
Birth*Dec 1838 Clonliffe, Kinawley, Fermanagh, Ireland1,2 
Christening23 Dec 1838 Kinawley, Fermanagh, Ireland2 
Anecdote*13 Oct 1865 (letter from brother Peter - 4 pages)
Marriage*2 Sep 1871 Saint Patrick's, Hartland Tp, McHenry, Illinois (IL), United States (US), Bride=Susan Ann McNulty Clancy, priest=John Carroll Rev, Witness=D. W. Nowlan, Witness=Margaret Prior3 
Death*14 Aug 1920 Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois (IL), United States (US)4 
Burial*17 Aug 1920 Calvary Cemetery, Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois (IL), United States (US)4,5 
Note*19 Aug 1920 obituary Woodstock (Illinois) Sentinel Thursday 19 August 1920 p12c1.1 
Biography* Edward Clancy, 1838-1920:
The fifth of nine children, Edward claimed that he was born the "night of the big wind" in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. This made for a good story, and there was, in fact, a horrific windstorm in County Fermanagh on 6 January 1939. However, according to Kinawley church records, Edward was christened two-weeks earlier on the 23rd of December in 1938. Edward's christening took place at the parish church in the village of Kinawley in County Fermanagh and was sponsored by Philip Dolan and Kitty M'Grath. The church building in which that sacrament was performed has since been replaced.

As he had with the story about his birth, Edward often time-fixed past events in his own life by relating them to other historical or newsworthy events. As in ... "that was the year that so-and-so ran for President." Alas, like with the story of his birth, these rememberances have not proven to be very accurate. Further, Edward's memory of dates hasn't proven to be much better. A case in point is his immigration to the U.S.A. and subsequent naturalization. Edward filed a declaration of his intention to become a citizen of the United States with the Clerk of Circuit Court at Woodstock in McHenry County on 13 June 1868. In this declaration, he declared that he left Liverpool, England on or about the 12th of June in 1863, arriving at the Port of New York in July. Edward was granted citizenship on the 19th of October in the same year that he declared; i.e., 1868.

If the U.S. laws governing naturalization were followed, Edward arrived in the United States at least five-years before naturalization; i.e., before 19 October 1863. This corresponds with his date of arrival as certified in his declaration of intent. However, he has not been found on any passenger list under a name even close to "Edward Clancy" and at an age that is plausible. It seems likely that Edward would remember the time of year he arrived - at least the season if not the month - even if he incorrectly remembered the year. But, the only Edward Clancy found in the passenger lists searched to date, that is plausible, not only crossed the great pond in October instead of June/July but crossed it in 1864 - not 1863 or earlier. If this Edward Clancy, who arrived at the Port of New York on 25 October 1864 aboard the "Belle Wood" is ours, then he apparently was not yet eligible for citizenship on the date that he actually recieved it. The declaration was sworn to by Edward before the Clerk of the Circuit Court. The application for citizenship included an affadavit from a John Donnelly attesting to the fact that he, John Donnelly, had known Edward Clancy for five-years-or-more and that during that time Edward had resided in the country continuously. Perhaps the declaration, application and affifavit were all the proof the judge required.

Edward, however, took citizenship and its responsibilities very seriously. He once cut short a trip to New York City so he could return home and vote in a party primary. And although Edward never learned to read or write, he was able to sign his name to his declaration of intent and citizenship papers.

In 1865, he received a letter from his brother Peter in Ireland with the news that their father had died. To whom this letter was posted or how it came to be in the possession of Edward is unknown.

When Edward came to McHenry County, following two brothers who had settled there eight years earlier, he took up residence in Woodstock and was employed as a gardener. After his marriage in 1871, he graduated from gardening to farming and rented a succession of farms in the area. First, he farmed 160 acres in section 31 of Hebron Township on what was later called the Foreman farm. Then, he spent time on the 120 acre Lambert farm in section 21 of Hartland Township. Circa 1880, he moved to what was called, in 1920, the William McGraw farm in Richmond Township, staying there for seventeen years.

