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Descendants of Edward McAvoy

Generation No. 2

2. MICHAEL² MCAVOY (EDWARD¹) was born August 17, 1845 in Pottsville, Schuylkill Co. Pa., and died November 10, 1927 in Kane, Pa. Buried in St. Callustia's Cemetery. He married CAROLINE SHERRY October 29, 1867 in Tyrone, Pa., daughter of ANTHONY SHERRY and MARIA HINES.

Notes for MICHAEL MCAVOY:
Michael served two enlistments in the Federal Army during the Civil War.
First he joined the Co. A, 125 Pa. V.I., Aug 7, 1862 at the age of 17, being enrolled at Tyrone, Pa. He saw hard service by the fact that he took part in the following battles: Second Bull Run, South Mountian, Antietam, Opequant Creek, Chancellorsville, Front Royal, Leetown, three times at Winchester, Cedar Creek, Mt. Jackson, Fisher's Hill, Stanton, Monacacy Junction and at Lynchburg and Hunter's Raid. Some of these battles were the bloodiest in the Civil War. At Fairfax Court House in the fall of 1862 he acted as Orderly for Gen. Thomas L. Kane for about two months. His first term of service ended in May of 1863, and he was Honerably discharged at Harrisburgh, Pa. He enlisted again at Tyrone, Pa. Feb. 24, 1864 in the 22 Pa. Cav. In June the 3rd. Pa Provisional Cav. at New Creek, W. Va. His final discharge came at Cumberland, Maryland November 1865

After the war Michael married Caroline Sherry and lived in Kane, Pa. There he joined the Church of St. Callistus. He donated a stained glass window to the church. He and his wife Caroline and several children are buried in the family plot in the Church's Cemetery. He worked as a forman on the Railroad at Kane.

Michael also served as an officer in the GAR Post 238, Biddle. He was the post commander at one time.
According to th History of McKean County on January 11, 1889 a fire destroyed several business, one of them belonging to the McEvoy Bros. This is the first refference to any other McAvoy's in McKean County, all though it does explain what I thought were double entries in the 1900 census for William McAvoy. It could be after this fire that Michael went to work for the RailRoad.

I never knew anything about my great grandfather. My father did not know him, so he never talked about him. He must have been a hard man, and very principiled. To have lived through a war that saw so much bloodshed, and horror, then to treat a child as he had done with my grandfather. It kind of makes you wonder how he could do this. And Caroline, to lose a child by disowning him. They must have been very strong in their beliefs. I guess it runs in the famiy. Because, I can see some of these traits in my brothers and sisters. We are all bull headed, and we thought that it came from the Ensell side.

More About MICHAEL MCAVOY:
Fact 1: 1900 census Mckean county, Kane Bourough, Pa.
Fact 2: October 29, 1867, Marriage Certificate.
Fact 3: Civil War Pension Records Certificate #798324
Fact 4: 1850 census Schuykill Co. Cass Twp. Pa

Notes for CAROLINE SHERRY:
Caroline's Death Certificate says that she was born in Tyrone, Pa. Information was given by James E. McAvoy, her eldest son.

More About CAROLINE SHERRY:
Fact 1: 1900 census Mckean county, Kane Bourough, Pa.
Fact 2: September 16, 1936, Death certificate # 207737 A, Registration Dist. Number 42-03-21

Marriage Notes for MICHAEL MCAVOY and CAROLINE SHERRY:
Michael and Caroline were married at St. Mathew's Church in Tyrone, Blair County, Pa. They were married by Jno. C Farren/Farran. The witnesses to this union were Frank Fowler and Bridget McEvoy/McAvoy. Michael's last name was spelled McEvoy on the Marriage Certificate. The Rev. J. F. Looney attested the Marriage Certificate.

Children of MICHAEL MCAVOY and CAROLINE SHERRY are:

JAMES E.³ MCAVOY, b. September 05, 1868.

Notes for JAMES E. MCAVOY:
In 1936, James lived in Foxburg, Pa.

ii.

CECLIA A. MCAVOY, b. October 10, 1871, Kane, Pa.; d. 1964, Kane, Pa. Buried in St. Callustia's Cemetery.

Notes for CECLIA A. MCAVOY:
Celia never married.

3.	iii.	GEORGE H. MCAVOY, b. December 31, 1871, Kane, Pa.; d. 1911, Kane, Pa. Buried in St. Callustia's Cemetery.
4.	iv.	WILLIAM T. MCAVOY, b. November 10, 1873.
	v.	ANNEY M. MCAVOY, b. July 05, 1875.

More About ANNEY M. MCAVOY:
Fact 1: Found in Michael's Civil War Pension Records.

5.	vi.		JOSEPH P. MC AVOY, b. August 12, 1877, PENNA; d. May 13, 1926, STEUBENVILLE, OHIO JEFERSON COUINTY.
	vii.		JOHN S. MCAVOY, b. June 29, 1879; d. 1902, Kane, Pa. Buried in St. Callustia's Cemetery.

More About JOHN S. MCAVOY:
Fact 1: 1900 census Mckean county, Kane Bourough, Pa.

viii.

MICHAEL S. MCAVOY, b. August 20, 1881, Kane, Pa.; d. 1900, Kane, Pa. Buried in St. Callustia's Cemetery.

Notes for MICHAEL S. MCAVOY:
Michael S. McAvoy died at a young age, about 19 years old.

ix.

MARY M. MCAVOY, b. January 10, 1885.

PAUL R. MCAVOY, b. March 07, 1887.

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