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1920 Census Michigan House of Providence

2010-01-27T21:20:00.002-06:00

Yep,
I know
this look blurry
BUT
when I click on it to enlarge the view
in the next window - - -
it does appear clear enough to read.
The entry I am attempting to publish is for
Raymond Frank Daniels.
His entry is at the bottom of this page.

1920 Census House of Providence

2010-01-09T16:03:00.001-06:00

Public Documents

2010-01-09T14:07:00.000-06:00

It is not unusual for genealogists to keep information regarding the living off the Internet - for obvious reasons.
However, what about the recently departed. Say, in the last thirty or forty years.
I have published death records ca turn of the century [no, I am talking about ca 1900] as well as birth records, marriage records, land records, church records.
I have no qualms about posting my parents death records and/or death notices.
I have yet to publish to the Internet my grandmother's divorce records as I believe these are much too personal to allow all to read.
What about recent real estate transactions, these are public records, should these be published.
Where is the line drawn and what are the exceptions.

MY UNCLE Raymond Frank

2010-01-06T16:18:00.001-06:00

Over the holiday we learned of a new website that would benefit genealogists.
After the hub-bub died down and there was time to play genealogy Debbie and I set down to the computer to search. We surfed, browsed, entered surnames, entered given names and had a high ole time.
As with any Genealogy Research it is not 'til the last few minutes allowed for this activity that you

HIT PAY DIRT ! ! ! ! BINGO ! ! ! ! JACKPOT ! ! ! !
There we were ready to shut 'er down and Deb was going home
and when we came to the 77th individual of 78
we HIT A HOME RUN ! ! ! !

It seems this infant son of Nettie Daniels died at House of Providence.
Further online search found this was a Daughter of Charity established St Vincent Orphan Asylum established ca 1844. A program that provided needs of unwed and/or deserted mothers and their children was established and in 1869 they established care for orphaned children. So that their care provided for services for unmarried mothers, infants and young children.
Around the turn of the century the House of providence converted into a general hospital and apartments for unwed mothers and their children.

So there it was - - - - - - my mother had a younger brother. My Uncle ! ! !

I'm quite certain that this baby boy was named after two of my grandmothers brothers as she and her siblings were very close knit.
Upon further research this 1920 Federal Census reveals more to this short story.

I'd love to read your re-action in my COMMENTS below.
Oh, before you go

be certain to read the post prior to this post.

I’d Like Your Opinion

I'd like your opinion

2010-01-06T14:19:00.004-06:00

There are many online avenues of acquiring public documents - all a treasure trove to us genealogists. Sometime it takes luck, some times persistence, and sometimes even new records being made available.

How current should a public document be when posted online by genealogists?

I'm interested in each of your opinions before I publish new acquisitions.
You can easily leave your thoughts in my COMMENTS using any of the options listed.
If you use Anonymous PLEASE SIGN YOUR NAME so that I know who you are.

Perhaps Twenty-Ten will be the year of MAJOR BREAKTHOUGHS ! ! ! !

Edited:
I'd like to clarify my intent.
By asking 'how current should a public document be when posted to the Internet"
I am referring to the date of this document.
What period of time should elapse between the publicly recorded event
and publishing on an Internet Genealogy Website or Blog.
e.g., How many days, weeks, months, years

Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

2009-08-23T18:15:00.005-05:00

This vintage postcard shows the main building of the Northwestern Branch of National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, opened in Milwaukee (Wood) in 1867

http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2004/spring/soldiers-home.html

for more information

My Grandfather

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was admitted to a U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers as a casuality of war. He was admitted to the home in Milwaukee periodically from 1931 thru 1935. I learned at age forty-six he was five feet nine inches tall; grey eyes; grey hair. I am so thrilled to see his name in print.

Robert Emmett Sheehan 1876-1957

2009-07-23T15:37:00.015-05:00

This excerpt was taken from my research notes on Robert Emmett Sheehan. And as I 'cut and paste' my note all formatting was lost and I'm editing as I go to ease readability;
If you have any comments or questions, please post in the 'Comments'.

I've transcribed these notes from public records verbatim. And, of course, I've included comments of my own in either () or {} or [].

As you read these notes you'll notice:
that Robert has been the member of the family who dealt with the estates of a couple of different kin;
that the surname of Sheehan has been spelled with variation;
that census whether Federal or State often had different versions of an individual's name;
that several listings of individuals show that relationships are unknown;

1880 Federal Census IA Henry Co Tippecanoe Twp
Emmitt age 4/12 - February indicated as birth month

1885 Census IA Des Monies Co Burlington
Ernest age 5

1895 Census IA Des Moines Co Burlington
Arnold age 15

1902 Burlington The Evening Gazette Morning December 08, 1902
Mother's obit: . . . . Emmett of Plattsmouth, Neb

1902 Galesburg, IL City Directory
Sheahan, J. C., supt of bridges Q, r 712 s Academy
Sheahan, W. P., bar tender Dominic Morley, r 174 s Prairie (relationship unknown)

1908 St Joseph Missouri City Directory
Sheehan, Robert E., supt of of bridges CB&Q Ry., r. 1004 S. 11th
[Checked directories for 1898, 99, 1900, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09 and 10.]

Ron and I drove past this address June 1999.

We began our search down 1lth at 200 North, everything looked promising as the neighborhoods were intact, that is until we reached intersection of 11th and Lafayette. Just where 1004 South 11th should be there was only an empty lot. Two blocks beyond at the intersection of 11th and Penn, is a commercial area consisting of newer buildings. The 1909 Street Guide lists Samuel W. Beale as owner of 1004 So. 11th. The 1932 St Jo telephone book list S. W. Beale at 2614 Penn; and CB&Q at 3rd and Sylvanie. That is 3 blocks north and 8 west.]

1907-08 Galesburg, IL City Directory

Sheahan, James C., supt construction Q, r 712 s Academy

Sheahan, May, student St Joseph's academy, r 745 s West (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, M. W., (retired) r 712 s Academy

Sheahan, Robert E., bridge builder Q, r 350 w Second

Sheahan, W. P., bartender D Morley, r over 48 s Seminary (relationship unknown)

1907-Jun-13 Galesburg, IL

"Sheahan, James C. for over thirty years employee of Burlington died this morning at his home, 7l3 South Academy. Been in poor health two months due to heart trouble. Born in Boston, Mass. November 12, 1850 and with parents resided in Aurora many years. Later he moved to Burlington where married Margaret Sheehan Feb. 1895. They resided in Galesburg last seven years. He began work on the Burlington thirty-six years ago. At the time of his death was superintendent of bridge construction in engineering department. He leaves wife, brother, J T Sheahan, engineer of maintenance for the Wabash Railroad resides at Moberly, MO, sister Mother Joseph lives in St Paul's Convent in Chicago. Member of St. Patrick's Church."

Buried St. Joseph's Cemetery Galesburg

1908 City Directory St. Joseph, Missouri

SHEEHAN, Robert E., supt of bridges CB&Q Ry, r 1004 S. 11th

There was no section in the 1908 directory showing owners of property, however, in 1909 Samuel W Beale owned this property.

[1999-June Ron and I drove by this address, sadly, there is nothing but a vacant lot on the southwest corner of 11th and Fayette/LaFayette]

1910 Federal Census IL Knox Co Galesburg

Enumerated April 20, 1910

812 South Academy Street

Sheahan, Robert E, 32 ys; married 7 ys; Nativity: Iowa, Ireland, Ireland; Construction Superintendent Bridges, Rail Road for Wages, Rents house

Adalade 29 ys, wife, married 7 ys; Nativity: Nebraska, Ohio, Illinois

James Chester, son, 12 ys; Nativity: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska

1910-11 Galesburg, IL City Directory

Sheahan, Harold, wks King stone yds, r 695 s Seminary (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, James G., foreman Hansen's livery, r 477 w South (Mary) (relationship unknown)Sheahan, John, student Corpus Christi lyceum, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, Julia, clerk Big Store, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, Leo, student Corpus Christi lyceum, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, Mae, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, Mrs. Margaret, r 712 s Academy

Sheahan, Miss Marguerite, student St Joseph's Academy, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, M. W. (retired) r 712 s Academy

Sheahan, R. E., supt bridge construction Q, r 812 s Academy (Adeline)

Osborn, E. W., brakeman Q, r 712 s Academy

1910-May-21 IL Knox County Galesburg

THE GRANTOR Libbie Miller (a widow) of the City of Galesburg, in the County of Knox and State of Illinois for and in consideration of Fourteen Hundred and Fifty ($1,450) DOLLARS, in hand paid, Conveys and Warrants to R. E. Sheehan and Adelaide Sheehan husband and wife, and to the survivor of them as joint tenants and not as tenants, in common of the City of Galesburg, County of Knox and State of Illinois the following described Real Estate, to-wit:

The East Four (4) rods in width of the Northwest Quarter of Block Ninety One (91)

in the Second Southern Addition to the City of Galesburg, Illinois

also described as

Lot Two(2) in the Subdivision of Original Lot Six (6) in said Block Ninety One (91).

Subject to the taxes levied in 1910.The conveyance is made subject to the covenants and agreements of a certain indenture or Mortgage given by the Grantor herein dated October 5th, 1907, and in favor of the Mechanics Homestead and Loan Association of the City of Galesburg, Illinois for the sum of Eleven Hundred Dollars, which said Mortgage indebtedness forms a part of the consideration hereof, and the Grantees hereby assume and agree to fully pay and discharge the same.Situated in the County of Knox in the State of Illinois, hereby releasing and waiving all rights under and by virtue of the Homestead Laws of this State.

1912-Apr-06 The Galesburg Evening Mail, Galesburg, IL Saturday, page 1

M. W. SHEEHAN PASSED AWAY

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Resident of this City for Past Ten Years Succumbed to Illness

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Was 73 Years Old

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M. W. Sheehan of 712 S. Academy Street passed away yesterday afternoon at 5:40 o'clock. Mr. Sheehan was a well known member of the Catholic church and has many friends in the southwest part of town, where he has lived for the past ten years. He has been ailing all winter but had been confined to his bed only a week.

OBITUARY

M. W. Sheehan was born in Ireland in 1839. He came to this country with his parents while yet an infant and located in Ohio. At the age of fifteen years, he travelled overland to Burlington, IA., where he lived until 1902, when he moved to Galesburg, taking up his residence with his sister Mrs. Margaret Sheahan of South Academy street.He is survived by the following children, Mrs. Margaret Sheahan, Mrs. E. W. Osborn and R. E. Sheehan of Galesburg, J. W. Sheehan of San Francisco, J. B. Sheehan of St. Louis and Joe Sheehan of Chicago.The funeral services will be held at St. Patrick's church Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. Father Baines will officiate. Interment will be made in Burlington, IA. No flowers.

1913-14 Galesburg, IL City Directory

Sheahan, Chas. T., clk P O, r 1160 n Cedar (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, Cornelius, student Corpus Christi, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, James G., foreman Van Scoky's livery, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, Mrs. J. C., (wid), r 712 s Academy

Sheahan, John, driver M J Buckley, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, Leo, wks Q, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, Mae, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)

Sheahan, R. E., supt bridge construction Q, r 767 s West

1915-16 Galesburg, IL City Directory

Sheahan, Mrs Marguerite (wid J C), res 712 S Academy

Sheahan, R Emmett (Bessie), Supt of Bridges Q, res 767 S West

1916-Oct-14 IL Knox Co Galesburg

THE GRANTOR R E Sheehan and Adelaide Sheehan his wife of the City of Galesburg in the County of Knox and State of Illinois for and in consideration of Fifteen Hundred DOLLARS, in hand paid, Convey and Warrant to W H Sullivan and Catherine Sullivan, husband and wife as joint tenants and not as tenants in common of the City of Galesburg County of Knox and State of Illinois the following described Real Estate, to-wit:

The East Four (4) rods in width of the Northwest Quarter of Block Ninety One (91)

in the Second Southern Addition to the City of Galesburg;

also described as

Lot Two (2) in the Subdivision of original lot Six (6) in said Block Ninety One (91).

Subject to the taxes levied in 1916.situated in the County of Knox in the State of Illinois, hereby releasing and waiving all rights under and by virtue of the Homestead Exemption Laws of this State.

