James M McCarney

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: James McCarney enlisted in Company M, Minnesota 1st Cavalry Regiment (referred to in source [Alden-1888] as the “First Minnesota Mounted Rangers”) on 2 Dec 1862. He served as a private in that company from 24 Dec 1862 to 16 Aug 1863.
• Occupation: Farmer
• Emigration: 1 Mar 1846, _______, _______, Ireland, United Kingdom
• Immigration: 7 May 1846, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States
• Census: 26 Sep 1850, Town of Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States
• Census: 3 Aug 1860, Township of Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States
• Census: 19 Aug 1870, Township of Harvey, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
• Census: 4 May 1875, Town of Harvey Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
• Census: 8 Jun 1880, Harvey, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States
• Census: 12 Jun 1900, Harvey Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States

Notes:

Most available sources disagree on James McCarney’s birth year. The Eighth Census of the United States for Burnsville, Dakota Co, Minnesota lists an approx. birth year of 1820. _Birth and Death Record for Meeker County, Minnesota_ lists James’ birth year as 1930. The 1870 US Federal Census for Harvey Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, however, lists the same approx. birth year as James’ grave site.

In [US-1900-1q], James McCarney lists himself as widowed, and as expected Margaret (McGinley) McCarney is missing from the census record. However, Meeker County birth and death records record that Margaret did not die until November of that year.

An niece, “Anna O’Keefe”, is enumerated in James McCarney’s household in 1900. However, no O’Keefe niece by that name has been discovered yet. This woman may be the older sister of a niece, “Julia” enumerated with James’ son Patrick in the same census record.

In [US-1900-1q] the surnames of James M McCarney and two his sons, Patrick W, and James, were all mistakenly entered as “Carney”.

Buried:
Plot 47

James married Margaret McGinley in May 1850 in Galena, Jo Davies County, Illinois, United States. Margaret (daughter of Daniel McGinley and Margaret Logan) was born in 1828 in _______, _______, Ireland, United Kingdom; died on 13 Nov 1900 in Harvey Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States; was buried after 13 Nov 1900 in Our Lady of Manannah Cemetery, Manannah, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The database of George Miller has James and Margary’s marriage as occurring at Benton, Lafayette County, Wisconsin.

1. Catherine Agnes McCarney was born on 27 Dec 1852 in Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States; died on 21 Apr 1935 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, United States; was buried in Apr 1935 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, United States.
2. John McCarney was born in 1854 in Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States; died in ? in (unknown).
3. Margaret McCarney was born in 1857 in Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States; died in ? in (unknown).
4. Mary McCarney was born in 1859 in Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States; died in ? in (unknown).
5. James McCarney was born on 31 Aug 1861 in Rosemount, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States; died on 13 Jun 1941 in Eden Valley, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States; was buried on 16 Jun 1941 in Our Lady of Manannah Cemetery, Manannah, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States.
6. Ellen McCarney was born about 1863 in Burnsville, Dakota County, Minnesota, United States; died in ? in (unknown).
7. Patrick W McCarney was born on 8 May 1864 in Harvey Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States; died on 23 Apr 1919 in Manannah, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States; was buried after 23 Apr 1919 in Our Lady of Manannah Cemetery, Manannah, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States.
8. Susan McCarney was born in 1867 in _______, _______, Minnesota, United States; died in ? in (unknown).
9. Elizabeth McCarney was born about 1868 in Harvey Township, Meeker County, Minnesota, United States; died in 1947 in (unknown).

Notes:

Patrick McCarney was living with his younger brother John in Clogher, County Tyrone at the time of his death in 1850. Since Catherine is not mentioned in the 1851 Northern Ireland Census, it is assumed that she died sometime before 1851.

Patrick + Catherine Brady. Catherine was born about 1800 in _______, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Kingdom of Ireland; died before 1851 in _______, _______, Ireland, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]