Patrick J. Leahy (1864 - 1935)

Born 13 Jan 1864 in Ardagh, Rathkeale, County Kerry, Ireland

Husband of Mary OShea — married 18 Aug 1892 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

Died 31 Dec 1935 at age 71 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Patrick J. /Leahy/^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Name: Patrick J /Lahey/^[7]

Name: Patrick J /Lahey/^[8]

Name: Patrick J /Lakey/^[9]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Patrick J. /Leahy/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 13 JAN 1864

Place: Ballyduff District, Kerry, Ireland^[10]

Birth:

Date: 1864

Place: Ireland^{[11][12][13][14]}

Birth:

Date: MAR 1863

Place: Ireland^[15]

Birth:

Date: 1870

Place: Ireland^[16]

Birth:

Date: 1867

Place: Ireland^[17]

Birth:

Date: 1869

Place: Ireland^[18]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 13 JAN 1864

Death

Death:

Date: 31 DEC 1935

Place: Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska^[19]

Cause: Appendicitis

Burial

Burial:

Date: 03 JAN 1936

Place: Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, South Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska^[20]

Occupation

Occupation: Day Laborer

Date: 01 JUN 1900^[21]

Event

Event:

Type: Arrival

Date: 1884^[22]

Event:

Type: Arrival

Date: 1880^[23]

Event:

Type: Arrival

Date: 1882^[24]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Omaha Ward 3, Douglas, Nebraska^[25]

Residence:

Date: 1910

Place: Omaha Ward 5, Douglas, Nebraska^[26]

Residence:

Date: 1930

Place: Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska^[27]

Residence:

Date: 1920

Place: Omaha Ward 1, Douglas County, Nebraska^[28]

Baptism

Baptism:

Place: Ireland^[29]

Note

Note: #N17

PHOTO

PHOTO @M110@

Object

Object: @M110@

Object: @M111@

Object: @M112@

Object: @M113@

Object: @M114@

Marriage

Husband: Patrick J. Leahy

Wife: Mary OShea

Child: Julia M. Lahey

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ella Leahy

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 18 AUG 1892

Place: Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska^[30][31][32]

Object: @M3029@

Sources

1. ↑ Leahy-259 was created by David Rabaduex through the import of Leahy_2014-08-16.ged on Aug 16, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S414 Page: Marriage License number 683, book 16, page 391 Data: Text: Last name spelling changed from "Lahey" to "Leahy" based on the marriage record and also the spelling at the cemetery.
3. ↑ Source: #S116 Page: Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, SD 2, ED 32,sheet 1A Data: Text: Name found as Patrick Leahey in this US Census enumeration
4. ↑ Source: #S125 Page: Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, SD 2, ED 30,sheet 13A Data: Text: Name found as Patrick Lahey in this US Census enumeration
5. ↑ Source: #S1112 Page: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Omaha Ward 3, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T623_923; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 32. Data: Text: Record for Pat* Leahey Object: @M5254@
6. ↑ Source: #S1384 Data: Text: Record for Patrick Leahy
7. ↑ Source: #S1120 Page: Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Omaha Ward 5, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T624_843; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 887. Data: Text: Record for Patrick J Lahey Object: @M5255@
8. ↑ Source: #S1121 Page: Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: 1272; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 919.0. Data: Text: Record for Patrick J Lahey Object: @M5256@
9. ↑ Source: #S1119 Page: Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T625_987; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: . Data: Text: Record for Patrick J Lakey Object: @M5257@
10. ↑ Source: #S1384 Data: Text: Record for Patrick Leahy
11. ↑ Source: #S863 Page: Thursday, January 2, 1936, page 14 Data: Text: Birth year approximated from the obituary.
12. ↑ Source: #S1031 Page: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, South Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska Data: Text: Birth year changed from "abt 1866" to 1864 to reflect the tombstone inscription.
13. ↑ Source: #S116 Page: Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, SD 2, ED 32,sheet 1A Data: Text: Birth month found as March, year as 1863 and location of Ireland in this US Census enumeration
14. ↑ Source: #S125 Page: Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, SD 2, ED 30,sheet 13A Data: Text: Birth year would be 1869 based on an age of 40 years at the time of this US Census enumeration. The birth country of Ireland remains the same
15. ↑ Source: #S1112 Page: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Omaha Ward 3, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T623_923; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 32. Data: Text: Record for Pat* Leahey Object: @M5254@
16. ↑ Source: #S1120 Page: Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Omaha Ward 5, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T624_843; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 887. Data: Text: Record for Patrick J Lahey Object: @M5255@
17. ↑ Source: #S1121 Page: Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: 1272; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 919.0. Data: Text: Record for Patrick J Lahey Object: @M5256@
18. ↑ Source: #S1119 Page: Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T625_987; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: . Data: Text: Record for Patrick J Lakey Object: @M5257@
19. ↑ Source: #S863 Page: Thursday, January 2, 1936, page 14 Data: Text: Death date approximated and location found in this obituary.
20. ↑ Source: #S863 Page: Thursday, January 2, 1936, page 14 Data: Text: Burial date and location found in this obituary.
21. ↑ Source: #S116 Page: Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, SD 2, ED 32,sheet 1A Data: Text: Occupation found but not an industry in this US Census enumeration
22. ↑ Source: #S1112 Page: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Omaha Ward 3, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T623_923; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 32. Data: Text: Record for Pat* Leahey Object: @M5254@
23. ↑ Source: #S1120 Page: Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Omaha Ward 5, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T624_843; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 887. Data: Text: Record for Patrick J Lahey Object: @M5255@
24. ↑ Source: #S1119 Page: Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T625_987; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: . Data: Text: Record for Patrick J Lakey Object: @M5257@
25. ↑ Source: #S1112 Page: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Omaha Ward 3, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T623_923; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 32. Data: Text: Record for Pat* Leahey Object: @M5254@
26. ↑ Source: #S1120 Page: Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Omaha Ward 5, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T624_843; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 30; Image: 887. Data: Text: Record for Patrick J Lahey Object: @M5255@
27. ↑ Source: #S1121 Page: Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: 1272; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 919.0. Data: Text: Record for Patrick J Lahey Object: @M5256@
28. ↑ Source: #S1119 Page: Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Omaha Ward 1, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T625_987; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: . Data: Text: Record for Patrick J Lakey Object: @M5257@
29. ↑ Source: #S1384 Data: Text: Record for Patrick Leahy
30. ↑ Source: #S414 Page: Marriage License number 683, book 16, page 391 Data: Text: Marriage date and location found in this marriage record. They were married at Saint Philomena's Catholic Church, Omaha, Nebraska.
31. ↑ Source: #S116 Page: Nebraska, Douglas County, Omaha, SD 2, ED 32,sheet 1A Data: Text: Marriage year would be about right as they are listed as married 8 years at the time of this US Census enumeration
32. ↑ Source: #S1112 Page: Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Omaha Ward 3, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T623_923; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 32. Data: Text: Record for Pat* Leahey Object: @M5254@

