Ohio Families

Nellie's death record, with her son John as informant, said she was born September 5, 1881, in Ireland. The date might be right, but when Nellie's son Thomas E Finnerty died April 20, 1921, she herself said she was born in German Township, Pa.

living at 2304 Meech when their son Michael Joseph was born. Note: 2034 Meech St became 9423 Meech Avenue after the 1906 Cleveland street reorganization.

1910 Census Ward 18, Cleveland ED 274, sheet 13A
April 22, 1910
at 9423 Meech

Michael Finnerty, 29, married 1x for 8 years, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1897, naturalized, millwright, steel works
Nellie Finnerty, 29, married 1x for 8 years, 5 children, 4 alive, born in Pennsylvania
Mary Finnerty, 6
Joseph Finnerty, 5
John Finnerty, 3
Dorothy Finnerty, 9m
Edward Kennedy, brother in law, 27, single, born in Pennsylvania, machinist, steel works

All children born in Ohio

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML8G-ZYY : accessed 4 November 2015), Michael Finerty, Cleveland Ward 18, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 274, sheet 13A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,186.

1920 Census Ward 15, Cleveland, ED 294, sheet 5A
January 5, 1920
owns the home at 9423 Meech

Michael Finnerty, 40, married, arrived 1897, naturalized 1904, born in Ireland, parents also, molder helper in a foundry
Nellie Finnerty, 38, born in Pennsylvania, parents in Ireland
Mary Finnerty, 16, telephone operator
John Finnerty, 13
Dorothy Finnerty, 10
Helen Finnerty, 6
Margaret Finnerty, 4y 3m
Patrick Finnerty, 1y 7m

Children all born in Ohio.

FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDRT-VQL : accessed 4 November 2015), Helen Funerty in household of Michael Funerty, Cleveland Ward 15, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 5A, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,367.

1930 Census Ward 28, Cleveland, ED 483 Sheet 4A
April 3, 1930
owns the home at 9423 Meech

Michael Finnerty, 51, married 1st at 21, arrived 1895, repair man, machine shop
Helen Finnerty, 46, married 1st at 17
John Finnerty, 23, single
Dorothy Finnerty, 20, single
Helen Finnerty, 17, single, saleslady in a department store
Marguerite, Finnerty, 14, single
Patrick Finnerty, 11, single
Cecelia Finnerty, 93, mother, widowed, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1920, naturalized
Martin Mullany, 53, boarder, widowed, born in Ireland, parents also

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X43T-BW4 : accessed 4 November 2015), Helen Finnerty in household of Micheal Finnerty, Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0483, sheet 4A, family 4, line 16, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1778; FHL microfilm 2,341,512.

1934 Cleveland City Directory
page 566, ancestry image 287

Finnerty, Michael J, (Nellie) helper h 9423 Meech
Finnerty, Helen r 9423 Meech
Finnerty, Marguerite r 9423 Meech

1936 Cleveland City Directory
page 587, ancestry image 296

Finnerty, Margaret C r 9423 Meech
Finnerty, Michael J, (Nellie) machine operator h 9423 Meech
no Helen

1940 Census, Ward 28, Cleveland
April 6, 1940
at 9423 Meech
[Indexed at familysearch.org as "Finmesty"]

Michael Finnerty, 61, born in Eire, 2 years of school, maintenance, rivet manufacturer
Nellie Finnerty, 59, born in Pennsylvania, 8 years of school
Marguerite Finnerty, 33, born in Ohio, 8 years of school, waitress
John Finnerty, 24, born in Ohio, 8 years of school, shipping clerk

all lived in the same house in 1935

United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW5B-J3N : accessed 9 November 2015), Mickkel Finmesty, Ward 28, Cleveland City, Cleveland City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 92-702, sheet 5B, family 77, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3231

Ohio Deaths, #
Nellie Finnerty
October 9, 1948
at home, 9423 Meech Avenue
white, female, widow, age 67
born September 5, 1881, Ireland
spouse: Micheal
father: John Kennedy, born in Ireland
mother: Alice Kerry, born in Ireland
cause: thyroid cancer
informant: John P Finnerty, same address
buried: Calvary, October 12, 1948

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6KH-VLK : accessed 10 November 2015), Nellie Finnerty, 09 Oct 1948; citing , reference certificate; FHL microfilm 2,246,537.

Name: Finnerty, Nellie
Date: Oct 12 1948
Source: Plain Dealer, Reel #25
Notes: Finnerty, Nellie (nee Kennedy); beloved wife of the late Michael; mother of Mae Angersola, John, Dorothy, Helen Hunter, Margaret Boblitt, Patrick, and grandmother; at her late residence, 9423 Meech Ave. Friends received at James P. Mullaney Funeral Home, 9811 Miles Ave. Funeral Wednesday, Oct. 13, Holy Name Church, 10 a. m.