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Descendants of James Brennan

7. MARTIN² BRENNAN (JAMES¹) was born 05/01/1853 in English Canada (Source: 1900 Census-Palo Alto Co.. See also St. Joseph's Church Records-Stratford, Ontario,CN), and died Aft. 1934. He married ANNE BREEN 1876 in Baraboo, Wisconsin (Source: 1900 Census-Palo Alto Co..). She was born 05/1865 in Tipperary,Ireland (Source: 1900 Census-Palo Alto Co..), and died 11/28/1934 in Emmetsburg Iowa.

Notes for MARTIN BRENNAN:
1900 census lists emigration as 1876. Occupation farmer in Great Oak TWP, owns farm.

Notes for ANNE BREEN:
1900 census lists emigration as 1876. She had given birth to 6 children, 6 living.

Obit: Emmetsburg Thurs. Reporter 12/06/1934
Survived by sons, Martin Jr., Milwaukee and James, San Francisco, both lawyers. and 3 Dau. Mrs. William Hughes, Havre, MT and Mrs. Mike Neibauer and Mrs. Alice Currans, both of E'burg. Her husband also survives.

1880 soundex lists a David Bruce, as father-in-law living with them. Breen or Bruce?

More About ANNE BREEN:
Fact 1: 11/30/1934, buried at St. John's Cemetery,Emmetsburg

Children of MARTIN BRENNAN and ANNE BREEN are:

CATHERINE³ BRENNAN, b. 10/1877, Iowa (Source: 1900 Census-Palo Alto Co..); m. WILLIAM HUGHES.

Notes for CATHERINE BRENNAN:
Age 22 and still at home on 1900 census
Married and living in Havre, MT at time of mother's death in 1934

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JAMES F BRENNAN, b. 01/1879, Iowa (Source: 1900 Census-Palo Alto Co..).

Notes for JAMES F BRENNAN:
1900 census farm laborer living at home
At time of mother's death in 1934 he was a lawyer in San Francisco

More About JAMES F BRENNAN:
Fact 1: lawyer

	iii.	JOHN C BRENNAN, b. 02/1881, Iowa (Source: 1900 Census-Palo Alto Co..).
32.	iv.	ANNA B BRENNAN, b. 11/1884, Iowa.
33.	v.	MARTIN J BRENNAN, b. 10/1886, Iowa.
34.	vi.	ALICE ROSE BRENNAN, b. 11/1888, Emmetsburg Iowa.

8. EDWARD² BRENNAN (JAMES¹) was born 04/02/1851 in Stratford,Ontario,Canada (Source: 1900 Census-Palo Alto Co., Nevada TWP.), and died 02/18/1920 in Emmetsburg Iowa. He married (1) MARY BREEN 1880 in Algona,Iowa. She was born 01/1865 in Ireland (Source: 1900 Census-Palo Alto Co..), and died Bet. 1882 - 1885. He married (2) MARY FITZPATRICK 12/1885 in Jefferson,Iowa. She was born 01/1858 in Claremore, Co. Mayo, Ireland, and died 11/26/1933 in Emmetsburg Iowa.

Notes for EDWARD BRENNAN:
1900 census-Nevada TWP-line 44, dwelling 153, family 153
Farmer who owns own farm. Cannot read/write English. Emigrated 1865. Children in 1900 John and Lawrence.

Obit: Emmetsburg Democrat, Feb. 25, 1920
Parents came to Fulton, Ill., 1864. To Palo Alto Co., 1865. Survived by 1 Bro. & 4 sis. M.F. of Emmetsburg, Mrs. Michael Joynt, Mrs. Patrick Leahy, Mrs. D. Sherlock, All PA Co., Mrs. Mugan, Jefferson, Iowa. Preceded in death by 5 bros. and 5 sis. Also survived by wife; Dau. Chris Miller, Algona, Iowa and John and Lawrence Brennan at home.

More About EDWARD BRENNAN:
Fact 1: farmer

Notes for MARY BREEN:
Emigrated in 1880.

Notes for MARY FITZPATRICK:
Obit: Emmetsburg Thurs. Reporter, Nov. 30, 1933
Survived by 2 sons: John and Lawrence and 2 sisters, Mrs. John Hughes of Great Oak TWP and Sarah Fitzpatrick, Ireland and 2 bros., John of N.Y. and Michael of Ireland. She came to the U.S. in 1881 and to Iowa in 1882. They made their home in Palo Alto Co. after their marriage in 1885.

More About MARY FITZPATRICK:
Fact 1: 11/28/1933, buried at St. John's Cemetery,Emmetsburg

Children of EDWARD BRENNAN and MARY BREEN are:

	i.		JOHN³ BRENNAN, b. 07/1891, Iowa (Source: 1900 Census-Palo Alto Co..).
	ii.		LAWRENCE D BRENNAN, b. 09/1897, Iowa (Source: 1900 Census-Palo Alto Co..).
	iii.		CHRIS BRENNAN.

