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Descendants of Edward Sharkey

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN N.² SHARKEY (EDWARD¹) was born November 04, 1832 in Ireland, and died February 14, 1928 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. He married ELLEN BODKIN Abt. 1866 in Ireland, daughter of AUGUSTINE BODKIN and MARY WADE. She was born June 01, 1846 in Ireland, and died November 13, 1922 in Oak Twp., Mills County, Iowa.

Notes for JOHN N. SHARKEY:
John, his wife Ellen, and their six children (Kathrine, Patrick, Charles, John Jr., Mark, and Mary) were born in County Galway, Ireland. They emigrated to the U.S. Abt. 1885 (thought to be New York). From there they moved to the Trenton, Missouri area where they had four more children (twins Michael and Julia, Delia, and Frank).
The 1900 Federal Census shows John N. Sharkey renting a farm in Lincoln Township, Daviess County, Missouri. Also living there in 1900; wife Ellen; son Patrick (farmer); son John (laborer); son Michael (in school); daughter Julia (in school); daughter Delia (in school); son Frank (in school). All of the ages are wrong on the 1900 census and so is the year that they immigrated. In those days, immigrants sometimes would hide from census takers, or lie about their age or the year that they entered the country, because some had not been naturalized or that they were paranoid about being deported.
Mark died in 1897 at about 18 or 19 years old, 3 years before the 1900 census. The headstones, both in Missouri and in Iowa, show the actual years that they were born.
By 1900, Mark was Deceased, and Charles, Katherine, and Mary did not live at home. Mary was working as a servant for the Lovell family of Sugar Creek Township, Harrison County, Missouri. Katherine (Katie) was working as a servant for the Slatten family in Jackson Township, Daviess County Missouri. Also working for the Slaten family as a servant (farm hand) was a young man named Daniel Benton Papineau (spelled Popino in the census). Daniel would soon become Katie's husband.
In the early 1900's their is a picture of the twins, Michael and Julia, taken in Paxton, Nebraska. Perhaps the entire family moved together, since it's known that Daniel, Katie, and baby Marie lived near Valentine in 1906.
Sometime before 1910, John and Ellen , with the rest of their children that were still living with them, moved to a farm near Crescent, Iowa. John, Pat, John Jr., Mike, and Frank all worked the farm, while Ellen and Julia kept the house and took care of Delia. In 1912 the family had moved to an area called "Pony Creek Hollow", Oak Twp., Mills County, Iowa. The youngest son, Frank, then 27, had rented a farm that he and his father John (88) were working. Living on the farm also was Franks mother, Ellen (74), his brothers Patrick (53) and John Jr. (48). Both boys were working on neighboring farms for a wage. Sister Julia (33) was working as a housekeeper for a town family and sister Delia (31) stayed at home. According to this census, all the family members that were born in Ireland had still not been Naturalized. The family; except for Julia, who had married and was living in Texas, moved back to Council Bluffs in 1924.
Ellen died in 1922 in Oak Township. She was taken back to Missouri for burial next to her sons. After Ellen's death, John ( 89 when she died) moved back to Council Bluffs and lived with his daughter, Mary and her husband C. Will Stokes in 1924. When John died at the age of 95, he was living with his daughter, Julia McDonald, at 154 Marion Ave. After his funeral in 1928, his body was taken back to Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri to be buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, near Trenton, next to his wife Ellen, and their sons, Charles and Mark.

OBITUARY:
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Feb. 14, 1928,
John Sharkey, 95 died at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Julia McDonald, 154 Marion Avenue.
He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Kate Papineau, Mrs. Mary Stokes, Miss Delia Sharkey and Mrs. Julia McDonald, of this city; four sons, John, Patrick and Frank Sharkey of Council Bluffs and Michael Sharkey of Oakland, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. His body was removed to the Beem-Belford Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at St. Francis Church, with requiem high mass. Burial will take place at Trenton, MO., Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Sharkey came to Council Bluffs from Glenwood four years ago.