Dated this 14th day of October A. D. 1916.R. E. Sheehan Adelaide Sheehan etc., etc

1920 Federal Census IL Cook Co La Grange Park Village

340 South Spring; Owns with Mortgage

SHEEHAN, Robert E, 39 ys; Nativity: Iowa, Ireland, Ireland; Supervisor Bridges for Rail Road

Adalaide, 38 ys; Nativity: Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio

Chester, 13 ys; Nativity: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska

Nell, 7 ys; Nativity: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska

1923 Chicago City Directory

Robt doesn't appear to be listed

1928-29 Chicago City Directory

SHEEHAN, Robert E, supvr bridges CB&Q, res LaGrange

1930 Federal Census IL Cook Proviso Twp

340 Spring Avenue

SHEEHAN,Robt E, head owns $12,000 home; age 50 yrs, frist married at age 25; IA- Ireland-Northern Ireland; bridge supervisor-railroad

Adelaide, wife, age 49, first married at 22 ys; NE-US-US; no occupation

Chester, son age 23 single; IL-INE; agent-insurance

Nell, dau age 17 single; IL-IA-NE; none

Alice, dau age 9; IL-IA-NE

1932-Feb IL Knox Co Galesburg

Report of Administrator,

Executor, Guardian or Conservator

To the Judge of the County Court of Knox County,

February Term, A. D. 1932

of the Estate of Margaret Sheahan would respectively submit to the Court the following report of his acts and such doings as such Administrator from February 25th 1931 to February 26th, 1932, and charges himself with the following, to-wit:

Receipts April 28th 1931

Cash in Bank of Galesburg $1,842.20

Rent received from dwelling 712 S. Academy Street from March 1931 to Feb. 1932 $ 360.00

Total $2,202.20

ExpendituresApril 28, 1931 -

Paid M. Blake (carpenter) $ 2.75April 28, 1931 -

Paid Taxes on Real Estate (1930) 58.03May 12, 1931 -

Paid W. H. Sullivan (attorney) 50.00May 12, 1931 -

Paid J. P. Foley (undertaker) 660.00May 12, 1931 -

Paid Dr. J. C. Reddington (services) 15.00May 12, 1931 -

Paid St. Mary's Hospital 23.50May 12, 1931 -

Paid Dr. L. E. Kent (services) 2.00August 18, 1931 -

Paid St. Joseph's Cemetery Assn. 75.00October 24, 1931 -

Paid J. P. Bourgoin & Co. (monument) 125.00April 18, 1931 -

Paid for paperhanging & decorating 57.00May 9, 1931 -

Paid for screens 1.50November 1, 1931 -

Paid for plumbing repairs 3.85February 26, 1931 -

Paid W. H. Sullivan (insurance) 16.55February 25, 1931 -

Paid Taxes (1931) 57.89February 25, 1931 -

Paid paving assessment (1931) 77.48February 25, 1931 -

Paid W. H. Sullivan (attorney) 25.00February 25, 1931 -

Paid Galesburg Printing Co. (legal ad.) 10.00February 25, 1931 -

Paid George A. Larson (court costs) 12.20February 25, 1931 -

Paid R. E. Sheehan (admr. commission) 100.00Total $1,372.75
Total Receipts $2,202.20

Total Expenditures 1,372.75

Balance $ 829.45
Your Petitioner respectfully represents that he has paid all debts, claims and costs against the Estate of Margaret Sheahan, deceased, and after the payment of such debts, claims costs there remained in his hands for distribution among heirs of Margaret Sheahan, deceased, the sum of $829.45.
Your Petitioner further represents that he made the following distribution of the said $829.25:
Paid to Katherine Osborn $138.24

Paid to J. B. Sheehan 138.24

Paid to R. E. Sheehan 138.24

Paid to Joseph Sheehan 138.25

Paid to Lola Vogt (Guardian of Richard J. Sheehan) 34.56

Paid to Margaret Vanek 34.56

Paid to Marie Sheehan (Guardian of George, Dennis & Patricia Sheehan) 103.68

Total $829.45
Your Petitioner having paid all debts, claims and costs against the Estate of Margaret Sheahan, deceased, and having made full and complete distribution of the balance remaining in his hands after the payment of such debts, claims and costs and having fully administered the Estate of Margaret Sheahan, deceased, and that his bond as such administrator be released and that the Estate of Margaret Sheahan, deceased, be closed.

STATE OF ILLINOIS} ss.KNOX COUNTY }

R. E. Sheehan, Administrator of the Estate of Margaret Sheahan being duly sworn says that the foregoing is a full and perfect account of his dealings and transactions and of all money and effects received and paid out by him as such Administrator from Feb. 25, 1931 to the 26th day of February A.D. 1932.etc., etc.

1932-Feb-26

IL Knox Co Galesburg

In County Court February Term, 1932

In the matter of the Estate of Margaret Sheahan deceased -

Proof of Heirship

And now at this time this cause coming on to be heard upon motion that proceedings be had to determine and declare the heirship of the said Margaret Sheahan, deceased, the following evidence was taken:

R. E. Sheehan, a witness duly sworn in examined in open court, testified as follows:

My name is R. E. Sheehan, I live in La Grange, Illinois. I am a brother of Margaret Sheahan, deceased, who departed this life in Galesburg, Illinois, February 21, 1931, intestate.Margaret Sheahan was a widow at the time of her death. Her parents many years prior to her death. Margaret Sheahan left surviving her -

J. B. Sheehan, R. E. Sheehan, and Joseph Sheehan, her brothers, -

Catherine Osborn, her sister, -

Maud Vizzard, her niece, (A daughter of J. W. Sheehan, deceased, brother of Margaret Sheahan, deceased), -

Margaret Vanek and Patricia Sheehan, niece,

Dennis Sheehan and George Sheehan, nephews,

(Children of Edward Sheehan, deceased, who was a brother of Margaret Sheehan, deceased) - and William Sheehan and Richard James Sheehan, grandnephews,

(Sons of William Sheehan, deceased, who was a son of J. W. Sheehan, deceased who was a brother of Margaret Sheahan, deceased).

Margaret Sheahan never had another brother or sister to die leaving children and she never had a child by adoption.

I hereby certify the foregoing to be all the evidence taken and had herein in the matter of the motion to ascertain, determine and declare the heirship of the said Margaret Sheahan, deceased, and the same as is accordingly hereby certified by me this 26th day of February A.D. 1932.

1932-Mar-21

Proof of Notice of Final Settlement

In County Court, March Term, A.D. 1932

Estate of Margaret Sheahan deceased

Application for Final Settlement.

Proof of Serving Notice

W. H. Sullivan, Attorney for the Administrator of said Estate, being first duly sworn, on oath says that on Thursday the third day of March A.D. 1932 being within ten days after the time of the first publication of Notice of Final Settlement and charge, hereto attached he sent by mail, postage prepaid, a copy thereof to each of the following persons, viz:

J. B. Sheehan, 5221 W. Adams, Chicago, IL

Catherine Osborn, 7148 Fir, Houston, Texas

R. E. Sheehan, 340 N. Spring Avenue, La Grange, IL

Joseph Sheehan, ditto

Maude Vizzard, 237 21st Avenue, San Francisco, CA

William B. Sheehan, 254O Havens Court Blvd., Oakland, CA

Richard J Sheehan, ditto

Margaret Vanek, 3121 Homer St., Chicago, IL

Dennis Sheehan, ditto

George Sheehan, ditto

Patricia Sheehan, ditto

who are all parties known to him to be interested in said estate either in heirs or distributes, that the addresses above given are true addresses of their respective parties as he informed and believes.Etc., etc.

1932-Mar-21

Proof of Final Settlement

In County Court

June Term 1932

J. B. Sheehan, 5221 W. Adams, Chicago, IL

Catherine Osborn, 7148 Fir, Houston, Texas

R. E. Sheehan, 340 N. Spring Avenue, La Grange, IL

Joseph Sheehan, ditto

Maude Vizzard, 237 21st Avenue, San Francisco, CA

William B. Sheehan, 254O Havens Court Blvd., Oakland, CA

Richard J Sheehan, ditto

Margaret Vanek, 3121 Homer St., Chicago, IL

Dennis Sheehan, ditto

George Sheehan, ditto

Patricia Sheehan, ditto

1934 October

A hand written note at the top of copy of the following Document:

"Louise, This is your copy of my final report."

[I believe it to be written by Robert Emmett Sheehan, addressed to Louise Rathbun, daughter of Julia Madden who is the daughter of Daniel and Bridget.]

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State of Iowa}

Henry County } ss

In district Court,

October Term 1934

In the Matter of the Estate of Julia Mackin, dec'd.

FINAL REPORT

Comes now Emmett Sheahan, executor of the last will and testament of the said Julia Mackin, deceased, and makes the following as and for his final report therein. He states that he was duly appointed to such trust on the 26th September 1932, and on same date duly qualified as by law provided, and gave the statutory notice of his appointment. That there has come into his hands as such officer the following sums, towit:

Cash $ 40.00

Time certificate, Henry Couty Savings Bank 665.06

Interest on same 26.60

Savings account 894.64

Total received . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1626.30

Since said date he has paid out and disbursed the following sums, towit:

Funeral expenses $ 328.65

Doctor's bill 13.50

Oil .85

Electric light bill 1.96

Telephone bill 1.50

Nursing 10.00

Grave at Mount Pleasant 22.00

Perpetual care for graves at Burlington, as provided by will of decedent 50.00

Perpetual care for graves at Mt. Pleasant, as provided by will of decedent 100.00

Court costs 19.25

Attorney's fee 84.00

Executor's fee 84.00

Inheritance tax 168.31

Louise Rathbun, now McMahon, legatee in testator's will, on final distribution,

cash $169.46,

trust certificate in Henry Co. Savings Bank, $77.97,

total 247.43

Katherine Osborn, legatee in testator's will, on final distrubtion,

cash $169.46,

trust certificate in Henry Co. Savings Bank, $77.97,

total 247.43

Emmett Sheahan, legatee in testator's will, on final distribution,

cash $169.45,

trust certificate in Henry Co. Savings Bank, $77.97,

total 247.48

Total piad out and distributed . . . . $ 1626.30

Your executor reports specifically under Section 12071 of the Code as follows:

1. Real Estate:

The West 60 feet of Lot 8 in Block 1 Original Plat of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.

2. Decedent died testate.

3. No surviving spouse.

4. Now heirs listed, except named below as devisees.

5. Emmett Sheahan, age 54, nephew, 340 N. Spring Ave., LaGrange, Ill.

Mrs. Katherine Osborn, age 60, niece, 108 Cosmos St., Houston, Texas.

Louise Rathbun, now McMahon, age 26, niece, 536 Brompton Place, Chicago, Illinois.

No legacy remains in charge on real estate.

6. No guardian or trustee.

Your executor files herewith receipts showing his payments and disbursements, together with waivers of notice of final report, by the above named legatees, and more than one year having elapsed since his appointment, and all the business of said estate having been completed, he asks that he be now discharged and said estate closed.
______________Executor. [no signature]

STATE of IOWA, Henry County. ss.

I, Emmett Sheahan, being first duly sworn on oath depose and say that I am the executor above named, that I have read the foregoing report, and that the statements thereof are correct and true as I verily believe

._____________ [no signature]

Subscribed and sworn to by Emmett Sheahan, before me this 4th October, 1934. _________NotaryPublic- - - -

2004-04-27 Found this obit online:

1939-09-01 Chicago Tribune (IL) SHEEHAN

Edition: Chicago Tribune--

John B. Sheehan, beloved husband of the late Marie,

fond father of Catherine Ryan and Gertrude Dingle,

brother of Katherine Osborne of Houston, Tex., and Emmett Sheehan.

Funeral Saturday, 8:30 a.m., from chapel, 5915 W. Division street, to St. Angela's church. Interment All Saints'.

1940 December,

At the time of the death of Joseph Carroll Sheehan, his ex-wife of 26 years, Josephine Helwick Sheehan Brennan Bowron

states on Joseph's "List of Legal Heirs"

R. E. Sheehan, La Grange, IL was living when I last heard from him about 2 years ago.- - - -

1942-Sep-09

IL Knox Co Galesburg

In The Circuit Court, June Term, 1942

Partition, Chancery No. 11295

Master's Report of Deed and Distribution and Decree Approving

Same and Striking Cause.

