John Cody
M, ( - a 1867)
| Father | Thomas Cody (c 1752 - 1842) |
| Mother | Bridget Brennan Cody (c 1774 - 1844) |
| Relationship | Great-grandfather of Thomas Joseph Cody Jr |
| Charts | Thomas Cody ancestors Cody/Walsh family |
| Birth* | Ireland1 | |
| Marriage* | 2 Mar 1824 | Mullinahone, Kilvemnon, Tipperary, Ireland; Bride=Anastatia Walsh Cody |
| Death* | a 4 Mar 1867 | |
| Biography* | John Cody, ????-aft1867: Son Patrick Cody's 1867 civil marriage record listed his father as John Cody (living). This was the first evidence we had of the identity of Patrick's father. There are two John Codys listed in the index to Ireland death records after 1867 that are possibilities but neither are likely. One, John Cody, age 77, born 1802, married farmer, died 20 June 1879 in Modeshel, Mullinahone dist, informant Margaret Cody [she marked] also resident of Modeshel. The second is, John Cody, age 70, born 1798, widowed laborer, died 23 July 1868 Callan, County Kilkenny, informant William Kenney (Chief Resident Officer) Callan workhouse. John was subsequently found in the church parish of Mullinahone where his marriage and the christenings of his children were recorded. He lived in the townland of Poulacapple and probably is not the John Cody whose death record lists his residence as Modeshil. John erected a large tombstone in Kilbride, Callan parish, Kilkenny in honor of his parents and his wife. This suggests that John was unlikely to have ended up in the Callan workhouse. Presumably he himself is interred there as well. Contrary to customary naming conventions in vogue at the time, John named his third son after his father (instead of his first son) and his fourth son after himself (instead of his third son). Do not know who John's first and second sons, Edward and Patrick, were named after. Possibly some recently deceased ancestor or sibling. |
Family | Anastatia Walsh Cody b. c 1796, d. 20 Jul 1836 | |
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| Last Edited | 14 Nov 2023 |
Anastatia Walsh Cody1
F, (c 1796 - 1836)
| Relationship | Great-grandmother of Thomas Joseph Cody Jr |
| Charts | Thomas Cody ancestors Cody/Walsh family |
| Birth* | c 1796 | Ireland2,3 |
| Marriage* | 2 Mar 1824 | Mullinahone, Kilvemnon, Tipperary, Ireland; Groom=John Cody |
| Married Name | 2 Mar 1824 | Cody [Walsh] |
| Death* | 20 Jul 1836 | 3 |
| Burial* | Jul 1836 | Kilbride, Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland3 |
Family | John Cody d. a 4 Mar 1867 | |
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| Last Edited | 23 Oct 2023 |
John Cody
M, (1835 - 1916)
John Cody,
1835-1916
1835-1916
| Father | John Cody ( - a 1867) |
| Mother | Anastatia Walsh Cody (c 1796 - 1836) |
| Relationship | Granduncle of Thomas Joseph Cody Jr |
| Charts | Cody/Walsh family |
| Birth* | Dec 1835 | Poulacapple, Kilvemnon, Tipperary, Ireland1 |
| Christening | 6 Dec 1835 | Mullinahone, Kilvemnon, Tipperary, Ireland1 |
| Marriage* | 14 Jul 1883 | St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, Bourke, Victoria, Australia (AU); Bride=Mary Laurence Cody2 |
| Death* | 23 Aug 1916 | Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (AU)3 |
| Burial* | 25 Aug 1916 | Melbourne General cemetery, Carlton North, Victoria, Australia (AU)3 |
| Biography* | John Cody, 1835-1916: According to family lore, John accompanied his brother Patrick to Australia in the 1850s for the purpose of working in the gold fields. John returned to Ireland and then went back to Australia. He was married in Australia at age 47 to a girl from the same parish in Ireland as himself. According to family anecdotes, John, 22 years older then his wife Mary, had held her in his arms when she was a baby. When John and Mary were married, both were living in Melbourne and John was working as a farmer. The following year they were living in Carlton. By 1886 at 1 Pelham Street there and by 1887 at 66 Leiscaster Street. In 1890, they were living at 547 King Street in West Melbourne and by 1893 at 129 Hawke Street. In 1916, John and family were living at 129 Barrow Street in Brunswick. During these years, John worked as a laborer, a farrier and for the railway. In 1886, John named his first born son Thomas contrary to tradition. The first born son was usually named after the father's father - in this case John. However, John had a brother Thomas and if brother Thomas had recently died, John may have named his own son Thomas in honor of his brother. John, age 80 (his death cert listed his age as 75), died at home on a Wednesday of cardiac stenosis (sudden narrowing of the aortic valve) and dropsy (probably fluid retention caused by heart failure). He was buried on Friday with his infant son Thomas (1886-1886). His wife Mary would join them in 1931. Harry Bourke of Cloneyross townland, the townland adjoining Annsgrove where John's brother Patrick lived in Clogher parish, County Tipperary, relates that years ago people from Australia visited the neighborhood looking for Cody relations from Annsgrove. This was at a time when Harry's mother was alive (may she R.I.P.) and Harry himself was living in England. Harry's mother, herself a Cody but of no verifiable connection to the Annsgrove Cody's just over the hill, sent them away. The visitors did not leave a name, address or other means of contact. |
