Wayne County Bios

Family of JAMES, b. 1828 and MARY CAVANA(U)GH, b. 1841 , buried in the Cemetery of St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church, Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

JAMES CAVANAUGH:

Born:                Ireland 3 May 1828 per death certificate

June 1830 per 1880 Federal Census                                 

ăNorthern Irelandä, 1930 Federal Census of dtr.,  Mary Cavanaugh & son Daniel

Father:              James Cavanaugh of Ireland per death certificate

Mother:             Unknown per death certificate

Immigrated:      Arrived in New York 1 April 1846 per Petition for Naturalization filed 1 Sept. 1880

Married:            Mary (maiden name unknown, may have been K/Cavanaugh)

Died:                20 June 1913 at 270 Erie St., Honesdale, Pa. per death certificate

Burial:               23 June 1913 per death certificate and record St. John's

  MARY (Spouse):

Born:                1841, Pennsylvania, per Wayne County Historical records

Father:              Unknown

Mother:            Unknown

Died:                14 May 1904 per Wayne County Death Records 1893-1905

                        Friday 14 May 1904 per obituaries, Honesdale Citizen and Wayne Independent 

                        Last will

Burial:               Monday 17 May 1904, St. John's  per obituary, Wayne Independent

  CHILDREN of Mary and James Cavanaugh KNOWN to be buried in St. John the Evangelist Cemetery, Honesdale, Wayne County, Pa.:

 

CHARLES:     

Born:                16 Oct. 1857 per death certificate

                        7 Dec. 1858 per St. John's church record

Christened:       12 Dec. 1858 per St. John's church record

Married:           Anna M. Paul 24 July 1887 per marriage license

                        Annie Paul per Charles' obituary Wayne Independent 21 Oct. 1915

Died:                Monday, 18 Oct.1915 at home, on Cottage St., Honesdale, Pa. per death certificate and obituary,Wayne Independent 21 Oct. 1915

Burial:               Thursday 21 Oct. 1915 per death certificate, church record, obituary

 

DANIEL:

Born:                17 years old on Federal Census 1880

43 years old per 1910 Federal Census

                        47 years old per 1920 Federal Census

Christened:            10 Aug. 1862 per St. John's church record

Married:           Single

Died:                Sunday 5 June 1938, at home on Erie St., Honesdale, Pa., obituary,  Wayne Independent 7 June 1938

                        5 June 1938 per death certificate

Burial:               Tuesday 7 June 1938 per death certificate, obituary

   

MARY A.:

Born:                ___ May 1871 per Federal Census 1880

Christened:       1 Aug. 1871 St. John's church record

Married:           Single

Died:                12 April 1950 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, Pa. per death certificate

Burial:               15 April 1950 per death certificate, St. John's church record

   

EDWARD:

Born:                ____does not appear on any 1880 or 1900 Federal Census'

Christening:       no record        

Married:           Single

Died:                Monday 23 April 1900 per his will

Railroad accident report, Honesdale Citizen 26 Apr. 1900

(no death certificate found)

Burial:               25 April 1900 per Honesdale Citizen

           St. John's church records, tombstone

  Children NOT buried in St. John the Evangelist Cemetery:

  KATHERINE CAVANAUGH MULHERN

Born:                26 years old on marriage license of 26 Oct. 1891

Christened:            16 Oct. 1864 St. John record

Married:           24 Feb. 1892 to John J. Mulhern of Wilkes Barre, Pa. per marriage license  and record St. John's

Died:               17 May 1900 obituary, Wilkes Barre Record Fri. May 18, 1900

Burial:               St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., obituary

 

ELIZABETH:

Born:                18 Apr. 1869, church record St. John's

                        4 Apr. 1879 per death certificate

                       10 years old on Federal Census of 25 June 1880

Christened:     18 Apr. 1869 church record St. John's

Married:           Francis Mulher(i)n, brother of John J. Mulhern ca. 1896

Died:                24 Dec. 1950, Brooklyn, New York, per death certificate

                        Obituary, Wilkes Barre Record

Burial:               St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township, Wilkes Barre, Pa. per death certificate

  SARAH CELIA:

Born:                7 Dec. 1873 church record St. John's

Christened:       17 Dec. 1873 church record St. John's

Married:           ?

Died:                Lived in Carbondale, Pa. in 1904 per father's obituary

No other records at this time

Burial:               unknown

JAMES (son)

Born:                ____13 years old per Federal Census 1880

Christened:            20 Dec. 1866 church record St. John's

Married:            unknown

                        Lived in Paterson, N.J. per mother's obituary 1904 (listed as Joseph)

                                                                    father's obituary 1913

                                                                    brother Charles obituary 1915

Died:                unknown

Burial:               unknown

   

 

 

JANE CATHERINE:

Born:                unknown

Christened:       24 May 1876 church record St. John's

Married:           date unknown

                        Mrs. John Hutchins, Wilkes Barre, Pa. mother's obituary 1904

                        Mrs. John Hotchkiss, Wilkes Barre, Pa. father's obituary 1913

                        Mrs. Jennie Hotchkiss , Wilkes Barre, Pa. brother Charle's obituary 1915

Died:                unknown

Burial:               unknown

  MICHAEL:

Born:                ____Oct. 1881 per 1900 Federal Census

Christened:       unknown

Married:           Eva B. Jones of New York ca. 1904 per Federal Census 1930, Middletown, Orange County, New York

Died:                unknown

Burial:               unknown 

ELLEN/NELLIE:

Born:                26 Nov. 1882 church record St. John's

Christened:       10 Dec. 1882 church record St. John's

Married:           date unknown

                        Mrs. Lawrence Maginnis, Honesdale, Pa.  father's obituary 1913

                        Mrs. Laurence A. Mc Ginnis, Honesdale, Pa. per Federal Census 1930

                        Mrs. Lawrence J. Mc Ginnis, Carrol St., Honesdale, Pa., brother's obituary 1938

Died:                unknown

Burial:               May be in St. John's Cemetery?

BERNARD:

Born:                ____Aug. 1885 per Federal Census, Honesdale, Pa. 1900

Christened;       unknown

Married:           unknown

                        Listed as single Federal Census 1910

                        Listed still at home on Erie St., Honesdale, Pa. per father's obituary 1913

Died:                unknown

Burial:               unknown

  MARGARET:

Born:                ___19 years old on Federal Census 1880

Christened:       unknown

Married:           date unknown

Mrs. Maggie Halbertson of N.Y., sister Katherine's obituary 1900           

Mrs. John Albertson, New York per mother's obituary 1904

                        Mrs. A.H. Devine, Miles City, MT. per father's obituary 1913

                        Mrs. Andrew Devine, Deerlodge, MT. brother Charles' obituary 1915

                        Mrs. James  Devine of Alameda, CA. Federal Census 1920

                        Mrs. James Devine, CA. brother Daniel's obituary 1938


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