Mary C. Hennessy Fitzgerald

F, (c 1858 - 1890)
FatherJohn Hennessey ( - b 1904)
MotherAnne Ashby Hennessey
ChartsFitzgerald/Coleman family
Birth*c 1858 1 
Marriage*28 Nov 1882 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Groom=Edward F. Fitzgerald, Witness=Nicholas English, Witness=Geraldine Fitzgerald Denvir2 
Married Name28 Nov 1882 Fitzgerald [Hennessy] 
Death*28 Jul 1890 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Burial*Jul 1890 Old Church cemetery, Queenstown, Cork, Ireland3 

Family

Edward F. Fitzgerald b. 13 Jan 1853, d. 13 Jan 1933
Children
Last Edited10 Aug 2010

Citations

  1. [S167] Ireland civil death record.
  2. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  3. [S208] Tombstone inscriptions, Clonmel (Old Church) Cobh, 1698-1984, Cobh, Clonmel, Co Cork; 1698-1984.

Edward Joseph Fitzgerald

M, (1884 - 1968)
FatherEdward F. Fitzgerald (1853 - 1933)
MotherMary C. Hennessy Fitzgerald (c 1858 - 1890)
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
Occupation* bank manager1 
Birth*24 Apr 1884 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland2 
(Witness) Marriage29 Dec 1913 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Mary Evangeline Fitzgerald Robinson, Groom=Capt. Frederick William Robinson1 
(Witness) Marriage30 Dec 1915 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Mary Augusta Fitzgerald Hegarty, Groom=Dr. Timothy Francis Hegarty1 
Marriage*24 May 1921 SS Peter & Paul, Cork, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Iris Philippa French Fitzgerald, Witness=Dr. Timothy Francis Hegarty, Witness=Mina Hadden French1 
Death*14 Nov 1968 3 
Burial*Nov 1968 Old Church cemetery, Cobh, Cork, Ireland3 

Family

Iris Philippa French Fitzgerald b. 1897, d. 1 Sep 1954
Children
Last Edited5 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  2. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  3. [S208] Tombstone inscriptions, Clonmel (Old Church) Cobh, 1698-1984, Cobh, Clonmel, Co Cork; 1698-1984.

Mary Augusta Fitzgerald Hegarty

F, (1886 - c 1981)
FatherEdward F. Fitzgerald (1853 - 1933)
MotherMary C. Hennessy Fitzgerald (c 1858 - 1890)
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
Nickname Gus 
Birth*12 Sep 1886 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Marriage*30 Dec 1915 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Groom=Dr. Timothy Francis Hegarty, Witness=Edward Joseph Fitzgerald2 
Married Name30 Dec 1915 Hegarty [Fitzgerald] 
Residence*13 Jan 1933 Patrick's Hill, Cork, Cork, Ireland3 
Death*c 1981  

Family

Dr. Timothy Francis Hegarty b. 1 Oct 1885
Children
Last Edited26 Mar 2012

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  3. [S167] Ireland civil death record, (father's).

Dr. Timothy Francis Hegarty

M, (1885 - )
FatherDenis Hegarty ( - b 1911)
MotherMary O'Connor Hegarty (c 1859 - )
Occupation* Doctor 
Death*  
Birth*1 Oct 1885 Cork, Cork, Ireland1 
Marriage*30 Dec 1915 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Mary Augusta Fitzgerald Hegarty, Witness=Edward Joseph Fitzgerald2 
(Witness) Marriage24 May 1921 SS Peter & Paul, Cork, Cork, Ireland; Groom=Edward Joseph Fitzgerald, Bride=Iris Philippa French Fitzgerald2 

Family

Mary Augusta Fitzgerald Hegarty b. 12 Sep 1886, d. c 1981
Children
Last Edited6 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.

Edward Joseph Hegarty

M, (1919 - )
FatherDr. Timothy Francis Hegarty (1885 - )
MotherMary Augusta Fitzgerald Hegarty (1886 - c 1981)
Relationship2nd cousin of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
Occupation* Priest 
Death* plane crash 
Birth*1 Jul 1919 1 
Last Edited19 Apr 2010

Citations

  1. [S1369] Family group sheets by Mathew McCarthy circa 1988.

Francis L. Hegarty1

M
FatherDr. Timothy Francis Hegarty (1885 - )
MotherMary Augusta Fitzgerald Hegarty (1886 - c 1981)
Relationship2nd cousin of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
Last Edited19 Apr 2010

Citations

  1. [S1369] Family group sheets by Mathew McCarthy circa 1988.

William Rex Hegarty Rev1

M, (1926 - 1977)
FatherDr. Timothy Francis Hegarty (1885 - )
MotherMary Augusta Fitzgerald Hegarty (1886 - c 1981)
Relationship2nd cousin of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
Occupation* Priest 
Birth*1926 Cork, Ireland2 
Ordination*21 Dec 1951 Rome, Italy 
Death*17 Jan 1977  
Last Edited6 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S1369] Family group sheets by Mathew McCarthy circa 1988.
  2. [S1463] Index.

