Thomas Dempsey, Mariah's brother

One of the enduring mysteries is what happens to Thomas Dempsey, great-grandmother Mariah's brother. We know he comes to the U.S. with his mother and many of his siblings when his father Bernard does in 1871. We also know he pays for the plot for the burial of his mother Catherine Jennings Dempsey in Brooklyn in 1896.

And, we know his returns to Ireland at some point, as he is mentioned in an obituary as surviving his brother John in 1929.

So, is this him, Oct 20th, 1895?

His father is listed as Bernard, mother as Catherine Daly. But, Thomas 'makes his mark' so is not reading what the priest writes.

Witness is Martin Dempsey, again another common name, but that is the name for one of Thomas's brothers. The other witness is Deliah (Deila) McGrail. 

Thomas's brother Martin marries Rose McGrail! (their daughter, Anna, marries Jerome Nash).

So, is it him?

next trip - Holy Cross

From  this, we found that Helen O'Grady is buried at Holy Cross in Brooklyn as well:

https://family-ogrady.blogspot.com/2021/08/helen-ogrady-daughter-of-martin-and.html

They have a search engine:

https://www.ccbklyn.org/locate-a-loved-one/

So why isn't Katherine Regan O'Grady buried with her daughter?

Because her sister is:

No idea if there's a stone, so we need to find out!

Also note, I've been adding some of the sites we visited to findagrave.com. For example:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/246765472/thomas-grady

gravesites - Thanks John!

First stop was Gates of Heaven cemetery, Hawthorne, NY:

Grand Aunt Nelly O'Grady Clancy and her husband, as well as children Charles, Geraldine, and Geraldine's husband Nick Drohan.

The neighboring plot is Grand Aunt Kitty O'Grady Sherwood and some of her family:

This is in a beautiful spot on the side of the hill, looking down into the river valley.

Next we went to in Yonkers, St Mary's cemetery.

Uncle Frank and Aunt Betty are in her family's plot (Section M, plot 10, grave 8):

Across the driveway from them is the Masseo/O'Grady plot, where Uncle John, Aunt Minnie and their daughter Joan are buried:

Note that most graveyards have the plot #s etched in the stones ... most in St Mary's don't have that!

Just north in the same cemetery (St Jude's section) is Uncle Eddie McCallion and Aunt Jean:

And in the same cemetery are Grandmother Katherine Regan O'Grady, her daughter Aunt Katherine and her husband Steve Rudy:

After a quick tour of Bronxville, we headed to Calvary cemetery in Queens.

We visited Nan & Pop's graves in section 42, and headed to section 43:

This is Pop's brother Michael, who emigrated right after him in 1911 with his wife Catherine Sheridan and daughter Annie. He has two more daughters in the US before his is killed in a trolley accident in 1913. He is the grandfather of Fran Miller, among others.

(I crossed the O'Gradys and McCallions here, so will need to link this to the McCallion site are well)

Ellis Island Wall of Honor

 Similar to the post on the McCallion side (https://family-mccallion.blogspot.com/2022/10/ellis-island-wall-of-honor.html, here's Thomas & Mary Grady on the Ellis Island Wall of Honor:

... on my list to go and take a photo ...

Mary Regan Mullins

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174207357/mary-mullins

New-York Tribune, May 26, 1922, p. 11.

from John's collection

 

Emergency contact: SJ Rudy, 107 Overlook Dr, Greenwhich, CT

U.S. Immigration stamps:

Jan 5 1971; Mar 29 1971; Jun 6 1972

Immigration Officer, Shannon Airport:

Dec 12 1970; Mar 25 1971; May 18 1971; Jun 29 1972; Oct 3 1973

On left,  Immigration Officer, Shannon Airport:

May 29 1983; Jun 4 1986

On right:

Emergency Contact:

SJ Rudy, 107 Overlook Dr, Greenwich, CT

Immigration Officer, Shannon Airport:

May 6 1978

U.S. Immigration:

May 19 1978

The poor woman, having to handle that obnoxious boy on the far left!

Emergency Contact:

George McCallion, 1968 Franklin Rd, Valley Stream, NY

U.S. Immigration:

Oct 27 1970; Jun 02 1972; Sep 10 1973

Immigration Officer, Dublin Airport:

Oct 10 1970

Immigration Officer, Shannon Airport:

Dec 12 1970; Jun 29 1972; Oct 3 1973

On left,  Immigration Officer, Shannon Airport:

May 29 1983; Jun 4 1986

On right:

Emergency Contact:

George McCallion, 1968 Franklin Rd, Valley Stream, NY

Immigration Officer, Shannon Airport:

May 6 1978

U.S. Immigration:

May 19 1978

George and Chick McCallion. Caption on back: "San Antonio, TX, 4/14/84"

Front: Beth, Nancy, Sheila

Center: ?, Brigid, Terrence(?)

Rear: ??

from John's collection ... mass cards

 thanks John!

from John, (above) this was still in Henry's wallet when he died.

John Doherty was one of the boarders at St Nicholas Ave.

Duffy-Boylan (Finola's grand aunt)

Mary Boylan (marries Thomas Grady, is Finola's grandmother), has a sister, Ellen, who married Patrick Duffy of Yonkers.

Here they are in 1950 US census, Mulford Gardens in Yonkers:

another Dempsey connection ...

 ... to the Moorfield Dempseys, that is.

Nelly O'Grady Clancy's passport application in 1920 is witnessed by Michael Reynolds of 139 Sullivan Street, married to Anne Dempsey of Moorfield:

1950 U.S. Census

 This has just come out, so some interesting finds.

336 Bronxville Rd:

John and his family are at #35 Lockwood Rd in Yonkers, living with the Masseos:

66 Caryl Ave:

Clancy:

Sherwoods, kids all grown. Margate St (?), White Plains:

more to come ...

Wedding album, Henry & Josephine

Thanks to John for the album.

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