Mary Ellen Whelan1

#14692, (28 August 1872 - 16 March 1947)
Father*Jeremiah Whelan1 (c 1831 - b 1880)
Mother*Mary Knight1 (c 1832 - )
Birth*28 August 1872She was born on 28 August 1872 at MissouriG.2 
Baptism1 September 1872She was baptized on 1 September 1872 at St. Patrick Church, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MissouriG.2 
13 June 1900She appeared on the census of 13 June 1900 in the household of Mary Knight at 1204 South 11th Street, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MissouriG, as Mary E, age 23, b. MO Aug 1876.3 
1908She lived with Alexander Thomas Whelan in 1908 at 1204 South 12th Street, St. Joseph, Missouri; a hardware merchant.4 
1910She appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Alexander Thomas Whelan at 1204 South 11th Street, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MissouriG, as Mary F, sister, age 30, single, b. MO, parents b. Ireland; (supplemental.)5 
10 January 1920She appeared on the census of 10 January 1920 in the household of Alexander Thomas Whelan at 1204 South 11th Street, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MissouriG, sister, age 36, single, b. MO, parents b. Ireland.6 
4 April 1930She appeared on the census of 4 April 1930 in the household of Mary Ellen Whelan and Johannah Whelan at 1520 S. 11th or 12th Street, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MissouriG. 
23 April 1940She and Johannah Whelan appeared on the census of 23 April 1940 at 1520 S. 11th or 12th Street, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MissouriG.7 
Death*16 March 1947She died on 16 March 1947 at St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MissouriG, at age 74.8 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Mary, age 8, b. MO.
  2. [S1657] Missouri Births and Christenings, 1827-1935, index online FamilySearch.com, Baptismal Records Commenced in 1869, p. 69, img. 36/754. Mary Ellen, dau. of Jeremiah Whelan and Mary Knight, b. 28 Aug 1872, bapt. 1 Sep 1872, St. Patrick's, Saint Joseph MO; sponsors Michl. Kiley and Mrs. A (or M) Kiley. FHL film 980527, no. C51175-1.
  3. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Mary J (64), wid., b. Ireland Dec 1835, 8 children, 4 living, in US 50 yrs., imm. 1850.
  4. [S248] Polk's City Directory R. L. Polk & Co., St. Joseph NO 1908, p. 964, img. 494/563. Display ad, Alex T. Whelan; Hardware, Paints, Oils and Glass; Manufacturer and Contractor; Sheet Metal, Cornices, Etc., Slate Roofing, Skylights, Warm Air Heating; Both Phones 641, 10th and Lafayette. Res. 1204 S 11th; same res. George L, bookkeeper, R L McDonald Mnfg Co; Josie A; Mary F; Wm A, mach. A T Whelan; Wm F, clerk A T Whelan.
  5. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Alexander T (40), b. MO, parents b. Ireland, single, retail hardware merchant.
  6. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Alexander (50), single, b. MO, parents b. Ireland, hardware merchant.
  7. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Mary (67), single; Johanna (69), sister, single; both b. MO, same house in 1935.
  8. [S1399] Missouri Death Certificates (1910- ), File no. 8047, Reg. No. 379, Reg. Dist. 42, Prim. Reg Dist. 1000. Mary Whelan, b. St. Joseph MO 15 Aug 1882, dau. of Jeremiah Whelan and Mary Knight, both b. Ireland; single, res. 1520 So. 12th St., St. Joseph, Buchanan Co. MO; d. 16 Mar 1947, age 64y 7m 1d, bronchio-pneumonia; inf. Rev. Maurice A McQuinn, 1723 So. 12th St.; bur. Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 18 Mar 1947, online http://s1.sos.mo.gov/mdh