Children of EDWARD BRENNAN and MARY FITZPATRICK are:

35.	iv.		LAWRENCE DANIEL³ BRENNAN, b. 09/28/1898.
	v.		JOHN BRENNAN, m. FLORENCE CAIN.

9. CECELIA² BRENNAN (JAMES¹) was born 11/05/1857 in Stratford,Ontario,Canada. She married PATRICK LEAHY 11/27/1886 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. He was born 03/17/1852 in Co. Tipperary, Ireland, and died 10/27/1914.

Notes for CECELIA BRENNAN:
1900 census lists birth year as 1855. She gave birth to 6 children only 2 living at time of census. Lists year of emigration as 1865

Notes for PATRICK LEAHY:
1900 census lists year of emigration as 1872, occupation farmer. Neilsen Hand also lived with family as farm laborer. Patrick listed as farmer owner of own farm.

Children of CECELIA BRENNAN and PATRICK LEAHY are:

36.	i.		NORA GERTRUDE³ LEAHY, b. 10/11/1887, Great Oak Township,Iowa; d. 02/1955, Emmetsburg Iowa.
37.	ii.		MARY LEAHY, b. 04/1893.

10. BRIDGET² BRENNAN (JAMES¹) was born 1859 in Stratford, County Perth, Canada, and died 05/23/1930 in Emmetsburg, Iowa. She married MICHAEL JOYNT 02/19/1878, son of DAVID JOYNT and BRIDGET MCDERMOTT. He was born 09/17/1851 in Gort, Galway Ireland, and died 11/24/1918 in Emmetsburg, Iowa (Source: Palo Alto County Death Records-Book 3.).

Notes for BRIDGET BRENNAN:
May 25, 1930:
Mrs. M. Joynt, age 71, Came to Palo Alto county in 1865. Funeral services held Monday morning. Several came from distant points to attend the funeral.
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Mrs. Michael Joynt died at her home in this city at 10:15 last Friday morning. She had suffered a number of heart attacks in the last few months and was critically ill for a week preceding death.
Funeral services were held Monday morning at St. Thomas church. Father McNerney offered a solemn requiem mass assisted by Fathers Murtagh and Kelly. The pallbearers, all nephews of the deceased, were Tom Nally, Mat Brennan, John Fenn [Finn], Joe Jackman, David Joynt, and John Brennan. Burial was made in St. John's cemetery.
Bridget Brennan was born at Stratford, Ontario, Canada in 1859. Thus she was 71 years of age. At the age of six she came to Palo Alto with her parents and lived in Walnut township. She was married in 1878 to Michael Joynt, and moved to a farm near Crippen, where they lived until 1916, at which time the family moved to the city of Emmetsburg. Her husband died in 1918, at the age of 67, and Mrs. Joynt continued to live in Emmetsburg with her daughters.
Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Joynt, all of whom survive. They are Drs. Martin and Robert of Le Mars, Dr. Michael, of Marcus, Dr. Bert of Waterloo, Mrs. Leon Dawson, of Des Moines, William, Joseph, Laura and Mildred, of Emmetsburg. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. P. Leahy and Mrs. Dan Sherlock, both of Emmetsburg, and Mrs. Ann Mugan, of Jefferson, and one brother, Martin Brennan, of Emmetsburg.
Among the out of town people who attended the funeral were, Mrs. Tom Mulry, of Chicago, Mrs. Charles Worley of Hazleton, Dr. Shepard, Dr. and Mrs. Larson and Mr. and Mrs. E. Powell of LeMars, Mark Teefey, Mrs. Mary Hughes, fern Weir and Francon Day, all of Sioux City, Hazel McNally, Bernard Seger, and Felix Trinon, all of Marcus and Lucille Lucan of LeMars.
We met Mrs. Joynt on but one brief occasion. It is our loss that we did not know her better. But we are able to gather from her noble reputation, from the tributes of others, and from the reflection of her character in the fine family she left to the world command great admiration from the later generation...her capacity for sympathizing with others' troubles and contributing a helping hand knew no limits.
She was a staunch fortress of motherhood to nine children, devoting years to their care and conscientious upbringing.....
Though most of her sons and daughters live at a distance, all are busily occupied in their personal affairs, the loss of their mother is a sad blow. To them is extended genuine sympathy.

Notes for MICHAEL JOYNT:
1900 census states Michael emigrated in 1867. Owns own farm.

Michael Joynt Dead
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Expired Suddenly Early Sunday Morning Funeral Tomorrow
Sunday morning the news spread quickly throughout the community that Michael Joynt had died of heart failure during the early morning hours. He became ill early last April while visiting at the home of his son, Joseph Joynt, of Emmetsburg township. It was four or five weeks before he was strong enough to return to this city. During the summer months he rallied some and was occasionally able to walk up town but he was greatly annoyed by palpitation of the heart and he was fearful that he might be taken off suddenly. Saturday evening he visited his brother, Patrick Joynt, who resides on the adjoining block. On returning home, he did not retire until 11 p.m. About 1:30 o'clock Mrs. Joynt was aroused and found him in a serious condition. Before medical aid could be reached he expired.

