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William Keville, born Donegal abt Aug 1868.

William Keville, born Donegal abt Aug 1868.

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 3:46AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Keville,Cannon,Cassidy
Whle researching the Cannon surname, I came upon the information below. I hope that it is of use to someone.

CANNON - Shortly after suffering a heart attack, Mrs. Ellen R. Cannon, died at her home, 1219 D street, last Monday, November 26, 1928. She had been in poor health for some time. Mrs. Cannon was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, but had been living in this country since childhood. All her life had been spent in this city and in the southern section where she died. She had been one of the pioneer settlers of that part of the city. The funeral was held from her home last Friday morning, at 9:30 o'clock. Solemn requiem mass was celebrated at S. Mary's R. C. Curch, of which she was a member, at 9:30 o'clock. Interment was in the Cathedral cemetery. The widow of Charles Cannon, she leaves three children. They are Mrs. William J. [Mary] Keville of Buffalo; Miss Ellen R. and Charles A. Cannon, both of this city. She also has three grandchildren, Thomas Keville, Catherine and Bernard Cannon.
---Delmarvia Star; Wilmington, Delaware; 2 December 1928, page 10.

lalley dot com - Wilmington's Irish Roots
marriage : at St. Mary's, Wimington, Del., on 4 October 1868. The ceremony was performed by Fr. Patrick Reilly and the witnesses were Patrick Duffy and Margaret Cassidy.

children of Charles Cannon, born Co. Donegal, and Ellen Cassidy, born Co. Fermanagh:
Ellen [Eleanor], born 13 June 1876
Charles, born 21 Sept 1878
Mary, b. 1 Nov 1873.
Patrick, born 04 July 1869
James, born 15 Jan 1871
Thomas, born 22 Feb 1881

On 28 November 1894, William Keville, of Headford, Ireland, married Mary Cannon at St. a The ceremony was performed by Fr. George J. Kelly and the witnesses were Patrick Welsh and Mary Concannon.

1900 census: Delaware, New Castle, Wilmington, 8th ward, 7 June, ED 35, sheet 7B, lns Ancestry 15 of 45.
William, born Aug 1868, Mary, born Nov 1873, and Thomas, born Oct 1895, were living at 1012 Kirkwood St. Hewas a wood worker. They have been married for 6 years and have one child living of one born.

1910 census: Colorado, Denver, ward 9, 16 April, 12th precinct, ED 117, sheet 2B, lns 75-77, Ancestry 4 of 23.
William J. Keville, age 42, born Ireland, as were his parents, was living at 932 East 24th street, with his wife Mary T., 36, and his son Thomas W., age 14. They had been married for 15 years. Both Mary and Thomas were born in Delaware; her parents were born in Ireland. They all could read and write. William was a foreman in a Pullman shop and had not been unemployed in 1910. They were renting the house.

1930 census: New York, Erie, Buffalo, 1016 Amherst St., Apt.C2, ward 20, block 2023, ED 239, sheet 19B, lns 55-56.
William, 61, and Mary, 56, are together. Thomas is not listed. They re renting the apartment for $80. He is a manager of a Pullman shop. Birth information is the same. He came to the U.S. in 1887 and is a naturalized citizen. He was 26 when he married, while she was 21.

Lalley dot com:
Keville, Thomas, born 18 Oct 1895, baptized by Fr. M. J. McManus on 10 Nov 1895 at St. Mary's, Wilmington. The sponsors were Dennis O'Connell and Helen Cannon.

California death Index:
Keville, Thomas W., born 18 Oct 1895; SSN 525-26-2732, died 27 Jan 1975 in Sacramento, California.

Re: William Keville, born Donegal abt Aug 1868.

Posted: 12 Aug 2010 2:28AM GMT
Classification: Birth
Crossed up my counties. William Keville was from Galway. Charles Cannon was from Donegal. Sorry for the confusion.
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