A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
A Whole Lotta Family - Person Sheet
Immigration1863150 Age: 20
Death17 Apr 1917, Rushville, Rush Co, Indiana11 Age: 74
BurialCalvary Cemetery, Rushville, Rush Co, Indiana151
OccupationBlacksmith150
FatherJames Geraghty (1816-1871)
MotherMary Bridget Lynch (~1820-1852)
Spouses
Death25 Mar 1925, Rushville, Rush Co, Indiana11 Age: 70
BurialCalvary Cemetery, Rushville, Rush Co, Indiana11
FatherJames Scanlon (-1883)
MotherAnn Keenan
Marriage17 Apr 1871, Rushville, Rush Co, Indiana150
Notes for Lawrence James Geraghty
LAWRENCE J. GERAGHTY, the well-known blacksmith of Rushville, Ind. , is a native of Ireland, and was born November 15,1842, in Tarmascarsa, near Belmullet, a small village in county Mayo.
Anthony Geraghty, grandfather of Lawrence J., was born in the north of Ireland, but went to county Mayo when young, and there married Mary Geraghty. James Geraghty, son of Anthony and father of Lawerence J., was born in county Mayo in 1826, was a contractor for canals, light house, etc., married Bridget Lynch, daughter of Patrick and Bridget (Davitt) Lynch, and to this marriage were born Anthony (deceased), James, Lawrence J., Patrick, Thomas, Bridget and Annie, all of whom came to the United States and settled in Rushville, Ind. The parents, however, died in Ireland, and both were devout Catholics, as were their parents before them—the mother dying in 1852 and the father in 1879.
Lawrence J. Geraghty came to the United States in 1863, and was in the employ of the government at Lexington, Ky., until the close of the Civil war. He then learned blacksmithing, and September 21, 1865, came to Rushviile. He here married, April 17, 1871, Miss Mary Scanlan, who was born in Butler county, Ohio, October 5, 1854, a daughter of James and Ann (Keenan) Scanlan, who were both born in county Sligo, Ireland, but were married in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Scanlan, in 1861, came to Rushviile, Ind., and here the father died November 25, 1883; the mother still lives in Rushviile and is a devout member of the Catholic church, as was her husband. They were the parents of two children, Mary and John F. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Geraghty has been blessed with nine children, born in the following order: James J., Thomas F., Mary, John A., Annie, Lawrence E., Irene, George and Esther. Of these, James J. is a charter member and recording secretary of the Young Men's institute, and Thomas F. is a charter member and secretary, while Mr. Geraghty is himself a charter member of the Catholic Benevolent legion, in the work of which he takes a prominent and active part. Mr. Geraghty owns one of the finest dwellings in Rushviile and he and family stand very high in both social and church circles.
Anthony Geraghty, grandfather of Lawrence J., was born in the north of Ireland, but went to county Mayo when young, and there married Mary Geraghty. James Geraghty, son of Anthony and father of Lawerence J., was born in county Mayo in 1826, was a contractor for canals, light house, etc., married Bridget Lynch, daughter of Patrick and Bridget (Davitt) Lynch, and to this marriage were born Anthony (deceased), James, Lawrence J., Patrick, Thomas, Bridget and Annie, all of whom came to the United States and settled in Rushville, Ind. The parents, however, died in Ireland, and both were devout Catholics, as were their parents before them—the mother dying in 1852 and the father in 1879.
Lawrence J. Geraghty came to the United States in 1863, and was in the employ of the government at Lexington, Ky., until the close of the Civil war. He then learned blacksmithing, and September 21, 1865, came to Rushviile. He here married, April 17, 1871, Miss Mary Scanlan, who was born in Butler county, Ohio, October 5, 1854, a daughter of James and Ann (Keenan) Scanlan, who were both born in county Sligo, Ireland, but were married in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Scanlan, in 1861, came to Rushviile, Ind., and here the father died November 25, 1883; the mother still lives in Rushviile and is a devout member of the Catholic church, as was her husband. They were the parents of two children, Mary and John F. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Geraghty has been blessed with nine children, born in the following order: James J., Thomas F., Mary, John A., Annie, Lawrence E., Irene, George and Esther. Of these, James J. is a charter member and recording secretary of the Young Men's institute, and Thomas F. is a charter member and secretary, while Mr. Geraghty is himself a charter member of the Catholic Benevolent legion, in the work of which he takes a prominent and active part. Mr. Geraghty owns one of the finest dwellings in Rushviile and he and family stand very high in both social and church circles.