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James Tierney 1815–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 APR 1815

Birth Location: County Offaly (Kings county), Ireland

Death Date: 2 FEB 1899

Death Location: Marcus

Father: Michl Tierney

Mother: Judy Madden

Spouse(s): Mary Tierney

Children(s): Sarah Dunn, Elizabeth D.), James Tierney, Joseph Tierney, Annie Norris, Julia Wooley

The story of James Tierney began in 1815 in County Offaly (Kings county), Ireland. In 1880, James Tierney resided in Pigeon Grove, Iroquois, Illinois, United States. In 1895, James Tierney resided in Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa. James Tierney married Mary Mcgovern Tierney, and had children including Annie Tierney Norris, Elizabeth Tierney L D, James Walter Tierney, Joseph Ambrose Tierney, Julia Tierney Wooley, Sarah Tierney Dunn. James Tierney passed away in 1899 in Marcus.

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Biography

  • The story of James Tierney began in 1815 in County Offaly (Kings county), Ireland.
  • In 1880, James Tierney resided in Pigeon Grove, Iroquois, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1895, James Tierney resided in Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa.
  • James Tierney married Mary Mcgovern Tierney, and had children including Annie Tierney Norris, Elizabeth Tierney L D, James Walter Tierney, Joseph Ambrose Tierney, Julia Tierney Wooley, Sarah Tierney Dunn.
  • James Tierney passed away in 1899 in Marcus.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michl Tierney
1787–
Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
MT
Judy Madden
1789–
Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland
JM

Spouses(s)

Mary Tierney
1827–1893
Birth Location: Ireland
MT

Children(s)

Sarah Dunn
1862–1924
Birth Location: Utica, LaSalle County, Illinois
SD
Elizabeth D.)
1866–1932
Birth Location: Illinois
ED
James Tierney
1867–1911
Birth Location: Nevada, Livingston County, Illinois, USA
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Joseph Tierney
1870–1926
Birth Location: Illinois
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Annie Norris
1862–
Birth Location: Newark, New Jersey
AN
Julia Wooley
1856–
Birth Location: Newark, New Jersey
JW

James Tierney's Ancestors

Self
James Tierney
1815–1899
Birth Place: County Offaly (Kings county), Ireland
Parents
Michl Tierney
1787–
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Judy Madden
1789–
Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Tierney's Descendants