More About JOHN N. SHARKEY:
Burial: February 16, 1928, Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery in Trenton, Missouri, Grundy Co.
Cause of Death: Cerebrial Hemorrage (Stroke)
Occupation 1: Farmer
Occupation 2: Aft. 1900, C.B. & ? Railroad

Notes for ELLEN BODKIN:
Taken from "HARDIMAN'S HISTORY OF GALWAY--An alphabetical list and concise account of the ancient families of Galway":..............BODKIN
The Bodkins of Galway, and the Earls of Desmond and Kildare, were descended from the common ancestor, Maurice Fitzgerald, Lord of Windsor, and one of the first invaders of Ireland, under Strongbow. His son, Thomas Fitz Maurice, acquired ample possessions in Munster, where his descendants became Earls of Desmond. Richard, the son of Thomas, about the year 1242, held considerable properties in Connaught, under Richard de Burgo, and Thomas, his son, was the ancestor of the Bodkin family. This family name originated, according to tradition, from a victory gained by their great progenitor, Thomas Fitz Richard (about the year 1300), over a valiant Irish knight, whom he encountered in single combat, and having, in the conflict, made use of a short spear or weapon, in Irish called, a Baudekin, he was, from that circumstance, surnamed, Buaidh Baudekin, of the victory of the Bodkin, which name was afterwards retained by his descendant. Whatever doubt may attend this traditionary relation, none can exist as to the origin and descent of he family, which are fully ascertained by the testimony of antiquaries, by ancient stone sculptures and monuments, still remaining, and from the genealogies of the Geraldines, whose arms the Bodkin family bore for many generations, and whose motto, Crom aboo, they retain to this day. Henry Bodkin, the son of Thomas, was Clericus ville in the reign of Richard II, at which time, there was a street of lane in Galway, called Baudekyn's lane. They were then possessed of large properties in and about the town, particularly at Newcastle, near the reive; and at Athenry, Toherskehine, Ballynameathagh, Kilcornan and Parke. At present the principal families of the name, are those of Annagh, Carrowbeg, Castletown, Kilcloony and Thomastown.
ARMS: Ermine, on a saltire, gules, a leopard's face.
CREST: A leopard's face.
MOTTO: Crom aboo.

OBITUARY: Special to the Nonpareil
GLENWOOD, Ia., Nov. 28 - Mrs. Ellen Sharkey, wife of John Sharkey, aged 76 years, died at her home in Oak township. The late Mrs. Ellen Sharkey was a former resident of Crescent, moving to Glenwood in 1912. Funeral services were held from St. Mary's Church, Pacific Junction, Rev. O'Donnell officiating. Interment in St. Joseph's cemetery, Trenton, Mo., where the requiem high mass was read by the Rev. H.B. Tierney. Mrs. Sharkey was buried beside her tow sons, who preceded her.

OBITUARY: Trenton Evening Register
MRS. SHARKEY'S BODY ARRIVED AT NOON TODAY
The body of Mrs. Ellen Sharkey arrived in this city at noon today from Glenwood, where her death had occurred a couple of days before. The body was taken to the Gipson Funeral parlors and arrangements have been made for the funeral to be held from the Catholic church tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, when requiem mass will be held.
Mrs. Sharkey was a former resident of this community and there are two sons who are buried in the Catholic cemetery. The good mother will be laid beside these.
She had reached the age of 76 years. Two daughters and one son accompanied the remains from Glenwood to Trenton. The son is Frank Sharkey, while the two daughters are Mrs. Kate Papineau and Mrs. P.A. McDonald. They were early residents of Grundy county and many people will well remember the good mother who will be laid to rest.

More About ELLEN BODKIN:
Burial: Unknown, Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery in Trenton, Missouri, Grundy Co.
Immigration: Abt. 1885
Undertaker: E.M. Meyers, Glenwood, Mills Co., Iowa

Children of JOHN SHARKEY and ELLEN BODKIN are:

PATRICK³ SHARKEY, b. March 1867, Probably Galway, Ireland; d. April 04, 1947, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.

