Michael McAneny of Cleveland: naturalization

2018-10-09T00:00:00-04:00

Having found James McAneny's death record, I was inspired to keep going on the family. Here is his brother Michael's naturalization card. As far as I can tell, this was some kind of summary of information made after the fact, along with the immigrant's current address.

Michael McAneny Naturalization Card-front

Michael McAneny Naturalization Card-back

Transcription:

[front]
Michael McAneny, Ward 21, precinct D
present address: 1260 East 80th St
Office No. 32876
Native of Ireland, naturalized July 10th, 1901
in U.S. Southern District. Court, New York, New York County, NY
age when naturalized: 29. age when recorded: 42.

[back]
moved to
1230 E 84th, on 20 October 1917, Ward 21, precinct F
1342 E. 94th, on 23 October 1919, Ward 21, precinct M

So Michael was naturalized in New York City about 1901. I wonder if the family settled there when they arrived. I found James in a Cleveland City Directory in 1898 along with someone that might have been their father. And I didn't find any other immigration records for the McAnenys in Cuyahoga County. Of course that doesn't mean they're not there.

Credits

Image of naturalization index card from Ohio County Naturalizations at Familysearch.org

James McAneny of Cleveland: his death record

2018-10-08T00:00:00-04:00

While I was going back through the information on my mother's side of the family, I solved one mystery: what ever happened to Catherine Rodgers' first husband, James McAneny? She remarried shortly after their last child was born, but I was never able to find James' death record. Why? Because I was looking in Cleveland and he died in Chicago.

Here is an image that was once at Familysearch.org:

James McAneny's death record

So Catherine was a month or so pregnant with James' last child, Lillian, who was born in April 1911. Here is an summary of the information on his death record:

James McAneny, age 38, white male, married, born in Ireland, birth date and parents unknown. Length of residence in US, Illinois, and Chicago all unknown.
Died Aug 12, 1910.
Occupation: Boiler maker, Chicago & Northwest Railway, which he worked at from 1905 to 1910.
Usual residence: 4123 Carroll Ave
Died at Monroe Street Hospital of shock and scalds, suffered while cooking a flue on C & NW Ry Co. Engine 1334. Determined by an inquiry by Peter M Hoffman, coroner or coroner's physician.
Burial: August 15, 1910, in Cleveland

Edited to add: A descendant of Lilian McAneny has confirmed that James died in Chicago. He remembers seeing the telegram that his grandmother Catherine received informing her of the news.

My Old Ohio Home - McAneny

Michael McAneny of Cleveland: naturalization

James McAneny of Cleveland: his death record