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McGonigle Lore Bernie Mulloy,
Bethany's grandpa, remembers hearing about Francis and Catherine
McGonigle moving to Colorado . Apparently, Francis was 'grub-staking'.
I had to look up the term. This means he was lending money and supplies
to miners for a share in their strike.
Bethany also mentioned that Fred Schulz
appeared on several census records living with the McGonigle family.
She asked Grandpa Bernard Mulloy about him. According to him, Fred
Schulz was a live-in buddy of Frank McGonigle. They played cribbage and
fished the Wabash River together. You don't see much of this today, but
was probably common back in the old days. Part of their McGonigle
family lore involves an avalanche in Leadville. . As handed down
in their family, the McGonigles moved back to Belvidere after a
landslide wiped out Leadville . See
Ancestral Photos for picture of
Fred Schultz with Frank McGonigle, along with Mary Rita note.
Bethany was not sure how many
grandchildren got money after Frank died; however, her grandpa Bernard
received some money which he used to go get an Engineering degree in
college.
The Mulloy Family history, as
noted by Bethany Klus
- Grandpa Bernard Mulloy's parents were
Anthony Mulloy and Mary McGonigle. As you guys have noted on your
website, Mary was originally married to a William Tuttle who died on
a carnival ride. I don't think William's family was very friendly
towards Mary after the divorce because Grandpa Mulloy doesn't know
anything about them and in fact thought his older sister Helen
(actually his half sister) was a full sister until he was a
teenager.
- The story of how Anthony and Mary got
married is an interesting one. According to Grandpa Mulloy, Anthony,
called Tony, was a professional jockey, possibly at a racetrack in
Rockford Illinois which was 14 miles away from Belvidere.
Tony was thrown by the racehorse, Crazy Jane and broke his leg.
This effectively ended his career as a jockey. While he was
recuperating his 4th cousin (I think she might actually be his 2nd
or 3rd) Mary McGonigle came to his home and helped nurse him back to
health (where her daughter Helen was at this time, I don't know).
Tony and Mary eventually married. After Tony's leg mended he worked
at Morgan and Wright Rubber Company in Chicago. Shortly before WWI,
Morgan and Wright moved to Detroit and Tony and Mary moved with
them.
So how exactly are Anthony Mulloy and Mary
McGonigle related? I'm still not sure. Anthony's mother was Mary
Murrin, who is the sister of Patrick Murrin who is the husband of your
Ann Hill Murrin. Patrick and Mary's parents are Patrick Murrin and
Margaret Meehan, who are both also buried in St. James Cemetery (her
death certificate actually says P. Murrin and Madge Meehan, but Patrick
Murrin Jr. and Ann Hill Murrin are living with Patrick Murrin and
Margaret Murrin in the 1880 census and they are buried together in the
St. James Cemetery so I think I have them right). There are also rumors
that Mary Murrin was born in Killybegs, Donegal County, Ireland as
well. Mary McGonigle's parents, as you know, were Catherine Murrin and
Francis McGonigle. Catherine Murrin's parents were James Murrin and
Bridget McCloskey.
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