Family | Mary Laurence Cody b. 30 Dec 1858, d. 11 Jun 1931 | |
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| Last Edited | 10 Feb 2020 |
Bridget Cody
F, (1885 - 1914)
Bridget Cody,
1885-1914
1885-1914
| Father | Patrick Cody (1830 - 1903) |
| Mother | Mary Hanley Cody (1848 - 1923) |
| Relationship | Aunt of Thomas Joseph Cody Jr |
| Charts | Cody/Hanley family |
| Nickname | Bee | |
| Birth* | 4 Feb 1885 | Annesgrove, Clogher, Tipperary, Ireland1 |
| Death* | 3 Feb 1914 | Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)2,3 |
| Note* | 5 Feb 1914 | obituary Saint Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch, Thursday, 5 February 1914.2 |
| Burial* | 6 Feb 1914 | Calvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)4 |
| Biography* | Bridget "Bee" Cody, 1885-1914: Believed to have been the eleventh born, Bridget was named after her mother's sister. An unnamed child of Patrick Cody and Mary Hanley, believed to have been Bridget, was christened during January 1885 at Clonoulty, County Tipperary. Sponsors were Edmund Coady and her aunt and namesake Bridget Hanly. Bee Cody came to the USA with her mother in 1903 and lived with her mother in Saint Louis at 3676A Laclede Avenue. She worked as a dress sewer and was a member of the Young Ladies' Society of St. Francis Xavier. Bee died of tuberculosis on a Tuesday - the day before her 29th bithday. She was survived by her mother, eight brothers, and four sisters. Bee's funeral was held at St. Francis Xavier (College) Church on Friday. |
| Last Edited | 29 Jun 2023 |
Patrick Joseph Cody
M, (1889 - 1915)
Patrick Joseph Cody, 1889-1915
| Father | Patrick Cody (1830 - 1903) |
| Mother | Mary Hanley Cody (1848 - 1923) |
| Relationship | Uncle of Thomas Joseph Cody Jr |
| Charts | Cody/Hanley family |
| Name Variation | Joseph P. | |
| Birth* | 17 Jan 1889 | Annesgrove, Clogher, Tipperary, Ireland1 |
| Death* | 21 Nov 1915 | Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)2,3 |
| Note* | 22 Nov 1915 | obituary Saint Louis (Missouri) Globe Democrat, Monday, 22 November 1915.2 |
| Burial* | 23 Nov 1915 | Calvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)4 |
| Biography* | Patrick Joseph Cody, 1889-1915: Believed to have been the thirteenth born. Named after his father. Patrick was christened during January 1889 at Clonoulty. Christening sponsors were Thomas Coady and Mary Hanly. Is Thomas Coady the christened Patrick's brother? He would have been 12-years-old. Is Mary Hanly the christened Patrick's mother? Birth and christening records list his given name as Patrick. After 1901, he is listed variously as Joseph Cody, or Joseph P. Cody, or Joseph Patrick Cody. The final record of his short life, his cemetery record, lists him as Patrick J. Cody. Patrick came to U.S.A. with his mother in 1903. In 1911, he was living with his mother at 3664 Laclede Avenue. In 1914, he was working as a clerk. Patrick was living with his mother at 4525A San Francisco when he died on a Sunday of tuberculosis at age 26. He was survived by his mother, seven brothers, and four sisters. The funeral was held from Holy Rosary Church, Saint Louis. |
| Last Edited | 3 Oct 2021 |
Cornelius B. Cody
M, (1886 - 1920)
| Father | Patrick Cody (1830 - 1903) |
| Mother | Mary Hanley Cody (1848 - 1923) |
| Relationship | Uncle of Thomas Joseph Cody Jr |
| Charts | Cody/Hanley family |
| Nickname | Con | |
| Birth* | 15 May 1886 | Annesgrove, Clogher, Tipperary, Ireland1 |
| Death* | 3 Sep 1920 | Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)2  |
| Note | 3 Sep 1920 | article Saint Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch, Friday, 3 September 1920.3 |
| Burial* | 4 Sep 1920 | Calvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)4 |
| Note* | 2000 | A History of St. Louis Gangsters by John Auble, copyright 2000, The National Criminal Research Society, St. Louis, Missouri |
