John McGinnis (bef. 1810 - 1882)

Born before 8 Nov 1810 in Castlepollard Parish, Westmeath, Ireland

Husband of Mary Gehagen — married 4 Feb 1835 in Castlepollard Parish, Westmeath, Ireland

Descendants

Died 4 Oct 1882 after age 71 in Shieldsville, Rice, Minnesota

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Name

Name: John /McGinnis/

Source: #S142

Birth

Birth:

Date: BEF 08 NOV 1810

Place: Castlepollard Parish, Westmeath, Ireland

Note: Naturalization records say he was born in Nov 1811

Source: #S140

Source: #S1089

Death

Death:

Date: 04 OCT 1882

Place: Shieldsville, Rice, Minnesota

Source: #S140

Burial

Burial:

Date: AFT 04 OCT 1882

Place: St. Patrick's cemetery, Shieldsville, Rice, Minnesota

Note: in 1NO per dalby database

Source: #S140

Note

Note: Faribault Govt. Services Center book: Book A, page 66, line 39 died 3 Oct 1882 age 71, married, retired farmer and died in Erin.

Finally found the copies I made of the death registers and here's what I have

John McGinnis died Oct 3, 1882, male, married, age 71 born ireland, occupation farmer, death registered on Dec 30, 1882.

Bridget McGinnis died May 17, 1875, married, age 25 yrs, 8 mos, 8 days, cause of death - disease of womb. I believe this is Bridget that married James Coleman.

Mary N. McGinnis died April 27, 1888, age 46 born ireland, cause pl????, occ housekeeper, parents names unknown, registered may 8, 1888.

Probate File Highlights: Michael Maginnes executor, others Mary Maginness - widow, Ann Callahan daughter, Rose Sherman daughter and Mary Welsh daughter. George McDonnell and Thomas Flannigan is a witness to the last will and testament.'To my daughter Rose I bequeth $100 , to James Wesh my grandson $25, To Rose Welsh and Ellen Welsh my granddaughters $25 each and the residue of my estate real and personal I give and bequeth to my son Michael MaGinnis that is the South Eas t quarter of Section 33 township of Erin County.' Dated 3 Oct 1882.

The McGinnis family came from Blackstone Mass, in 1860 to Shieldsville MN

Mary married Edward Walsh

Rose married James Sherman in 1881, and on their wedding day they presented a pair of brass candlesticks to St. Joseph's altar. They are still in use today.

In 1883 Michael McGinnis and Miss Mary Richardson were married. They made their home in Erin while they lived. Their family was: John and Catherine (deceased), Rosella (Mrs. L. Brazil), of Fairbault; Loretta (Mrs R. Brown), of Montana; Agnes (Mrs. Miles Hunter) of Farmington; Marie (Mrs. Steppan) of St. Paul; William lives in Canada; Edmund married Miss Evelyn Duby of Fairbault. He died in 1937 and left the following small children: Jeane, Carmen, Michael, and Edmund.

From: 'Rice County Families' pg 385 published by the Rice Co Historical Soc in 1983 John and Mary McGinnisJohn and Mary (Gaffney) McGinnis came from Westmeath, Ireland whith their 4 year old son, Michael, and settled at Blackstone, Massachusetts. From there they moved to Erin Township. They settled on a farm near General Shields Lake in 1850 and received the deed to the property of 160 acres in 1858. Michael was the only boy and oldest child. He had four sisters. Ann stayed in Balckstone, Massachusetts; Mary married Edward Walsh and they had six children; They live in Erin Township. Rose married James Sherman of Minneapolis and they made their home there. Bridget married James Coleman of Rice County and they had two children.

OTHER NOTES

I did copy some pages from 'A History of Brown(e) Descendants' that has a sketch of the Michael McGinnis and Mary Richardson family. Their daughter Anna (Loretta) married a Richard Brown. It says Michael is called the 'Apple Man' because ofa 700 tree orchard on his farm. The farm was his father's and was in the McGinnis name for 120 years according to this write-up. I found a plat map there from 1874 that shows Michael McGinnis on 160 acres, the SE 1/4 of section 33 of Erintownship. I went to this land, but signs and gates prevented me from getting any photos of the buildings.