R. E. Sheehan vs Catherine Osborn, et al.

I, Webb A. Herlocker, Master in Chancery of said Court, now report that as shown by a Report of Sale Heretofore filed and approved herein, I sold the premises involved in this cause on August 16, 1938 for Eight Hundred Eighty-five Dollars to William Farrell and Lillian Farrell, his wife, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common.
The full amount of the purchase price was paid to me and on August 26, 1938, I issued to the purchasers a deed of conveyance of the premises so purchased by them.Pursuant to the orders of the Court, and as shown by receipts attached hereto, I have made full distribution of the proceeds of sale as follows:

Revenue Stamps $ 1.00

Klaus Nordgren, Clerk 249.20

Galesburg Printing Company 17.10

Master's Fees 48.00

1936 Taxes 70.88

1937 Taxes 55.92

Special Assessments 66.72

R. E. Sheehan 62.70

Knox Co Treasurer, Share of J. B. Sheehan 62.70

Knox Co Treasurer, Share of Joseph Sheehan 62.70

Catherine Osborn 62.70

Maud Vizzard 31.35

Knox Co Treasurer, Share of William Sheehan 15.68

Knox Co Treasurer, Share of Richard J Sheehan 15.67

Dennis Sheehan 15.67

George Sheehan 15.67

Patricia Sheehan 15.67

Margaret Vanek 15.67

Total $885.00

Dated this 9th day of September, 1942

1999-Jun-11 notes from Galesburg:

birth records 1900-1912 an unnamed child of Robert E Sheahan, mother's maiden name SMITH, #1 child born in 1900 - and Helen Marie Sheahan, b. 1912, daughter of Robert E Sheahan and SMITH #2 child.

1999-June-13 from Bob Fieg:

Knowledge of birth day, death info buried Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillsdale, IL, dau Alice Lucille

His Notes:

Robert left home at age 17 to work for the Burlington Railroad building bridges. He traveled to construction sites, one of which was on the Missouri River in Plattsmouth, Nebraska where he met Adelaide. He moved from Galesburg, IL to St Joseph, Missouri, to Galesburg, to Aurora, Illinois, to La Grange, Illinois.

The 1885 Census from Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Lists his name as Ernest. The Family lived at 812 S. Academy Dr., Galesburg when his son Chester was born (1910 census) .

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This is about it for Robt's research notes, however, I do have copies of the above documents in either hard copy or .jpegs.

Let me say here that I do have a death record for Robert and will blog it sometime in the future.

I would like to say that I have either spoken to, or exchanged correspondence with at least one descendent of each of the SHEEHAN siblings of my grandfather's generation.

James W Sheehan

John B Sheehan

Catherine Sheehan

Edward Michael Sheehan

Robert Emmett Sheehan

Catherine Sheehan 1873-1949

2009-07-20T17:11:00.008-05:00

St Paul's Catholic Church Burlington IA
Baptismal and Marriage Records 1852-1927
born 11-Apr-1873, bapt'd April 14, 1873 by T F Guinn
parents: William Sheehan & Mary Carroll sponsors: John Roach & Bridget Carroll

1880 Federal Census IA Henry Co Tippecanoe Twp listed with parents

1885 Sept a Katie's name on St. Paul's Catholic School list

1895 February Katie was a witness at sister's marriage

1895 Census IA Des Moines Co Burlington ward 6 Kate age 22

Burlington City Directory
1898 a Kate, dressmkr, 802 South Garfield Avenue
1899 a Kate, dressmkr, 802 South Garfield Avenue

1899 February 8th Katie was a witness at brother Edward's marriage

Burlington City Directory
1900-01 Miss Katherine, 1300 South Street [ I've indicated some entries for a Kate as it is not confirmed that she is ours. When 'a Kate' is not present the fact stated is confirmed.]

Burlington The Evening Gazette Morning December 08, 1902 Mother's obit: Mrs. C. Osborn of Chicago

an Eliphalet Osborn is listed in Burlington City Directory 1866 thru 1885 ('85 being the most current directory I've searched)

Catherine most probably married after her brother's marriage Feb 1899 and her mother's death in 1902.

1910 Census NE Logan Burt
OSBORN,
Edgar W, 36, married 8 ys, MO-MO-MO, carpenter, house
Catherine. 38, married 8 ys, 4 children/3living, MO-IRE-IRE
Mary E, 8, IL-MO-IA
Margaret L, 6, IL-MO-IA
Agnes C, 4, IL-MO-IA

1910-11 Galesburg, IL City Directory
Sheahan, Harold, wks King stone yds, r 695 s Seminary (relationship unknown)
Sheahan, James G., foreman Hansen's livery, r 477 w South (Mary) (relationship unknown)
Sheahan, John, student Corpus Christi lyceum, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)
Sheahan, Julia, clerk Big Store, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)
Sheahan, Leo, student Corpus Christi lyceum, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)
Sheahan, Mae, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)
Sheahan, Mrs. Margaret, r 712 s Academy [This we know is Wm Sheehan's married sister.]
Sheahan, Miss Marguerite, student St Joseph's Academy, r 477 w South (relationship unknown)
Sheahan, M. W. (retired) r 712 s Academy [This we know is Our Wm Sheehan with mispelled surmane.]
Sheahan, R. E., supt bridge construction Q, r 812 s Academy (Adeline) {This we know is our Robt E. Sheehan son of Wm Sheehan.]
Osborn, E. W., brakeman Q, r 712 s Academy

1912-Apr-07 Burlington Hawk-Eye Sunday Morning
Father's obit: Mrs. E. W. Obsorn of Galesburg

1913-14 Galesburg, IL City Directory
Osborn, E W, brakeman Q, r 712 s Academy

1915-16 Galesburg, IL City Directory
No listing for E W Osborn

1919-20 Galesburg, IL City Directory
Osborn, Wm E (Katherine E), wks Galesburg Union Tele Co, res 736 N Seminary[is this E W and Katherine?]

1922 Galesburg, IL City Directory
No listing for E W Osborn

1924 Galesburg, IL City Directory
No listing for E W Osborn

1931-Feb-21 The Daily Register Mail Saturday Evening Edition,
Page 11, Galesburg, IL
Mrs. Margaret Sheahan died at St. Mary's hospital at 10:30 a.m. today following an illness of two weeks. She had been a patient at the hospital three days. Death was due to an embolism. Mr. Sheahan died twenty-four years ago. Mrs. Sheahan was a member of St. Patrick's church and the Altar society. Mrs. Sheahan had been housekeeper at St. Patrick's rectory for several years.Surviving are a brother Emmett Sheahan of La Grange and a sister, Mrs. Kate Osborn, Houston, Texas.Funeral Services will be held in Galesburg, the hour to be announced in Monday's issue of the register Mail. For Information friends may call the Foley Mortuary.

1932-Feb IL Knox Co Galesburg
Report of Administrator, Executor, Guardian or ConservatorTo the Judge of the County Court of Knox County, February Term, A. D. 1932 of the Estate of Margaret Sheahan would respectively submit to the Court the following report of his acts and such doings as such Administrator from February 25th 1931 to February 26th, 1932, and charges himself with the following, to-wit:
ReceiptsApril 28th 1931
Cash in Bank of Galesburg $1,842.20
Rent received from dwelling 712 S. Academy Street from March 1931 to Feb. 1932 $ 360.00
Total $2,202.20
ExpendituresApril 28, 1931 -
Paid M. Blake (carpenter) $ 2.75April 28, 1931 -
Paid Taxes on Real Estate (1930) 58.03May 12, 1931 -
Paid W. H. Sullivan (attorney) 50.00May 12, 1931 -
Paid J. P. Foley (undertaker) 660.00May 12, 1931 -
Paid Dr. J. C. Reddington (services) 15.00May 12, 1931 -
Paid St. Mary's Hospital 23.50May 12, 1931 -
Paid Dr. L. E. Kent (services) 2.00August 18, 1931 -
Paid St. Joseph's Cemetery Assn. 75.00October 24, 1931 -
Paid J. P. Bourgoin & Co. (monument) 125.00April 18, 1931 -
Paid for paperhanging & decorating 57.00May 9, 1931 -
Paid for screens 1.50November 1, 1931 -
Paid for plumbing repairs 3.85February 26, 1931 -
Paid W. H. Sullivan (insurance) 16.55February 25, 1931 -
Paid Taxes (1931) 57.89February 25, 1931 -
Paid paving assessment (1931) 77.48February 25, 1931 -
Paid W. H. Sullivan (attorney) 25.00February 25, 1931 -
Paid Galesburg Printing Co. (legal ad.) 10.00February 25, 1931 -
Paid George A. Larson (court costs) 12.20February 25, 1931 -
Paid R. E. Sheehan (admr. commission) 100.00
Total $1,372.75
Total Receipts $2,202.20
Total Expenditures 1,372.75
Balance $ 829.45
Your Petitioner respectfully represents that he has paid all debts, claims and costs against the Estate of Margaret Sheahan, deceased, and after the payment of such debts, claims costs there remained in his hands for distribution among heirs of Margaret Sheahan, deceased, the sum of $829.45.
Your Petitioner further represents that he made the following distribution of the said $829.25:
Paid to Katherine Osborn $138.24
Paid to J. B. Sheehan 138.24
Paid to R. E. Sheehan 138.24
Paid to Joseph Sheehan 138.25
Paid to Lola Vogt (Guardian of Richard J. Sheehan) 34.56
Paid to Margaret Vanek 34.56
Paid to Marie Sheehan (Guardian of George, Dennis & Patricia Sheehan) 103.68
Total $829.45
Your Petitioner having paid all debts, claims and costs against the Estate of Margaret Sheahan, deceased, and having made full and complete distribution of the balance remaining in his hands after the payment of such debts, claims and costs and having fully administered the Estate of Margaret Sheahan, deceased, and that his bond as such administrator be released and that the Estate of Margaret Sheahan, deceased, be closed.
STATE OF ILLINOIS} ss.KNOX COUNTY }
R. E. Sheehan, Administrator of the Estate of Margaret Sheahan being duly sworn says that the foregoing is a full and perfect account of his dealings and transactions and of all money and effects received and paid out by him as such Administrator from Feb. 25, 1931 to the 26th day of February A.D. 1932.etc., etc.- - - -

1932-Feb-26 IL Knox Co Galesburg
In County Court February Term, 1932
In the matter of the Estate of Margaret Sheahan deceased -

Proof of Heirship
And now at this time this cause coming on to be heard upon motion that proceedings be had to determine and declare the heirship of the said Margaret Sheahan, deceased, the following evidence was taken:R. E. Sheehan, a witness duly sworn in examined in open court, testified as follows:My name is R. E. Sheehan, I live in La Grange, Illinois. I am a brother of Margaret Sheahan, deceased, who departed this life in Galesburg, Illinois, February 21, 1931, intestate.Margaret Sheahan was a widow at the time of her death.

Her parents many years prior to her death.

Margaret Sheahan left surviving her -

J. B. Sheehan, R. E. Sheehan, and Joseph Sheehan, her brothers, -

Catherine Osborn, her sister, -

Maud Vizzard, her niece, (A daughter of J. W. Sheehan, deceased, brother of Margaret Sheahan, deceased), -

Margaret Vanek and Patricia Sheehan, niece, Dennis Sheehan and George Sheehan, nephews, (Children of Edward Sheehan, deceased, who was a brother of Margaret Sheehan, deceased) - and William Sheehan and Richard James Sheehan, grandnephews, (Sons of William Sheehan, deceased, who was a son of J. W. Sheehan, deceased who was a brother of Margaret Sheahan, deceased).

Margaret Sheahan never had another brother or sister to die leaving children and she never had a child by adoption.

1932-Mar-21 Proof of Notice of Final Settlement

In County Court, March Term, A.D. 1932

Estate of Margaret Sheahan deceased

Application for Final Settlement.