Mary Hegarty Cahalane1

F
FatherDr. Timothy Francis Hegarty (1885 - )
MotherMary Augusta Fitzgerald Hegarty (1886 - c 1981)
Relationship2nd cousin of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
Marriage* Groom=John Cahalane 
Last Edited14 Apr 2010

Citations

  1. [S1369] Family group sheets by Mathew McCarthy circa 1988.

John Cahalane1

M
Marriage* Bride=Mary Hegarty Cahalane 
Death*  
Last Edited16 Apr 2012

Citations

  1. [S1369] Family group sheets by Mathew McCarthy circa 1988.

Iris Philippa French Fitzgerald1

F, (1897 - 1954)
FatherThomas B. French (c 1870 - 1900)
MotherMina Hadden French (c 1874 - )
Birth*1897 Wales2 
Marriage*24 May 1921 SS Peter & Paul, Cork, Cork, Ireland; Groom=Edward Joseph Fitzgerald, Witness=Dr. Timothy Francis Hegarty, Witness=Mina Hadden French3 
Married Name24 May 1921 Fitzgerald [French] 
Death*1 Sep 1954 4 

Family

Edward Joseph Fitzgerald b. 24 Apr 1884, d. 14 Nov 1968
Children
Last Edited6 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S1369] Family group sheets by Mathew McCarthy circa 1988.
  2. [S348] 1901 National Census, County Cork, Ireland,.
  3. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  4. [S167] Ireland civil death record.

Desmond Fitzgerald

M, ( - 1997)
FatherEdward Joseph Fitzgerald (1884 - 1968)
MotherIris Philippa French Fitzgerald (1897 - 1954)
Relationship2nd cousin of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
Residence*  
Burial*1997 Old Church cemetery, Cobh, Cork, Ireland1 
Death*1997 1 
Last Edited19 Apr 2010

Citations

  1. [S8] Tombstone.

(Des's twin) Fitzgerald

M
FatherEdward Joseph Fitzgerald (1884 - 1968)
MotherIris Philippa French Fitzgerald (1897 - 1954)
Relationship2nd cousin of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
Death*  
Last Edited23 Feb 2007

Stephanie Fitzgerald Ryan

F
FatherEdward Joseph Fitzgerald (1884 - 1968)
MotherIris Philippa French Fitzgerald (1897 - 1954)
Relationship2nd cousin of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
Marriage*1947 Groom=Theo Ryan1 
Last Edited5 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S1463] Index.

Theo Ryan

M, (c 1920 - 2012)
Birth*c 1920 1 
Marriage*1947 Bride=Stephanie Fitzgerald Ryan2 
Death*16 Jan 2012 Dublin, Dublin, Ireland1 
Last Edited5 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S18] Obituary,.
  2. [S1463] Index.

Nicholas English

M, (c 1839 - 1907)
Nicholas English, ca1839-1907
FatherJames English (c 1802 - 1877)
MotherMargaret Stokes English (c 1815 - 1889)
RelationshipGrandfather of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsGeraldine Coleman ancestors
English/Stokes family
Fitzgerald/Coleman family
English/Fitzgerald family
Birth*c 1839 Glenbane, Tipperary, Ireland1,2 
Marriage*b 1864 Bride=Maria Ellen Sheehan English3 
Marriage*18 Oct 1874 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Emily Fitzgerald English, Witness=Richard Michael English, Witness=Geraldine Fitzgerald Denvir, priest=Rev. Henry E. Dennehy4 
(Witness) Marriage28 Nov 1882 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Groom=Edward F. Fitzgerald, Bride=Mary C. Hennessy Fitzgerald4 
Death*13 Apr 1907 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Burial*Apr 1907 Ballymore, Templerobin, Cork, Ireland5 
Biography* Nicholas English, 1839-1907:
Born in Glenbane, County Tipperary, Nicholas moved to 2 East Beach, Cobh, County Cork by 1864 where he operated a very successful business as a victualler or butcher supplying meat and other provisions to English ships which entered Cork Harbour. Nicholas married twice and fathered 17-children. In 1901, the house the family occupied on East Beach was made of stone with a tile roof. It contained 17 rooms and had 10 windows in the front. There were eleven people in the house including Nicholas, his wife, six children, an apprentice (nephew William Kirby), a clerk and a servant. Everbody in the house spoke Irish. There were ninteen other houses on the street inhabited by 26 families consisting of 130-indiviuals. A 21st house, the harbour office, was unoccupied.

Nicholas died at home on a Saturday at age 68 of moist gangrene of the foot and septic poisoning. Bridget Burke of 22 Bishop Street was the informant on the death cert. According to family lore he removed an ingrown toenail and it became infected. 