There is another(?) Michael McGinnis in an index to land records, 23 Jun. 1857, on the SW 1/4 of section 4 of Shieldsville Township.

This agrees with an 1850 - 1860 plat map as well as a 1915 map they have. Your Michael would have been about 11 years old in 1857 (based on the age given in his death record) so I wonder who this Michael McGinnis is. Some time inFaribault's Register of Deeds office would shed light on this I'm sure.

I believe the Michael in Erin township section 33 is your ancestor based on the US census data. In 1870, John, age 58, and Mary, age 58, lived in Erin with Irish bornchildren Rosa, age 24, and Michael, age 22. In 1880 they are still there, John (6?) and Mary (60), with Michael (30) and Mary Welsh? (15) and Bridget Coleman (10), both grand children. Why are they living with their grand parents? In 1900Michael (53) is in Erin with wife Mary (39) and 8 children, all born in Minnesota. Mary had one other child no longer living.

Michael is shown as Irish born and Naturalized having immigrated in 1853. He owns the farm with no mortgage. Mary was born in Minnesota and her parents in Ireland. I looked at the 1860 census too, but the film copy they have is so light I could not read it well at all for Erin township.

John McGinnis' death is recorded in the Faribault Government Services Center books. Book A, page 66, line 39, shows he died 3 Oct. 1882, age 71. He was married, a retired farmer and he died in Wheatland(wrong he read the entry wrong - he was living in Erin), the township north of Erin. Was he living with one of his children?

Ship:

John Mcginnis found in:

Irish to America, 1846-1865 Passenger and Immigration Lists

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Occupation: Laborer

Last Residence: Ireland

Date of Arrival: Feb. 17, 1851

Port of Debarkation: New York

Final Destination: USA

Ship's Name: Isaac Webb

Manifest ID Number: 5090

Port of Embarkation: Liverpool

Purpose for Travel: Unknown

Mode of Travel: Unknown

It appears that John McGinnis arrived in the US on 17 Feb. 1851 based on his naturalization papers.

There are 2 John McGinnis's that arrived that day - one age 34 and one age 36. Both ages are wrong for our John but ages are not something you can count on for sure with these kind of records. He should have been 39 on the ships register. Both are close enough to possibly be him.

The ships are the

Columbus - John Mcginnes age 36 from Ireland embarkation Liverpool

Isaac Webb - John McGinnis age 34 from Ireland embarkation Liverpool

On the Isaac Webb is also a Rose Gaphney - Dairy Maid age 19. A Rose Gaffney was a sponsor of Ann McGinnis's first child. No other McGinnis's on this ship.

No other names do I recognize on the Columbus - no other McGinnis's or Gaffney's.

So it would appear John came first and the rest of the family came later. How much is not known.

Note: Research in Ireland by Ann Gregg did not find a location for our McGinnis family but did find:

I checked out 1846 & 1856 for Slater's Commercial Directory.

Castlepollard was not included in 1846, but in 1856 there was a Frank

McGuiness in Castlepollard Town working as a blacksmith.

One of the names in the Tithes was a Francis mcGuiness.

Also found a Patt McGuinness in Ballymanus.

CASTLEPOLLARD PARISH.

BAPTISMS: 1837-1875.

3rd FEB 1836.

Ann to John McGinnis & Mary Gegan.

Witnessed by Michael Murphy Betty Murphy.

Th Apr 1841.

Mary to John Maguinness Mary Gegan.

Witnessed by Mathew Lunch & Honara Smyth.

1st July 1843.

Michael to John McGuinness & Mary Gahagan.

Witnessed by John Gahagan Biddy Murphy.

6th Sep 1846.

Bridget to John McGuinis Mary Keegan.

Witnessed by John Creggy & Ann Kennedy.

There was also baptisms to be found for the families of Patrick McGuiness, Luke McGuinness & John McGinis.

