0. Michael McGrath / Hannah O'Brian, f. Patrick O'Brien, mo. Mary MURPHY. His f. Michael McGrath, mo. Ellen HOGAN. There is a couple in St. Mary's Cem by these names, but the dates are wrong so not sure it is them.
___b.?, d.? / b.?, d.?
__1. Martin McGrath / Margaret ?, must have married in Ireland as both were born there and they lived in England while first 3 children were born (1860 or before - 1865), the last born in IL. 1870 Bloomington census (p. 169) corrects his birth year, working as a laborer with $500 real estate, neither of them can read/write.
______b. 1815, d. 5-18-1890 / b. 1825, d. 5-13-1905
______2. Martin Jr., b. 1860(Eng), d.?
______2. twin Hannah McGrath / Michael F.
CALLAHAN
, info from cem. records, b. 1864(Eng), If his parents are David and Alice then I find them living near Johanna Welch and Patrick McGrath in 1870 Bloomington(p. 170b), there are several other boys of this same name nearby.
______2. twin Patrick J. McGrath / Mary
WELCH
, f. Richard, mo. Bridget ROACH, M. 1-11-1882 in McLean Co.
_________b. 2-06-1864(Eng), d. 7-09-1937 / b. 12-22-1862, d. 6-06-1926
_________3. Martin McGrath, b. 1882, d. 8-18-1902
_________3. Richard J. McGrath / Catherine
FORRESTER
, f. John W., mo. Bridget McGUIRE, (m. 1-23-1873 in McLean Co.), m. prob. after 1900
____________b. 1-07-1885, d. 2-17-1942 / 12-04-1883, d. 10-08-1971
_________3. Anna McGrath, b. 1889, d. 3-28-1908
______2. Hanora? McGrath b. 1865(IL), d.?
__1. Johanna McGrath / John A. Welch, m. 1855. see my WELCH family history
__1. Patrick McGrath, may have been married to Mary LANGAN, 1859 as I find them living next to sister, Johanna Welch, with Patrick Hickey family, they have female child, b. 1864., he nor his wife read/write in 1870 Bloomington census (p.170a)
__1. William McGrath / Ellen
WELCH
, m. 2-22-1857 by Fr. Cahill in McClean Co., lived on corner of Clayton / Jefferson in Bloomington, IL, in 1870 Boomington census (p. 171b) he works as a laborer with $1K real estate, both were born in Ireland, her parents listed as foreign born.
______b. 1825/7, d. 1904 / b. 1836, d. 7-30-1881
______2. Annie McGrath / James
O'BRIAN
, m. 5-18-1876 in McLean Co., b. 1858(IL)
______2. Mary Mollie McGrath, never married, b. 5-29-1859(IL), d. 12-30-1939
______2. Michael Patrick McGrath, may have married Mary Ann FENTON in 1877
_________b. 1861, d. 12-21-1937
______2. Ellen "Nellie" McGrath, never married, b. 1863
______2. Wm McGrath, b. 1865, d. 1880
______2. Johanna McGrath / ?
CASSADY
, b. 1867
______2. Patrick McGrath, b. 1869,
______2. Nora McGrath / Thomas
O'DONOVAN
, m. 10-11-1892 in Cook Co.
______2. Martin McGrath, there is one married in Cook Co to ? MCMENIMON in 1885 and another to a Rose in 1890 (live in Chicago, 1910 census p. 139b).
_________3. Nora McGrath / ?
HURLEY
, of Chicago
__1. Mary McGrath / Edward
HAYES
, b. 1838, d.?
______2. Edward W. Hayes / Grace
JETTER
, m. 7-20-1898 in McLean Co.,
_________b. 1866, d. by 1915 / b.?, d. 5-04-1944
_________3. Helen Hayes / W.J.
McKENNA
of 616 E. Locust ST., Bloomington
_________________________Grace remarried brother-in-law Edmond Sweeney
______2. Hannah "Annie" Hayse / Edmond/Edward J.
SWEENEY
, f. Edmund (b.3-11-1816, d. 2-02-1885), mo. Bridget MCGRAW (b. 5-18-1818, d. 5-13-1901) of Co. Cork Ireland, the elder Sweeney's were married in Ireland in 1840 and came to US in 1868. Annie and Edmond m. 2/24-1892 in McLean Co., lived at Leroy, IL when Annie died then 1220 N. Madison in Downs, IL, farmer, when he died, both buried at St. Mary's Cem., br> _________b. 12-06-1867, d. 4-18-1910(childbirth) / b. 3-17-1862(IRE), d. 12-16-1955
_________3. 11 Sweeney children: Anna, Josephine, Betty, Dan, Ned, Leo, Jack, Mary, Katherine, John and ?, I have more info tho not typed here.
_______________________________Edmond remarried sis-in-law, Grace (Jetter) HAYES in 1915, she died 5-04-1944 in Bloomington
__1. Ellen McGrath / David
HICKEY
, m. 3-02-1867 in McLean Co., lived in Bloomington, source for info was the late Irene Rocke.
______b. 1840, d. 10-10-1917 / b. 1838(IRE), d. 6-30-1889
_________3. Mary "Mayme" Hickey / Wm J.
CALLAHAN
, m. 1-07-1891 in McLean Co.
____________b. 6-07-1870, d. 2-08-1943 / b. 1865, d. 1912
______2. Hannah Annie Hickey / Christopher
QUINN
, m. 9-22-1896 in McLean Co.
_________3. Ellen Quinn / ?
CLARK
of El Reno, OK
______2. Josie Hickey / Wilmer O.
BIDDLE
, m. 2-08-1899
______2. Kathryn Hickey
______2. Nellie Hickey / Walter H.
MATKIN
, m. prob. after 1900
_________b. 1871, d. 1921 / b. 2-10-1873, d. 4-12-1913
sources
: Libby Welsh Iken family records
St. Mary's Cemetery Records, Bloomington, IL, listing marriages and maiden names
Irene Rocke 1979 ltr to Anita Welsh
Illinois Marriage index: http://ilsos.net/cgi-bin/archives/marriage.s