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William Conroy (abt. 1850 - 1904)

William Conroy
Born about in Irelandmap
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Husband of — married 11 Feb 1872 in St Louis City, Missouri, USAmap
Husband of — married 29 Nov 1882 in St Louis City, Missouri, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 54 in St Louis City, Missouri, USAmap
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Biography

Ireland Native
William Conroy was born in Ireland.

William Conroy was born in May 1850 in Ireland. He was the son of Patrick Conroy and Bridget Duffy (according to both marriage records).

1870 census - Carondelet, St Louis Co., Missouri, USA

William Conroy, age 22, white, male, bricklayer, born Ireland[1]

He married(1) Margaret Mohan 11 February 1872 at St Mary and Joseph in St Louis. Witnesses were Patrick Gillam and Mary Costello.[2]

According to the 1876 St Louis Directory, William and Martin were living on 3rd near Hill.[3]

His wife died sometime prior to 1880. William can be found living as a boarder of the Welch family while his two daughters are living in St Bridge's Orphanage.

1880 census - St Louis, St Louis Co., Missouri, USA

William Conroy, white, male, boarder, age 34, single, bricklayer, born Ireland, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland[4]

He married(2) Caroline Murphy 29 November 1882 at St Michael Archangel in St Louis, Missouri. Witnesses were Andrew Brown and Bridget Murphy.[5]

1900 census - St Louis, St Louis Co., Missouri, USA

William Conroy, head, white, male, born May 1850, age 50, married 16 years, born Ireland, father born Ireland, mother born Ireland, immigrated 1879, naturalized, bricklayer, own free house; Caroline Conroy, wife, white, female, born Mar 1864, age 36, married 16 years, 5 children / 5 living, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Germany; John Conroy, son, white, male, born Sept 1886, age 13, single, born Missouri, father born Ireland, mother born Illinois, at school, attended school; Francis Conroy, son, white, male, born Jan 1888, age 12, single, born Missouri, father born Ireland, mother born Illinois, at school, attended school; Nellie Conroy, daughter, white, female, born Jan 1892, age 8, single, born Missouri, father born Ireland, mother born Illinois[6]

He died 13 October 1904 in St Louis, Missouri. [7][8] He is buried in Mount Olive Cemetery in Lemay, Missouri.[9]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XG-FST : 19 March 2020), William Conroy in entry for Patrick Gillick, 1870.
  2. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVZ-JSFK-X?cat=708352
  3. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
  4. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6F1-13D : 9 September 2017), William Conroy in household of Patrick Welch, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 84, sheet 660B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,728.
  5. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7S-M9WN-N
  6. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38Y-K2K : accessed 1 April 2020), William Conroy, Precinct 7 City of St. Louis Ward 11, St. Louis, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 167, sheet 10B, family 234, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,893.
  7. Ancestry.com. Missouri, Death Records, 1850-1931 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008.
  8. St Louis Republic, 10/14/1904, p 7, c 1:
    CONROY - On Thursday, October 12, 1904, , at 2 pm, William Conroy, beloved husband of Caroline Conroy (nee Murphy) and father of Mrs Mary Thorenton (nee Conroy), Annie Dado (nee Conroy), John, Edward, and Nellie Conroy, age 50 years. Funeral will take place from family residence, No 6608 Pennsylvania avenue, Saturday, October 15, at 2pm, to SS Mary and Joseph's Church, thence to Mount Olive Cemetery. Relatives and friends invited to attend.
  9. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47773988/william-conroy : accessed 26 March 2022), memorial page for William Conroy (May 1850–13 Oct 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #47773988, citing Mount Olive Catholic Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Susan Ing (contributor 47043987) .




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