John McGinin was married to Biddy Gerarty.

There was no baptism to John McGuinness & Mary Gahagan be found between 1836-1841 but there was quite a few entries that were illegible due to fading or smudges.

MARRIAGES: 1825-1875.

Search from 1825-1845.

Feb 4th 1835.

John Magennis to Mary Geogan.

Witnessed by James McCabe & Michael Caghill.

14th Sep 1835.

Walt(or) Matt Maguinnis to Ellen Byrne.

Witnessed by John Flynn Mary Kelly.

9th Nov 1843.

Frank McGuiness

Witnessed a marriage for John Monaghan & Judy Moore.

DEATHS: 1795-1825.

28th Sep 1810.

Anne McGinnis.

2nd May 1812.

Margaret McGennis.

30th Dec 1813.

Ellen Gahagan.

16th Nov 1815.

John Maguinnis.

Mar ? 1818.

Bernard Gaghran.

28th Dec 1819.

Patrick McGuinis.

Dec ? 1822.

Thomas Gaughran.

15th Feb 1823.

Thomas Gahagan.

BAPTISMS:

 ? Oct 1805.

Edward to John maginnis & Elenora Gaghran.

Witnessed by Peter Victor & Honor O’Bern.

12th Oct 1807.

Michael to john McGinnis & Elenor Gaughran.

Witnessed by Peter Devin Mary Gaharan.

Nov 1810 (no date visible)

John to John McGinnis Eleanor McGaughran.

Witnessed by Mathew Hughs & Mary Kelly.

15th Apr 1800.

Thomas to John Maginis & Ellen Gachran.

Witnessed by Ann Mull?y.

12th Apr 1803.

Rose to John Maginis & Nelly Magochran.

Witnessed by Bryan Kelly Mary Tighe.

Naturalization as a Citizen

Naturalization as a Citizen:

Date: 22 NOV 1855

Place: Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts

Note: Excerpts: He was born at the county of Westmeath Ireland on or about the month of November 1811. He arrived in New York New York on or about the 17th day of February 1851.

Declaration of Intent filed 22 Nov 1853

Final Papers 22 Nov 1855

Oath 13 May 1856

Source: #S1080

Page: US Circuit Court documents - Vol #8 page 8

Will

Will:

Date: 03 OCT 1882

Place: Erin, Rice, Minnesota

Note: To my daughter Rose I bequeth $100

To James Welsh my grandson $25

To Rose Welsh, Bridget Welsh and Ellen Welsh my granddaughters $25 each

and the residue of my estate real and personal to my son Michael Maginnis that is the South East quarter of Section thirty three township of Erin being 160 acres of land.

Immigration

Immigration:

Date: 17 FEB 1851

Place: Boston, Massachusetts

Note: There are 2 John McGinnis's that arrived that day - one age 34 and one age 36. Both ages are wrong for our John but ages are not something you can count on for sure with these kind of records. He should have been 39 on the ships register. Both are close enough to possibly be him.

The ships are the

Columbus - John Mcginnes age 36 from Ireland embarkation Liverpool

Isaac Webb - John McGinnis age 34 from Ireland embarkation Liverpool

On the Isaac Webb is also a Rose Gaphney - Dairy Maid age 19. A Rose Gaffney was a sponsor of Ann McGinnis's first child. No other McGinnis's on this ship.

Baptism

Baptism:

Date: 08 NOV 1810

Place: Castlepollard Parish, Westmeath, Ireland

Source: #S1089

While processing relationships in the gedcom some additional information was found which may be relevant.

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Husband: @I1705@

Wife: @I1706@

Child: @I1730@

Child: @I1734@

Child: @I1729@

Child: @I1728@

Child: @I1686@

Marriage:

Date: 04 FEB 1835

Place: Castlepollard Parish, Westmeath, Ireland

Census:

Date: MAY 1855

Source: #S1135

Page: John McGuinness

Census:

Date: 18 JUL 1860

Place: Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts

Note: John, Ann, Rose and Mary have an occupation of "weaver"

Source: #S1131

Page: John McGinnis

Census:

Date: 22 JUN 1870

Place: Erin Township, Rice, Minnesota

Note: John is a farmer, rest have occupation listed as helping at home.

