Margaret McEvoy

Birth Name Margaret McEvoy
Gender female
Age at Death about 81 years, 9 months

Narrative

Margaret might have returned to Ireland for a while. One of the witnesses at her sister Sarah's marriage, Jan 11, 1905, to Thomas Sloan, is a Maggie McEvoy. But I haven't found her re-entry into the US.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1875     1a
Event Note

Her 1920 Census said she was born in 1870 in Ohio.
Her passenger manifest (1904) said she was born about 1872.
Her marriage record said she was born about 1882 in England.
Her 1930 census said 1885 in Ireland.

Witness (Witness) April 30, 1901 Rostrevor Chapel, Kilbroney Catholic Parish, County Down, Ireland   2a
Event Note

Roman Catholic Chapel of Rostrevor, Registrar's District: Rostrevor, County Down

April 30, 1901 or is it 1907?
Daniel O'Hare, of full age, a bachelor, a stone cutter, residing in Ballincraig. father: John O'Hare, living, a farmer
and
Eliza McEvoy, of full age, a spinster, no occupation, residing in Rostrevor. father: Patrick McEvoy, a laborer.

witnesses: Daniel -- his mark -- O'Hare, Maggie McEvoy
married by Joseph Doyle, CC

Note Ballincraig is an alternate spelling for Ballynacraig townland, most of Newry town is in this townland, according to RosDavies Co. Down website

Immigration (Sister) August 27, 1904 New York, New York, United States destination: Lilly, Pennsylvania 3a
Event Note

Lizzie O'Hare, 28, female, married, Irish, last residence: Rosstrevor, passage paid by husband, destination: Husband, Lilly, Pennsylvania
Jhn O'Hare, 2, Irish, passage paid by father
Daniel O'Hare, 10m, male, infant, Irish, passage paid by father
Mt McAvory, 32, female, single, dressmaker, Irish, from Rosstrevor, paid own passage, with sister, same destination

all had tickets to their destination. none had been in the US before

Residence (Sister) 1916 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 7923 Russell Court 4a
Event Note

1916 - 1917 Cleveland City Directory
O'Hare
Elizabeth widow of Daniel r 7923 Russell Court NE
McEvoy
Margaret laundress r 7023 Russell Ct NE

Census (Head) January 6, 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 6902 Lexington Avenue 5a
Event Note

1920 Census Ward 22 Cleveland
January 6, 1920
at 6902 Lexington Avenue

Margaret McAvoy, 50, single, born in Ohio, parents in Ireland, sales lady, retail store
Bessie O'Hara, 39, widowed, born in Ohio, parents in Ireland, sales lady, retail store

Residence June 18, 1929 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 7818 Union Avenue 1a
Event Note

Margaret was living at 7818 Union Avenue when she married Mike Burke

Census (Wife) April 12, 1930 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 7901 Spafford 6a
Event Note

1930 Census Ward 15 Cleveland
April 12, 1930
renting at 7901 Spafford
Mike Burke, 43, married 1st at 21, born in Irish Free State, parents also, arrived, 1909, laborer, steel mill
Margaret Burke, 45, married 1st at 23, born in Irish Free State, parents also, arrived 1909

Residence February 27, 1935 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 8110 Spafford 7a
Event Note

Margaret and Michael were living at 8110 Spafford when Michael died

Death October 1956     8a
Burial October 23, 1956 Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   8a
Event Note

Name: Burke, Margaret,
Date: Oct 22 1956
Source: Cleveland Press,
Cleveland Necrology File Reel #97

Notes: Burke, Margaret (nee McAvoy), beloved wife of the late Michael, sister of the late Rose McAvoy. Friends may call at the Wm. J. Donlon Funeral Home, 9213 Miles, After 3 P. M. Requiem mass Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 10 a. m., from Holy Name Church.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Patrick McEvoyabout 1843
Mother Elizabeth Sloanabout 1844October 24, 1902
    Brother     John McEvoy August 27, 1862 July 7, 1916
    Sister     Mary McEvoy 1868 December 23, 1939
    Sister     Elizabeth McEvoy July 18, 1871 October 17, 1925
    Brother     Daniel McEvoy December 27, 1873
    Brother     Patrick McEvoy December 27, 1873
         Margaret McEvoy about 1875 October 1956
    Sister     Rose Ann McEvoy about 1876 May 4, 1951

Families

Family of Michael Burke and Margaret McEvoy
Married Husband Michael Burke ( b. about 1887 d. February 27, 1935 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage June 18, 1929 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   1a
Event Note

Marriage Record, Cuyahoga County
June 18, 1929

Mike Burke, 42, born in Ireland, a laborer living at 10214 Anderson Avenue, father: John [Burke] and Catherine Malley
and
Margaret McAvoy, 45, born in England, no occupation, living at 7818 Union Avenue. father: Patrick [McAvoy], mother: Elizabeth Sloan

Neither married before. Married by James J Quinn, East 93rd

Source References

  1. Ohio County Marriages
      • Page: Burke-McAvoy, June 18, 1929, Cleveland
      • Citation:

        Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q7L-6B9 : 8 December 2017), Mike Burke and Margaret Mcavoy, 18 Jun 1929; citing Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,901,660.

  2. Irish Civil Registration Records, Marriages
      • Page: April 30, 1901 O'Hare-McEvoy, Roman Catholic Chapel of Rostrevor, Registrar's District: Rostrevor, County Down
  3. Ellis Island Passenger Record
      • Page: SS Celtic from Liverpool August 19, 1904, arrived New York August 27, 1904
  4. Cleveland City Directories
      • Page: 1916, McEvoy, O'Hare
  5. National Archives and Records Administration: 1920 United States Census
      • Page: Ward 22, Cleveland, ED 424, sheet 4A, line 4, family 83
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDTM-QDB : accessed 21 August 2018), Margaret Mcavoy, Cleveland Ward 22, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing ED 424, sheet 4A, line 4, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1371; FHL microfilm 1,821,371

  6. National Archives and Records Administration: 1930 United States Census
      • Page: Ward 15 Cleveland, ED 290, sheet 22A, line 41, family 50
      • Citation:

        United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X436-D4J : accessed 21 August 2018), Margaret Burke in household of Mike Burke, Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 290, sheet 22A, line 41, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1770; FHL microfilm 2,341,504.

  7. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
      • Page: Michael Burke, February 27, 1935, Cleveland
      • Citation:

        "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6W9-6F3 : 8 March 2018), Margaret Mcavoy Burke in entry for Michael Burke, 27 Feb 1935; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 13874; FHL microfilm 2,022,483.

  8. Cleveland Public Library: Cleveland News Index and Necrology File
      • Page: Name: Burke, Margaret, Date: Oct 22 1956, Source: Cleveland Press