Proof of Serving Notice

J. B. Sheehan, 5221 W. Adams, Chicago, IL

Catherine Osborn, 7148 Fir, Houston, Texas

R. E. Sheehan, 340 N. Spring Avenue, La Grange, IL

Joseph Sheehan, ditto

Maude Vizzard, 237 21st Avenue, San Francisco, CA

William B. Sheehan, 254O Havens Court Blvd., Oakland, CA

Richard J Sheehan, ditto

Margaret Vanek, 3121 Homer St., Chicago, IL

Dennis Sheehan, ditto

George Sheehan, ditto

Patricia Sheehan, ditto

1932-Mar-21 Proof of Notice of Final SettlementIn County Court, March Term, A.D. 1932Estate of Margaret Sheahan deceasedApplication for Final Settlement. Proof of Serving NoticeW. H. Sullivan, Attorney for the Administrator of said Estate, being first duly sworn, on oath says that on Thursday the third day of March A.D. 1932 being within ten days after the time of the first publication of Notice of Final Settlement and charge, hereto attached he sent by mail, postage prepaid, a copy thereof to each of the following persons, viz:J. B. Sheehan, 5221 W. Adams, Chicago, ILCatherine Osborn, 7148 Fir, Houston, TexasR. E. Sheehan, 340 N. Spring Avenue, La Grange, ILJoseph Sheehan, dittoMaude Vizzard, 237 21st Avenue, San Francisco, CAWilliam B. Sheehan, 254O Havens Court Blvd., Oakland, CARichard J Sheehan, dittoMargaret Vanek, 3121 Homer St., Chicago, ILDennis Sheehan, dittoGeorge Sheehan, dittoPatricia Sheehan, dittowho are all parties known to him to be interested in said estate either in heirs or distributes, that the addresses above given are true addresses of their respective parties as he informed and believes.Etc., etc.- - - -
A hand written note at the top of copy: "Louise, This is your copy of my final report." [I believe it to be written by Robert Emmett Sheehan, addressed to Louise Rathbun, daughter of Julia Madden who is the daughter of Daniel and Bridget.]*** State of Iowa } Henry County } ss In district Court, October Term 1934In the Matter of the Estate of Julia Mackin, dec'd.FINAL REPORTComes now Emmett Sheahan, executor of the last will and testament of the said Julia Mackin, deceased, and makes the following as and for his final report therein.He states that he was duly appointed to such trust on the 26th September 1932, and on same date duly qualified as by law provided, and gave the statutory notice of his appointment.That there has come intohis hands as such officer the following sums, towit:Cash $ 40.00Time certificate, Henry Couty Savings Bank 665.06Interest on same 26.60Savings account 894.64 ________ Total received . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1626.30Since said date he has paid out and disbursed the following sums, towit:Funeral expenses $ 328.65Doctor's bill 13.50Oil .85Electric light bill 1.96Telephone bill 1.50Nursing 10.00Grave at Mount Pleasant 22.00Perpetual care for graves at Burlington, as provided by will of decedent 50.00Perpetual care for graves at Mt. Pleasant, as provided by will of decedent 100.00Court costs 19.25 Attorney's fee 84.00Executor's fee 84.00Inheritance tax 168.31Louise Rathbun, now McMahon, legatee in testator's will, on final distribution, cash $169.46, trust certificate in Henry Co. Savings Bank, $77.97, total 247.43Katherine Osborn, legatee in testator's will, on final distrubtion, cash $169.46, trust certificate in Henry Co. Savings Bank, $77.97, total 247.43Emmett Sheahan, legatee in testator's will, on final distribution, cash $169.45, trust certificate in Henry Co. Savings Bank, $77.97, total 247.42 __________ Total piad out and distributed . . . . $ 1626.30Your executor reports specifically under Section 12071 of the Code as follows:1. Real Estate: The West 60 feet of Lot 8 in Block 1 Original Plat of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.2. Decedent died testate.3. No surviving spouse.4. Now heirs listed, except named below as devisees.5. Emmett Sheahan, age 54, nephew, 340 N. Spring Ave., LaGrange, Ill. Mrs. Katherine Osborn, age 60, niece, 108 Cosmos St., Houston, Texas. Louise Rathbun, now McMahon, age 26, niece, 536 Brompton Place, Chicago, Illinois. No legacy remains in charge on real estate.6. No guardian or trustee.Your executor files herewith receipts showing his payments and disbursements, together with waivers of notice of final report, by the above named legatees, and more than one year having elapsed since his appointment, and all the business of said estate having been completed, he asks that he be now discharged and said estate closed.
______________Executor. [no signature]STATE of IOWA, Henry County. ss.I, Emmett Sheahan, being first duly sworn on oath depose and say that I am the executor above named, that I have read the foregoing report, and that the statements thereof are correct and true as I verily believe._____________ [no signature]Subscribed and sworn to by Emmett Sheahan, before me this 4th October, 1934. _________NotaryPublic- - - -

2004-04-27

Found this obit online:1939-09-01 Chicago Tribune (IL) SHEEHAN Edition: Chicago Tribune--John B. Sheehan, beloved husband of the late Marie, fond father of Catherine Ryan and Gertrude Dingle, brother of Katherine Osborne of Houston, Tex., and Emmett Sheehan. Funeral Saturday, 8:30 a.m., from chapel, 5915 W. Division street, to St. Angela's church. Interment All Saints'. Copyright 1939, Chicago Tribune. For permission to reprint, contact Chicago Tribune. Record Number: 19390901dn044

1940-Dec At the time of the death of Margaret's brother Joseph, his ex-wife of 26 years, Josephine Helwick Sheehan Brennan Bowron states on "List of Legal Heirs" Kate - Do not know where abouts or if living or deceased.- - - - -

1942-Jan-13 IL Knox Co GalesburgIn Circuit Court R. E. Sheehan Vs. Catherine Osborn, et al. Chancery No. 11295RECEIVED OF WEBB A. HERLOCKER, Master in Chancery Sixty-two and 70/100 Dollars due the undersigned Catherine Osborn in the above cause.WITNESS my hand and seal in duplicate 13th January 1942Catherine OsbornState Of Texas County of Harris- - - -

1942-Sep-09 IL Knox Co Galesburg In The Circuit Court, June Term, 1942Partition, Chancery No. 11295Master's Report of Deed and Distribution and Decree Approving Same and Striking Cause.R. E. Sheehan vs Catherine Osborn, et al.I, Webb A. Herlocker, Master in Chancery of said Court, now report that as shown by a Report of Sale Heretofore filed and approved herein, I sold the premises involved in this cause on August 16, 1938 for Eight Hundred Eighty-five Dollars to William Farrell and Lillian Farrell, his wife, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common.
The full amount of the purchase price was paid to me and on August 26, 1938, I issued to the purchasers a deed of conveyance of the premises so purchased by them.Pursuant to the orders of the Court, and as shown by receipts attached hereto, I have made full distribution of the proceeds of sale as follows:Revenue Stamps $ 1.00Klaus Nordgren, Clerk 249.20Galesburg Printing Company 17.10Master's Fees 48.001936 Taxes 70.881937 Taxes 55.92Special Assessments 66.72R. E. Sheehan 62.70Knox Co Treasurer, Share of J. B. Sheehan 62.70Knox Co Treasurer, Share of Joseph Sheehan 62.70Catherine Osborn 62.70Maud Vizzard 31.35Knox Co Treasurer, Share of William Sheehan 15.68Knox Co Treasurer, Share of Richard J Sheehan 15.67Dennis Sheehan 15.67George Sheehan 15.67Patricia Sheehan 15.67Margaret Vanek 15.67Total $885.00Dated this 9th day of September, 1942- - - -

1999-June-13 Bob Fieg gave knowledge of husband's given name, children and homestead in Anselmo, NE [Anselmo not listed in Road Atlas]- - -

-2003-Jan-22

1930 Census TX

Harris County Houston

142 Fir

OSBORN, Edgar W, hh, owns home worth $4500; age 52 yrs, age at first marriage 22 ys; MO-US-US; carpenter-construction

Catherine H; age 55 yrs, age at first marriage 27 ys; IA-Irish Free State-Irish Free State

Agnes C, dau; 23 yrs, single; stenographer-newspaper; IL-MO-IA

Eleanora J, dau; 15 yrs, single; TX-MO-IA

2009 Jul 15

Roberta Steed sent copies of death records for Catherine, Edgar Worth Osborn, Marie Osborn Richman, Marguerite L Osborn Warden, Eleanora Osborn Lane and a listing from SSDI for Agnes C Osborn

Certificate of Death Tx Harris Co Houston length of stay 36 yrsresidence 7521 Erath, Houston Date of death March 08, 1949 st her homewidowed, born April 10, 1872, Burlington, Iowa age at death 76 ys, 10 mos, 28 das,Housewife, Fa: ? Sheehan born in IrelandMo: ? Calahan born in IrelandInformant: Agnes C Osborncardiac failure due to aortic insufficiency and arterio sclerosisother condition Hemiflegia leg [I can't read the ahndwriting]Burial March 09, 1949 at Garden of Gethsemani, Houston, TX

1922 Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg

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1916 Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg

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1913 Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg

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1912 Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg

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1910 Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg

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1909 Illinois, Knox County, Galesburg

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Organizations

2009-06-08T19:22:00.004-05:00

These are a few of the 'buttons' from Grandma's jewelery box.

Upper left: Redmen
Upper right: Bookbinders
Lower left: Forresters
Lower right: ? trefoil for something?

As you can read this one is the Bookbinders Union button.

Any knowledge about these organizations? post your comments.

Joe Sheehan and his Veterans Bonus of 1936

2009-02-03T17:51:00.003-06:00

Cousin Kevin responded to my last blog post and wrote some interesting comments. He's given permission for me to post his comments:

"Eleanor was talking about the Veterans Bonus of 1936, when Congress finally gave World War 1 veterans a bonus which had been promised years before.

I heard the story from my mother and Eleanor. Joseph Sheehan used his veterans bonus to pay off Josephine's mortgage.

This was years after their divorce but he evidently still cared very much for her.

His health deteriorated a few years later, the effects of the poison gas caused neurological damage which became noticeable twenty years after the war.

Did you know that he was a Chicago Firemen before the first world war? "

Any time I add facts to my database I first verify the facts. Cousin Kevin has provided some very interesting comments about Joseph Carroll SHEEHAN, my grandfather.

I look at Kevin's information and see it concerns Joseph Sheehan who is established to be our direct-line ancestor and several events that concern him; they are:

1. Veterans Bonus of 1936 - based on military service during WW I

2. Joseph used all or portion of his bonus to pay off Josephine's mortgage

3. Joseph's employment as a Chicago fireman pre-WWI

Let me give you my thoughts about the mortgage payoff.

I think that records of recipients of this bonus are not available to genealogical researchers - and I feel that we can take this event most likely happened and that Joseph received his bonus.

The event of a mortgage on Josephine's real property being paid off.

In order to substantiate this event I feel we must:

****establish the location of this property

****search the appropriate land records for

**********grantee deed

**********notice of the mortage payoff ca 1936

**********grantor deed

I do have some information ca 1930s that may assist us. I'll glean info regarding this era in the next few days and blog it. However, what do we know about Joseph and Josephine during this time frame.

{BTW, does any one know if the Brennan cousins - John, Kurtis, Rosemary - would be interested in joining our discussion?}

Joseph a Chicago fireman pre-WWI. Was he employed or volunteer?

As of a couple of years ago no records for the Chicago Fire Department were available, however, that may have changed in the meantime.

Let me get this blogged so that you all can give some thought to this and post to my "Comments" so that all may read.

Life Expectancy

2009-01-31T15:51:00.003-06:00

The other day a friend of mine sent a URL that would 'calculate' an individual's virtual age and life expectancy. Just a fun sort of diversion.

That got me thinking . . . . .

so I went downstairs and fired-up my pc and went to Family Tree Maker program and brought up my direct-line ancestors and their age at time of death.

I used data from a limited number of generations so that a more balanced data base would be used. My maternal direct-line ancestors is very much limited compared to my paternal ancestors.

I went back five generations - to my great-great-great-grandparents.

The number of individuals doubles each generation as we research our ancestors. In order for me to exist it would take 62 individuals. That is:

2 parents

4 grand parents

8 great-grandparents

16 great-great-grandparents

32 great-great-great-grandparents

64 individuals in all

Okay, so I have data on twenty-seven of the sixty-four individuals required. This is what I have to work with for this project.

My findings

Of these twenty-seven ancestors - :

Data compiled using:

both parents

three grandparents

six great-grandparents

eight great-great-grandparents

eight great-great-great-grandparents

Average Life Span [ca. these decades]

Parents = 67 years [1900-1999]

Grandparents = 65 years [1890s-1960s]

Great-grandparents = 64 years [1850s-1930s]

Great-great-grandparents = 73 years [1810-1920s]

Great-great-great-grandparents = 68 years [1750s-1870s]

average life span overall = 68 years

The ancestor with the longest life span lived 89 years [female]

The ancestor with the shortest life span lived 41 years [male]

Longest and shortest Lived

Male = 83 years / 41 years

Female = 89 years / 57 years

Four ancestors lived until their 80s

Ten ancestors lived until their 70s

Seven ancestors lived until their 60s

Five ancestors lived until their 50s

One ancestor lived until his 40s

So there it is. One of the things I find interesting is that the two generations that lived the longest lived during the last half of the 1750s through 1870s

and 1810 thru 1920s.

My Reply to Richard's Comment on Previous Post

2008-11-14T05:24:00.007-06:00

From my research I found that Joseph Carroll Sheehan was enlisted in the U.S.Army during the period of June of 1916 thru Sept of 1920

As fate would have it he was inducted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri - as an aside, his Mother and his Aunt Bridget died in the state of Missouri -

When separated from Service he held the rank Sgt. and had been assigned to:

Co "A" 8th Engrs Co "A" 1st Bn Mounted Engrs

At the time of my several inquiries to the military archives the only records were of this particular service with no mention of serving in the US Navy.