Source: #S1130

Page: John McGinnis

Census:

Date: JUN 1880

Place: Erin, Rice, Minnesota

Source: #S1128

Page: John MaGinnis

Census:

Date: JUN 1865

Place: Erin Township, Rice, Minnesota

Source: #S1133

Page: John McGinnis

Sources

Source S1080

Title: Naturalization John McGinnis, Record Type: US Circuit Court, File Number: Vol 8 Page 8

Abbreviation: Naturalization John McGinnis

Publication: 15 Nov 1856

Source S1089

Title: Westmeath Archives - Castlepollard records

Abbreviation: Westmeath Archives

Note: In the diocese of Meath including the following churches:

St. Michael's Castlepollard

St. Michael's Castletown

St. Mary's Finnea

Source S1128

Title: 1880 US Census, Location: Rice County Minnesota

Abbreviation: 1880 US Census MN Rice

Note: Viewed on Ancestry.com

Source S1130

Title: 1870 US Census, Location: Rice County Minnesota

Abbreviation: 1870 US Census MN Rice

Note: Viewed on Ancestry.com

Source S1131

Title: 1860 US Census, Location: Worcester County Massachusetts

Abbreviation: 1860 US Census MA Worcester

Note: Viewed on Ancestry.com

Source S1133

Title: 1865 Minnesota State Census, Location: Rice County Minnesota

Abbreviation: 1865 MN State Census MN Rice

Note: Viewed on Ancestry.com

Source S1135

Title: 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Location: Worcester County Massachusetts

Abbreviation: 1855 MA State Census MA Worcester

Note: Viewed on Ancestry.com

Source S140

Title: Dalby Database (1)

Abbreviation: Dalby Database (1)

Note: Based on search of Ancestry.com and the Minnesota Eleven counties - cemetery inscriptions.

Source S142

Title: McGinnis Family Info. & Census Entries. (1)

Abbreviation: McGinnis Family Info. & Census Entries. (1)