Edward's wife Susan died a week after giving birth in 1886. The newborn was raised by a neighbor.6 Edward raised the other seven by himself. At the time his wife died, the seven ranged in age from two to thirteen. Susan McNulty's funeral was held from the church in Richmond and she was buried in the cemetery next to the church (this according to her obituary). However, at some point, Edward purchased a large 10-grave plot in Calvary cemetery in Woodstock where a large tombstone has been erected to honor Susan (no tombstone is erected in the Richmond cemetery). According to the Calvary sexton records at Saint Marys in Woodstock, Susan is interred in this plot along with Edward himself and four of their sons. Saint Mary's records don't list occupants for the other four graves. The records are known to be incomplete but Susan's parents are probably in two of them. Both of their obituaries list Calvary as their burial places and there is no other record of their burials.

In 1889, Edward joined the Modern Woodmen of America, a popular fraternal life insurance society. He was a member of Camp 229 located in Woodstock, Illinois. Upon his death in 1920, the $2000 benefit was divided between children, Edward, T. Hugh, John, Martha and Mary. In December of 1897, at the age of 59 and 33 years after arriving in the Colonies, Edward bought a farm in Section 30 of Hebron township. He bought land from Albert C Manley on 1 Dec 1897, from Franklin Baird on 13 May 1898 and from Wm. J. Austin on 31 May 1898. By the end of that time, Edward had acquired a total of 130 acres in two parcels. The larger parcel of 90 acres included the Mauley homestead. He paid $6776 total for the properties.

On 30 November 1907, Edward bought a house in Harvard City. The house, at 302 West Burbank between 2nd and 3rd, was built about 1900 and still stands. According to one of the current owners (in 2002), Bob Dapper, the house has never had additions, either added or removed, and has never been remuddled on the inside. Edward owned the house for almost six-years. We don't know who lived in the Harvard house. Edward apparently did not. He sold the house on 14 August 1913 for $3400 and is listed as a resident of Harvard at the sale. That's the first time since he bought the farm in 1897 that his residence is not listed as Hebron. He apparently continued to live in Harvard for another two years after the sale. Best guess - sometime after the marriage of his daughter Mary, Edward left the farm to live with his daughter Susan and her husband Frank Behringer in Harvard and then moved, with them, to Woodstock during 1915.

On 16 February 1915, Edward sold the farm for $16,375 except for a small piece which he sold on 21 December of that year for $175. He took back a mortgage on the farm, the interest from which helped finance his retirement. We don't know who operated the farm in the growing season between son Joseph's death in 1913 and the sale. Maybe Edward didn't like being a londlord. On 9 September 1915, Edward signed a will leaving his estate to his six children and to the three children of his deceased son Joseph. He left $1000 to son Edward, $2000 to daughter Susan Behringer, $3000 to daughter Martha Haley, $3500 to daughter Mary Gerber, $3500 to son John, $3250 to son T. Hugh, and $3750 to the three children of his deceased son Joseph. His son T. Hugh was appointed executor.

In 1916, Edward's brother John died in South Dakota. John left part of his estate to a brother Joseph who had come to the United States in 1868. Joseph's last known address was in New York City. Seventy-seven-year-old Edward Clancy traveled from his home in Woodstock, Illinois to New York to look for his brother whom he had not seen in 45 years. His son Terence Hugh accompanied him. They stayed for a week or more at 487 Lexington Avenue while they searched, unsuccessfully, for the missing brother. Edward was named in his brother John Clancy's will to a receive a one-third interest in the brother's 160-acre farm in Lynn Township, Lincoln County, South Dakota. On 5 July 1919, Edward sold his one-third interest in the farm to twins Fred and Henry Gerber of Worthing for $12,000.7

In the spring of 1917, Edward went to live with son Hugh in Chicago for a few months while daughter Martha in Woodstock was giving birth to a son. In 1919, Edward moved to the Resthaven sanitorium in Elgin, Illinois.

