Lucy Brennan

Birth Name Lucy Brennan
Gender female
Age at Death 62 years, 5 months, 20 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1864 County Down, Ireland   1a 2a
Event Note

There is a baptism record for a daughter in this family named Lucy Anne on May 24, 1864
Her death record (her son Clyde as informant) said she was born June 9, 1866.
Her 1900 Census said she was born in June 1869
Her 1910 Census said she was born in 1870
Her 1920 Census said she was born in 1871
Her daughter Helen McGuire's death record (1 Jul 1936, Chicago) said Lucy Brennan was born in County Down

Baptism May 24, 1864 Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   3a
Event Note

This is probably Lucy's baptism record, although her parents might have had an earlier daughter Lucy who died. It is a couple years earlier than Lucy's birth according to her US records, but those records have not been very accurate regarding the birth years of Lucy and her sisters.

Baptisms
Kilbroney Parish
Diocese of Dromore | County of Down
Variant forms of parish name: Rostrevor

May 24, 1864
Lucy Anne, of Patrick Brennan and Ellen Quinn
sponsors: Daniel Kenny?Kearney?Henry? and Sarah Rourke

parish registers at nli.ie

Immigration 1882     4a
Residence (Mother) July 15, 1887 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 44 Valley 5a
Event Note

living at 44 Valley when their daughter Helen was born

Residence (Mother) August 9, 1890 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 2378 Burke 5b
Event Note

living at 2378 Burke when a daughter was born

Residence 1898 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1245 Central Avenue 6a
Event Note

1898 Cleveland City Directory, page 675, image 354
Lucy McKeon widow of Martin, 1245 Central Avenue

[note: Martin died Feb 12, 1900, at his mother's home, 57 Burke]

Residence 1900 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   6b
Event Note

1900 Cleveland City Directory, page 698, image 356
Lucy McKeon, widow of Martin, r 25 Mason

Census June 1, 1900 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States at 642 Euclid Avenue 4a
Event Note

1900 Census, Ward 12, Cleveland, ED 46, Sheet 1A
June 1, 1900
at 642 Euclid, household of George W and Kate Howe

Lucy McKeon, servant, widowed, 30, born June 1869, 3 children, 3 alive, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1882, laundress

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMCB-LVN

Note: "Built in 1894 by George W. Howe, the Howe Mansion was originally part of the 'Millionaire's Row' era of Euclid Avenue... Howe built the 11,000-square-foot house for his retirement. It was only seven years old when he died in 1901.

"George W. Howe, a nephew of the sewing machine inventor Elias Howe, was born in 1832 in Massachusetts, and moved to Cleveland as a representative of the Howe Sewing Machine Company"

from https://www.csuohio.edu/class/com/clevelandstater/Archives/Vol%201/Issue%204/news/news4.html

Census (Head) April 27, 1910 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1517 East 45th 7a
Event Note

1910 Census of Ward 11, Cleveland, ED 185, sheet 19B, supplemental
April 27, 1910
indexed as McKeen at familysearch.org
at 1517 East 45th

Lucy McKeon, head, 39, widowed, 3 children, 3 alive, born in Ireland, parents also, native language was English, arrived 1882, no naturalization information in that column, no occupation
Helen McKeon, 22, single, bookkeeper, factory
Clyde McKeon, 21, single, electrician, railroad shop
Dan McKeon, 19, single, helper, tile shop

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLZT-D16

Naturalization before 1920     8a
Event Note

In 1920 she said she was a naturalized citizen, but it was probably because she married Martin, who was born in Cleveland. I haven't looked yet for any naturalization papers

Census January 6, 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 3443 Euclid Avenue 8a
Event Note

1920 Census Ward 10, Cleveland, ED 192, Sheet 3B
January 6, 1920
at 3443 Euclid Avenue

Andrew and Eleanor Squire household

Lucy McKeon, 48, servant, widowed, naturalized, born in Ireland, parents also, native language was English, arrived 1885, cook, private house

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDG3-JY7

Residence 1925 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 3443 Euclid 6c
Event Note

1925 City Directory page 1889, image 943
Clyde W McKeon, drop forger, 6910 Lawnview Avenue
Mrs Lucy McKeon, cook, 3443 Euclid Avenue

[Lucy is not in the 1926 or 1927 Directory]

Residence 1926 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 3213 Colburn? 1a
Event Note

her death record said her residence was 3213 Colburn and that she died there. But Her death notice said she died at her son's house at 6910 Lawnview.
Colburn is on the SW side, off State nr Pearl

Death June 21, 1926 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   1a
Event Note

Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, file #37575
Lucy McKeon
June 21, 1926
at her residence, 3213 Colburn, Cleveland [SW side, off State nr Pearl]
white, female, widowed, age 60y 12d
born June 9, 1866, Ireland
father: Patrick Brennan, born in Ireland
mother: unknown Quinn, born in Ireland
spouse: Martin McKeon
informant: Clyde McKeon, son, 6910 Lawnview Avenue [East Side, between Superior and Hough]
burial Calvary, June 24, 1926

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X68D-PZH

Burial June 24, 1926 Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   1a
Event Note

Name: McKeon, Lucy
Date: June 24, 1926
Source: unknown, Reel #53
Notes: McKeon-Lucy, beloved mother of Helen Clyde and Dan, at the residence of her son, 6910 Lawnview avenue. Funeral from St. John's Cathedral, Thursday at 9 a. m.

Find A Grave Memorial# 155954975

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Patrick Brennan18151898
Mother Ellen “Nellie” Quinn18261910
    Brother     Bernard Brennan 1853
    Sister     Sarah Brennan December 1855 March 6, 1947
    Sister     Bridget Brennan 1860 before February 24, 1930
         Lucy Brennan 1864 June 21, 1926
    Sister     Mary Brennan June 2, 1868
    Sister     Margaret Brennan July 7, 1870 May 21, 1940

Families

Family of Martin McKeon and Lucy Brennan

Married Husband Martin McKeon ( b. about 1866 d. February 12, 1900 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage October 20, 1886 Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   9a
Event Note

Ohio, County Marriages
Martin McKeon and Miss Lucy Brennan
married October 20, 1886, by J T Carroll [he was at Holy Name]

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD2S-DLQ

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Helen Louise McKeonJuly 15, 1887July 1, 1936
William Clyde McKeonNovember 1, 1888February 14, 1968
Daniel McKeonAugust 9, 1890June 5, 1936

Source References

  1. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
      • Page: Lucy McKeon, June 21, 1926, Cleveland, file #37575
  2. Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths
      • Page: Helen McGuire, 1 Jul 1936, Chicago
  3. Kilbroney Catholic Parish Registers
      • Page: Lucy Anne Brennan, May 24, 1864
  4. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Lucy McKeon, Ward 12, Cleveland, ED 46, Sheet 1A
  5. Ohio County Births
      • Page: McKeon, July 15, 1887, Cleveland
      • Page: female McKeon, August 9, 1890, Cleveland
  6. Cleveland City Directories
      • Page: 1898, page 675, image 354
      • Page: 1900, page 698, image 356
      • Page: 1925, page 1889, image 943
  7. 1910 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Lucy McKeon, Ward 11, Cleveland, ED 185, sheet 19B, supplemental
  8. National Archives and Records Administration: 1920 United States Census
      • Page: Lucy McKeon, Ward 10, Cleveland, ED 192, Sheet 3B
  9. Ohio County Marriages
      • Page: McKeon-Brennan, October 20, 1886, Cuyahoga Co