Note: The McGinnis family came from Blackstone Mass, in 1860 to Shieldsville MN Mary married Edward Walsh Rose married James Sherman in 1881, and on their wedding day they presented a pair of brass candlesticks to St. Joseph's altar. They are still in use today. In 1883 Michael McGinnis and Miss Mary Richardson were married. They made their home in Erin while they lived. Their family was: John and Catherine (deceased), Rosella (Mrs. L. Brazil), of Fairbault; Loretta (Mrs R. Brown), of Montana; Agnes (Mrs. Miles Hunter) of Farmington; Marie (Mrs. Steppan) of St. Paul; William lives in Canada; Edmund married Miss Evelyn Duby of Fairbault. He died in 1937 and left the following small children: Jeane, Carmen, Michael, and Edmund. From: 'Rice County Families' pg 385 published by the Rice Co Historical Soc in 1983 John and Mary McGinnisJohn and Mary (Gaffney) McGinnis came from Westmeath, Ireland whith their 4 year old son, Michael, and settled at Blackstone, Massachusetts. From there they moved to Erin Township. They settled on a farm near General Shields Lake in 1850 and received the deed to the property of 160 acres in 1858. Michael was the only boy and oldest child. He had four sisters. Ann stayed in Balckstone, Massachusetts; Mary married Edward Walsh and they had six children; They live in Erin Township. Rose married James Sherman of Minneapolis and they made their home there. Bridget married James Coleman of Rice County and they had two children. OTHER NOTESI did copy some pages from 'A History of Brown(e) Descendants' that has a sketch of the Michael McGinnis and Mary Richardson family. Their daughter Anna (Loretta) married a Richard Brown. It says Michael is called the 'Apple Man' because ofa 700 tree orchard on his farm. The farm was his father's and was in the McGinnis name for 120 years according to this write-up. I found a plat map there from 1874 that shows Michael McGinnis on 160 acres, the SE 1/4 of section 33 of Erintownship. I went to this land, but signs and gates prevented me from getting any photos of the buildings. There is another(?) Michael McGinnis in an index to land records, 23 Jun. 1857, on the SW 1/4 of section 4 of Shieldsville Township.This agrees with an 1850 - 1860 plat map as well as a 1915 map they have. Your Michael would have been about 11 years old in 1857 (based on the age given in his death record) so I wonder who this Michael McGinnis is. Some time inFaribault's Register of Deeds office would shed light on this I'm sure. I believe the Michael in Erin township section 33 is your ancestor based on the US census data. In 1870, John, age 58, and Mary, age 58, lived in Erin with Irish bornchildren Rosa, age 24, and Michael, age 22. In 1880 they are still there, John (6?) and Mary (60), with Michael (30) and Mary Welsh? (15) and Bridget Coleman (10), both grand children. Why are they living with their grand parents? In 1900Michael (53) is in Erin with wife Mary (39) and 8 children, all born in Minnesota. Mary had one other child no longer living. Michael is shown as Irish born and Naturalized having immigrated in 1853. He owns the farm with no mortgage. Marywas born in Minnesota and her parents in Ireland. I looked at the 1860 census too, but the film copy they have is so light I could not read it well at all for Erin township. John McGinnis' death is recorded in the Faribault Government Services Center books. Book A, page 66, line 39, shows he died 3 Oct. 1882, age 71. He was married, a retired farmer and he died in Wheatland, the township north of Erin. Was he living with one of his children? END OF OTHER NOTES 1855 MA State Census - Blackstone John MCGUINNESS-40, operative Mary-40 Ann-19 Rosa-17 Mary-14 Michael-12 Bridget-7 Other families of note - other McGuinness's James MCGUINNESS-23, operative, b. England Sarah-25 Margaret-1, b. MA Mary Ann-17 Barney MCGUINNESS-26, operative Mary-19 Margaret-3 mos., b. MA James MCGUINNESS-40, farmer Mary-38 Julia Ann-11 James MCGUINNESS-45, laborer Bridget-43 John-18, operative Patrick-16, operative Michael-14 James-7 Ellen-4 Margaret MASTERSON-37 James-15, operative Michael-13 Kani DOUGHERTY-32, operative James GAFFNEY-20, operative Thomas CANDON-22, operative Julia-29 Michael-7 mos., b. MA Mary-22 Andrew GALLIGAN-21, operative Patrick DOYLE-22, operative James GAFFNEY-18, operative Rose GAFFNEY-25, no