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Margaret Connolly was born on November 12, 1908 in Chicago, Cook, IllinoisG. She and Francis Whelan were married. She died in November 1986, at age ~78, in Chicago, Cook, IllinoisG.

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name:Margaret Connolly
SSN:359-07-4429
Last Residence:
60626 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
BORN:12 Nov 1908
Died:Nov 1986
State (Year) SSN issued:Illinois (Before 1951.)

Lowell Bradbury Smith and Sylvia Alice Kirkham were married.

Sylvia Alice Kirkham and Lowell Bradbury Smith were married.

Freida Feder was married.

Dudek was married.

Mary Sheridan was born on August 25, 1889 in Sraheen, Mayo, IrelandG.

Ireland Civil Birth Registers Index Transcription
First name(s)Mary
Last nameSheridan
SexFemale
Birth year1889
Birth date25 Aug 1889
Birth placeSraheen
Registration districtIslandeady
Superintendent's reg districtWestport
CountyMayo
CountryIreland
Father's first name(s)Michael
Father's last nameSheridan
Father's occupationFarmer
Father's addressSraheen
Mother's first name(s)Jane
Mother's last nameMcGing
Registration year1889
Registration quarter yearJul - Sep 1889
Volume4
Page428
SourceView the source record
Record setIreland Civil Birth Registers Index
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryCivil Births
Collections fromIreland
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Civil Birth Record
Name: Mary Sheridan Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1889
Registration Date: 1-Jan-0
Address: Sraheen Parish/District: Islandeady district
Gender: Female County Co. Mayo
Denomination: Civil Parish
Father: Michael Sheridan Mother: Jane McGing
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1: Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:
Notes:
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Ellen Grady was born on October 16, 1875. She and Philip McGing were married. She died on October 12, 1945, at age 69, in Aliquippa, PennsylvaniaG.

Philip's wife Rose died in 1932, and his 1935 death cert shows he had a wife named Ellen Grady. She signed Mrs Philip McGing.

John Whelan was born on July 9, 1871 in Barnahowna, Mayo, IrelandG. He died in 1956, at age ~85.

Name: John
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place: 50, CAPPADUFF, MAYO, IRE
Birth Date: 09 Jul 1871
Birthplace: Cappaduff, Mayo, Ire
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Patrick Whelan
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Mary Coyne
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C70146-2
System Origin: Ireland-VR
GS Film number: 255829
Reference ID: 2:FLPX37



Citing this Record:
"Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPYZ-QJS : accessed 11 April 2015), Mary Coyne in entry for John, 09 Jul 1871; citing Cappaduff, Mayo, Ire, reference 2:FLPX37; FHL microfilm 255,829. (Research):Went to Scotland and didn't have children

Civil Birth Record
Name: John Whelan Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1871
Date of Baptism: 1-Jan-0
Address: Bannahowna Parish/District: Cappaghduff district
Gender: Male County Co. Mayo
Denomination: Civil Parish
Father: Patrick Whelan Mother: Mary Coyne
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1: Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:
Notes:
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Church Baptism Record
Name: John Whelan Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism: 04-Jun-1871
Address: Parish/District: Ballyovey RC parish
Gender: Male County Co. Mayo
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: Patrick Whelan Mother: Mary Coyne
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1: Patrick Coyne Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2: Mary Coyne
Notes:
E. 2-6
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Bridget Joyce was born in 1868 in Mayo, IrelandG.

John Naughton was born on January 1, 1875 in Tourmakeady, Mayo, IrelandG. He and Honor Lydon were married. He died in March 1934, at age 59, in Tourmakeady, Mayo, IrelandG.

John Donoghue was born on May 10, 1891 in Gortmore, Mayo, IrelandG. He died on November 23, 1898, at age 7, in Gortmore, Mayo, IrelandG.

