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John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney 1893–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1893

Birth Location: New York City, Kings, New York, USA

Death Date: 13 Apr 1968

Death Location: Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Michael Rooney

Mother: Johana Shea

Spouse(s): Mary O'Shea

Children(s): Michael Rooney, Nora Rooney, Christopher Rooney

John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney was born in 1893 in New York City, Kings, New York, USA, the child of Michael Rooney And Johana Shea. In 1905, John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney resided in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. In 1910, John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney resided in Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York, USA. John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney married Mary Ellen O Shea, and had children including Christopher Joseph Rooney, Michael J Rooney, Nora Winifred Rooney, Pat Rooney. John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney passed away in 1968 in Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney was born in 1893 in New York City, Kings, New York, USA, the child of Michael Rooney And Johana Shea.
  • In 1905, John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney resided in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.
  • In 1910, John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney resided in Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York, USA.
  • John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney married Mary Ellen O Shea, and had children including Christopher Joseph Rooney, Michael J Rooney, Nora Winifred Rooney, Pat Rooney.
  • John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney passed away in 1968 in Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Rooney's Ancestors

Self
John Rooney
1893–1968
Birth Place: New York City, Kings, New York, USA
Parents
Michael Rooney
1869–1947
Glebe, Glenade, Co Leitrim, Ireland
Johana Shea
1871–1943
Newport, Tipp, Ireland
Grandparents
Denis Rooney
1810–1874
Glebe, Leitrim, Ireland
Mary Rooney
1829–1923
Killasnet, Co Leitrim, Ireland
Patrick (j) O'Shea
1821–1885
Co Tipperary
Catherine Burke
1837–
Newport, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Gorteen\Glebe Rooney
–1857
Martin Burke
1825–
Catharine Lahey
1827–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Rooney
1777–1862
Anne Glancy
1778–1853

John Rooney's Descendants

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John (Patrick (Yankee) Rooney) Rooney (12 Oct 1893–13 Apr 1968) m. Mary (Ellen) O'Shea (13 oct 1899–1976)
  1. 1. Michael (J) Rooney 1920–1984 m. pearl cran 1920–1992
    1. 1. Colin (John) Rooney 1948–2018
    2. 2. Alan Rooney 1949–2004
  2. 2. Nora (Winifred) Rooney 1920–1985 m. Arthur (George) Hoffman 1917–1986
    1. 1. Maureen (Katherine) Hoffman 1943–1997 m. Edwin (F) Blumers 1941–2015
    2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Hoffman 1945–2004
  3. 3. Christopher (Joseph) Rooney 1931–1969

John Rooney's Timeline

6 Records

1893
12 Oct 1893
Birth of John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney in New York City, Kings, New York, USA
New York City, Kings, New York, USA
1905
1905
Age 12
John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney resided here in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney resided here in Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York, USA
Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York, USA
1911
2 Apr 1911
Age 18
John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney resided here in Kiltyclogher, Leitrim, Ireland
Kiltyclogher, Leitrim, Ireland
1955
1955
Age 62
John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney resided here in Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland
1968
13 Apr 1968
Age 75
Death of John Patrick (Yankee) Rooney Rooney in Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1893
    Event Place: New York City, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, State Census, 1905
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] New York, U.S., Abstracts of National Guard Service in WWI, 1917-1919
    [4] U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists
    [5] New York, New York, Index to Birth Certificates
    [6] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911
    [7] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Kiltyclogher, Leitrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1905

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Kiltyclogher, Leitrim, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911
    [2] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Kiltyclogher, Leitrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966, Edinburgh City Archives; Edinburgh, Scotland; Register of Voters For the City of Edinburgh and the Burgh of Leith; Reference: Sl56/148

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1956
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1968
    Event Place: Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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