Rooneys-Minnesota - Individuals

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‎Mary Ester Batterberry‏‎ Born ‎15 Sep 1864 Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, died ‎18 Jan 1961 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 96 years Married ‎22 Feb 1892 Padua, Stearns County, Minnesota, age 27 years (married 50 years) to: ‎John Patrick "J. P." Rooney‏‎, age by marriage 32 years, son of Thomas Rooney and Bridget "Biddie" Brown‏. Born ‎11 Feb 1860 Wakefield Township, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada, died ‎25 Sep 1942 Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota Event Description: St. Donatus Catholic Cemetery, Brooten‎, age 82 years John P. Rooney's naturalization record is at the Pope County courthouse, 29 march 1897. He was at one time a Pope County commissioner and, according to Ambrose Gaffaney, had a wry sense of humor. The Minnesota death record on Family Search has his birth year as 1858. They were farming in Grove Lake in 1910. Children: 1. ‎Peter Rooney‏‎ Born ‎18 Mar 1893 Bangor, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎30 Jan 1896 Bangor, Pope County, Minnesota‎, age 2 years, buried Padua, Stearns County, Minnesota Glenwood Herald, February 7, 1896: "Died, Peter, the four year old son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Rooney, on Thursday, January 30, in the town of Bangor, after an illness of about a week. Pete was an unusually active and healthy boy of this age and his death will be a great surprise to his numerous friends, and a sad loss to the grief-stricken parents who have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community." Cause of death: Sore throat. 2. ‎Constant Mark "Connie" Rooney‏‎ Born ‎12 Aug 1893 New York Event Description: orphan train adoptee, died ‎4 Dec 1972 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Event Description: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis‎, age 79 years Constant was living on the farm with his parents in 1930, and in Anoka in 1961. He probably did not marry. 3. ‎Hannah Ruth "Ruth Marguerite" Rooney‏‎ Born ‎11 Aug 1894 Minnesota, died ‎26 Jan 1977 Renville County, Minnesota‎, age 82 years Ruth was married twice, the first time (?) to James Woodall, and he may be the father of Helen. Helen was born in 1915 in Minnesota but she's not listed with the rest of the family in the 1920 census of Carpio, North Dakota. Her two younger brothers are there, Donald and George, both born in North Dakota. 4. ‎Bridget Edna "Edna" Rooney‏‎ Born ‎8 Jul 1896 Bangor, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎27 May 1994 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona‎, age 97 years 5. ‎Madonna Mary "Mary Madonna" Rooney‏‎ Born ‎30 May 1899 Sedan, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎3 Nov 1986 Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Event Description: Fort Snelling National Cemetery‎, age 87 years, buried Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Baptismal sponsors: James Rooney, Anna Rooney. In 1918, Madonna Rooney (along with a Mary Egan, and several others) were juniors in the St. Gabriel's Hospital school for nurses in Little Falls. SSGT, US AIR FORCE 6. ‎Claire Anna "Claire" Rooney‏‎ Born ‎13 Apr 1902 Sedan, Pope County, Minnesota, died ‎9 Jan 1997 Waconia, Carver County, Minnesota‎, age 94 years Baptismal sponsors: Edward Kelley, Theresia Kelley. Anna and Harry's two children, Charles and Mary, were living with her parents in the 1930 census. Claire is lodging in Minneapolis, and one of the other lodgers is Harry Stremlow. In the 1940 census Mary Eileen is living with them in Minneapolis. Charles would have been 17 and was living with his cousin (or aunt) Helen Swenson (m. William) Glieden as a farm hand in Grove Lake. His mother and sister and stepfather are living in Minneapolis.. 7. ‎Margaret Ellen Rooney‏‎ Born ‎7 Sep 1904 Minnesota, died ‎13 Jan 1909 Grove Lake Township, Pope County, Minnesota‎, age 4 years, buried ‎14 Jan 1909 Padua, Stearns County, Minnesota Baptismal sponsors: Thomas J Rooney, Catharine Killeen. Died at age 4 from Diptheria.