1.
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James Tierney (3 APR 1815–2 FEB 1899) m. Mary (McGovern) Tierney (FEB 1827–29 JUN 1893)
  1. 1. Sarah (Tierney) Dunn 1862–1924 m. Michael (Francis) Dunn 1854–1930
    1. 1. James (Michael) Dunn 1888–1918
    2. 2. Joseph (A) Dunn 1892–1934 m. Alice (M) Powell 1897– m. Sophia (Agnes Brockelman) Dunn 1892–
      1. 1. Laverne (W) Dunn 1917–
      2. 2. Joseph (A) Dunn 1922–
    3. 3. Vell Dunn 1897–1961 m. Harry (Russell) Wardlow 1890–1973
    4. 4. Edward (Anthony) Dunn 1901–1951 m. Harriett (Grace) Spence 1904–1982
      1. 1. Janice (Katherine) Dunn 1937–2005 m. John Bonds 1927–2015 m. Billie (Merrill) Olney 1933–1962
      2. 2. Richard (Edward) Dunn 1933–1955
    5. 5. Ruth (M Dunn) (Ralph) 1904–1983 m. Joseph (Frances "Frank") Ralph 1896–1961
    6. 6. Mary (Ann) Dunn 1883–1953 m. Thomas (Martin) Timmins 1883–1957
      1. 1. Martin (Patrick) Timmins 1906–1907
      2. 2. Hazel (Agnes) Timmins 1910–1914
      3. 3. Claude (Ronald) Timmins 1923–2011 m. Shirley (Jean (latham) [campbell]) Timmins 1923–2012
      4. 4. Mary (Lavonne) Timmins 1925–2002 m. Staver (James) Hyndman 1921–2007 m. Douglas (Raymond) Ferrigan 1922–2005
      5. 5. Alice (Cecelia) Timmins 1904–1990
      6. 6. Dorothy (Lena) Timmins 1908–1984 m. Martin (M.) Wise 1906–1983
      7. 7. Harold (Francis) Timmins 1912–1977 m. Florence (E "Flossie") Cowan 1912–2010
        1. 1. David (H) Timmins 1948–2006
      8. 8. Helen Luce 1914–1992 m. Philip (Litton) Luce 1911–2000
        1. 1. Helen (Joyce Luce) Bradley 1936–2011
        2. 2. Philip (Michael) Luce 1946–2015
      9. 9. Joseph (T) Timmins 1917–1981 m. Lois Timmins 1919–2018
      10. 10. Paul (Robert) Timmins 1920–1975 m. Jane (Ellen) Bugbee 1828–
    7. 7. William Dunn 1881–1962 m. Mary (Josephine) Pigott 1887–1962
      1. 1. Rosella (Marie) Dunn 1919–2007 m. Ronald Harmon 1915–2002
      2. 2. James (C) Dunn 1925–2004
      3. 3. Welbert Dunn 1909–1961 m. Gladys Rupp 1912–1983
        1. 1. Donald Dunn 1935–1991
        2. 2. Wilbur ((Buddy)) Dunn 1933–1964
      4. 4. Lawrence (Francis) Dunn 1915–1973
      5. 5. Rosella (Dunn) Harmon 1919–2007 m. Ronald Harmon 1915–2002
    8. 8. Elizabeth Dunn 1898–1979 m. William (Martin) Hogan 1896–1954
      1. 1. Darline (E) Hogan 1922–
      2. 2. Maxine (M) Hogan 1922–
    9. 9. Margaret (A. Dunn) Shaw 1886–1944 m. Lawrence (Frederick) Shaw 1888–1967
      1. 1. Michel Shaw 1915–1938
      2. 2. Gertrude (Mary) Shaw 1919–1985
      3. 3. Wilfred (Lawrence) Shaw 1920–1943
      4. 4. David Shaw 1921–1962
      5. 5. Leo (L) Shaw 1921–1972
      6. 6. Michael (Henry) Shaw 1916–1938
    10. 10. Teresa (M) Dunn 1890–1959
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Tierney(L.) D.) 1866–1932
  3. 3. James (Walter) Tierney 1867–1911 m. Helen (M) Finney 1887– m. Helen (Magdalen) Wright 1887–1966
    1. 1. Lawerence (J) Tierney 1908–1952
    2. 2. Clarence (H) Tierney 1912–1952 m. Margaret (Hahn) Tierney 1916–1974
      1. 1. William (James) Tierney 1947–1995
  4. 4. Joseph (Ambrose) Tierney 1870–1926 m. Bridget (Dowd) Tierney 1869–1945
    1. 1. Edmund (J) Tierney 1903– m. Elsie (Marie) Shelby 1896–1978
      1. 1. Patrick (Shelby) Tierney 1929–1988
      2. 2. Colleen (Ann) Tierney 1931–2001
    2. 2. Walter Tierney 1901–1901
    3. 3. Joseph (Edward) Tierney 1902–
  5. 5. Annie (Tierney) Norris 1862–
  6. 6. Julia (Tierney) Wooley 1856–

James Tierney's Timeline

5 Records

1815
3 APR 1815
Birth of James Tierney in County Offaly (Kings county), Ireland
County Offaly (Kings county), Ireland
1880
1880
Age 65
James Tierney resided here in Pigeon Grove, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
Pigeon Grove, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
1895
1895
Age 80
James Tierney resided here in Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa
Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa
1899
19 FEB 1899
Age 84
Death of James Tierney in Marcus, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Marcus, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
1899
2 FEB 1899
Age 84
Death of James Tierney in Henry
Henry

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 APR 1815
    Event Place: County Offaly (Kings county), Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pigeon Grove, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T9_214; Family History Film: 1254214; Page: 332.4000; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 0446.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] Iowa State Census, 1895
    [4] Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pigeon Grove, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pigeon Grove, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T9_214; Family History Film: 1254214; Page: 332.4000; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 0446.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 FEB 1899
    Event Place: Marcus, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1899
    Event Place: Henry
    Record Source: Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cherokee, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] Iowa Gravestones Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marcus
    Record Source: Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials
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