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At the turn of
the century, the descendants of James and Bridget and Patrick and
Phoebe Grannan are now in 8 distinct and separate families in Reeve
Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
James Grannan and Catherine Murphy Family
Owen Clark and Mary Ellen Grannan
Family
Michael Cahill and Bridget
Grannan Family
George Grannan and Mary Alice Buckley Family
John Fanning and Margaret
Elizabeth Grannan Family
Patrick E. Grannan and Bridget Tucker Family
Peter J. Grannan and Helen McGinnis Family
James Murphy and Anna Grannan
Family
In 1890 - 1891,
Patrick's health was failing and he transferred his lands to his children
before he passed away in 1893. According to the Index of Land Deeds
compiled by Denise Grannon, and the actual land deeds
of Patrick, Peter, and Phoebe that I possess, it appears the families all lived
close by on the above lands by ~1891.
Interesting side
note: While my Dad and I were in
Then, I said that since we were all
the way out here I wanted to drive down County Road 500. He
surprised me when he asked if we were “looking for the old Grannan Farm.”
I said "Yes!" and he told us how to get to it. But then he told
us there was also what used to be "The Grannan School" out
there. He gave us directions several times then said he would just
show us. We followed him about ten minutes down County Road 500,
then North on County Road 1050 (just old gravel roads). He then
showed us a field and said that was where the old
Another
interesting note on The Grannan School. This from John Clark who
emailed me to say:
"I was among some of the last
students to attend the
"Those were certainly different
times when I attended school at the Grannan. My parents moved to
the small farm in
From school I walked north on CR
1050E to CR 400S. Then I walked approximately a mile west. Our
house was on the south side
of the road in
So I started school at the Grannan
in the fall of 1935. My first teacher there was Haskel---not
sure of the spelling---Burris. In the third grade I has
Victor Miles. Then in the fourth and fifth grades I had my
first woman teacher, Jesse
Jackson. In the spring of 1938 we moved
to a 270 acre farm on
I am very interested in anyone who
may remember this school or can point me towards more information about
it. Please email me using the link at the bottom of these pages.
The
James Grannan and Catherine Murphy Family. James Grannan (1848 - 1896) married
Catherine Murphy (1849 - 1929) on April 11, 1877. Catherine's gravestone
shows her birthdate as 1850 but a book on cemeteries of
The 1900 Census shows the following
info for this household:
- Catherine Grannan, head of household,
- Patrick, son, 22
- John, son, 18
- Mary, daughter, 14
- Lizzie, daughter-in-law, 23
- Rosa Clark, niece, 8
Four years after James' death, the
daughter Mary would die in 1900 at the age of 14 of "lung
problems." The headstone pictured here is of James, Catherine, and
Mary.
Catherine Murphy
was born 14 Sep 1849 (gravestone shows 1850) in
James and Catherine had three
children. Click on the links below to see the Patrick D and John A
Grannan family lines:
-
Patrick D. Grannan January 4, 1880 -
August 11, 1914
-
John A. Grannan 23 June 1881 - 17 Jul 1947
-
Mary Grannan 1886 - December 15, 1900 (14 years of age)
The Owen Clark and Mary Ellen
Grannan Family:
Mary Ellen
Grannan was born 28 June 1849 and was baptized on 15 Jul 1849 in St. Peter's church
where she is listed in Book 1, page 116-2. She married Owen Clark 1 May
1877 in Daviess County. Her
baptism record from St. Peter's says she was baptized in St. Patrick's,
recorded in St. Peter's. St. Peter's Bk
1, 116-2. Her parents were James
and Feby Ann Mullin.
(Patrick maybe??). Sponsors were Martin Fitzpatrick and Mary
Grannan.
The Martin County, Indiana Index to Birth Records A-Z 1882-1920 , Page
36 shows a "Clark Owen J Mary E Grannon M W Dec 26 1886 COH- 1 182". This shows that in 1886 they lived in Martin
County when one child was born.
In 1898 Mary Ellen
was listed in the History of The Catholic Church in Indiana on pages 653-654.
It states she is the "Widow of Owen Clarke, Resident of Logootee." Therefore I know that Owen died
sometime before 1898. Further, Bridget Grannan's obituary does not list her as a surviving sister
in 1930, so I can assume that Mary Ellen passed away before 1930.
Additionally, the 1900 census of Reeve Township shows Phoeba Grannan as having 8 children with 6 still alive. But it also shows Clark children living in
Peter's house (2) and Catherine's house (1).
I know James was one child that died before 1900, so Mary Ellen must
have been the other. If her husband Owen
died sometime before 1898, and Mary Ellen died by 1900, it explains why the Clarke
children were living with relatives.
But I have no
further information then this. If anyone has anything to add to this
line, please drop me a line and let me know.