| Biography* | Cornelius "Con" Cody, 1886-1920: Believed to have been the twelfth born, Cornelius was named after his mother's brother. He was christened on 17 May 1886 at Clonoulty. Cornelius came to the United States with his mother at age 17 and pursued the American dream in the conventional way until his mid-20's. In 1910, at age 24, he was living with his mother and working as a shoemaker. After that, Con engaged in more dangerous, if not more profitable and more exciting, pursuits by joining the Cuckoo gang. The Cuckoo gang was an east side mob of mostly Irish that began to flourish in St. Louis in the 1920s. There were two other Irish gangs that also operated in St. Louis at this time. One was known as Willie Egan's Rats and the other was headed by "Jellyroll" Hogan. Supposedly the Cuckoos were named by none other than Al Capone the notorious Chicago gangster. The east siders had a reputation as fast and willing shooters who would fight anyone, including each other. Capone sent men from Chicago to St. Louis in an attempt to muscle into the action and the Cuckoos killed them. Capone is alleged to have said. "Those guys are cuckoo!" The name stuck. Cuckoo gangsters would continue to be a force in the St. Louis area underworld for over six decades. The last one died in 1980. Con was convicted of attempted burglary in 1916 and sentenced to one year in the workhouse. He was a known associate of Bryan Walsh who was killed at 23rd Street and Cass Avenue during a gang feud in the same year. Con was also associated with William Crowe who had been arrested by police several times in connection with gang shootings. In 1920, Con was arrested in Detroit and later identified as one of three men that held-up the Yellow Taxicab Company at 8324 Pine Street in St. Louis on the 9th of the previous March. On August 1st, he was returned to St. Louis, charged with complicity in the $1,700 payroll robbery, and released on bond the same day. He was rearrested on 20 August as a suspect in numerous other robberies and was released the same night on a $800 bond posted by bondsman John Kelly. While out on bail and awaiting trial, Con was living at 6209 Bartmer Avenue and working as a bartender in John Fitzgerald's saloon, 2745 Cass Avenue at Leffingwell. About 2 a.m. on Friday morning the 3rd of September 1920, Con was shot and killed by person or persons unknown (...or, as related in family lore, he was 'killed in the line of duty.'). Police believed the killing was the result of a gang feud. Con was buried in a plot which already contained two siblings. His mother and another sibling were added later. |
| Last Edited | 3 Oct 2021 |
Martin Scully
M, (1867 - 1950)
| Father | John Scully |
| Mother | Catherine Kelly Scully |
| Charts | Cody/Hanley family |
| Name Variation | Wm. Martin1 | |
| Birth* | 5 Jun 1867 | Ballyrider, Moyanna, Queens, Ireland2 |
| Christening | 16 Jun 1867 | Stradbally, Laois, Ireland3 |
| Marriage* | 26 Nov 1910 | Saint Francis Xavier, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US); Bride=Anastatia Cody Scully4 |
| Death* | 22 Aug 1950 | Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)5 |
| Note* | 23 Aug 1950 | obituary Saint Louis (Missouri) Globe Democrat, date unknown.5 |
| Burial* | 24 Aug 1950 | Resurrection cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)5 |
| Biography* | Wm. Martin Scully, 1867-1950: Martin Scully, a resident of Maryborough in County Leix or Laois (formerly Queens), arrived in the U.S.A. at the Port of New York on 6 April 1892 aboard the White Star Steamship Teutonic from Liverpool, England. Martin was a large man, six-feet one-inch in height weighing 197 pounds. He had brown hair, blue eyes, fair complexion and no visible distinctive marks. In 1906, when he declared his intention to become a United States citizen, Martin was residing at 4200 South Broadway in Saint Louis and working as a porter. In that same document Martin declared that he was born on 20 May 1867 in the Parish of Stradbally, County Queens (now Laois). In 1910, he was boarding with his future mother-in-law Mary Cody at 3665 Laclede and working as a gardener. In 1920, he and wife Statia were renting at 1028 Tamm in the 24th ward and Martin was working as a packer in a shoe house. In 1930, they were renting at 6276 Famous Avenue where Martin lived the rest of his life. His daughter Ellen Whelan lived with him. Martin was later employed at the City Art Museum. Martin, 83, of 6276 Famous Avenue, died on a Tuesday at St Louis City hospital. Cause of death was uremia, pyelonephritis and benign prostatic hypertrophy. He was attended by Dr J. D. Ferry of 1515 Lafayette Avenue. Martin was survived by one son Louis and one daughter Ellen Whelan. A private funeral will be held on Thursday from M. J. Croghan and sons funeral home, 7146 Manchester. |
Family | Anastatia Cody Scully b. 15 Mar 1868, d. 27 Feb 1941 | |
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| Last Edited | 12 Feb 2019 |