occupation listed Charles-46, operative Mary-35 Bridget-15 Patrick-12 Charles-10 Mary-8 Catherine-1, b. MA Philip GAFFNEY-50, operative Michael GAFFNEY-30, coachman end of 1855 MA state census 1860 MA Census, Worcester Co, Blackstone, page 266, 18 July. John, 40, weaver, Ireland (all) Mary, 41 Ann, 20, weaver Rose, 16, weaver Mary, 15, weaver Michael, 14 Bridget, 13 Charles Riley, 50, labourer Lawrence, 19, wool sorter Patrick Callahan, 19, weaver Michael Gafney, 19, weaver Patrick Duskill, 18, weaver Thomas Angen, 18, spinner 1865 Minnesota State Census: Erin: John McGinnis Mary Michael Mary Faribault: William McGinnis Mary Francis (male) Shieldsville: Cornelius Coleman Thomas Ann James James Jr. (also in Faribault is William McGinnis, Mary and Francis a male) 1870 Minnesota State Census: Erin Twp, section 33. John, age 58 Mary, age 58 Rosa, daughter, age 24, Michael, son, age 22 1880 Minnesota Census: Census Place:Erin, Rice, Minnesota Source:FHL Film 1254632 National Archives Film T9-0632 Page 226C RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace John MAGINNISSelfMMW65IRELOcc:FarmerFa: IRELMo: IREL Mary MAGINNISWifeFMW60IRELOcc:Keeping HouseFa: IRELMo: IREL Michel MAGINNISSonMSW30IRELOcc:At Work On FarmFa: IRELMo: IREL Mary WELSHGDauFSW15MNOcc:At HomeFa: IRELMo: IREL Bridget COLEMANGDauFSW10MNOcc:At SchoolFa: IRELMo: IREL Can't find Rose on the 1880 census 1880Census Place:Shieldsville, Rice, Minnesota Source:FHL Film 1254632 National Archives Film T9-0632 Page 294C RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace Edward WELCHSelfMMW55IREOcc:FarmerFa: IREMo: IRE M. Mary WELCHWifeFMW39IREOcc:Keeps HouseFa: IREMo: IRE Mary WELCHDauFSW15MNOcc:At SchoolFa: IREMo: IRE Rosa WELCHDauFSW13MNOcc:At HomeFa: IREMo: IRE James WELCHSonMSW11MNOcc:At HomeFa: IREMo: IRE Ellen WELCHDauFSW7MNOcc:At HomeFa: IREMo: IRE Bridget WELCHDauFSW4MNFa: IREMo: IRE John WELCHSonMSW2MNFa: IREMo: IRE Dennis WELCHSonMSW5MMNFa: IREMo: IRE 1880 Census Place: North Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island Source: FHL Film 1255215 National Archives Film T9-1215 Page 513B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Thomas CALAHAN Self M M W 40 IRE Occ: Retail Liquor Dealer Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Ann CALAHAN Wife F M W 41 IRE Occ: Keeping House Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Ann CALAHAN Dau F S W 15 RI Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Patrick CALAHAN Son M S W 12 RI Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Mary CALAHAN Dau F S W 10 RI Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Bridget CALAHAN Dau F S W 8 RI Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Rosa CALAHAN Dau F S W 6 RI Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Ellen CALAHAN Dau F S W 4 RI Fa: IRE Mo: IRE Elizabeth CALAHAN Dau F S W 2 RI Thomas H. Quigley (wife of Bridget Callahan) found in: Census Microfilm Records: Massachusetts, 1900 Lived in: Blackstone, Worcester County, Massachusetts Series: T623 Microfilm: 690 Book: 2 Page: 188 Callahan Annie Bridget, sister John, brother Quigley, Thomas Bridget, wife Matthew, son, born Mass. Mary A., daughter, born Mass. Thomas Jr., son, born Mass. 1900 Census RI - North Smithfield Callahan, Anna, b Aug 1864, age 35 Patrick, brother, b.Oct 1867, age 32 Rose, sister b. Oct. 1873, age 26 Ellen, sister, b. Sept 1875, age 24 Elizabeth, sister, b. Nov 1878, age 21 1900 Minnesota Census: Rice County McGinnis, Michael, born July 1846, 53, m, 17 years, b. Ireland Mary C., wife, born Nov 1860, age 39, 9 children 8 living John J., son, age 16 William, 13 Catherine, 11 Mary, 9 Annie, 6 Edmond, 4 Agnes, 2 Rosella, 3/12 1920 Census Massachusets, Worcester Co, Blackstone ED13, 3B, 89 St Paul St. Callahan, Anne, age 50, born RI Rose, sister, age 35, born RI Elizabeth, sister, age 33, born RI Frances, Nephew, age 21, , born RI 1920 Census; Massachusets, Worcester Co, Blackstone, ed 11, 132 St. Paul St. Quigley, Thomas H., age 52, born Mass, occ Shinner, Woolen Mills Bridget, wife, age 48, born RI Mathew/Mathias, son, age 29, born RI Joseph, son, age 21, born Mass Ryan, John, nephew, age 9, born RI (parents must be dead. See John Ryan's obit). 1920 Census; Massachusets, Worcester Co, Blackstone, ED 14 , 184 Crunty St. Callahan Patrick, age 56, Elizabeth, wife, age 50 james, son, age 23