Family 1

Maria Ellen Sheehan English b. c 1846, d. 2 Jan 1874
Children

Family 2

Emily Fitzgerald English b. 25 Nov 1854, d. 30 Apr 1914
Children
Last Edited5 Mar 2019

Citations

  1. [S167] Ireland civil death record.
  2. [S122] Fitzgerald - English Family Tree (w/notes), Thomas Duane McCarthy Jr, Summer 1974, with notes by Matthew Cody McCarthy.
  3. [S9] Surmised.
  4. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  5. [S8] Tombstone.

Geraldine Bridget English Whelan

F, (1879 - 1911)
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherEmily Fitzgerald English (1854 - 1914)
RelationshipAunt of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Birth*2 Feb 1879 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Married Name28 Jul 1903 Whelan [English] 
Marriage*28 Jul 1903 St Frances Xavier church, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Groom=Patrick John Whelan, Witness=Adelaide Elizabeth English Coleman2 
Death*15 Jul 1911 Loughereen, Howth, Dublin, Ireland3 
Last Edited27 Sep 2018

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  3. [S167] Ireland civil death record.

Rev. Joseph Francis English

M, (1877 - 1946)
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherEmily Fitzgerald English (1854 - 1914)
RelationshipUncle of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Birth*7 Oct 1877 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
(priest) Marriage7 Dec 1911 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Emily English Denvir, Groom=Capt. James Denvir2 
(priest) Marriage13 Nov 1913 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Groom=Edward Coleman English, Bride=Mary O'Brien English2 
(priest) Marriage18 Sep 1919 Epiphany Church, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US); Bride=Eileen Florence English Hannefin, Groom=Daniel Joseph Hannefin3 
(priest) Marriage9 Sep 1939 Epiphany Church, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US); Bride=Adelaide Josephine Coleman Strobach, Groom=Karl F. Strobach4
Death*2 Oct 1946 Saint Mary's Hospital, Richmond Heights, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)5,6 
Note*4 Oct 1946 obituary - paper and date unknown 
Burial*5 Oct 1946 Calvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)5,7 
Biography* Joseph Francis English, 1877-1946:
Born and raised at East Beach in Cobh, Joseph aspired from an early age to become a Cathoilc Priest. He grew to be a man 5-feet/6-inches tall, of stout build, with pale complexion, brown hair, brown eyes,and no visible marks. Joseph was ordained in Rome, Italy on 18 June 1905 and was assigned to Saint Agnes Parish at 1933 Sidney Street in Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. He had immigrated to the United States before his ordination and became a citizen on 26 September 1906 in Saint Louis Circuit Court, Division 12. Joseph's Application for Final Papers was witnessed by John S. Leahy and Edmund A. Casey. By 1909, he had been assigned to Saint James Parish at 1368 Tamm Avenue in Saint louis. On February 3, 1911 Joseph organized Epiphany parish, as a mission of St. James. He remained pastor until his death in 1946. The church was located in a storefront at Ivanhoe & Arloe Station but soon was moved to a frame building in the 6700 block of Scanlan between Ivanhoe & Bradley. The rectory was located at 6475 Ivanhoe. The present church, at 6596 Smiley Avenue, was dedicated on 14 September 1930. The new rectory was located at 6576 Smiley Avenue. In 1913, Joseph made a trip to Cobh and brought his sister Eileen back to the States on the "Adriatic" arriving in the Port of New York on 22 November 1913. The voyage took eight days. Eileen lived with Joseph and acted as his housekeeper until her marriage in 1919. In 1918, Joseph registered for the WWI draft. By 1920, his niece Violette Lewis was living in the rectory and working as a saleslady in a dry goods store. Joseph's sister Addie Coleman was vociferously opposed to this arrangement with its appearance of impropriety.

Joseph died in hospital an a Wednesday 5-days before his 69th birthday. The cause was myocardial exhaustion, apoplexy. Daniel L Sexton, 607 N Grand was the attending physician. Joseph was survived by four sisters. His funeral was held on Saturday from Epiphany. Kriegshauser Mortuary, 4228 S Kingshighway was in charge. 
Last Edited16 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  3. [S1741] Connei < and e-mail address>, abeln - "Ruyle", RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/>, updated 28 Feb 2009.
  4. [S482] Saint Louis civil marriage record.
  5. [S18] Obituary,.
  6. [S195] Missouri state death record.
  7. [S198] Cemetery record, Calvary Cemetery, 5239 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri;.