(Research):Civil Birth Record
Name: John Donohoe Date of Birth: 10-May-1891
Registration Date: 10-Jun-1891
Address: Gortmore Co. Galway
Parish/District: Cappaghduff district
Gender: Male County Co. Mayo
Denomination: Civil Parish
Father: John Donohoe
Mother: Mary Joyce
Occupation: Shoemaker
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1: Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2:
Notes:
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John Collins was born in 1839 in Glenmask, Mayo, IrelandG. He and Mary Marey were married on February 25, 1865 in Ballyovey, Mayo, IrelandG, Name:John Collins
Gender:Male
Marital status:Single
Age:26
Birth Date:1839
Marriage Date:25 Feb 1865
Marriage Place:Ballinrobe, Cappaduff, Mayo, Ireland
Father:Austen Collins
Spouse:Mary Marrey
FHL Film Number:101473
Reference ID:P-84 C-14

Civil Marriage Record
Date of Marriage:25-Feb-1865
Parish / District:Cappaghduff districtCounty:Co. Mayo
HusbandWife
Name:JohnCollinsMaryMarrey
Address:GlenmaskDrummond
Denomination:Civil ParishCivil Parish
Occupation:LABOURER
Age:2617
Status:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)Spinster (Previously unmarried)
Husband's FatherWife's Father
Name:AustinCollinsEdwardMarrey
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:LABOURERLABOURER
Husband's MotherWife's Mother
Name:
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:
Witness 1Witness 2
Name:MichaelWalshMaryWalsh
Address:
Notes:
BALLOVEY CHURCH
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www.rootsireland.ie. He died on May 1, 1884, at age ~45, in Glenmask, Mayo, IrelandG.

Phelim McManamon and Mary Gibbons were married.

Mary Lydon was born on June 20, 1907 in Finny, Mayo, IrelandG. She and Martin Donoghue were married on December 10, 1930 in Chicago, Cook, IllinoisG, Name:Mary Lydon
Marriage Date:10 Dec 1930
Spouse:Martin Donohue
Marriage Location:Cook County, IL
Marriage license:CCAE0F66-8223-4A3C-9176-4755127FE6F2
File Number:1299125
Archive Collection Name:Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages)
Archive repository location:Chicago, IL
Archive repository name:Cook County Clerk. She died on March 17, 2001, at age 93, in Elmhurst, DuPage County, IllinoisG.

1940 United States Federal Census about Mary Donohue
Name: Mary Donohue
Respondent: Yes
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1910
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Ireland
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: W Harrison Street
House Number: 4810
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 14A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Martin Donohue 36
Mary Donohue 30
John A Donohue 7. (Research):Name: Mary Donohue
SSN: 353-12-9288
Last Residence:
60126 Elmhurst, Du Page, Illinois, USA
BORN: 20 Jun 1907
Died: 17 Mar 2001
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951.

Patrick Lydon was born on April 1, 1919 in Cummer, Mayo, IrelandG. He and Agnes were married.

Andrew Lydon was born on April 1, 1919 in Cummer, Mayo, IrelandG. He and Sister were married.

John Andrew Donoghue was born on December 23, 1931 in Chicago, Cook, IllinoisG. He and Sarah Marie Rodgers were married on April 22, 1960 in Chicago, Cook, IllinoisG, Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960
Name:Sarah Rodgers
Marriage Date:22 Apr 1960
Spouse:John A. Donohue
Marriage Location:Cook County, IL
Marriage license:E01C6B34-7817-456B-AE49-C5926529C97A
File Number:2563877
Archive Collection Name:Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages)
Archive repository location:Chicago, IL
Archive repository name:Cook County Clerk. He died on February 3, 2025, at age 93, in Elmhurst, DuPage County, IllinoisG.

Cook County, Illinois Birth Index, 1916-1935
Name:John Donohue
Birth Date:23 Dec 1931
Birth Location:Cook County, IL
File Number:6051452
Archive Collection Name:Cook County Genealogy Records (Births)
Archive repository location:Chicago, IL
Archive repository name:Cook County Clerk. (Research):John "Jack" Andrew Donohue, born on December 23, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, died on February 3, 2025 at his home in Elmhurst, Illinois. Jack led a quiet life with his wife of 64+ years, Sarah Marie Donohue (nee Rodgers) and his six children: Fran (Ron) LaFleur, Marty (Amy) Donohue, Mary (Gary) Rachford, Ann (Tim Golen) Donohue, Susie (Jude Nosek) Donohue, and Kathryn Donohue; 15 grandchildren: Megan (Nick), CJ (Rebecca), Onie (Hannah), Nikki (Jackson), Sam, Sarah, Brendan, Sean, Colin, Kathryn, Jack, James, Nora, Iris, and Simon; 4 great-grandchildren: Bella, Scarlett, Easton, and Quinn; and many cousins, including Nancy Flannery.

