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‎Thomas T ""Stuttering Tom"" Rooney‏‎, son of John Rooney and Mary McCool‏. Born ‎6 Jan 1859 Wakefield Township, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada, died ‎28 Nov 1925 Sedan, Pope County, Minnesota Event Description: Padua Cemetery, Stearns, Minnesota‎, age 66 years, buried Padua, Stearns County, Minnesota Thomas died at age 66 of heart trouble. Ellen's grandfather John on the Avon Rooney side, given his date of birth and now in 2017 two instances of DNA matches on Ancestry (including one between David Gaffaney and Andrew Minzghor, who would be a 5C1R), was very probably a brother to Michael Rooney on the Padua Rooney side, making Ellen and her husband Thomas second cousins. That was a stated assumption among the relatives of long ago. Tom Rooney stuttered except when he swore. He always smoke a pipe. Someone gave him a cigarette, and not being accustomed to it he left it to burn in his mouth. When it got short enough it started burning his whiskers. He said, "Damn your cigarettes!" and never touched another. Originally published August 1998, Padua Cemetery, by Ginny Walz Borgerding Thomas T. Rooney was born Jan 5, 1859 in Canada, the son of John and Mary (McCool) Rooney. He was ninth child of twelve children. Ellen (Ellie) Rooney was born October 26, 1872, the daughter of William and Bridget (Hartigan) Rooney, of Avon, MN. Thomas married Ellie and they had the following children: Agatha - married Henry Murphy and had three children Bridget Stella - married Frank Cowen Clarinda - married Andrew Murphy William Ryan - adopted son, married Mary Raden William Joseph - died as an infant Ellen - died as an infant Ellie died on June 22, 1902 from blood poisoning (bacterial infection), according to church records. In 1903 Thomas T. married Anna Murphy, the daughter of Bernard and Honora Murphy. Thomas T. died on November 28, 1925 from heart disease? as best deciphered from church records. Ellie, Wm Jos, and Ellen are listed on the tombstone with Thomas R. listed on the grave marker beside them. Thomas T.'s second wife Anna Murphy Rooney, parents, brothers Michael J., James, William, and sisters Catherine Martin, MaryAnn Egan, Elizabeth Egan, grandmother Catharine Rooney, and many other relatives are buried in Padua Married/ Related to: ‎Ellen "Ellie on tombstone" Rooney‏‎, daughter of William B Rooney and Bridget Hartigan‏. Born ‎15 Oct 1872 Avon, Stearns County, Minnesota, died ‎22 Jun 1902 Sedan, Pope County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Anthony of Padua Cemetery, Padua, Stearns, MN‎, age 29 years, buried Padua, Stearns County, Minnesota Ellen's grandfather John, given his date of birth, was very probably a brother to Michael Rooney ("Daddy Mick"), making her and her husband Thomas second cousins. Tim Ahles says: "The Ellen Rooney that married Thomas T Rooney (grandson of Daddy Mick), is from the Rooney branch that we often refer to as the "Avon Rooneys." Ellen's parents are William Rooney and Bridget Hartigan. I do not have any records of Ellen's grandparents, but they might be the John Rooney and Helen Hennigan that you mentioned. We have often suspected a connection between our Rooneys and those from Avon but have not yet proven it." 2017: We have now "proven it" through at least two DNA matches in Ancestry between persons on the Padua Rooney branch and one or two on the Avon Rooney Branch (Andrew Minzghor and perhaps one other). Cause of Death: Childbirth. Originally published August 1998, Padua Cemetery, by Ginny Walz Borgerding Thomas T. Rooney was born Jan 5, 1859 in Canada, the son of John and Mary (McCool) Rooney. He was ninth child of twelve children. Ellen (Ellie) Rooney was born October 26, 1872, the daughter of William and Bridget (Hartigan) Rooney, of Avon, MN. Thomas married Ellie and they had the following children: Agatha - married Henry Murphy and had three children Bridget Stella - married Frank Cowen Clarinda - married Andrew Murphy William Ryan - adopted son, married Mary Raden William Joseph - died as an infant Ellen - died as an infant Ellie died on June 22, 1902 from blood poisoning (bacterial infection), according to church records. In 1903 Thomas T. married Anna Murphy, the daughter of Bernard and Honora Murphy. Thomas T. died on November 28, 1925 from heart disease? as best deciphered from church records. Ellie, Wm Jos, and Ellen are listed on the tombstone with Thomas R. listed on the grave marker beside them. Thomas T.'s second wife Anna Murphy Rooney, parents, brothers Michael J., James, William, and sisters Catherine Martin, MaryAnn Egan, Elizabeth Egan, grandmother Catharine Rooney, and many other relatives are buried in Padua Children: 1. ‎Agatha H "Agatha Mary" Rooney‏‎ Born ‎20 Aug 1890 Sedan, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎8 Apr 1963 Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota‎, age 72 years, buried Saint Wendel, Stearns County, Minnesota 2. ‎Rooney‏‎ Born ‎1 Nov 1891 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎1 Nov 1891 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota‎, buried Padua, Stearns County, Minnesota Dead born. 3. ‎Bridget Stella Rooney‏‎ Born ‎8 Mar 1893 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎2 May 1976 Sun Prairie, Dane County, Wisconsin‎, age 83 years, buried Watertown, Jefferson County, Wisconsin Her name was Estella Cowen on the Social Security Death Index Record. 4. ‎William Robert Rooney‏‎ Born ‎21 Mar 1894 New York City, New York, died ‎28 Oct 1956 St Louis County, Minnesota Event Description: Calvary Cemetery, Duluth, Minnesota‎, age 62 years, buried Duluth, St Louis County, Minnesota William R. Rooney was an orphan train adoptee from New York and is referred to in Thomas T. Rooney's will as "my foster son." Virgel Egerman's records state not legally adopted. Roster of the Men and Women Who Served in the Army or Naval Service (Including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Volume 4 Rich to Zygmond Name: William Robert Rooney Army 46,222 Registrant: no Birth Place: New York City, N. Y. Birth Date: 21 Mar 1893 Parent's Origin: of Canadian parents Occupation: express messenger Comment: enlisted in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 14, 1917; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 13, 1917; Company D, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 9, 1918; Company B, 18th Infantry, to discharge. Grade: Corporal, Oct. 20, 1918; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to Aug. 13, 1919; wounded, severely, July 18, 1918. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Discharged at Camp Lee, Va., on Aug. 17, 1919, as a Corporal. Cited in General Orders No. 5, Headquarters, 1st Infantry Brigade, AEF, Selters, Germany, June 1, 1919, for gallant conduct and self-sacrificing spirit displayed during the battles of Montdidier-Noyon defensive; Aisne-Marne offensive; St. Mihiel offensive; Meuse-Argonne offensive. The success of these engagements was due to the efforts and spirit of the officers and enlisted men engaged. Entitled to wear a silver star. 5. ‎William Joseph Rooney‏‎ Born ‎12 Feb 1895 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎18 Feb 1895 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota‎, age 6 days, buried Padua, Stearns County, Minnesota Cause of Death (age 6 days): Cramps. 6. ‎Clarenda Ethel Rooney‏‎ Born ‎22 Jan 1896 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎5 Oct 1938 Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota‎, age 42 years, buried Saint Wendel, Stearns County, Minnesota Clarinda as stated from Virgil Egerman's notes, joined the convent in 1912 and left before her final vows in 1915. Andrew Murphy insists he didn't meet her until the summer of 1916. One more quote from Virgil Egerman's notes. " My grandfather had the most beautiful white hair. One day my cousin, Marjorie Murphy Jendro was washing his hair and put blueing in the water, thinking that if it makes the wash brighter, it