Could Bridget (McGinty) May have died in Youngstown, Ohio in 1891?

Question

Hello all.

I have another question about my McGinty/May line which seems to be very happy throwing me hints just to give me another mystery but I think that at least one mystery is slowly unraveling.

Before I ask my question, I will explain what I have solved/formulated so far:

Bryan/Bernard May and Bridget McGinty were born in Sligo, Ireland in the 1830s. They married in 1855 (most likely without a child already born to Bridget as originally thought here: http://www.wikitree.com/g2g/91847/bridget-mcginty-too-young-to-have-oldest-child ). Their first child was born in Sligo in 1856 and in 1860, three May children were born in Ireland before they moved to Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England and had four more children (as seen here https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZGJ-DXH ). Eventually, the whole family appears to have moved to Youngstown, Ohio in the late 1870s/early 1880s. 

This brings me to my question: could the following transcript be a clue to my Bridget McGinty May ( https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6F4-BJR )? This would corroborate the census stating that a Bernard May, born in Ireland, father of Patrick, Saddie and Agnes May, was widowed by 1900 ( https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11868-7698-35?cc=1325221 ).

I have tried a couple of quick searches for the Death certificate of Bridget McGinty but can only find the linked transcript. Any help on this would be much appreciated,

 

Thanks,

Mike

Comments

Hi Michael Hruska, 

Looks like you're doing great work on this May family. 

Have you considered ordering a copy of the underlying record (for the 1891 death transcipt) via FamilySearch's Photoduplication Service? (There isn't a charge for this service.)

Also, if "her" family was residing Youngstown at 1900, then she is likely buried in that area. The local library may be able to help you learn if either a cemetery reading/record or obituary is known about the woman who died 1891. Any of these items might provide more information about the woman's family. 

P.S. The same Ohio collections report one "Bernard May" died at Youngstown 28 November 1904. See https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6XR-KZ5 and https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F6FT-536

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Thank you, GeneJ for your response. I completely forgot about that option since I assumed it wasn't free, I guess, and thus never used it. I noticed the Bernard May death record as well but have not looked into that one either although it seems very likely that that is him.

 UPDATE: As of a few minutes ago, I requested photo duplicates of both Bridget and Bernard's death records hopefully this gives me plenty of new info to work on.

Mike

Answer 1

Hi Michael,

I did a quick all Ireland search for a possible death date for Bridget (1900 + or - 10 years) on Roots Ireland & found the following list.

Civil Death Ginty Bridget 1899 84 Co. Mayo

Civil Death McGinty Bridget 1901 96 Co. Donegal

Civil Death Geenty Bridget 1902 95 Co. Leitrim

Civil Death Ginty Bridget 1898 76 Co. Mayo

Civil Death Ginty Bridget 1898 55 Co. Mayo

Civil Death McGinty Bridget 1903 73 Co. Donegal

Civil Death McGinty Bridget 1907 77 Co. Donegal

Civil Death McGinty Bridget 1910 78 Co. Donegal

Comments

Thank you, Billy, but I am certain that she would have been listed as Bridget May not McGinty since she was married at the time of her death.

 

Mike

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Amended List For Bridget May 1900 + or - 15 years for all Ireland

Civil Death May Bridget 1898 80 Co. Kilkenny

Civil Death May Bridget 1903 64 Co. Waterford

Civil Death May Bridget 1895 48 Co. Mayo

Civil Death May Bridget 1894 68 Co. Mayo

Civil Death May Bridget 1894 61 Co. Mayo

Civil Death May Bridget 1891 44 Co. Mayo

 

All the best

Billy