• Source: S1031 Title: Tombstone inscription NOTESource Medium: Book CONT
• Source: S1112 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R104 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900
• Repository: R104 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S1119 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: #R104 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920
• Source: S1120 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R104 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910
• Source: S1121 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002; Repository: #R104 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930
• Source: S116 Title: 1900 US Census NOTESource Medium: Book CONT
• Source: S125 Author: US Government Title: 1910 US Census Repository: #R7 NOTESource Medium: Microfilm CONT Source Quality: varies but generally good CONT
• Repository: R7 Name: Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S1384 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2011; Repository: #R5 NOTEIreland Births and Baptisms, 1620–1911. Index. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family Search.
• Repository: R5 Name: Ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S414 Author: State of Nebraska Title: Douglas County Nebraska Marriage License Record Publication: Name: Held in Lincoln, Nebraska by the state of Nebraska; Repository: #R39 NOTESource Medium: Official Document CONT Source Quality: excellent CONT CONT mostly good quality film CONT
• Repository: R39 Name: Microfilm at the Omaha City Library, 215 South 15th Street, Omaha, Nebraska Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S863 Title: Omaha World Herald Publication: Name: Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; Repository: #R20 NOTESource Medium: Newspaper CONT Source Quality: good CONT CONT good quality. This paper had a morning and evening edition. CONT
• Repository: R20 Name: Omaha Downtown library, 215 South 15th Street, Omaha, Nebraska Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

Notes

Note N17The following information is from the 1920 US Census, Allen County Library.

Census locating information:

Nebraska Vol 17, Enumeration district 5, Sheet 1, Line 15.

Spelling of last name from the census sheet. All others also spelled the same way on the sheet.

Immigrated from Ireland 1882, naturalized 1906.

Living in Douglas County, City of Omaha. Address is the same as I have been given in the past. Daughters names from the census sheet.

dsr, 4/4/1997.

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From the "Omaha World Herald", Thursday, January 2, 1936, page 14, found in the Omaha NE City Library, June 2001.

LEAHY --Patrick J., age 69 years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Leahy, two daughters, Miss Mary and Miss Julia Leahy, six brothers, Maurice, Jerry, John of Omaha; Henry of St. Louis, MO.; Timothy and James in Ireland; one sister, Mrs. Mary Lacid (sic), County Kerry, Ireland.

Funeral Friday from residence, 2208 Larimore avenue (sic) at 8:30 a. m. to Holy Angels Church 9 a. m. Interment St. Mary's cemetery, John A. Gentleman service.

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The 1900 US Census lists the immigration year as 1889 and he is naturalized. Could he have come over with his brother Henry?

dsr, 9/20/2006