The funeral will be held tomorrow forenoon. Services will be conducted at St. Thomas Church. The burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. The Knights of Columbus and the Ancient Order of Hibernians will attend in body. He belonged to both organizations.

Michael Joynt was born at Gort, in the county of Galway, Ireland, in September, 1851. Hence he was 67 years of age. On March 17,1867, he came to the United States. He witnessed a creditable celebration of the day in New York City. In a short time he came west. He visited at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and later located near Dyersville, Dubuque County, this state. In the spring of 1869 he settled in Emmetsburg Township, taking up a homestead. February 19, 1878, he was united in marriage to Miss Bridget Brennan. Mr. and Mrs. Joynt made a comfortable home for themselves and became quite prosperous. In February, 1916, they moved into their fine new residence in this city. Mr Joynt is survived by his wife, six sons and three daughters. the sons are Dr. M.J. Joynt and Dr. R.J. Joynt of LeMars, Dr. M.F. Joynt of Marcus, Dr. A.J. Joynt of Waterloo and Joseph T. and D.W. Joynt, who live on farms in Emmetsburg Township. The daughters are Mrs. Leon Dawson of Des Moines and Misses Laura and Mildred Joynt who are at home. Mrs. Dawson was , before her marriage, a trained nurse. Mr. Joynt's death is also mourned by his brother, Patrick Joynt, and his sister, Mrs. Walter Keating of this city.

Mr Joynt was one of the pioneers of this section. He brought to our community the genius, the energy, the industry, the pluck and the steadfastness that characterized his race and he easily won front rank among the most honored citizens of our county. He had practical education and he was anxious to help others as well as to promote his own personal interests. He taught school in his home neighborhood for several years and made an enviable record as a worker in the classroom. Through life he was respected for his keen power of observation and for his sound and conservative views on public questions. He held several official positions in his home township and he performed satisfactorily and honorably all duties entrusted to him. No one ever questioned his sincerity or his fairness in his dealings with his fellow citizens. The public found him mild, even tempered, quiet, painstaking and upright. He was never regarded as aggressive. He was, on the contrary, careful, diplomatic, tactful and forebearing. He was, nevertheless, firm in any position he took. He was anxious to be fair and just but he would not abase himself to please those who were unreasonable in their appeals for concessions. His zeal for the welfare of the members of his family was that of the conscientious, anxious, farseeing parent. He knew well the opportunities which would, in the course of years, be offered to young men and women of ability, talent, and character and he gave his boys and his girls special educational opportunities, sending several of them to universities. He had the happiness, during his late years, to see them take well deserved rank among the professional people of our state. We doubt if any other family in Iowa can make a better showing in this respect than Mr. and Mrs. Joynt's. He must, of course, have felt a pardonable pride in their attainments but he was too modest to boast of what they had achieved. He as at all times a Christian gentleman. He believed in moderation. His habits were exemplary and his personal conduct was always edifying. He was a devoted, loyal, citizen of the country of his adoption and he did well his part in aiding in its progress and in its development. It is needless to say that he also yearned anxiously and expectantly during life for the granting of the right of local self government to the land of his birth. The writer knew Mr. Joynt intimately for over thirty years and, in all of our dealings with him, we found him kind, faithful, practical, prompt and reliable. His death is widely and sincerely mourned by all who knew him. The grief stricken wife, the sorrowing sons and daughters and the numerous other relatives have the sincere sympathy of all in their bereavement.

More About MICHAEL JOYNT:
Cause of Death: mitral regurgitation
Fact 1: 11/28/1918, buried St. John's Catholic Cemetery-E'burg

Children of BRIDGET BRENNAN and MICHAEL JOYNT are:

38.	i.	MARTIN³ JOYNT, b. 11/1878; d. 1955.
39.	ii.	JOSEPH T. JOYNT, b. 05/1880.
40.	iii.	ROBERT J. JOYNT, b. 02/15/1882.
	iv.	MICHAEL FRANCIS JOYNT, b. 11/10/1883 (Source: Palo Alto Co. Birth Records-Book 1.); m. (1) MARY MCLAUGHLIN; m. (2) LUCILLE LUKEN.

Notes for MICHAEL FRANCIS JOYNT:
On 9-7-1945 Michael was living in Marcus,Cherokee Co., Iowa. He filed an amendment of birth certificate stating his birth date was 11-10-1883 and his middle name was spelled Francis, not Frances. Found in Palo Alto Co. Birth Records-Book 1.

41.	v.	ALBERT JOYNT, b. 01/21/1886.
42.	vi.	DAVID WILLIAM JOYNT, b. 10/02/1887, Emmetsburg, Iowa; d. 03/21/1973, Emmetsburg, Iowa.
43.	vii.	ELIZABETH GERTIE JOYNT, b. 01/1890.
44.	viii.	LAURA ELLEN JOYNT, b. 05/08/1898.
45.	ix.	CECELIA MILDRED JOYNT, b. 12/10/1899.

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