Notes for PATRICK SHARKEY:
Brother to Katherine (Katie)
Patrick moved from Missouri to Council Bluffs, Iowa with his parents. He stayed in Council Bluffs the rest of his life. The last several years of his life he lived in a one room apartment in the building that his sister Mary (Stokes) owned at the corner of Broadway and Benton Street. Patrick never married.

OBITUARY:
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, April 4, 1947
Patrick Sharkey, 80, 201 East Broadway, a retired farmer, died at a local hospital Friday.
He is survived by three brothers, John and Frank, both of Council Bluffs, and Michael of Coon Rapids; four sisters, Mrs. Kate Papineau, Mrs. Mary Stokes, Mrs. Julia Miller and Miss Delia Sharkey, all of Council Bluffs; three nieces and five nephews. Beem-Belford Funeral Home is in Charge.

More About PATRICK SHARKEY:
Burial: Unknown, Saint Josephs Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Occupation: Farmer
Residence 1: 1935, 201 E. Bwdy, Apt. 11, Council Bluffs, IA
Residence 2: 1945, 201 E. Bwdy, Apt. 11, Council Bluffs, IA

ii.

JOHN N. SHARKEY, JR., b. May 1872, Moylough County, Galway, Ireland; d. December 28, 1954, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.

Notes for JOHN N. SHARKEY, JR.:
Brother to Katie:
John Jr. came to Council Bluffs, Iowa with his parents. Sometime in the middle 1930's, John was in a serious car accident. He was riding with his boss in a car, south east of Council Bluffs, when the car hit the back of a truck. Someone called his brother Mike and said that he had been killed. Mike came to Council Bluffs, he found him in the hospital, not dead, but in critical condition with severe head trauma. His head was completely covered in bandages, except for his eyes. After John was released from the hospital (assume it was Mercy Hospital) he was sent to Saint Bernards hospital for the insane. He later was released from the hospital to be cared for by his family. He lived on his sister Mary's farm in Newcastle, Nebraska, where he raised sheep and honey bees. John had gotten a cash settlement from his accident. Since John had brain damage and now was rather childlike, his sister Julia handled his money and would give him an allowance of ten dollars a week (quite a bit of money for the times). He would take his ten dollars and get a ride into town every week to buy candy. A couple of times a week, he would give each one of Katie's children (Betty, Barb, John, and Dick) a piece of candy. They thought this was a great treat, and always searched for Uncle John's hiding place, but could never find it.

John lived on the farm until shortly before his death, when he moved back to Council Bluffs and died at the age of 82. John never married.

OBITUARY;
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Dec. 29, 1954
John Sharkey Jr., 82, 126 Benton St., died Tuesday at a local hospital after an illness of two years. Born in Moylough County, Gallaway, Ireland, he had resided in Council Bluffs for 30 years. He was a retired farmer and a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church.
His survivors include; two sisters, Mrs. Julia A. Miller and Mrs. Katherine Papineau, both of Council Bluffs; two brothers, Frank of Council Bluffs, and Michael of Guthrie Center; and several nieces and nephews. Beem-Belford Funeral Home is in charge.

More About JOHN N. SHARKEY, JR.:
Burial: Unknown, Saint Josephs Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Occupation: Farmer

iii.

CHARLES SHARKEY, b. 1873, Probably Galway, Ireland; d. 1912, Trenton, Grundy Co., Missouri; m. MARY ??; b. 1879; d. 1896, Trenton, Grundy Co., Missouri.

Notes for CHARLES SHARKEY:
Brother to Katie:
Shortly after Charles and Mary were married, Mary died at the age of 17. Charles never married again and also died young at 29. Charles is buried next to his wife Mary in Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Trenton. A few years later, his parents, John N. and Ellen, would join them.

More About MARY ??:
Burial: Unknown, Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery in Trenton, Mo.