would make his hair brighter. He ended up with blue hair and Marjorie lived to tell about it." 7. ‎Ellen Rooney‏‎ Born ‎30 Apr 1901 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎30 Apr 1901 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota Event Description: Padua Cemetery, Stearns, Minnesota‎, buried Padua, Stearns County, Minnesota Died at the age of 1 hour. 8. ‎Rooney‏‎ Born ‎2 Jun 1902 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎2 Jun 1902 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota‎, buried Padua, Stearns County, Minnesota Cause of Death: "Not stated", though likely stillborn

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2nd marriage ‎Thomas T ""Stuttering Tom"" Rooney‏‎, son of John Rooney and Mary McCool‏. Married ‎1903 Eden Valley, Meeker County, Minnesota, age 43 or 44 years (married 21 or 22 years) to: ‎Anna "Hannah; Anna" Murphy‏‎, age by marriage 44 or 45 years Born ‎17 Feb 1858 Templeton, West Ottawa, Quebec, Canada, died ‎29 Dec 1943 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: Padua Cemetery, Stearns, Minnesota‎, age 85 years, buried Padua, Stearns County, Minnesota Anna Murphy, the second wife of Thomas T. Rooney, was the sister of Helen Felling's mother. The 1930 census said she arrived in the U.S. in 1887. She lived in Duluth initially and had no children. She is in the 1895 Minnesota census of Duluth with her sister Bridget Lynott and family and her brother William. She is also in the Duluth city directory living with the Lynott's at 2118 West 4th Street in these years, under the name Hannah, Annie or Anna, and as a dressmaker or seamstress: 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897 and 1901. So the gap years for Anna (or Hannah, as she is most often listed in the Duluth directories) are 1887 - 1890. Anna was not found in the 1900 federal or 1905 Minnesota state censuses, although (as noted above) she is in the 1901 Duluth city directory. She married Thomas T. Rooney, a widower, in 1907, according to the 1910 census. Thomas is in the 1905 Minnesota state census with only his three children. Anna is also in the 1920 and 1930 censuses of Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota. Anna passed away at the St. Cloud hospital on Wednesday, Dec 29th, following an attack of the flu. She was recovering from the flu when she fell and broke her hip and pneumonia set in. She was 85 years of age. Obituary originally published 6 Jan 1944, St. Cloud Times: MRS. ANNA ROONEY Mrs. Anna Rooney of Brooten died December 29. She was born in Ottawa, Canada, February 17, 1858, daughter of the deceased Bernard and Honora Murphy. She has been a resident of St. Joseph's home in St. Cloud for the past six years. Funeral services were held at St. Anthonys church in Padua with Rev. William Murpy of Minneapolis, a nephew officiating. Rev. W. Kleinschmidt and Rev. Roman Voigt of Sauk Centre also attended. Burial was made in the family lot in St. Anthony's cemetery. Pallbearers were four nephews, James D. Rooney, Walter Rooney, Arthur Rooney, and Bert Rooney, and Claude Gannon, and Jake Ebensteiner. She is survived by a brother, John T. Murphy of Ottawa, Canada, and a sister, Mrs. Margaret Rooney of Padua. Also two step daughters, Mrs. Frank Cowan of Milwaukee, Wis., and Mrs. Henry Murphy of Burtrum, and an adopted son, William of Duluth. Originally published August 1998, Padua Cemetery, by Ginny Walz Borgerding Anna Murphy was probably born in Ottawa Canada, the daughter of Bernard and Honora Murphy. There were eight children in the family. Anna Murphy married Thomas T. Rooney in 1903, they had no children of their own. Thomas' first wife had died, and he had five children. After the death of Thomas T., Anna went to live with her sister Margaret Murphy Rooney, wife of Michael Ward Rooney, by Padua. Anna died at the St. Cloud Hospital from complications related to a broken hip. Anna's husband Thomas R. is buried by his first wife. Anna's sister Margaret Rooney is also buried in Padua.