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Genealogy Report of Jeremiah McSweeney researched by Aaron Sweeney

Generation No. 4

5. GRACIE⁴ MCSWEENEY (JAMES JERIMIAH³, EUGENE OWEN², JEREMIAH¹) was born 1889 ³⁰, and died 1968. She married DAN DONNELLY. He was born 1879, and died 1965³⁰.

More About GRACIE MCSWEENEY:
Burial: Unknown, Holy Family Cemetery, Donaldson, MI

More About DAN DONNELLY:
Burial: Unknown, Holy Family Cemetery, Donaldson, MI

Children of GRACIE MCSWEENEY and DAN DONNELLY are:

14.	i.	MARGARET⁵ DONNELLY, b. March 16, 1910; d. September 1990.
15.	ii.	JAMES PATRICK DONNELLY, b. September 05, 1923; d. March 25, 1999.
	iii.	JACK DONNELLY, b. Abt. 1924; d. Abt. 1940.

More About JACK DONNELLY:
Cause of Death: Killed while climbing over a fence with a loaded shotgun when he was young.

16.	iv.		JOSEPHINE DONNELLY, b. Private.
	v.		MARY DONNELLY, b. Private; m. ALVIN TROMBLEY, Private; b. Private.

More About ALVIN TROMBLEY and MARY DONNELLY:
Private-Begin: Private

17.	vi.	FLORANCE DONNELLY, b. Private.
18.	vii.	SALLY DONNELLY, b. Private.
	viii.	LORETTA DONNELLY, b. Private.
19.	ix.	AGNES DONNELLY, b. Private.

6. JOSEPH BERNARD⁴ MCSWEENEY (JAMES JERIMIAH³, EUGENE OWEN², JEREMIAH¹) was born February 06, 1891 in Stirlingville, MI ³¹, and died 1949 in Milwaukee, WI ³². He married MARY ANN MILANEY May 08, 1916 in Donaldson, MI ³³. She was born July 10, 1892 in Pickford Michigan, and died October 19, 1974 in Sault Ste. Marie, MI ³⁴.

Notes for JOSEPH BERNARD MCSWEENEY:
Taken from the Sault Sunday paper, 2-13-05

80 YEARS AGO

The snowmobile owned by th Soo Hardware company made the trip between the Sault and Pickford on Sunday morning, February 8, 1925 in just 1 hour 10 minutes said Wallace Lundy, manager of the Sooford company. It was the first trip of the snowmobile into the country and was in the nature of a test. Joe Sweeney and leo Vaughan made the trip. They left the Sault at 8:50 a.m. and arrived in Pickford at 10 a.m. they said. The snowmobile consisted of a Ford roadster and an extra pair of wheels with a belt. The wheels had been reomved in front and runners substituted.

More About JOSEPH BERNARD MCSWEENEY:
Died 2: 1954, According to Susan Clower
Fact: Left his wife and 3 daughters at some point.³⁵
Nickname: Barney

Notes for MARY ANN MILANEY:
OBITUARY TAKEN FROM THE EVENING NEWS, SAULT STE. MARIE, MI 10-21-1974, p7

MRS. MCSWEENEY

Mary Ann McSweeney of 1006 John St. died at 8:30 pm Saturday at Provincial House. Mrs. McSweeney was born in Chippewa County on July 10, 1892, and had lived here all her life. She was a member of the Senior Citizens Club, and of St. Joseph's Church and the altar society. Her husband Joseph died in 1949. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Charles G. (Lauretta) Andrews and Mrs. Carl (Betty) Doran, both of the Sault, and Mrs. Ellen Wosniewski of Pontiac. Also surviving are eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Friends may call today from 2 until 5t pm and 7 to 10 pm with prayers at 8 pm at Bailey-Newhouse Funeral Home. Services will be held at St. Joseph's Church Tuesday at 9 am with Msgr. Oliver O'Callaghan officiating and burial will be in Donaldson Catholic Cemetery.

More About MARY ANN MILANEY:
Burial: October 22, 1974, Donaldson Cemetery
Cause of Death: Acute Cardia Failure, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Diabetes mellitus
Fact: This information is not yet confirmed, but believed to be accurate.

More About JOSEPH MCSWEENEY and MARY MILANEY:
Marriage: May 08, 1916, Donaldson, MI ³⁶

Children of JOSEPH MCSWEENEY and MARY MILANEY are:

20.	i.	MARGARET ELLEN⁵ MCSWEENEY, b. Private.
21.	ii.	LAURETTA MAE MCSWEENEY, b. July 10, 1919, Sault Ste. Marie; d. February 15, 1994, Kansas City, MO.
22.	iii.	MARY ELIZABETH MCSWEENEY, b. Private.

7. JOHN BECHARD⁴ MCSWEENEY (JAMES JERIMIAH³, EUGENE OWEN², JEREMIAH¹) was born Abt. 1904 ³⁷, and died Abt. 1983. He married VIOLET G. CORNELL Abt. 1934 in Detroit, MI ³⁸. She was born January 29, 1901 in Washington Island, Wi³⁸, and died November 11, 2003 in Sarasota, FL ³⁹.