3.	iv.		KATHERINE ELIZABETH SHARKEY, b. April 07, 1876, County Galway, Ireland; d. January 10, 1955, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.
	v.		MARY I. SHARKEY, b. August 09, 1879, Moylogh County, Galway, Ireland; d. July 18, 1951, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa; m. CHARLES WILLIAM STOKES, 1908, Pottawattamie County, Iowa; b. June 1879, Iowa; d. March 17, 1937, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.

Notes for MARY I. SHARKEY:
Sister to Katie:
Mary and husband (Charles) Will Stokes owned a 3 story brick apartment building at 201 East Broadway. (the corner of Broadway and Benton street). Over the years many of the family members lived in one of their apartments. It was depression time, and through one of Will's contacts, he was able to buy a farm in Newcastle, Nebraska very cheap. (Believed he got it for back taxes). During the depression no one could find work, so Mary's sister, Katy and Husband Dan Papineau, their daughter Marie and her husband Guy Faris and their 4 children (Betty, Barbara, John, and Dick) and Mary's brother John Sharkey, all lived on the farm. Later her brother Frank would come to live there too. (This was a small farm house) In 1930, their apartment building was valued at nine thousand dollars.

DEATH NOTICE:
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, July 19, 1951
Stokes, Mary G., age 72, 201 E. Broadway died Wednesday. Requiem mass will be held Friday, 10 A.M. St. Patrick Church. Msgr. J.F. Costello, Celebrant. Burial St. Josephs Cemetery. Rosary recitation St. Patrick's Parish and Catholic Daughters of America, 8 P.M. Thursday at the Beem-Belford Funeral Home.

More About MARY I. SHARKEY:
Died 2: St. Bernards Hospital for the Insane, Co. Bluffs Iowa
Age at first Marriage (Fa: 29
Burial: July 20, 1951, Saint Josephs Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Religion: Cathloic
Residence 1: January 1925, 728 1st Ave.
Residence 2: September 1949, 201 East Broadway, Apt. #3 Phone #7268

Notes for CHARLES WILLIAM STOKES:
In the 1900 Census, Charles (Will) and his brother Arthur were boarders in a house on Crawford St., Carrol, Carrol County, Iowa. Charles was 21, and Arthur was 19. They were both working as "Section Hands" for the railroad. Their 17 year old brother, Jessie, was boarding at a house on Whitney St. in Carrol. Charles "Will", moved to Council Bluffs, IA. about 1902.

OBITUARY;
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, March 21, 1937
Charles W. Stokes, 57, 201 East Broadway, died of heart trouble at a local hospital early Wednesday morning after an illness of six days.
Mr. Stokes was a brakeman on the Union Pacific railroad. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He had been a resident of Council Bluffs for Thirty-five years.
He is survived by his widow, Mary; Three brothers, Jess Stokes of Council Bluffs, Dr. Arthur Stokes of Emerson, IA., and Louis Stokes of Omaha; and one sister, Mrs. Minnie Bruce of Battle Creek, Mich. The body was taken to the Beem-Belford funeral home.

More About CHARLES WILLIAM STOKES:
Age at first Marriage (Fa: 30
Burial: Unknown, Saint Josephs Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Cause of Death: Heart Trouble
Did they own a Radio: 1930, Yes
Occupation: Brakeman on the Union Pacific railroad, Apartment landloard, and an Optomitrist.
Religion: Protesdant

vi.

MARK SHARKEY, b. 1881, Probably Galway, Ireland; d. February 10, 1896, Trenton, Grundy Co., Missouri.

