Ohio Families

Sarah was baptized December 28, 1855
Her age was all over the place on the US records.
The manifest information for her entry into the US Sept 1, 1898, said she was age 34, or born about 1864
Her 1900 Census said she was born December 1873
Her 1910 Census said she was born in 1875
Her 1920 Census said she was born in 1872
Her 1930 Census said she was born in 1865
Her 1940 Census said she was born in 1862 in Northern Ireland
Her death certificate said she was born Dec 26 1853.
The affidavit attached to her death certificate said she was born Dec 26 1865.

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

December 28, 1855
Sarah, of Patrick Brennan and Ellen Quinn
sponsors: James White and Mary Farrell

parish registers at nli.ie

SS Aurania from Liverpool, August 23, 1898
libertyEllis.org says the arrival date was September 1, 1898
Image 543 at libertyEllis.org

Richard Farrell, 28, laborer, Irish, last residence: Newry, paid for the trip himself, carrying 61 Pounds (currency), destination sister in law M. Brennan, 24 Ocean St, Cleveland
Sarah Farrell, 34, everything else is dittoed from Richard's information. Whether she had been in the US before or not is unclear.
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scratched from the same manifest, a separate entry for Richard. Note "Killowen" as last residence.
Image 546 at libertyEllis.org
Richard Farrell, 28, laborer, Irish, last residence: Killowen
destination: Mary Brennan, 24 Ocean Street, Cleveland
paid for own trip, had never been in the US before

1900 Census Cleveland, Ward 18, ED 66, sheet 9A
June 5, 1900
at 16 Haff Street
[became 1180 East 58th]

Richard Farrell, head, 29, August 1870, married 1 year, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1898, alien, laborer, electric
Sarah Farrell, wife, 26, December 1873, married 1 year no children, born in Ireland parents also, arrived 1882
Mary Brennen, sister in law, 27, May 1872, single, born in Ireland parents also, arrived 1890, seamstress
Clyde McKeon, nephew, 11, November 1888, born in Ohio, father also, mother in Ireland, school
Daniel McKeon, nephew, 9, August 1890, born in Ohio, father also, mother in Ireland, school

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMZM-PLJ

1910 Census, Cleveland, Ward 24 ED 353, sheet 20, supplemental list
April 26, 1910
owns the house at 1030 East 78th

Richard Farrel, 38, born in Ireland, married 1x for 12 years, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1898, laborer, shop
Sarah Farrel, 35, born in Ireland, married 1x for 12 years, no children, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1898
Clyde McKeon, nephew, 21, born in Ohio, born in Ohio, father also, mother in Ireland, millwright, railroad

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1940 Census, Ward 22 Cleveland, ED 92-553, sheet 7B
April 9, 1940
at 1604 East 70th

Richard Farrall, 69, 3 years school, born in Northern Ireland, naturalized, no occupation
Sarah Farrall, 78, 5 years school, born in Northern Ireland, naturalized

Both lived in Cleveland in 1935

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Ohio Deaths, File # 14497
Affidavit Attached
Sarah Farrell
died March 6, 1947, at Cleveland City Hospital
residence: 2905 Franklin
white, female, widow, age 93y 2m 8d
born December 26, 1853, in Ireland
had been in US 60 years
father: Patrick Brennan, born in Ireland
mother: Margel Quinn, born in Ireland
informant: Clyde McKeon, 1312 East 141st
buried: Calvary, March 8, 1947

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X65J-LM9

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Affidavit
State of Ohio/Cuyahoga County
pencil note: 11602/14497
pencil note: 2074

William W Young, whose place of business is at 966 East 82nd, Cleveland, Ohio, being first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is a duly licensed undertaker and as such attended the burial of one Sarah Farrell who died in Cleveland Ohio on March 6 1947.

Not being able to locate any records to get her correct age her age was not given correct.

Affiant further says that the certificate of death filed in the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Cleveland O gives the date of birth of deceased as Dec 26 1853 and her age as 94 yrs 2 months 8 days whereas the correct date of birth was Dec 26 1865 and deceased was 81 years 2 mon 8 days old.

Signed Wm W Young
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18 day April 1947

Wm C Knorr
Notary Public
My Commission expires 12/20/47

The notary's signature was difficult to read and actually could be Wm McKeon

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Name: Farrell, Sarah
Date: Mar 6 - 1947
Source: Cleveland Press, Reel #24
Notes: Farrell, Sarah, age 94, beloved wife of the late Richard. Friends may call at the Young-Koebler Funeral Home, 1966 E. 82d St. Services at St. Agnes' Church Sat., Mar. 8, at 9 a. m. Burial Calvary Cemetery.