Adelaide Elizabeth English Coleman

F, (1881 - 1963)
Adelaide (English) Coleman,
1881-1963
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherEmily Fitzgerald English (1854 - 1914)
RelationshipMother of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsGeraldine Coleman ancestors
Coleman/O'Donoghue family
English/Fitzgerald family
Coleman/English family
Birth*29 Dec 1881 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Christening8 Jan 1882 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; godfather=Edward F. Fitzgerald, godmother=Elizabeth Stephanie Fitzgerald2 
(Witness) Marriage28 Jul 1903 St Frances Xavier church, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Bride=Geraldine Bridget English Whelan, Groom=Patrick John Whelan3 
Marriage*21 Jan 1908 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Groom=Michael Christopher Coleman, Witness=Augustine Coleman, Witness=Emily English Denvir3 
Married Name21 Jan 1908 Coleman [English] 
(Witness) Birth6 Jan 1918 Cobh, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Child=Evelyn Josephine English Kelly1 
Death*7 Jun 1963 Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)4 
Note*8 Jun 1963 obituary Saint Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat, Saturday/Sunday, 8/9 June 19634 
Burial*10 Jun 1963 Calvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)5 
Biography* Adelaide English Coleman, 1881-1963:
Born in the family home at 1 East Beach in Cobh, County Cork, Adelaide was christened on 8 January 1882 at Saint Colman's Cathedral in Cobh by the Rev. J. Barry. She was sponsored by her uncle Edward Fitzgerald and her aunt Elizabeth Fitzgerald, both of whom were her mother's siblings. Adelaide was born into a very large, well-to-do merchant family. She was the 11th of the 17 children sired by her father and his two wives. While growing up, Adelaide enjoyed all the advantages of her family's social and economic position. In this place and time that meant education in music, the arts and literature including schooling abroad.

In 1908, Adelaide married Christopher Coleman, a publican. Chistopher and his occupation were considered beneath her standing. Adelaide's family was not pleased. After her husband enlisted in the British Army, Adelaide registered for a six-month mid-wifery course at Rotunda Hospital in Dublin. The army provided assistance to families whose primary breadwinner was in the service of the King. The two youngest children were placed in the orphanage at Rushbrooke where they remained until the family left for America. Adelaide entered the mid-wifery program on 12 November 1914 and received her certificate on 10 May 1915. Upon gaining her cert Adelaide was employed in private nursing at 52 Richmond Place, Dublin.

When her husband was killed in 1916, Adelaide's problem of supporting herself and her three babies became more acute. She had taken Red Cross courses in England during the Great War but still did not have a nursing certificate. The outlook for employment in Ireland at that time was bleak for a woman. Especially for one with three children to raise. Both her parents were dead. Her brother Joseph, Pastor of Epiphany parish in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA offered her a position as his houskeeper. She also had a younger sister living in the Saint Louis area.

So, almost three years to the day after her husband died, Adelaide and her three young daughters, ages seven, five and three, crossed the street from their East Beach home in Cobh, County Cork and boarded a ship for Liverpool. There on 2 September 1919 they boarded the SS Minnedosa6 bound for the Americas. The ship crossed the Atlantic Ocean and sailed into the Saint Lawrence Seaway stopping at Quebec City in Canada. Here Adelaide and her daughters debarked because of Adelaide's great devotion to Sainte Anne de Beaupré. She had decided to visit the great basilica named for the saint located about twenty miles east of Quebec. She and the girls then boarded a train on the Central and Pacific Railroad and entered the United States at Detroit, Michigan on the 11th of September in 1919.

When they arrived in Saint Louis, Adelaide and daughter Emily lived with a friend (name unknown). Daughters Gerry and Addie stayed at either the Ursuline Academy on 16th and Locust, or at the Mercy Convent on Laclede Station Road. This arrangement continued for about a year. A nun, Sister Bonaventure, was able to obtain a nursing position for Adelaide at Saint John's hospital. There she eventually rose to the position of Night Supervisor. She returned to Ireland on at least one occasion and also entered Canada at least once on holiday. Adelaide never became a United States citizen although all three of her daughters did.

Adelaide died on a Friday at age 81. She was survived by her three daughters, and two sisters. Her funeral was held Monday from the Cathedral of St. Louis. Arthur J. Donnelly Parlors, 3840 Lindell Blvd., was in charge of arrangements. 

Family

Michael Christopher Coleman b. 18 Dec 1882, d. 3 Sep 1916
Children
Last Edited5 Aug 2019