Also, at the time of his enlistment he had been divorced from Josephine for a couple of years.

Not too long before her passing, Mom told me about her meeting Joe Sheehan prior to her marriage to Dad. She said that he as a good looking man with light hair and perhaps not in the best of health.

As for Aunt Eleanor's supposing that Josephine received a government pension based on Joseph's military service does not ring true - however, remember my last blog post mentioning that Josephine was listed a nearest relative on Peter Brennan's WWI Draft Registration Card, in my opinion it would be more likely that any military widower government pension would have been based on Brennan's service.

The Military Archives would be the place to inquire as to Peter Brennan's military records - these records may include an application for widow's pension with an affidavit from Josephine.

My Grandparents Sheehan

2008-11-10T14:32:00.008-06:00

One of the hardest tasks in documenting our ancestors is to place them at a certain location at a certain period of time.

The Internet has opened so many doors of opportunity to assist in this task.

I've found that current dates are one of the hardest to confirm. And when I say current I am thinking the time period from - say - 1890's thru 1940's.

Ron and I have found many, many records for his family in courthouse ledgers from here in Northwest Missouri and Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Indiana, to mention a few. Land records, circuit court records, death records, marriage records - all provide a wealth of information for the time between 1790 thru current years. Of course, by the time we've lifted dozens of those heavy, wonderful ledgers off the shelves and onto the counter a couple of days in a row . . . . . who said research was easy.

One of my most exciting recent finds was via The Internet. Clicking a mouse in a way beats the physical workout that county courthouses require. However, it does not replace the hair-raising feeling of reading and touching those brittle ledger pages with the scrolling cursive handwriting - if you've not had the experience you are really missing a thrill of the heart.

My ever-elusive Grandfather Joseph SHEEHAN was -according the the 1920 Federal Census - was in El Paso County, Texas in the El Paso Military District with the 8th Mounted Engineers. I had previously acquired his military record - a synopsis really - providing among other facts, dates of enlistments and discharges, rank, etc., but to be able to fill in one more date and location is good.

My Grandmother SHEEHAN - she insisted that we address her as 'Mom' - while not quite as elusive as our Grandfather has been a bit of trouble to find.

By 1920 my grandmother Josephine and my grandfather had been divorced several years so when I found Josephine HELWICK SHEEHAN BRENNAN BOWRON listed on a WWI Draft Registration Card for Pete Brennan as nearest relative: Josephine Brennan.

Don'tcha just love genealogy ! ! ! ! !

Penal Law

2008-11-01T15:13:00.002-05:00

I'm browsing The Internet and came across this article.

I know you all are aware of the conditions that our family lived under in Ireland, however, take a moment to read this article.

"Fitzgerald, James. "The Causes that Led to Irish Emigration". Journal of the American Irish Historical Society, 1911. Vol X. New York: American Irish Historical Society , 1911

THE CAUSES THAT LED TO IRISH EMIGRATION.
AN ADDRESS BY THE HON. JAMES FITZGERALD.
I am very thankful to my old and valued friend, your distinguished Chairman, Hon. Morgan J. O’Brien, for his more than kindly introduction, and deeply grateful to you for the cordiality of your reception. We are all to be congratulated upon the opportunity afforded us of participating in the Silver Jubilee of the Mission of the Holy Rosary. The good work the Mission has accomplished for immigrant girls during the past twenty-five years has earned international recognition, and as we listened to the highly interesting and very eloquent address of Father Henry, the history and details of the splendid services performed by himself and his lamented predecessors on behalf of morality and religion, were deeply impressive. We wish the Mission God-speed for the future, and ardently hope that as long as young Irish girls must emigrate, they may find to greet them at the portals of the New World, the good priests of the Mission ready to guard them against the pitfalls of the tempter and profligate, and to point out to them the secure roadways over which they may unfalteringly advance by industry and virtue to win fortune and friendship on these hospitable shores. I have been requested to speak this evening on the causes that led to Irish emigration, and in opening, can truthfully say that with the vast majority, emigration was not a matter of choice. The love of Irishmen for Ireland, their devotion to her history and traditions, their loyalty to her cause under the most discouraging circumstances, their unshaken faith in her future, are all matters so universally recognized as to be considered well within the common knowledge of mankind. The Irishman loves his native soil, he clings to it with tenacity, he parts from it in sorrow. The valleys and mountains, the woods and rivers of his beloved country are endeared to him by the honest of memories, as he is bound to them by the strongest and most enduring of ties. There are no people on earth more deeply rooted in their affection for their native land and the blue sky above it than are the children of the Island of St. Patrick. These qualities have long characterized them; they constitute the indisputable evidence of their patriotism; they are the Heaven-set marks of racial demarcation which make of the Gaels of Ireland a people distinctive and indestructible. When we begin to consider what the causes are that led to Irish emigration, we must eliminate from among those causes any disposition upon the part of the Irish people to voluntarily forsake Ireland; we must look for other reasons to account for that vast out-pouring of the Irish nation which has contributed so largely to the population of North and South America, of Australia and its outlying islands, of South Africa, and, in lesser degree, to that of many other lands, for there does not seem to have been a discoverable spot upon the surface of the earth too remote for the Irishman to settle in; he and his descendants are to be found in far Western isles, as they are traceable throughout all European countries, and the account which they have given of themselves in war and peace, in field and forum, in Church and State, throughout civilization constitutes as proud a record of achievement as is to be found in history. The question of involuntary Irish emigration is an old one; we do not have far to wander in our search for some of its causes, and in tracing them, we must arraign the sister isle, in other words, call England to the bar, for, when we strike the root of Irish trouble, we find it is mainly attributable to injustice and misgovernment.
The Penal Laws.
Religious persecution, as exemplified by the Penal Laws, hardly tended to make Ireland a desirable place to live in for Roman Catholics. By these statutes, a person professing that faith was prohibited from acquiring land in fee or by leasehold; his tenure was at sufferance; he could not hold an estate in land, nor of personal property, nor could he be the owner of a single chattel worth more than five pounds; he could not educate his children under penalty of transportation; he could not worship in the sacred sanctuaries of his Church without rendering himself liable to persecution. He had no property rights, no personal rights, So completely were Irish Catholics, who constituted the vast majority of the population, bereft of their civil rights, so absolutely were they without legal redress to prevent or remedy wrongs that the Lord Chancellor and Chief Justice of Ireland in those days solemnly declared from the bench that "the law does not contemplate the existence of any such person as an Irish Roman Catholic."
Restrictive Trade Laws.
These Penal Laws, which were directed against conscience were supplemented by industrial statutes which were directed against industry and trade. When it was discovered that Ireland could undersell England in woollen fabrics, and thus became her dangerous competitor in the markets of the world, the exportation of woollen cloth from Ireland to any part of the earth other than England and Wales was absolutely prohibited, and a prohibitive tariff was laid upon manufactured woolen goods entering English or Welsh ports. Under those circumstances, is it any wonder that the woolen industry died out in Ireland, and is it surprising that English woolen factories flourished? And then there were the Navigation Laws. With the character of these Navigation Laws, Americans are somewhat familiar, but, thank God, their pernicious effect was summarily ended here when the British connection was severed and the sovereign independence of the United States established in the glorious era of the Revolution. But, to return to Ireland, the English merchants and ship owners wanted no Irish competition in Colonial trade, and by these Navigation Laws, direct trade between Ireland and the Colonies was prohibited. Nothing could be imported into Ireland from the Colonies, except by the way of England, and nothing could be exported out of Ireland to the Colonies except in the same manner. In other words, Ireland could only do business with the Colonies through the agency of English middlemen, and when these middlemen were selfish and avaricious competitors, the prospects of the Irish manufacturer must have been the reverse of encouraging. In theory, Englishmen would have us believe that the relationship maintained between great Britain and Ireland is a kind of mutually beneficial partnership. From their point of view, it is theoretically sublime and practically superb. From the Irishman’s point of view, this relationship is not only galling to national and personal pride but absolutely ruinous to individual advancement or national progress. Under the peculiar articles of this co-partnership, it is provided that all of the benefits and profits shall be received by and paid over to the party of the first part-England, and that all of the disadvantages and losses are to be suffered and borne by the party of the second part-Ireland. This is not an over-statement of the proposition ; it is historically true. Charles II. prohibited the export of cattle, pork, bacon or dairy produce. The Irish people then resorted to wool raising and the manufacture of woolen fabrics, with the result, as I have told you, that it was decreed that Ireland could neither export woolen fabrics nor raw wool. Any attempt to build up industry with promise of success was immediately frustrated by a prohibitory act of Parliament until unjust and arbitrary legislation accomplished the utter annihilation of Irish trade. For over two hundred years, such were the conditions prevailing in Ireland, and is it surprising that the Irish became dissatisfied? English writers throughout all of this time accused them of being lawless. Deprived of property rights and of personal rights, prohibited from trade, persecuted in their religion, without opportunity for investment of capital, without market for labor, subjected to indignities and insults, with the jail and the gibbet as the penalty of even protest, and all of these infamous measures enacted and administered in the name of the law and carried out with all of its pomp and circumstance, is it any wonder that the people of Ireland looked upon the law of the land as an infamous iniquity, and plotted and planned and fought with a fury often wild and irresistible to rid themselves of a system which upon principles of natural justice, it was criminal mockery and sacrilege to dignify by the sacred name of law."

Welcome Cousin Anita

2008-10-22T17:25:00.003-05:00

I was contacted by Anita via my genealogy website to let us know that she is connected to our family via a common progenitor ca 1750's.

Anita was born in Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway and now lives in Kongsberg.
Our common progenitor is
Amund Persen JERPSET born 1758 and died in 1809 from Ediskog, Hedmark, Norway, who married Olia Andersdatter RUD.
Their daughter Berthe Amundsdatter BERGERUD and Kristian Kristansen VENDOM had Maren Kristiansdatter. . . . and thus down to Anita

We also descend from Amund and Olia's daughter Bertha 1796-1873 and Kristian Kristiansen's son Anders Kristiansen BERGERUD 1825-1904. Anders drown.
Anders married Maren Ulricksdatter NORDLI u TUAGBØL and their daughter Karen Andersen 1853-1917 married Karl Magnus Andressen HELVIK.
Karen [ak.a Carrie] and Karl plus family and extended family emigrated from Oslo February 1882.
Their daughter Josephine Sofia Helwick married Joseph Carroll Sheehan and thus - - - us!

Isn't this a hoot?

And Then There Is This

2008-09-10T16:02:00.003-05:00

What do you make of this?

Plus, I've re-posted the documents for September. You should be able to read this easily.

Connecting the Dots

2008-09-05T13:08:00.006-05:00

After reading this document not all Naturalization documents provide a cut path to the 'old country' Most are as vague as this one from Des Moines County

City Directories are, in my opinion, a very good resource.

Death Records are another resource that genealogists glean informative tidbits from that lead to yet another set of questions.

Brothers, Cousins, what documents are you willing to add?

A Second Confirming The Link

2008-09-04T16:14:00.003-05:00

As a refresher: The law was:

" 1802 - 1906: 5 years residency with 1 year in state where applying and had to be in US three years before making Declaration of Intent."

So . . . . what do you conclude after reading this document?

Comments???????????

Confirming The Link

2008-09-04T15:55:00.004-05:00

The was by far the best gift ever. I purchased this Death Record with the funds of a matured Series E Saving Bonds given to me by my mother years ago.

This was a public document that give me more than I had ever in my wildest dreams imagined.

"Cousin" Erin was a wonderful find - she gave me the skinny on 'Skinny' while I gave her Martin's life from birth to the early, early 1900's.

Cuz ME was introduced to me by her brother - he describes her as his 'world-famous- genealogist-sister'. What a hoot ! ! !

I know this document must have brought a million questions to your mind.

Post your comments and questions in my "Comments".

Sheehan DNA

2008-08-25T13:52:00.003-05:00

Richard's been keeping busy with Sheehan research after submitting his DNA to the Sheehan surname DNA project. Hope he makes some good connections with 'Sheehan Cousins'. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Deb's finally has her family history transferred onto her new version of FamilyTreeMaker program. What a job that has been for her. I think the luck of the Irish came into play on this one, as well as Deb's stick-to-it-ness!

What else is new along the lines of research?

Comments on Yesterday's Post

2008-07-29T14:50:00.002-05:00

Richard commented on 28/7/08 18:17:

Gerry, Good for Kevin. I too got his feeling about Cork and Kerry.

I am waiting for DNA test results. Haven't gotten Gloria to talk much about hers.