Notes for MARK SHARKEY:
OBITUARY: TRENTON EVENING REGISTER ...Feb 10, 1896
Undertakers Carter & Rice report the death of Mark Sharkey, aged sixteen, which occurred at 1 o'clock this morning, of pneumonia, at the home of the boy's parents, on the old Dr. Thompson farm, northwest of Trenton. The funeral will be held at the Catholic church in this city, at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

More About MARK SHARKEY:
Burial: Unknown, SaInt Josephs Catholic Cemetery, Trenton, Missouri, Grundy Co.
Cause of Death: Pneumonia

4.	vii.	JULIA ANGELA SHARKEY, b. March 29, 1886, Bethany, Missouri; d. November 16, 1968, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.
5.	viii.	MICHAEL SHARKEY, b. March 29, 1886, Bethany, Missouri; d. August 28, 1966, Guthrie Center, Iowa.
	ix.	DELIA SHARKEY, b. March 1890, Breckinridge, Daviess County, Missouri; d. February 21, 1953, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa.

Notes for DELIA SHARKEY:
Sister to Katie:
Delia had severe curvature of the spine. Not educated. Delia always lived with her parents until after the death of her mother. She then went to live with one of her other siblings. She went to live with her sister Julia and her new husband George Miller about 1930. Several years before her death, she became an invalid and was confined to the house until her death in 1953. Delia never married.

DEATH NOTICE:
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Eb. 23, 1953
Sharkey, Miss Delia, age 63, 126 Benton, died Saturday. Requiem mass 9:30 A.M., Tuesday, St. Patrick's church. Magr. J.F. Costello, Celebrant. Burial St. Joseph's Cemetery. St. Patrick's Parish rosary, 8 P.M., monday at Beem-Belford Funeral Home.

More About DELIA SHARKEY:
Burial: February 24, 1953, Saint Josephs Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa

FRANCIS JOSEPH SHARKEY, b. January 30, 1892, Breckinridge, Daviess County, Missouri; d. September 24, 1969, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa; m. HILDA ??; d. Unknown.

Notes for FRANCIS JOSEPH SHARKEY:
Brother to Katie:
Although born with the name of Francis, he never used that name and always used the name Frank. Frank and Hilda were married for a very short time. He never remarried. In about 1933, Frank Moved to the "family farm" in Newcastle, Nebraska and farmed for the family until the late 1940's when he moved back to Council Bluffs, Iowa. For a few years he lived alone on an acreage just outside of Council Bluffs where he grew numerous Fruits and vegetables, including grapes. In the early 1950's Frank moved in with his sister Julia until her death in 1968. After Julia's death, Frank stayed in her house for a few months until he found a small house to move into. He only lived in this house about 3 months until HE became ill and had to be sent to a nursing home. Frank died at Mercy Hospital 10 months after Julia's death. Frank never had children.

OBITUARY:
Council Bluffs Nonpareil, September 25, 1969
Francis J. "Frank" Sharkey, 77,126 Benton St., died Wednesday at a local hospital, after a brief illness.
A native of Breckenridge, Missouri, he had resided 66 years in the Council Bluffs area and was a retired farmer. Sharkey was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and was a 50-year member of Rainbow Post2, American Legion. Survivors include: niece Mrs. Marie Faris of Council Bluffs; other nieces and nephews. Requiem Mass will be at 9a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church. The Art. Rev. Msgr. Michael Schwarte will be celebrant. Internment will be at St. Joseph's Cemetery with Rainbow Post and Gen. Mathew A. Tinley. Barracks 1086, World War I Veterans conducting military grave side services. Rosary recitation will be at 7p.m. Friday at Beem - Belford Chapel.

More About FRANCIS JOSEPH SHARKEY:
Burial: September 27, 1969, Saint Josephs Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Military service: WORLD WAR I
Occupation 1: Farming for most of his life
Occupation 2: 1930, Truck driver for a laundry service
Occupation 3: 1955, Clerk for Boyer Feed
Religion: Cathloic
Residence 1: 1920, Pony Creek, Mills Co., Iowa
Residence 2: April 1930, 1205 4th Ave., Council Bluffs, IA, living with his niece, Marie and her family
Residence 3: 1935, 201 E. Bwdy, Apt. 11, Council Bluffs, IA
Residence 4: September 1949, RFD 4, Council Bluffs, IA Phone #6120
Residence 5: 1955, 126 Benton, Council Bluffs, IA
Social Security Number: 484-36-9051

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