The Michael Cahill and Bridget
Grannan Family
Bridget was born in 1852. I
surmised this from the 1870
She married Michael Cahill on 22 Oct
1873. Michael Cahill was born approx 1852 and his father was an
undertaker in
They had 4
children:
Ann Theresa Cahill (8 Dec 1882 – 2 Jun 1971)
George William Cahill (19 Aug 1885 - 1961)
Unknown Cahill (married Lewis Dant)
Unknown Cahill (married John Zinkan) possible name is
Mayme
I
also beleive there may be a 5th child
Cleophus Cahill (9 Jul 1887 - ?)
However, Michael Cahill's obituary
only lists 4 children.
Michael Cahill
died 16 Dec 1911 and Bridget died 7 Mar 1930. This family is buried in
St. Peter’s Cemetary in
George W. Cahill married Mary
E. Unknown. They had at least one child. Mildred Cahill (1912 – 27 Nov 1913) who is buried next to
them in St. Peter's. This is all the information I have on
them.
The George Grannan and Mary Alice
Buckley Family
George Grannan, son of Patrick Grannan and Phoebe Mullen, was born in
1853. He married Mary E. Walsh in 1886. Mary Walsh was born May
21, 1866, making her 20 years old at the time of her marriage to
George. However, only two years into their marriage, Mary would die
on December 8, 1888 at the age of 22. I found her death listed on an index
of Daviess County Death Records but I don't have the actual death certificate
or their marriage certificate. I would like to find out how she
died.
So
far, I have found no record of any children from this marriage. Below is
a picture of Mary Ellen Walsh's headstone and her obituary from 1888. The
obituary is not a very good copy, so it is posted here as a thumbnail
picture. Click on the thumbnail picture to bring up the actual
obituary.
(Click on the obit picture to bring it up full size)
After the death of his first wife (Mary Walsh), George Grannan married Mary
Alice Buckley on 3 May 1892 and had 8 children, one of which died at
birth. I have a record of an unmarked grave in St. Patricks’ Cemetary of an "infant son of George Grannan"
that died at birth on November 6, 1904. George Grannan died on January
21, 1913 in
While in
Click here to see
the more info on the George Grannan line
The John Fanning and Margaret
Elizabeth Grannan Family
Margaret Grannan
was born 2 Oct 1855 and was baptized 15 Oct 1855 in St. Patrick's church
(recorded in St. Peter's). She married John Fanning 15 Nov
1887.
Her baptism
record has her names as "Margaret Elizabeth Padget"
but shows parents as Patrick Grannan and Phoebe Ann Mullen. Also Peter's
obituary lists her as a surviving sister living in
John Fanning was
a hardware merchant in Barr/Reeve township. He
is also listed in the Daviess County Democrat Vol. 17, No. 8. Saturday, January 12, 1884 as "Fanning J. H. J. P., of Barr
twp."
I have no
information on any children from them. If anyone has any further
information on this please let me know.
The Patrick E. Grannan and Bridget
Tucker Family
Patrick was a farmer and a member of
the Fanning Hardware Company (see the 1860 page for more interesting
information on Patrick and Bridget).
Click here to see the Patrick E. Grannan line.
The Peter J.
Grannan and Helen McGinnis Family. (my great-grandfather) was born in 1859 (see previous section
on 1860s).
Click here to read
about Peter Grannan and Helen McGinnis (my great-grandparents).
The James
Murphy and Anna Grannan Family. Anna
was also known as Annie and is listed as Annie Grannon
in her marriage record. Her Baptism record at St. Patrick's on 20
Oct 1867 shows Patrick and Phoebe as parents. However, she could be the
mysterious "Agnes Fitzpatrick" noted on the 1870 census.
She married James Murphy on 11 Apr
1893. They had two children: One born 9 Apr 1900, and one
born 22 Mar 1907. I show in the
index of land deeds that James Murphy owned 80 acres in Reeve township. See map
above of family locations.
Also, during my research in
The only other information I have on
Anna Grannan is that she moved to Indianapolis by 1929, since she is listed as
a surviving sister living in Indianapolis in 1929 in Peter's obituary. If
anyone has any further info, please let me know.....
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1. Patrick D. Grannan (Individual
Family page)
2. John A. Grannan (Individual Family page)
D. George
Grannan (Individual Family page)
1.
Blanche Grannan (Individual Family page)
F. Patrick E. Grannan (Individual Family page)
1.
Leo J. Grannan (Individual Family page)
2.
Rose
Catherine Grannan (Individual
Family page)
G. Peter
J. Grannan (Individual Family page)
1. Walter Grannan
(Individual Family page)
H. Anna
Grannan
II. Mary
Grannan
III. James Grinnon
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