But hidden within that quiet life was a lifetime of adventure. Jack was raised on Harrison Avenue on the West side of Chicago by his mom, Mary, and his dad, Martin, at a time when the Illinois Prairie came right up to the street where he lived. He was a real-life Newsie in grammar school, running a newsstand for the landlord of his apartment building (which is how he followed the Cubs in the 1945 World Series– by reading the afternoon editions). He studied to be a priest at Quigley Seminary (when asked what changed his path, he confessed, it was the girls). In high-school, Jack got a private tryout for Ray Meyer and the DePaul Blue Demons. Ray instructed him to focus on his schoolwork.

While in college at Loras he qualified for his pilot's license and began a lifetime of cross-country flying. Following college, he obtained a doctorate in inorganic chemistry from Purdue University. He applied to be an astronaut with NASA and never told his kids ("why would I brag about rejection?"), and he met an absolutely gorgeous Irish girl one weekend and had the nerve to ask her to dance. Sarah and Jack were married on May 21, 1960. Together they raised six kids and 15 grandkids in Elmhurst. Jack spent his entire career at Standard Oil / Amoco / BP as a chemist. A dedicated scientist, he earned several patents and published numerous articles.

In their retirement, Sarah and Jack flew around the country on adventures finding new places to country line dance wherever they went. Their house on Arlington Avenue became a revolving door of grandkids coming to spend time with them. The kids remember walks to Wilder Park and trips to the ice cream store with Grandpa. His final years were filled with playing games of scrabble, seeing the Cubs actually win a World Series and watching as his grandkids grew into amazing young adults with Sarah.

Jack was beloved by all and will be missed deeply. His family is comforted to know that he is not gone – he is with his parents and all his old friends from the neighborhood. Visitation Saturday, February 8, 2025, 8:00 a.m. until time of funeral service 10:00 a.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Interment Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Hillside. Live Stream of funeral service available on funeral home website. In lieu of flowers, please contribute to The Sarcoma Foundation in America, Rainbow Zebra Team/Susie Donohue, 9899 Main St #204, Damascus, MD 20872. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com.

John J. Donoghue was born in June 1942 in Ballinrobe, Mayo, IrelandG. He died on July 6, 1951, at age 9, in Gortmore, Mayo, IrelandG.

From Peadar Cavanagh's memoir

Maybe this fear was a recovered memory arising from what happened soon after we left for Dublin. I used play a lot with a boy of my own age, Seán Donohue. He was from Gortmore and a first cousin of May McGing, whose mother was Seán's aunt, Bridget Donohue. One day he and his younger brother Michael went to his mother's place in Glensaul with sheep and the dog. There was a stream there and a deep hole into which they started throwing the dog and watching him scramble out. Suddenly as Seán reached for the dog, the strength of the animal took him by surprise and dragged him in. Michael who was only six ran for help and in no time a local man dived in and brought Seán out but he was dead. Michael ran all the way home to Gortmore over hills and hollows with the bad news. The parents Stephen and Nellie were in an awful state. The little boy was taken home to be waked and a priest and a doctor were called. The priest 'a young brat' [the inconguously named Fr. Fair], as May calls him, told the parents the boy could not be taken into the house as he suspected it was a case of suicide. May's father, Tom McGing, my granduncle arrived and in no uncertain terms told the distressed parents to ignore the priest and to wake the boy in the house, where he belonged. May describes her father as furious at the priest's attitude and Stephen and Nellie were forever grateful to him for not allowing their son to be waked on the roadside.