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S207] Saint Colman christening record.
  3. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  4. [S18] Obituary,.
  5. [S198] Cemetery record, Calvary Cemetery, 5239 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri;.
  6. The Minnedosa was ordered by the Hamburg America Line in 1913, but was taken over by Canadian Pacific before completion. She was built by Barclay, Curle & Co Lts, Glasgow (engines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast) and was a 13,972 gross ton vessel, length 520 feet x beam 67.2 feet, two funnels, two masts, triple screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was accommodation for 550-cabin and 1,200-3rd class passengers. Although her keel was laid in 1913, she was not launched until 17/10/1917 and on 2/5/1918 was towed to Belfast to have her engines fitted. On 5/12/1918 she commenced her maiden voyage from Liverpool to St John, NB and on 13/12/1919 started a single round voyage from the UK to Bombay for the British government. On 21/6/1922 she commenced her first voyage from Antwerp to Southampton, Quebec and Montreal and in 1925 was refitted by Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne and her tonnage increased to 15,186 tons. In June 1926 she had accommodation for 206-cabin, 545-tourist and 590-3rd class passengers. She commenced her last Antwerp - Southampton - St John NB - Liverpool voyage on 30/3/1927 and was transferred to the Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal route on 29/4/1927. On 27/6/1931 she started her last transatlantic crossing from Glasgow to Quebec and Montreal (129 Atlantic round voyages) and was then laid up in the River Clyde. In April 1935 she was sold for scrapping and was towed to Savona, Italy, but was bought by Italia Line, renamed Piemonte and used as a troopship. On 15/8/1943 she was scuttled at Messina, salvaged in 1949 and towed to Spezia and scrapped. [North Atlantic Seaway by N. R. P. Bonsor, vol.3, p.1314] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 16 February 1998]

Edward Coleman English

M, (1883 - 1944)
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherEmily Fitzgerald English (1854 - 1914)
RelationshipUncle of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Nickname Ned 
Birth*9 Oct 1883 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
(Witness) Marriage5 Oct 1890 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Margaret English Morrissey, Groom=Capt. Michael Morrissey2 
Marriage*13 Nov 1913 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Mary O'Brien English, Witness=Patrick Desmond English, priest=Rev. Joseph Francis English, Witness=Josephine O'Brien2 
(Witness) Death30 Apr 1914 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Deceased=Emily Fitzgerald English3 
Death*5 Sep 1944 Carrignafoy, Templerobin, Cork, Ireland; Witness=William Patrick English3 
Burial*Sep 1944 Ballymore, Templerobin, Cork, Ireland4 
Biography* Edward Coleman English, 1883-1944:
Born in the family home at 2 East Beach, the middle name given Edward was the surname of his maternal grandmother. He grew up to become a victualler like his father and lived his entire life in Cobh.

Edward, a widower, died at age 60 of coronary thrombosis. His son William, who lived at the 2 East Beach house, was the informant on the record. 

Family

Mary O'Brien English b. 30 Mar 1885, d. 3 Apr 1943
Children
Last Edited26 Apr 2010

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  3. [S167] Ireland civil death record.
  4. [S8] Tombstone.

Emily English Denvir

F, (1885 - 1957)
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherEmily Fitzgerald English (1854 - 1914)
RelationshipAunt of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Birth*5 Sep 1885 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
(Witness) Marriage19 May 1891 St. Bede's church, Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England; Bride=Bedelia Mary English Lewis, Groom=Capt. Thomas David Lewis2
(Witness) Marriage21 Jan 1908 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Adelaide Elizabeth English Coleman, Groom=Michael Christopher Coleman3 
(Witness) Marriage23 Jan 1911 Bride=Stephanie Mary English Hunt, Groom=Thomas Robert Hunt3 
Married Name7 Dec 1911 Denvir [English] 
Marriage*7 Dec 1911 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Groom=Capt. James Denvir, Witness=Patrick Desmond English, Witness=Evelyn Genevieve English Morrissey, priest=Rev. Joseph Francis English3 
Death*8 Nov 1957 Cobh, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland4 
Burial*Nov 1957 Saint Colman's Cemetery, Cobh, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland5 
Biography* Emily English Denvir, 1885-1957:
Emily was born in the family home at 2 East Beach in Cobh.

She died at the European Hotel in Cobh on a Friday of cerebral thrombosis. She was 72 years of age. Robert Twomey, 22 Roches Row, was the informant on her death cert. 

Family

Capt. James Denvir b. Jun 1862, d. 26 Jan 1938
Children
Last Edited26 Apr 2010

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S1668] England Civil Marriage Record.
  3. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  4. [S167] Ireland civil death record.
  5. [S8] Tombstone.

Stephanie Mary English Hunt

F, (1888 - 1939)
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherEmily Fitzgerald English (1854 - 1914)
RelationshipAunt of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Name Variation May 
Birth*13 May 1888 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Married Name23 Jan 1911 Hunt2 
Marriage*23 Jan 1911 Groom=Thomas Robert Hunt, Witness=Emily English Denvir2 
Death*11 Jan 1939 Mitchelstown, Mallow, Cork, Ireland; Witness=Emily Mary Hunt English3 
Burial*Jan 1939 Ballymore, Templerobin, Cork, Ireland4 
Biography* Stephanie May English Hunt, 1888-1939:
Stephanie was born in the family home at 2 East Beach.

She died at age 47 of lung cancer. The informant on her death cert was her daughter Emily. 