I joined a Sheehan DNA group.

Sheehan may be a name others gave us. Seems we may have been an Irish minority group.

Iowa may be the first place our Sheehan's and Carroll's first 'settled.'

I wouldn't mind some hints how I might more effectively cooperate with our search of our background

Does KPF have anything to do with fried chicken?

Gloria said 28/7/08 22:51...
Wow, this is cool.

I met a woman when I was in Israel. She lives in the City of David with her husband. She is from County Kerry and said it was very beautiful.

I will share my DNA results with Richard, after I find them. Basically, the maternal DNA had no mutations that were not fast acting. It is subtype H, maternal. The lineage to date is from the Iberian Peninsula. That is a all the test told me. It would have been better had I had some mutations. Oh well,

Thanks for the info and I wish cousin or 2nd cousin Kevin the best of luck.

Hey, guys, thanks for posting your comments. Richard, I understand 'the feeling' - had the same 'feeling' when Cousin Harald sent a photo of a particular neighborhood in Nesodden. We later discovered it was the neighborhood and the very house our great grandparents Karl and Karen lived in.

This also happened in Burlington when Ron and I met our Cousin ME [a CARROLL descendant and our 3rd cousin [that's 3rd cousin once removed for Glor and Deb]] for the first time. I found ME using the Internet and writing letters to several individuals. We decided for an eye-to-eye meeting and we decided to meet in Burlington so we could prowl around and see where our ancestors lived for over fifty years.

Anyway, while the four of us [ME and hubby & Ron and I] were on the way to the cemetery to pay our respects we found ourselves going through a neighbor hood when I knew we were on very street our great grandparent and grandparent lived. We stopped the car and got out and ME asked the kid in the yard if his Mom was home and could we speak with her. Well, as it turns out the gal was as generous as could be when she told us she had in her possession the title search for the house in her safe and would we like to see it. We left that day with over 76 pages of that title search photographed. Once the film was processed and prints made many, many interesting facts were revealed and open a whole new can of worms.

While there is no indication that Martin and family immigrated to any other locale in America, however there is some indication that William SHEEHAN may have migrated to Iowa from elsewhere.

Both Martin & family and William SHEEHAN arrived in Iowa during the mid-to late 1850's.

And, before you inquire about their military duty during the War Between the States, I'll tell you there is no evidence indicating that. Rather records show that Wm. was a hostler and teamster during that period with Martin, as usual for him, no occupation listed.

Cousin Kevin your relationship:

**to Richard, Gerry, Gary and Dorian and Cousin ME:

1st Cousin once removed, half 6th Cousin 4 times removed and 8th Cousin once removed

**to Glor and Deb:

1st Cousin, half 6th Cousin 3 times removed and half 8th Cousin

The reason for the multiple cousin relationships is of course inter-marriage of cousins some place along the line. Not to worry - the occurred more than a century or two ago.

RENEWED INTEREST IN OUR CARROLL GENEALOGY

2008-07-28T17:24:00.004-05:00

Well, gee, aren’t hand-knitted sox just what you expected to see on my genealogy blog? Have got to be awake more often when I post.

Anyway to get back on track, here some genealogy!

Received an e-mail from Cousin Kevin this week that has prompted me to post, and I have to say it’s about time I did.

Kevin has given his permission to post his e-mail so that I may respond here, via my blog, to give all our SHEEHAN/CARROLL cousins can participate in this renewed interest.

Portions of Kevin’s e-mail messages:

" . . . . . . . . . . .You probably have seen this information but I will send it along just in case something is new or useful. If we can find a town or village that our ancestors are from in Ireland I will go there and do what ever research is feasible . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . I have spent many hours searching for family connections on line, looking at a great variety of sites, from vital records to passenger lists to random searches, I have found Carrolls and Sheehans in nearly every county in Ireland and over half the world. Unfortunately my searches have not been systematic, I lack the knowledge to organize and keep track of sites and searches . . . . . . .

. . . . . I was intrigued to find Carrolls in Iowa at about the same time as our ancestors, there must be some record that lists their town or village of origin. I do want to go back to Ireland with this knowledge to reclaim our rightful position or at least know where our blood is from. The O'Carrolls were high Kings in ancient Ireland, we must share some of that blood, in Ireland there was a merger of social classes due to the English persecution. Most Irish Catholics share the blood of Kings and peasants. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . .I hope we find more information soon. If I had the funds, I would search every parish in Ireland until I found our ancestors. While traveling the border area of West Cork and Kerry I have had the strongest sense that I was very near that place that I have been searching for. This first happened in 1970 and then again in 2007. I knew the back roads while traveling at night even though I had never been there and I am not usually gifted with a great sense of direction. My sense of blood and spirit are strong and Ireland has drawn me all my life.
I think we we are close to finding the missing information. . . . ."

Cousin Kevin’s current interest in the point of emigration of Martin CARROLL and wife Margaret so that we can better get an idea from which County in Ireland our CARROLL and SHEEHAN lines originate.

My search began by confirming the link from our parents to grandparents to our great-grandparents to establish a firm and confirmed connection. As you may already know I accomplished by searching as many public documents, church documents, etc., as was possible. Some of the ways I accomplished this:
-The Internet,
-written correspondence,
-hiring of several genealogists,
-in-person visits to Historic and Genealogical Society’s libraries, as well as pubic libraries,
-viewed LDS Family History Library records,
-in-person visits to known family neighborhoods and gravesites,
-telephone conversations fellow CARROLL/SHEEHAN descendants.

Kevin forwarded the following solid suggestions he received from a fellow CARROLL surname genealogist:

KFP wrote: ". . . . . . . I think you are asking me how to find out where your Carrolls originated from in Ireland, correct?
First off - have you contacted all relatives whether you know them or not, the older the better, for any old info./ pictures/ records on your Carrolls? - they may have that one clue you need.
Do you have. . . . . . .
-Obits for Martin and wife Margaret?
-Were their children also born in Ireland and who did the girls marry? The obits for this family (including their children) may indicate where they were born,
- death certificates usually list where they were born.
-Sometimes the cemetery records will have info. on where they are from too.
-I looked Martin up on the original census records that ancestry has and I also looked at genweb
-Naturalization Index and Declaration of Intent.
-Tax records
-Probate Records - Wills - Martin Carroll may have left a will. . . . . . ."

During my years of researching I’ve taken advantage all of KFPs suggestions has made and have come up with so many answers and at the same time a multitude more questions. [This is the way of genealogy.]

However, new researchers may uncover just the info we need to further our story.

Kevin, you say that every County has both SHEEHANs and CARROLLs listed as inhabitants, Using a valuable research tool - The Householder’s Index - I’ve found that to be true even on Parish levels [both church and civil]. Nearly impossible to vector our surname to any one County, let alone Parish, with our current knowledge.

Let me get this much posted before so that I may gather some data to blog that may be of interest.

BROTHERS, COUSINS, I VALUE YOUR COMMENTS SO FEEL FREE TO POST YOUR COMMENTS TO MY BLOG SO THAT WE ALL CAN SHARE OUR THOUGHTS ON THIS SUBJECT.

DNA and interesting marriage record

2008-07-16T15:10:00.003-05:00

Seems like DNA is the newest avenue in genealogy. Though I'm not certain just how it will paly out in our[genealogists] search. Any database that connect related descendants will have to inter-act with other database since there are many doing the same thing independent of one another. Well, perhaps some day it will all be compiled so that will be only one place to search for connections.

Was online in the middle of the night and did a little searching in Cook Co [IL] records and came up with a marriage record for a Paul A Helwick who married a Elsie A McGinty in 1934. Now I do know that the surname Helwick in Cook Co is not common. In fact, in all my research I've found only one - that is Paul Alfred Helwick [1892-1945] son of Karl and Karrie Helwick my great-grandparents. At the time of his death Paul's wife is listed as Marie - Paul's military papers state in 1930 his closest living relative is his sister. Try as I might I can not get 'Marie' from Elsie A.

Headstone Photos

2008-05-12T14:09:00.003-05:00

I know I have more shots of Joe Sheehan's headstone. I believe at the time they were taken with my 35mm camera rather than a digital so I'll have to scan the additional photos and post them. Perhaps they view with more detail, if you're interested.

Joseph Carroll Sheehan

2008-05-04T16:02:00.003-05:00

Joseph Sheehan

U S ArmyVeteran

S Sgt C0 A 8 Engrs

Birth: August 26 1884

Death: December 10 1940

Interment: Buried: Sec 7 Site 29A

Wood National Cemetery

Service Dates:

1916-Jun-06 to 1919-Oct-12

1919-Oct-13 to 1920-Oct-02

Serial/Service #: 1095837 -

Rank/Grade: Sgt

Inducted at Jefferson Barricks, Missouri

Assignments: Co "A" 8th Engrs; Co "A" 1st Bn Mounted Engrs

Decorations & Awards: Mexican Service Badge

Separated at Fort Bliss, Texas

Last known- address: Chicago, IL 863 N. Dearborn St

1940-Dec-10 Downey Veterans Administration Hospital Lake Co Illinois

Inventory Report of Personally Owned Effects

2 belts

1 cap

1 overcoat

2 coats

4 drawers

9 handerkerchiefs

1 hat

6 ties

5 shirts

1 pr shoes

1 pr slippers

17 pr socks

1 suspenders

4 trousers

3 unionsuits

1 vest

additional effects deposited or stored:

1 ea Chain, belt, for watch;

1 ea watch, Walth__, yellow metal, case #2 550 078, works #E402 795 3

Cash: noneOn deposit:

Funds - Personal source $-0, Government $110.08

As this information was obtain through government records/reports, there are conflicting data. Generally, this is some information about my grandfather, Joseph Sheehan

Edel/Ethel 1930 and 1945

2008-04-26T14:51:00.005-05:00

1930 Federal Census CA Kings Armona Twp

THORNE,

Edward D, hh, age 37, first married at age 28; CA-NY-IL; farmer - farm; Veteran WW

Ethel, wife, age 30, first married at age 22; IL-NOR-NOR;

Douglass, son, age 1 1/12; CA-CA-IL

1945 December 28 Chicago Tribune Friday

page 10

HELWICK, Paul A. Helwick, Dec. 26, 1945, late of 4826 Sheridan road,

beloved husband of Marie,

fond brother of Josephine Bowron, Ethel Thorne, Charles Helwick and the late Marie McCarthy.

Funeral Friday 2:30 p.m., at chapel, 5149-51 N. Ashland avenue, at Foster.

Interment Elmwood.

Member of North Shore post, No. 21, American Legion. Longbeach 5147

Edel, re-visited

2008-04-07T19:22:00.002-05:00

1910 Federal Census IL Cook Co Chicago
2132 North 40th Ave., [appears to be a duplex]
HELWICK,
Charles M., 62 ys, married 35 ys, Nor Nor Nor, 1882 yr immigrated, Naturalized, Fish packer Wholesale grocer for Wages, Owns Mortgaged Home.
Karey, 56 ys, married 35 ys, 10 children/6 living, Nor Nor Nor, 1882 ys immigrated.
Charles S., 24 ys, single, IL Nor Nor, Waiter Refreshment store.
Paul A., 17 ys, single, IL Nor Nor, Clerk Clothing store.
Roy O., 15 ys, single, IL Nor Nor, Errand boy Factory.
Ethel Th., 10 ys, IL Nor Nor.
- - -
Just seven years later this obit appeared:
1917-Aug-01 Chicago Daily News Wednesday page 20
HELWICK -Carrie (nee Anderson), beloved wife of Carl N., fond mother of Charles, Mrs. Mary Murphy, Mrs. Josephine Brennan, Paul and Ethel.
Funeral Friday Aug. 3 at 1 p.m. from her late residence 3810 W. Fullerton Ave., autos to Mount Olive.
For Seats call Canal 1344.
Oakland (Cal.) papers please copy.(Ref: Oakland (Cal.) papers please copy.

[My notes written at the time I acquired this obit:
. . . . of the five children listed those probably not in California are Josephine, Paul, Mary and most likely not 18 yr old Ethel. . . . .
Well, thank goodness I didn't assume this guess was the answer because as it turns out Edel/Ethel was in California at the time of her mother's death. Also, as you can see Roy Ole had passed away during the interim.]

Edel Helwick

2008-04-02T14:51:00.003-05:00

Edel, the younger sister to my grandmother Josephine Sofia Helwick Sheehan Brennan Bowron and the youngest of ten children of Karl and Karen, was born in 1899 in Chicago. She lived the majority of her life in Santa Cruz County, California where she died in the fall of 1976.