Notes for JOHN BECHARD MCSWEENEY:
JACK SWEENEY

Former area resident Jack Warren Sweeney 313 Venice East Blvd, Venice Florida died July 4.
He was born in Stirlingville and moved to Venice from Detroit 9 years ago. A boxing trainer for 14 years, he boxed professionally under the name "Kid Sweeney" He was a machine operator for the Ford Motor Company for 43 years and a member of Unity on the Gulf Church in Venice , the Lincoln Lodge 504F and A.M. of Detroit and Port Charlotte Pinochle Club. Surviving are his wife Violet G; a daughter Frances M Hubik of Wilmington, Del; and three grandchildren. Three brothers and two sisters predeceased him. Memorials may be made to the Unity on the Gulf Church of Venice. Florida.

October 4, 1934, Union St. Auditorium, Bennington, VT.

Young Conley, Bennington, VT., Middleweight (155 lbs) vs Kid Sweeney, Athol, MA (155 lbs); General Admission: 85 cents, Ringside: $1.35

Bennington Evening Banner, October 3, 1934, p. 6

More About JOHN BECHARD MCSWEENEY:
Burial: Unknown, Ashes dropped into Gulf of Mexico
Fact 1: Was a boxer ⁴⁰
Fact 2: According to Aaron V. Sweeney, he used to box in Detroit and owned / ran the Holy Reedemer Church Gym in Detroit.
Nickname: Jack

Notes for VIOLET G. CORNELL:
OBITUARY TAKEN FROM THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, November 12, 2003

SWEENEY VIOLET G

Age 102, of Venice, Florida, formerly of Detroit, passed away on November 11, 2003. Mrs. Sweeney was a Real Estate Broker and owned and operated her General Insurance Agency known as Sweeney Realty and Insurance Co. in Detroit, Michigan since 1934, retiring in 1966. She was a member of the United Northwestern Realty Association, Western Wayne Board of Realtors and the International Real Estate Exchangers. She was a life member of order of Eastern Star Tyrion Florence Chapter #469 in Detroit. She leaves her daughter, Frances M. Hubik of Wilmington, Delaware and three grandchildren. Arrangements by Ewing Funeral Home, Venice Florida.

More About VIOLET G. CORNELL:
Burial: Unknown, Ashes dropped into Gulf of Mexico
Occupation: Real Estate Broker

More About JOHN MCSWEENEY and VIOLET CORNELL:
Marriage: Abt. 1934, Detroit, MI ⁴¹

Child of JOHN MCSWEENEY and VIOLET CORNELL is:

FRANCES M.⁵ MCSWEENEY, b. Private; m. HUBEK, Private; b. Private.

More About HUBEK and FRANCES MCSWEENEY:
Private-Begin: Private

8. FLOURANCE RICHARD⁴ MCSWEENEY (JAMES JERIMIAH³, EUGENE OWEN², JEREMIAH¹)⁴² was born April 11, 1905 in Michigan, and died May 18, 1968 in Sault Ste. Marie. He married (1) JOSEPHINE MCCRACKEN Private. She was born Private. He married (2) LUCILLE KASSUBA September 1928 in Detroit, MI. She was born March 04, 1909 in Gaylord, MI, and died May 1985 in Gaylord, MI.

More About FLOURANCE RICHARD MCSWEENEY:
Burial: May 21, 1968, Ferndale Cemetary - Riverview MI
Cause of Death: Mycardial Infarction
Fact 1: Son's name of Clifford McSweeney. He is listed as the witness on his death certificate.
Fact 2: He went to visit his sister Gracie who was ill. He died during this visit.
Nickname 1: Flury, which he apparently did not care for. This was his "U.P. nickname.
Nickname 2: Richard or Dick. He went by Dick when he lived in the lower peninsula. His family never heard of the nickname Flury.
Occupation: Crane operator for Ford Motor Co. listed on death certificate
Social Security Number: 366-01-5721

More About FLOURANCE MCSWEENEY and JOSEPHINE MCCRACKEN:
Private-Begin: Private

More About LUCILLE KASSUBA:
Burial: Unknown, Gaylord, MI

More About FLOURANCE MCSWEENEY and LUCILLE KASSUBA:
Divorce: Divorced
Marriage: September 1928, Detroit, MI

Children of FLOURANCE MCSWEENEY and LUCILLE KASSUBA are:

23.	i.	DONALD RICHARD⁵ MCSWEENEY, b. January 28, 1929; d. October 14, 1969.
24.	ii.	JOAN MARIE MCSWEENEY, b. Private.
25.	iii.	CLIFFORD CHARLES MCSWEENEY, b. Private.
	iv.	UNKNOWN MCSWEENEY, b. September 09, 1937; d. September 09, 1937.

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