Family

Thomas Robert Hunt b. 20 Jan 1885, d. 22 Jun 1946
Children
Last Edited7 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  3. [S167] Ireland civil death record.
  4. [S8] Tombstone.

Patrick Desmond English

M, (1887 - 1918)
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherEmily Fitzgerald English (1854 - 1914)
RelationshipUncle of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Name Variation Desmond P. 
Nickname Des 
Birth*21 Feb 1887 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
(Witness) Marriage12 Jan 1905 SS Peter & Paul church, Cork, Cork, Ireland; Principal=Margaret Casey English, Principal=James Joseph English2 
(Witness) Marriage7 Dec 1911 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Emily English Denvir, Groom=Capt. James Denvir2 
(Witness) Marriage13 Nov 1913 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Groom=Edward Coleman English, Bride=Mary O'Brien English2 
(Witness) Marriage12 Aug 1915 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Evelyn Genevieve English Morrissey, Groom=John Francis Morrissey2 
Marriage*21 Feb 1916 Catholic church, Tobercurry, Tobercurry, Sligo, Ireland; Bride=Anne Henaghan English2 
Death*28 Nov 1918 The Square, Tobercurry, Sligo, Ireland3,4 
Biography* Patrick Desmond English, 1887-1918:
Patrick was born in the family home at 2 East Beach in Cobh. When he grew up, he was a veterinary in Tubercurry, County Sligo and a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS).

Patrick died on a Thursday during the global flu epidemic of 1918. He had contracted influenza 14 days earlier. A week later Patrick developed acute lombar pneumonia and after another week experienced cardiac failure. Patrick was 31. He was survived by his wife who was two-months pregnant. Patrick's daughter Geraldine was born seven-months after his death. 

Family

Anne Henaghan English b. 22 Aug 1889, d. 2 Feb 1948
Child
Last Edited20 Sep 2018

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  3. [S654] Memorial card.
  4. [S167] Ireland civil death record.

Evelyn Genevieve English Morrissey

F, (1890 - 1966)
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherEmily Fitzgerald English (1854 - 1914)
RelationshipAunt of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Nickname Elvy 
Birth*22 Sep 1890 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
(Witness) Marriage7 Dec 1911 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Emily English Denvir, Groom=Capt. James Denvir2 
Married Name12 Aug 1915 Morrissey2 
Marriage*12 Aug 1915 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Groom=John Francis Morrissey, Witness=Patrick Desmond English, Witness=Eileen Florence English Hannefin2 
Residence*7 Jun 1963 Dover, Kent, England3 
Death*1966 4 

Family

John Francis Morrissey b. c 1887
Child
Last Edited6 Dec 2017

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  3. [S16] Sibling's obituary,.
  4. [S1463] Index, https://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Eileen Florence English Hannefin

F, (1892 - 1976)
Eileen (English) Hannifin,
1892-1976
FatherNicholas English (c 1839 - 1907)
MotherEmily Fitzgerald English (1854 - 1914)
RelationshipAunt of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Nickname Eily 
Birth*6 Nov 1892 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
(Witness) Marriage12 Aug 1915 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Evelyn Genevieve English Morrissey, Groom=John Francis Morrissey2 
Marriage*18 Sep 1919 Epiphany Church, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US); Groom=Daniel Joseph Hannefin, priest=Rev. Joseph Francis English3 
Married Name18 Sep 1919 Hannefin [English] 
Death*7 Nov 1976 Bridgeton, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)4,3 
Note* obituary - paper and date unknown 
Burial*10 Nov 1976 Calvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)5 
Biography* Eileen English Hannefin, 1892-1976:
Eileen was born in the family home at East Beach, Cobh. Bridget Burke of Bishop Street, Cobh was the informant on Eileen's birth cert. She first came to America at age 22 with her brother the Rev. Joseph English. Eileen was 5-feet/6-inches tall, with pale complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes. They left Queenstown on 14 November 1913 aboard the SS Adriatic under ship's Master B. T. Hayes and entered the United States through the Port of New York on 22 November. Eileen returned to Cobh about two years later on the Saint Paul. And returned to the States, again on the Adriatic, arriving in New York on 02 September 1915. She lived with her brother Joseph as his housekeeper until her marriage in 1919. In 1946, she was living at 7254 Delta, St.Louis. In 1974, at 13016 Montmartre Drive.

Eileen died, the day after her 84th birthday, on a Sunday at Saint Ann's Nursing home in Bridgeton, Missouri. She was survived by five daughters. The funeral was held on Wednesday from Saint Luke the Evangelist, Bellevue and Dale, Richmond Heights. Hoffmeister Colonial Mortuary, 6464 Chippewa at Watson in charge. 

Family

Daniel Joseph Hannefin b. 12 Jan 1889, d. 4 May 1939
Children
Last Edited30 Jul 2013

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  3. [S1741] Connei < and e-mail address>, abeln - "Ruyle", RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, <http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/>, updated 28 Feb 2009.
  4. [S654] Memorial card.
  5. [S198] Cemetery record, Calvary Cemetery, 5239 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri;.