Some of the notes from my research of her life follows:

1900
[an e-mail from Cousin Harald Lorentzen dated 02-Nov-96 [a partial quote] . . . . . .
"I do not know if I told you that I found your family in the church book for the Hauge church in Chicago. This was in the year 1900 they went out of the church after some years.The church book said that the family was:
Karl M Helwich born February 17, 1848
Karen S Helwich born September 18, 1853
Karl S Helwich born August 10, 1885
Marie E Helwich born January 6, 1888
Josephine Helwich born May 29, 1890
Paul A Helwich born July 29, 1892
Ole Le Roy Helwich born December 18, 1896
Edel Therese Helwich born September 19, 1899"

My research of the Federal census reveal this info:
1900 Federal Census IL Cook Co Chicago
1038 Ballou
HELWICK, Carl, Feb. 1846, 52 ys,
married 25 ys, Nor Nor Nor [this refers to Karl's birth and his Father's and his Mother's birth],
1887 yr immigrated, 13 ys in this country,Naturalized, Occup: Weigher
Carrie, Sep. 1853, 46 ys,
married 25 ys, Nor Nor Nor {refers of Carrie's birth as well as her Father and Mother],
1887 ys immigrated, 13 ys in this country.10 children/6 living [this reveals that she had ten children with 6 children now living,
Charles, Aug. 1885, 14 ys, single, Chicago Nor Nor, Office boy.
Marie, Jan. 1888, 12 ys, Chicago Nor Nor, At school.
Josephine, May 1890, 10 ys, Chicago Nor Nor, At school.
Paul, Jul. 1892, 7 ys, Chicago Nor Nor, At school.
Roy, Dec. 1894, 5 ys, Chicago Nor Nor.
Ethel Th., Sep. 1899, 8/12 ys [8/12 means Ethel was 8 months old at the time of the census], Chicago Nor Nor

Just a glimpse of my research notes. All the information I've compiled have been gleaned from public records, as well as church records, as the knowledge of my father's family was was scant to say the least. My dad's generation was not a sharing lot and since my father has passed away prior to my earnest interest in genealogy all that information was lost for all time.
Luckily, a copy of a note hand written by Josephine. I assume for her daughters Eleanor and Virginia, was sent to me by my Aunt Virginia just prior to her passing. This note was the basis for my research in Norway.

More to come - - - - -

Another Helwick Descendant

2008-03-23T14:39:00.002-05:00

A cousin who descended through Edel Helwick - sister to my grandmother Josephine Helwick Sheehan - has contacted me this past week. Am I ever excited about this ! ! !

Am anxious to exchange family stories regarding Edel, or as kjnow to our knew cousin - Ethel.

In the days to come I'll be posting tidbit regarding Edel that I've gleaned from Public records, both here and in Norway.

Norwegian Ancestors

2008-02-06T16:20:00.001-06:00

Time for a change of pace so that our Norwegian ancestors to make themselves known.

My Dad's parents were first-generation Americans from immigrant Irish and Norwegian parents.

That makes me, my brothers and you, cousins, third-generation Americans.

Let's begin with Per Larsen from SÆTER farm. He was the son of Lar's who must have been born somewhere around 1611 or so.

Per-SÆTER Larsen was born ca 1631 and died in 1702 in Hedmark, Norway. He is my 8th great-grandfather [as well as my brothers', and Kevin and Geofry's, and the Brennan siblings' 8th great-grandfather].

Herman Olsen is also our 8th great-frandfather.

Since I began my reseach into our Norwegian background I've begun to teach myself to read Norwegain ! ! ! and below is my attempt to translate information from a local history regarding our ancestors.
It'll take your imagination to fill in the gaps where my knowledge of the language lacks. However, you'll no doubt get the geist of the reports.

Before you become too engrossed let me say the naming practice during this period was to use the father's name as what we call the surname - along with this the farm name is usually attached so as to clarify which Per Larsen we're talking about. If it's a male he is Lars, son/Larsen, if female, Lars' daughter = Larsdatter or shortened to Larsdtr.

SÆTER, TORP, PRAMHUS, MIDTSKOG refer the name of the farm where they are living at the moment.

KLOKKER usually refers to a church deacon .- - - -

This information was taken from the local history of Eidskog which is located in Hedmark Fylke [fylke is equal to our county].

The information in this publication is taken from public and church records by impartial local historians.
It appears that the first several entries were taken from tax records.
Beginning with the 1677 entry appears to have been gleaned from another means. ????
At anyrate, here is some information about OUR 8th GREAT-GRANDFATHER ca 1631 thru 1702 - Now who sez they didn't have long lives? Looks like old Per lived 71 years.

Eidskog BygdebokVol. III pg. 472 & 473- - - - -

Vol. III pg 472

Hermann Olsen was 26 year in 1664 - d. 1706 in Magnor, 69 years old he was enebruker by tax rolls/land registry in 1667,

but by manntalletin 1664 second-hand[used,use] had 2 huder and Iver Olsen KLOKKER 1 hud.

In 1667 eide enough Hermann the most of TORP, but Iver Olsen and Lars Lilleset ifra Odalen eide approximately 1/3 tilsammen.

In 1672 give mortgage or security[pawn] Lars Lilleset their[glide slowly,sink down,cause pressure,feel heavy] 5 1/2skinn and tredjeårstake in TORP to Iver Olsen KLOKKER, and he was thereby owner of tilsammen 11 skinn.

The other eide Hermann.

In 1677 be inactive/rest TORP leave[vacuate] and desolate[desolately] p.g.a. krigshandlingene, and Hermann Olsen moved in this tidsrom to Magnor.

Iver KLOKKER moved also in the course of 1680-åra and his gjenfinnes on Midtskog.

Hermann be obliged to have to in 1671 out with fine because he had been in slagsmål with Arne Arnesen PRAMHUS like that[such] that deen was bedridden. Hermann's wife had taken from him one knive before he =rekke=extend/reach to use[using] it[was,that,the] on Arne.

- - - -

It[Was,That,The] as overtok after Hermann Olsen was Per LarsenSÆTER, Vinger [born ca 1631] - d.1702, 71 years and g.m .Anne Hansdtr [born ca 1629] - d.1707, 78 yrs.

A pantebrev from Herman Olsen to Per LarsenSÆTER of 2 hudder 1 skinn for 220 rd is dated November 18,1670 and tgl. March 07, 1682.

Actually was[be] this[these] ei agreement between Hermann and Per as pass over (of time)[attend,go, go on] out on that Per shall[could,would,will] have[having] TORP on 9 åremål, and if some of Hermann's heirs then wish to overtake TORP, then they shall the 220 rd as well as replacing rydnings- and bygningsretten and others expenses.

page 473

This[These] was actually ordnet on it[was,that,the] the manner[manner] that child[children] of they[those,the] respective giftet itself with each other.

Thereby was the[it,they,there,that] smaller expenses.

A pantebrev dated November 26, 1688 and tgl. April 22, 1689 on 84 rd., was taken to brukelighet of Per Larsen and the[it,they,there,that] was[be] issued of Iver Olsen Midskog, thus Sexton, and thereby eide Per totality TORP.

- - - -

In 1690 kvitterte/receipt Lars Persen too[of,at,to,for,feed,feeds] wife's inheritance orverfor the father-in-law[father-in-law] Hermann Olsen on Magnor.

**********

Looks as though 1671 was an interesting time for Herman's wife, Anne.

Martin B. Madden

2008-02-02T15:20:00.000-06:00

Here's some facts regarding our Martin Madden aka Martin B. "Skinny" Madden

Martin B Madden, born August 17, 1871 in IA; died July 23, 1912 in IL Cook Co Chicago.
He was the son of Daniel Madden and Bridget Carroll.
He married (1) Laura Flannery May 15, 1902 in IL Cook Co Chicago. She was born October 1875 in IL, and died June 16, 1907 in IL Cook Co Chicago.
He married (2) Florence Bell Miles September 13, 1909 in IL Lake Co Waukegan. She was born Abt. 1889 in IL, and died Aft. 1912.

Martin's parents and siblings:
Father: Daniel Madden, born Abt. 1848 in Ireland; died October 06, 1912 in IL Cook Co.
He married Bridget Carroll April 18, 1869 in IA Des Moines Co Burlington.

Mother: Bridget Carroll, born Abt. 1843 in IRELAND; died December 23, 1910 in MO Callaway Co Fulton State Hospital #1.

Children of Daniel Madden and Bridget Carroll are:
Bernard Madden, born February 09, 1870 in IA; died February 05, 1909 in IL Cook Co Chicago.
Martin B Madden, born August 17, 1871 in IA; died July 23, 1912 in IL Cook Co Chicago; married (1) Laura Flannery May 15, 1902 in IL Cook Co Chicago;
married (2) Florence Bell Miles September 13, 1909 in IL Lake Co Waukegan.
Edward Madden, born Abt. 1872 in KS.
James Madden, born February 1874 in KS; died Aft. 1928.
Margaret Madden, born June 1878 in KS; died Bet. 1913 - 1920;
married William P McCain Abt. 1902 in IL ?Cook Co?; born Abt. 1876 in IL.
Julia C Madden, born September 1881 in KS, Shawnee Co, North Topeka;
died March 06, 1930 in IL Cook Co Chicago;
married Kenneth Rathbun September 11, 1907 in IL Cook Co Chicago; born August 24, 1880 in WI Geneva; died June 26, 1959 in IL Cook Co Chicago.
Mary Madden, born May 1886 in MO ?Jackson Co Kansas City; died Aft. 1919;
married Joseph J McGrath Abt. 1910; born Abt. 1877 in IL; died Aft. 1928.

End of another year

2007-12-24T08:17:00.000-06:00

It's the end of another year and exchange of annual greetings from cousins far and wide.

I was sadden to learn that Cousin Sylvia Spain just recently passed away.

Sylvia and I are the 2nd-great granddaughters of Magnus Andreassen Helvik [1805 Asker Parrish-1888 Chicago]. . . and are 3rd cousins.

Fetter Harald introduced us the summer of 1997 after Sylvia's visit to Nesodden. While she and I knew each other only from exchanging correspondence our connection as cousins was deep.

Time is speeding on

2007-10-23T16:57:00.000-05:00

Haven't taken time to do any genealogy-related blogging but if you've visited GerryART you can see I've been concentrating on my fiber-art classes. Hope to return to some genealogy after a couple of more classes at Satin Stitches.

In the meantime, if you have some time to spend on The Internet visit

http://books.google.com

and do a search on Skinny Madden.

What a guy ! ! ! !

Research, Research, Research

2007-09-05T18:24:00.000-05:00

Boy, What fun we've been having.

Have been given an opportunity to do some serious research, and, while it's taken us the majority of the past five days, we've had tremendous success! That's worth the hours spent sitting in front of the PC and monitor. We were able to add at least three generations of direct-line ancestors that includes four new surnames. Now that we call success!

This is the first time in a while that we've been handed this kind of opportunity.
Yahoo ! ! ! We loved it.

Now to get into some order so that it can be presented on paper in a comprehensive manner so that a non-genealogist can understand the significance.

Once this phase of the project is completed, I'll continue with the saga of 'Skinny' Martin - Labor Czar of Chicago . . . . . . . .

Chicago American July 22, 1912

2007-08-23T20:28:00.000-05:00

Just Click to enlarge -
then to learn more of Skinny's connection click

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ghook/gen05a1.htm

Chicago Daily News July 22, 1912

2007-07-27T14:10:00.000-05:00

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Former Labor Czar of Chicago Succumbs at Lake Villa, Ill., to Long Sickness.
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STORMY CAREER RECALLED
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Once Formed New Central Union Organization - Accused by Wife as Conspiracy Head.
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Martin B. ("Skinny") Madden is dead.
The former labor leader died at 8:00 a.m. to-day in a little cottage near Lake Villa, Ill. Stomach trouble of a tubercular nature was the agent of death. Madden, never robust physically, had been ill for a long time. For a number of weeks he lay in his room at the Grand Pacific hotel and then last January he was taken to the Presbyterian hospital. There he regained some semblance of health and after a few weeks returned to the hotel, where his careless mode of living again proved his downfall.

As a forlorn hope he sought the cottage on the shore of the inland lake and for a time was reported as progressing toward recovery. Toward the last, however, he realized that his end was near and admitted, stoically, that he would never the place alive.

Spoke Cheerfully of Troubles.
While at the Presbyterian hospital Madden was visited by a reporter for The Daily News. He was found sitting up in bed, smoking cigarettes. He spoke cheerfully of his condition and thought he would be up "before long." Asking whether he was not afraid to smoke, he replied that the cigarettes "wouldn’t hurt him." It was the same disregard of consequences, say his friends, which ruined his health and ultimately brought about his death.

