Holy Cross

I finally received the letter from Holy Cross for the plot in Brooklyn, the final resting place for Catherine Jennings Dempsey (great-great-grandmother), and most of Mariah Dempsey O'Grady's (great-grandmother) siblings.

Of interest of course is that the plot owner is listed as Catherine's son Thomas Dempsey, who emigrated to the US with his mother and most of his siblings (but not sister Mariah who marries Thomas Grady of Derreentighe, or Catherine's husband's namesake Bernard, who goes to the UK). Thomas returns to Ireland at some point. Could he somehow be tied to one of the two Thomas Dempseys in Cloonreliagh or Moorfield?

photos from Mary-Ellen

 Mary-Ellen is on ancestry.com and posted some pics there. With her permission, I'm sharing them here.

"16 Mar 1941. Yonkers, NY. Engagement of Stephen Joseph Rudy to Katherine O'Grady at the home of friends, Jerry and Elwood Chase."

"Clifford and Stephen Rudy. Abt. 1928. Yonkers, NY. "

"Wedding of Katherine O'Grady and Stephen Joseph Rudy 5 Jul 1941.

Monastery Church of the Sacred Heart, 110 Shonnard Place, Yonkers, NY 10703"

"Stephen Rudy and Katherine O’Grady. Hudson River in background. About 1941, Yonkers NY"

 

"Stephen Rudy and daughter, Mary-Ellen. May 1960. Evanston IL"

"Mary-Ellen and mother. About 1960 Evanston IL"

"Kay Rudy. About 1975, Greenwich CT"

"Kay and Steve Rudy. Abt. 1976. 107 Overlook Drive, Greenwich CT"

John T. O'Grady:

I think we've seen this photo before, but the caption is helpful:

"Katherine Regan, about 1906. Ireland. Portrait taken before leaving Ireland for NY."