Patrick John Whelan

M, (c 1871 - )
FatherThomas Whelan
MotherMary (?) Whelan
ChartsEnglish/Fitzgerald family
Death*  
Birth*c 1871 Dublin, Ireland1 
Marriage*28 Jul 1903 St Frances Xavier church, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Bride=Geraldine Bridget English Whelan, Witness=Adelaide Elizabeth English Coleman2 
Residence*3 Apr 1911 Iona Villas, Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland1 
Biography* Patrick John Whelan, ca1871-????:
In 1911, Patrick, wife Geraldine, and a domestic servant were living in Iona Villas, Glasnevin parish, Dublin. Patrick was a clerk in the General Post Office (GPO), Dublin. The house was a one-family private dwelling with stone walls, a slate roof, nine-rooms, and three windows in front. There was a chicken house on the property. 
Last Edited13 Nov 2018

Citations

  1. [S1793] 1911 National Census, County Dublin, Ireland,.
  2. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.

Michael Christopher Coleman

M, (1882 - 1916)
Christopher Coleman, 1882-1916
FatherMichael Coleman (1853 - 1914)
MotherMary O'Donoghue Coleman (1855 - 1933)
RelationshipFather of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsGeraldine Coleman ancestors
Coleman/O'Donoghue family
English/Fitzgerald family
Coleman/English family
Name Variation Christopher 
Birth*18 Dec 1882 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Christening21 Dec 1882 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland2 
Anecdote*c 1899 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; family photo
Marriage*21 Jan 1908 Saint Colman's Cathedral, Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland; Bride=Adelaide Elizabeth English Coleman, Witness=Augustine Coleman, Witness=Emily English Denvir3 
Death*3 Sep 1916 Guillemont, Somme, France4 
Burial*Sep 1916 Guillemont, Somme, France5 
Biography* Michael Christopher Coleman, 1882-1916:
The second child and second son born to Michael Coleman and Mary O'Donoghue, he was probably named for his mother's father as would have been customary. His older brother having probably been named for his father's father. Born on 18 December 1882 at 7 Scott's Square in Queenstown (now Cobh), he was christened Michael Christopher three days later on the 21st at Saint Colman's Cathedral in Cobh by the Rev J. Murphy with sponsors Mathias O'Callaghan (mother's cousin?) and Mary O'Callaghan (mother's cousin?). In his early years, he was sometimes referred to as Christopher or Christie but always as Christopher after circa 1910. Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather before him, Christopher earned his living as a publican. By 1909, he was managing the hotel at 1 East Beach, Cobh. A hotel owned by his wife's family.

Christopher Michael Coleman died on the 3rd of September in 1916, the date engraved on a tombstone in the cemetery of Cobh, County Cork. He was killed during the "Battle of the Somme" about 600-yards from the ruins of a church in Guillemont, France. Presumably, he is interred somewhere nearby. Guillemont is a tiny village about eighty-two miles north of Paris. It is approximately in the center of a triangle defined by the larger towns of Albert, Bapaume and Péronne.

In late 1915 and early 1916, the French were sustaining terrible casualities at Verdun trying to hold off a German invasion. In the summer of 1916, the Allies began preparations for an offensive along the Somme River intended to relieve the unrelenting German pressure. It was to be mostly a British effort, - mostly - because the main French forces were still engaged at Verdun. The battle began in late June with artillery bombardment of the German position - this lasted for seven days. The bombardment was followed by infantry advancement which met stiff German resistance. Tremendous casualties were experienced by both sides. For a variety of reasons, the artillery bombardment had been largely ineffective. It would be over two months later, almost two weeks after Christopher's death, before the area was in undisputed British possession. At about that time, on September 15th, the British tank made its first appearance on the scene.

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Christopher Coleman 's untimely death was a pivotal event in the history of this Coleman family. For had he not died at that time, his wife, Adelaide English Coleman, would not have crossed the Great Pond to be with her brother, the Reverend Joseph English , in Saint Louis, Missouri. And therefore, Geraldine Coleman would never have met Thomas Cody Jr, nor would Adelaide Coleman have met Karl Strobach.

But why was Christopher Coleman in that place at that time? What was a thirty-three-year-old married man with three small children doing in the Army? The British Parliament had passed a Conscription Act in 1916 but it did not apply to Ireland and therefore, Christopher Coleman was a volunteer member of the Leinster Regiment. There was a lot of unrest in Ireland at the time. The central issue was: should Ireland be free or continue to be part of the British Empire? The ill-fated Easter Rebellion had occurred in Dublin earlier that year. And the unrest would eventually escalate into civil war in 1922.

What were Christopher's motives in joining the British Army? Was he defending the Crown? Or fighting the Germans? Did he do it for the money? Or did he have some less obvious reason? 

