John SHAUGHNESSY

1854 - 1926  (71 years)

• Name	John SHAUGHNESSY
  Born	12 May 1854	County Mayo, Ireland   [1, 2]
  	Birth date on headstone is 1853. But Findagrave reports it as 12 May 1854., while age 25 in the 1880 Census puts it in about 1855, age 26 in his 1885 marriage record puts it in about 1856, and the 1900 Census indicates May 1855.
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1870
  	Naturalized American citizen
  Census	1880	Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Residence	1885	Doddridge Co, WV   [3]
  Census	1900	Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	farmer  [2, 4]
  Died	18 Apr 1926	Detroit, Wayne Co, MI   [1, 5]
  Buried	Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne Co, WV   [1]
  Person ID	I130341	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas SHAUGHNESSY,   b. 1808, Cong, County Mayo, Ireland ,   d. 20 May 1888, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Maria MCGUIRE,   b. CA 1821, County Mayo, Ireland ,   d. 2 Mar 1889, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Family ID	F57030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary KIRK,   b. 1856, Marion Co, (W)VA ,   d. 18 Oct 1935, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI  (Age 79 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1885	Long Run (Industrial), Doddridge Co, WV   [3]
  Notes	1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 27 1900: John Shaughnessy, 45, b. May 1855 in Ireland (both parents b. Ireland), immigrated in 1870, naturalized citizen, farmer, married 15 yrs; wife Mary, 40, b. Jan 1860 in Maryland (both parents b. Ireland), married 15 yrs, mother of 7 children (all still living); son Thomas, 14, b. May 1886, attended school within the year; son Michael, 12, b. Nov 1887, attended school; son John, 10, b. Aug 1889, attended school; dau May, 9, b. Jan 1891, attended school; dau Clarah, 7, b. Mar 1893, attended school; son Francis,, 4, b. Jul 1895; dau Irene, 1, b. Aug 1898.
  Children	1. Thomas Edward SHAUGHNESSY,   b. 26 May 1886, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 2 Aug 1975, Detroit, Wayne Co, MI  (Age 89 years)   2. Michael J. SHAUGHNESSY,   b. 3 Nov 1887, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 13 May 1981, Grosse Pointe, Wayne Co, MI  (Age 93 years)   3. John Charles SHAUGHNESSY,   b. 26 Jul 1889, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. Mar 1976  (Age 86 years)   4. May SHAUGHNESSY,   b. Jan 1891, West Virginia   5. Clara V. SHAUGHNESSY,   b. 9 Mar 1893, Long Run (Industrial), Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 22 Nov 1944  (Age 51 years)   6. Frank James SHAUGHNESSY,   b. 24 Jul 1895, Long Run (Industrial), Doddridge Co, WV   7. Irene SHAUGHNESSY,   b. 31 Aug 1898, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 9 Jun 1992, Grosse Pointe, Wayne Co, MI  (Age 93 years)
  Documents		130341_JohnShaughnessy_MaryKirk_MarriageRecord_13Apr1885.jpg
  Family ID	F57031	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S934] Findagrave.com. [S2108] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790435&Type=Marriage. [S2093] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). [S638] Headstone (year only).