He died on a Saturday while visiting his daughter, Mrs. C.A. Haley, at her Judd Street home in Woodstock's 3rd Ward. The cause of death was old age. Arteria sclerosis, with which he had been afflicted for 15 years, was a contributory cause. He was survived by six of his eight children. Funeral services were held on Tuesday from Saint Mary's in Woodstock with the Rev. Keenan of Harvard assisting at the funeral mass. Pall bearers were Thomas Lawler, W. T. Slavin, Thomas O'Halleran, R. D. Croak, Timothy Leonard and George B. Haley. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Woodstock next to his wife, Susan McNulty. Others who attended from out of town were: M/M P. H. Haley, Mrs. J. P. Sullivan, Thomas & Peter Keenan, M/M John J. Clancy and Mrs. T. C. Nolan (all of Chicago); George B. Haley (Des Plaines); Mrs. George Meyers (Richmond) (Edward's former teacher); M/M A. J. Cole (Hebron); and Miss Nellie A. Kearns of New York City (Edward's niece).

We have made a number of trips to Counties Fermanagh and Leitrim in attempts to connect Edward Clancy more closely to our Irish roots. On one of these trips a Clancy cousin in Kinwaley put us onto a Clancy man living in a nursing home in Enniskillen where she worked. We went to visit this delightful gentleman and although we could not establish a family connection, the picture he graciously allowed us to take shows a marked resemblance to Edward.

Family

Susan Ann McNulty Clancy (26 Dec 1852-20 Mar 1886)
Children
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Citations

  1. [S18] Obituary.
  2. [S274] Kinawley christening record.
  3. [S159] McHenry county marriage record.
  4. [S66] McHenry county death record.
  5. [S265] Cemetery record, Calvary Cemetery, Woodstock, Illinois; Woodstock records at Saint Mary's.
  6. The neighbor was Michael O'Brien of Alden and his second wife, Mary Nolan. This family was closely related to the Clancys. Michael's daughter by his first wife, Isabelle O'Brien, married John J. Clancy. John J. was a son of Mary Nolan's sister Catherine and Edward Clancy's brother James.
  7. Recorded in Lincoln County Book 28 of Deeds, page 401.

Edward Aaron Clancy Jr

M, (1872 - 1961)
 
Edward A. Clancy, 1872-1961
FatherEdward Clancy (1838 - 1920)
MotherSusan Ann McNulty Clancy (1852 - 1886)
Edward Aaron Clancy Jr|b. 1872\nd. 1961|p7.htm#i208|Edward Clancy|b. 1838\nd. 1920|p7.htm#i202|Susan Ann McNulty Clancy|b. 1852\nd. 1886|p87.htm#i199|Edward Glancy|b. c 1800\nd. 1865|p58.htm#i200|Catherine Carron Clancy|b. c 1801\nd. 1884|p7.htm#i201|Hugh McNulty|b. 1820\nd. 1903|p87.htm#i197|Isabella Tracy McNulty|b. 1819\nd. 1907|p109.htm#i198|
ChartsClancy/McNulty family
RelationshipUncle of Helen Frances Gerber McCarthy.
Birth*6 Apr 1872 Richmond, McHenry, Illinois (IL), United States (US)1 
Marriage*30 Jan 1913 Bride=Sarah A. Curry Clancy 
Death*29 Aug 1961 St.Joseph's Hospital, Elgin, Kane, Illinois (IL), United States (US)1 
Note* obituary - date and newspaper unknown1 
Burial*1 Sep 1961 Calvary Cemetery, Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois (IL), United States (US)2,1 
Biography* Edward Clancy, 1872-1961:
Edward was probably born in Hebron Township and not in Richmond. As a young man, he worked as a farm laborer on the Will Hooper farm in Alden. Later Edward lived and worked in Woodstock and in Carpentersville in Kane County. Still later, he worked as a laborer in a butter factory in Elgin. Lastly, Edward was employed by the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin Railroad. He and his wife rented an apartment in his in-law's house at 133 Oak Street in Elgin. They were living at 535 Hendee Street, Elgin at the time of his death.

Edward, age 89, died on a Tuesday night after a week's illness. He was survived by his wife and three sisters. Edward had been an Elgin resident for 48 years (since 1913). His funeral was held on Friday from the O'Connor funeral home and then from Saint Mary's church in Elgin. 
Last Edited28 Oct 2009

Citations

  1. [S18] Obituary.
  2. [S265] Cemetery record, Calvary Cemetery, Woodstock, Illinois; Woodstock records at Saint Mary's.
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