Madden was the recognized czar of the labor world in Chicago for years and figured prominently in may daring strikes. He was indicted and convicted of conspiracy in 1909, with F. A. Pouchot and M. J. Doyle, and fined $500 in Judge McSurely’s court. This was in May. A motion for a new trial was entered and on Feb. 10, 1910, was overruled by Judge McSurely.

Controlled Federation Long.
For years Madden controlled the Chicago Federation of Labor. In 1905, however, E. N. Nockels came to the front as leader of the Madden . An election was imminent and Nockels had arranged a system of voting by delegate cards and tally sheets with the names of all accredited delegates. Madden, however, had a lot of duplicate tickets printed, with one slight change in a word in the union label and voted a lot of his own men. Subsequently his ruse was discovered and the labor autocrat prepared to carry the election by storm, but was prevented by the police.

About two months after the election he was ousted by the Federation of Labor and immediately began to build the powerful labor organization known as the Chicago Building Trades council. He lost control of this body following his conviction for conspiracy.

Madden was a leading figure in the recent strife between the steamfitters and the elevator constructors in which Peter ("Dutch") Gentleman and Vincent Altman were murdered by labor sluggers and for which Maurice ("Moss") Enright was convicted and sentenced to a life term in the penitentiary.

Wife’s Accusation in Court.
Mrs. Florence B. Madden, wife of the labor leader, caused his arrest on a charge of wife abandonment in August, 1911, and at the trial of the case she declared her home had been the meeting place for thugs, sluggers and gun men. In a bill for separate maintenance she charged her husband with cruelty. Judge Walker in the Court of Domestic Relations ordered Madden to pay his wife $8 a week on her abandonment plea.

While at the Presbyterian hospital a rule was entered calling upon Madden to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court in failing to pay the alimony granted his wife. His illness saved him a possible prison term at that time.

Reconciled to Wife, Rumor.
The approach of death brought a reconciliation between Madden and his wife, their friends declare, and Mrs. Madden, unaware of the death, went to Lake Villa shortly before 11 a.m. to-day to see him. She had been to visit him yesterday and returned to her home at 2446 Michigan avenue last night.

"He is critically ill," she told friends there and to-day she packed a suitcase ane went to Lake Villa prepared to stay at his bedside several days if necessary.

Madden first came to Chicago from Kansas City, Mo. He worked as a steamfitter’s helper on the Auditorium annex, and in the winter of 1895 he became business agent of the Junior Steamfitters’ union, from which time on be began to make his power felt.

Transfer Field to Gary.
After his dethronement from power in the building trades council he devoted his efforts for a time to union organization in Gary, Ind, but his illness interfered with his chances for success.
"The funeral will be held at an undertaking establishment at West Madison street and Western avenue," said State Representative Frank McNichols, a friend of Madden, "but the date has not been set. Martin - we call him Martin, not "Skinny" - died at 8:30 o’clock this morning, according to the news I hear, but he has been near death for a long time."

The Last Sheehan Sibling - Paul Clifford

2007-07-15T15:10:00.000-05:00

According to an Affidavit signed on 29th of Nov of1939 by Paul Clifford’s mother, Josephine S BOWRON of 1122 West Adams Street, Chicago,
Paul was born 1913-June-23

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1920 Federal Census for MI Genesee Burton Twp
BRENNAN,
Peter A, hh, age 36 yrs, IL_NY_IL; plaster_ house
Josephine S, wife, age 29 ys; IL_NOR_NOR;
Eleanor J, dau; age 10; IL_IL_IL
Clifford P, son; age 6; IL_IL_IL
John A, son; age 2 1/12; IL_IL_IL
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1930 Federal Census for MI Tuscola Arbela Twp
BRENNAN,
Peter, hh, age 46, age at first marriage 33 ys; IL_NY_IL; plaster _ building
Josephine, wife, owns home value of $2,600; age 39, age 16 at first marriage; IL_NOR_NOR; farmer _ general farm
John, son, age 13; IL_IL_IL
Virginia M, dau, age 9; MI_IL_IL
SHEEHAN,
Carrel J, stepson, age 22, single; IL_IA_IL; plaster _ building
Clifford, stepson, age 16; IL_IA_IL; Laborer _ building
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Flint MI City Directory
1934 Paul C SHEEHAN autowkr r. 1630 Illinois Avenue
[1935] [City Directory not printed due to Depression]
1936 Paul C SHEEHAN autowkr r. 1630 Illinois Avenue
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1936-Jun-17 GREETINGS: Marriage May Be Solemnized Between
Mr. Paul C. Sheehan and Julia Weisenberger, affidavit having been filed in this office,

as provided by Public Act No. 128, Laws of 1887, as amended, by which it appears
that said Paul C Sheehan is 22 years of age, color is White, residence is 1630 Illinois Ave., Flint, Mich. and birthplace was Illinois, occupation is Press Oper.,
[father's name Joseph Sheehan, and mother's maiden name was Josephine Hellwick ]
has been previously married no times;
and that said Julia Weisenberger is 32 years of age, color is White residence is 1821 Kentucky, Flint and birthplace was Michigan, occupation is Inspector,
[father's name John Weisenberger, and mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Klein]
who has been previously married no times
IN Witness Whereof, I have hereunto attached my hand and the seal of Genesee County, Michigan, this 17th day of June, A.D. 1936. George T. Gundry, County Clerk, by Walter J. Seidel, Deputy County Clerk.
Certificate of Marriage Between Paul C. Sheehan and M. Julia Weisenberger.

I Hereby Certify that, in accordance with the above license, the persons herein mentioned were joined in marriage by me, at St Michael's, Maple Grove, County of Saginaw, Michigan on the 20 day of June, A.D. 1936,
in the presence of Herman Weisenberger, of Chesening, Mich.
and Mrs. Oliver Moser, of 9538 Stoepel St, Detroit, Mich.

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1936-Nov-27 Social Security Number Application
Paul Clifford Sheehan, 1614 Ill. Ave., Flint, Mich.
Chevrolet - Flint, Division of General Motors Corp, 300 N. Chevrolet Ave., Flint, Mich.
Age at last Birthday: 23 (23 x-ed out) 26 typed in; date of birth: June 23 1913 (June lined out, 1913 lined out) 1910 written in; Chicago, Ill.
Joseph Carroll Sheehan, Josephine Sofa Helwick
Signed: Paul C Sheehan
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1939-Nov-29
his mother requests his birth be recorded (this birth has not been previously recorded)
her address 746 Mary Street, Flint, MI
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1942-March-26
Certificate of Death Michigan Department of Health
Paul C. Sheehan Social Security No. 385-07-4490
Usual Residence of Decreased: MI Genesee County, Richfield Twp, 3265 North State Road,
Place of Death: Wayne Co, Detroit, Detroit Hospital D.O.A.
Name of Wife: Julia M., age 38
Birth date/place of deceased: June 23, 1913 Age: 28ys 9 ms 3 ds Chicago, IL
Usual occupation: Welder. Industry or business: Chevrolet Motor Co.
Father Joseph C. Sheehan born Burlington, Iowa
Mother Josephine Hellwick born Chicago, Ill.
Informant: Mrs Julia Sheehan, 3265 N State Rd.
Burial place: Flint, Mich. Funeral director: Dodds Dumanois Co, Flint, Mich.
MEDICAL CERTIFICATION
Date of Death: March 26, 1942
Immediate cause of death: Traumatic ruptured of descending aorta.
In case of violence, state if accident, homicide or suicide: Auto collision 3/26/42 Where did injury occur: D S R Bus & Auto - Harper & Van Dyke
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1942-Mar-26 Thursday Detroit News page 13
Davison Driver Killed in Crash With Bus
Driving at a speed estimated by witnesses at more than 70 miles an hour, Paul C. Sheehan, of Davison, Mich., was killed at 2:45 a. m. Today when his car struck the rear of a DSR coach at Harper and Van Dyke avenues.
Witnesses said Sheehan entered the intersection against a red traffic light. The coach was hurled against a guarded safety zone and was damaged, but the occupants escaped injury. The coach driver was Edmond Calvert, of Hazel Park.
With Sheehan's death, Detroit's 1942 traffic toll mounted to 56, as against 61 to this date last year.
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1942-March-27 Flint Journal Friday page 6
Davison Resident Killed in Detroit -- Paul Sheehan Victim of Car-Coach Crash
Davison = Paul C. Sheehan of Davison, was killed Thursday in Detroit when his automobile struck the rear of a street railway motor coach at Harper and Van Dyke avenues.
According to an Associated Press dispatch his car was traveling at a speed estimated by witnesses at 70 miles per hour. Occupants of the coach, which was hurled against a guarded safety zone, escaped injury.
Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 a. m. at St. John's church, Davison, with burial in New Calvary cemetery. The Rev. Fr. Dion will officiate. The body will be at the residence until services.
Sheehan, who lived about a mile north of here on M-15, is survived by his widow, Mrs. Julia Sheehan; mother, Mrs. Josephine Bowron, Swartz Creek; two brothers, Carroll of Van Dyke and John of Mt. Morris, and two sisters, Mrs. Elanor Mosher of Flint and Mrs. Peter Bender of Detroit.
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1942-March-28 Flint Journal First Edition Friday
SHEEHAN, Paul C Sheehan, 3265 North State Road, Davison, Michigan, age 28 died Thursday, March 26,1942, at the Receiving hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
Funeral services will be held 9 a.m. Monday, March 30, 1942, from the St. Johns church, Davison, Michigan. Rev. Fr. Dion officiating. Burial in New Calvary cemetery. Deceased will be at the residence. Services by Dodds-Dumanois Co. Death was caused by auto accident. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, June 23, 1913, and has lived in Davison for the last 4 years, moving from Flint, Michigan. He was a member of the St. John's Roman Catholic church, Davison, Michigan, and Fraternal Order of Eagles, Employe of Chevrolet Motor Company.
Surviving: Wife, Mrs. Julie M. Sheehan; mother, Mrs. Josephine Bowron of Swartz Creek, Michigan; 2 brothers, Carroll of Van Dyke, Michigan, John of Mt. Morris, Michigan; 2 sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Washer of Flint and Mrs. Peter Bender of Detroit, Michigan.
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found Paul C Sheehan on cemetery list on Internet homepage for Genesee Co. Mich. Buried in St Johns' Roman Catholic Cemetery. Lat 0430353N Lon 0832957W

Another Sibling

2007-07-05T14:24:00.000-05:00

Winifred Sheehan was born October 1911 and died ca. 1970.

She had a couple of sons. Not much more info on her.

There is one more Sheehan sibling, Paul Clifford Sheehan, who will be posted next.

Dad's sister Eleanor

2007-07-02T21:46:00.001-05:00

Eleanor Josephine Sheehan Moser Nanney - born in June 1909 in Chicago.
She had one son. She lived the last years of her life on the California coast with my other aunt - Virginia Brennan McCurter Carpenter.
She looks remarkedly like her mother, Josephine Sofie Helwick Sheehan Brennan Bowron.
I'll scan and post Josephine's photo.

Dad and siblings

2007-06-26T13:33:00.000-05:00

We’ve been introduced to Catherine Sheehan [thanks, Roberta]. Catherine’s photo is the only photo we have of that generation. This generation is the family of our common progenitors - William Sheehan and Mary Carroll.
It seems now would be the time to include photos of the next generation. This generation includes my dad and his siblings.

First is my dad, Carroll Joseph Sheehan [Birth Records state his name as Joe Sheehan] you’ll find his entry on my website at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ghook/gen02.htm

My Genealogy Website URL

2007-06-22T17:17:00.000-05:00

I'd like to invite those of you who've not visited my website to take a look.
You no doubt will be able to find your line and follow it back to our common progenitor.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ghook/

Beginning of a Family History Blog

2007-06-20T13:55:00.000-05:00

Hello Cousins - hope to be able to share a few insights into our family history as I have researched it though public and church records. And, of course, help from my Cousins.

I'll be posting tidbits periodically as there is much to tell not only about my Irish ancestors but also my Norwegian and German/Polish ancestors.

Let's start the newest contact with a new cousin, Roberta.

Roberta is a descendant of Catherine Sheehan who is the sister of Joseph Sheehan the common ancestor to most of my Irish cousins.

This is my first contact from this particular line, and, boy, was I happy !

Lucky for us Roberta is able to provide a photo of Catherine - the first photo of that generation. Any one see a family resemblance?

Please, post your 'Comments' and even a family story or two.