William J McNamee (abt. 1858 - 1933)

Born about Feb 1858 in County Tyrone, Ireland

Husband of Ellen A (Fowler) McNamee — married before 1894 in Tyrone, Ireland

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1933 at about age 75 in North Dakota, USA

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Biography

William J McNamee was born around 1858 in Ireland.^[1] He and his wife, Ellen 'Nellie' Fowler immigrated to the United States. They arrived in New York on 1 September 1894.^[2] They had at least 9 children. He died on 5 Jun 1933 in North Dakota. He is buried at Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota, USA.^[3]

Children of William and Nellie

1. William
2. Mary
3. Katherine
4. Margaret
5. John
6. Annie
7. Bernard
8. Elizabeth
9. Josephine

1900 US Census - Ramsey ^[1]

Wm Head M 42 Ireland

Nellie Wife F 26 Ireland

Wm Son M 3 North Dak

1910 US Census - Ramsey (listed as Masleme)^[4]

William J Head M 57 Ireland

Ellen H Wife F 41 Ireland

Willie W Son M 13 North Dakota

Mary E Daughter F 9 North Dakota

Kathrine Daughter F 7 North Dakota

Margrete Daughter F 5 North Dakota

Leo A Son M 4 North Dakota

Anna M Daughter F 0 North Dakota

1915 North Dakota Census - Ramsey^[5]

William 60

Nellie 45

William 17

Mary 13

Catherine 12

Maggie 9

John 7

Annie 5

1920 US Census - Ramsey^[6]

William Head M 65 Ireland

Ellen Wife F 46 Ireland

William Son M 22 North Dakota

Mary E Daughter F 18 North Dakota

Katherine Daughter F 15 North Dakota

Margeret Daughter F 13 North Dakota

John Leo Son M 12 North Dakota

Annie Daughter F 7 North Dakota

1925 North Dakota Census - Ramsey^[7]

William 71

Nellie 50

Willie 26

Mary 22

Catherine 20

Margaret 17

John 16

Barney 11

Anna 14

Josephine 6

1930 US Census - Ramsey ^[8]

William Head M 70 Ireland

Nellie Wife F 55 Ireland

Josephine Daughter F 11 North

Research Notes

There seems to be some discrepancies in William's date of birth. Original wikitree entry has his date of birth as 20 Jun 1848 but no documentation of that date was listed. Based on the census information he was born in the 1850s not 1840s.

1900 Census born Feb 1858

1910 Census born 1853

1915 Census born 1855

1920 Census born 1855

1925 Census born 1854

Sources

^{[2] [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [3]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9V2-B3M : accessed 17 September 2017), Nellie Mcnamee in household of Wm Mcnamee, Tonwships 156-158-Ranges 60-62, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 123, sheet 5A, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,231.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXMD-22Z : 6 December 2014), Wm Mc Namee, 01 Sep 1894; citing departure port Glasgow via Moville, arrival port New York City, New York, New York, ship name City of Rome, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVGG-4DGX : 13 December 2015), William McNamee, ; Burial, Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States of America, Saint Joseph's Catholic Cemetery; citing record ID 123951056, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLGJ-J9N : accessed 17 September 2017), Ellen H Masleme in household of William J Masleme, Overland, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 155, sheet 4A, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1146; FHL microfilm 1,375,159.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "North Dakota Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR9-CVQX : 30 June 2016), William Mcnamee, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States; citing family number 8, line number 125, State Historical Society of North Dakota; FHL microfilm 1,731,424.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC86-M2W : accessed 17 September 2017), William Mcnamee, Overland, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States; citing ED 115, sheet 7B, line 93, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1338; FHL microfilm 1,821,338.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "North Dakota Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9C-7Z7V : 18 July 2016), Wm Mcnamee, , Ramsey, North Dakota, United States; citing sheet number 2, family number 2, State Historical Society of North Dakota; FHL microfilm 1,731,402.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKV8-52P : accessed 5 October 2017), Josephine Mcnamee in household of William Mcnamee, Devils Lake, Ramsey, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 7A, line 15, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1740; FHL microfilm 2,341,474.

Acknowledgements

• McNamee-149 was created by Beryl Jacobs through the import of Lyster Family Tree.ged on Apr 10, 2015.