Family

Adelaide Elizabeth English Coleman b. 29 Dec 1881, d. 7 Jun 1963
Children
Last Edited26 Nov 2014

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S207] Saint Colman christening record.
  3. [S187] Ireland civil marriage record.
  4. [S8] Tombstone.
  5. [S9] Surmised.

Emily Mary Coleman

F, (1909 - 1983)
FatherMichael Christopher Coleman (1882 - 1916)
MotherAdelaide Elizabeth English Coleman (1881 - 1963)
RelationshipSister of Geraldine May Coleman Cody
ChartsColeman/English family
Birth*12 Mar 1909 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Death*15 Oct 1983 2,3 
Note*Oct 1983 obituary - name of newspaper and date unknown3 
Biography* Emily Mary Coleman, 1909-1983:
Born in the family home at 1 East Beach, Emily was the eldest of three daughters. She immigrated to the United States with her mother and sisters. She applied for citizenship and received it in St.Louis from District Court, Eastern District of Missouri on 7 September 1934 at age 25. Emily was employed at Catholic Family Services in St Louis, Missouri. She was an amatuer thespian. Emily never married.

Emily died on a Saturday. Her remains were donated to St Louis Medical School. A memorial mass was celebrated at St. Louis Cathedral. 
Last Edited16 Jul 2015

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S26] Social Security Death Index -1996 edition, version 1.30-.
  3. [S18] Obituary,.

Geraldine May Coleman Cody

F, (1911 - 1982)
Geraldine (Coleman) Cody,
1911-1982
FatherMichael Christopher Coleman (1882 - 1916)
MotherAdelaide Elizabeth English Coleman (1881 - 1963)
ChartsGeraldine Coleman ancestors
Coleman/English family
Nickname Gerry 
Birth*7 May 1911 Queenstown, Clonmel, Cork, Ireland1 
Marriage*19 Oct 1935 Epiphany Church, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US); Groom=Thomas Joseph Cody Jr, priest=John Patrick Cody2 
Married Name19 Oct 1935 Cody [Coleman] 
Death*2 Jan 1982 St.Joseph's Hospital, Kirkwood, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US); cardiac arrest, myocardial infar3 
Note*4 Jan 1982 obituary Saint Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat, Monday, 4 January 19824 
Burial*5 Jan 1982 Calvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri (MO), United States (US)5 
Biography* Geraldine M. "Gerry" Coleman Cody, 1911-1982:
Born on a Sunday in the family home on East Beach, Geraldine was christened at Saint Colman's Cathedral in Cobh. When Geraldine's father went off to France to save the British Empire from the German Kaiser, she and her younger sister were sent to live at the Rushbrooke orphanage in Cobh. This was done courtesy of the British government who financed this option for families whose breadwinner was serving in the British Army. Gerry entered Rushbrooke on 3 June 1914 at age three and left five years later in August 1919.

Gerry, her mother and sisters came to the United States through Canada. They emigrated Cobh on 2 September 1919 aboard the Steamship Minnendosa. After crossing the Atlantic Ocean, the ship entered the St. Lawrence River stopping at Quebec. Gerry and the others continued on by boat to Detroit, Michigan where they entered the United States and boarded a train for St. Louis to join her uncle, the Rev. Joe English. In 1920, Gerry, her mother and sisters were living with her mother's sister and her husband, Daniel and Eileen Hannefin, at 1363 McCausland. By 1930, they lived at 4918 Forest Park Blvd. Gerry grew to be a large woman of 5-foot 7½
inches in height and weighing 130 pounds. She was possessed of fair complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair. In 7 September 1934, Gerry was granted citizenship at the District Court, Eastern District of Missouri at St. Louis.

Gerry and Tom Cody were married at Epiphany Church, Smiley and Ivanhoe Avenues, Saint Louis by her brother-in-law John P. Cody. The reception afterward was held at the home of the groom's parents, 4464 Margaretta Ave. She and Tom raised their family of six, one boy and five girls, in St. Engelbert's Parish at 4601 Penrose. The church is located at Shreve and Carter Avenues in Saint Louis.

Geraldine died on a Saturday of cardiac arrest, and a myocardial infarction. She was attended by Dr. Jitendra K. Gupta, 14377 Woodlake Dr 63107. Gerry was survived by five daughters, and two sisters. Her funeral was held on Monday from St. Louis Cathedral, 4431 Lindell Blvd. Collier's funeral home, 10123 St. Charles Rock Road, was in charge of arrangements. 
Last Edited16 Jul 2015

Citations

  1. [S168] Ireland civil birth record.
  2. [S482] Saint Louis civil marriage record.
  3. [S195] Missouri state death record.
  4. [S18] Obituary,.
  5. [S198] Cemetery record, Calvary Cemetery, 5239 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri;.