Two
individuals have agreed to participate in a DNA test.One individual is from the Brady family.The other individual is a descendent from the St. Louis Hanney family. If
the test results prove a match we can be certain of the Brady – Hanney family
connection. We are hoping for the
results of the testing by April 2007.
DNA
test results have been received for our two Brady and Hanney family descendents.The test results show the two testing persons matching on 66 of 67 DNA
markers.These matching DNA test
results indicate a definite ancestral family connection between the two persons
in the male DNA line.The male DNA
is passed from father to son to son.
From
the test results we can exclude the possibility that William Brady’s mother,
Nora Toohey had a child William before she married James Hanney.If that were the case we would not have had a DNA match in the male DNA.The test results also exclude the possibility that William Brady was a
child taken in by the Hanney family.Again,
there would not have been a match in the male DNA results.
These
DNA test results lead me to conclude that William Brady was the son of Nora
Toohey Hanney and James Hanney.Since
I have accounted for all the sons of Nora and James Hanney, except for Clement,
I believe William Aloysius Brady was actually born Clement Stephen Hanney.
Clement
Stephen Hanney was born November 23, 1888.Sometime
prior to the 1910 census he left
St. Louis
and his family there.Between the
time Clement left
St. Louis
and April 1918, he made his way to
Seattle
,
Washington
and along the way took a new name, William Aloysius Brady.
Leo
Aloysius Hanney
– Leo was born June 12, 1896 according to the baptismal records from
Visitation Parish in
St. Louis
,
Missouri
.He has been found living with his
parents, James and Nora Hanney in the 1900 census for
St. Louis
.In the 1910
St. Louis
census he is living with his father and step – mother, Kate, again in
St. Louis
.The World War I draft
registration, June 1917, reports Leo Hanney, age 21, living and working in
St. Louis
.The 1930
census for
Springfield
,
Illinois
shows Leo living with his wife
Florence
and a son John.John’s name is
reported as John Haney (actually John Balmer) but further research reveals that
John is
Florence
’s son from a previous marriage.Leo’s
occupation is given as huxter of farm products.
Leo
died November 28, 1957 at the Veteran’s
Administration
Hospital
in
St. Louis
,
Missouri
.Leo was survived by his wife,
Florence
, a son, John Balmer and two grandsons.He
was a member of the Disabled American Veterans and Veterans of World War I.Leo married Mrs. Florence Balmer on August 9, 1927 and was a resident of
Springfield
,
Illinois
for thirty years.He was involved
in the produce business.A death
certificate issued in
St. Louis
,
Missouri
reports Leo’s mother’s name as Alice Kieley and father as James Hanney.This is not the first time I have seen misreporting of a person’s
parents or children in these records.Leo’s
body was returned to
Springfield
,
Illinois
for burial in the
Camp
Butler
National
Cemetery
.As yet, a death certificate for
the state of
Illinois
has not been found.
Leo’s
wife, Florence
, died August 18, 1988 in
Springfield
,
Illinois
.She was the daughter of John
Garvey and Margaret Murphy, being born in
St. Louis
,
Missouri
in 1900.
It appears that Leo Hanney had no children of his
own.
Frank
John Hanney –
Frank Hanney was born June 15, 1891 according to baptismal records from
Visitation Parish in
St. Louis
,
Missouri
.The name in the baptismal records
is John Francis.The 1900 census
record list his name as Francis, his World War I draft registration as Frank
John and his obituary and death certificate as Frank John.William Brady (aka Clement Hanney) and sister Loretta Hanney Roberts
referred to their brother as Francis.
The
World War I draft registration (June 1917) for Frank John Hanney, born St.
Louis,
Missouri
, gives his address in
St. Paul
,
Minnesota
.He is working as a steeplejack.No conclusive census records for 1910, 1920 & 1930 have been found
for Frank Hanney.
Frank
John Hanney died suddenly in his home in
Danville
,
Illinois
on April 23, 1956.His obituary
states that he is retired from the Veteran’s
Administration
Hospital
.He is survived by his wife Mildred
Miflin, whom he married in 1942.A
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Brown, and three step – children (Heinzman) are also
listed in the obituary.Further
research has revealed that Dorothy
Brown was not a natural daughter but another Heinzman step – child.The Illinois
death certificate for Frank John Hanney lists his parents and a date of
birth that correspond to our Francis Hanney.The death certificate also states that Frank Hanney had served in the
military during World War I. That would make at least three brothers; Clement,
Frank & Leo who had served during World War I.
Mildred
Hanney died on February 8, 1976 in
Danville
,
Illinois
.She was the daughter of Leonard
Miflin and Harriet Smith, born June 25, 1901 in
DuQuoin
,
Illinois
.19101920 and 1930
census records.
There is no evidence I have been able to find
that indicates that Frank Hanney had any children of his own.
Loretta
Hanney – Loretta
Hanney was born December 30, 1898 in
St. Louis
,
Missouri
and baptized in the Visitation Parish church.Loretta appears in the 1900 census living with her father and mother.In the 1910 census she is living with her father and step – mother
(Kate).I have been unable to locate
census records for Loretta from 1920 and 1930.
The lack
of census records has made it difficult to trace Loretta.However, two marriage records were found that eventually lead to
uncovering some of her history.There
is a November 1931 marriage record in the records of Visitation Parish,
St. Louis
,
Missouri
.That record is a validation of a
civil marriage for Loretta Hanney and Leonard Roberts.The civil marriage is reported to have occurred in 1921.The civil marriage by a Justice of the Peace was actually performed in
September 1922.Neither the marriage
application or marriage certificate from the 1922 marriage gives any detail
regarding the families of Loretta and Leonard.However, the 1931 marriage record listed the names of the parents for
both the bride and groom.The
bride’s parents are James Hanney and Nora Toohey.The groom’s parents are Benjamin Roberts and Anna Patton.
In the 1900
census for
Columbus
,
Ohio
in
Franklin
County
there is a record for the family of Benjamin and Anna Roberts.That record shows the parents and their children, Frankie L., Hattie and
Nellie.There is no record of the
family found in the 1910 or 1920 census records but Anna appears in the 1910
census living with her sister’s family.Anna
states she is single so we can suppose she and Benjamin separated or divorced.There is a Frank Roberts in the 1910 census for
St. Louis
,
Missouri
and I believe this is the same Frank L. Roberts, also known as Leonard.
The World War I draft
registration for Frank L. Roberts of
St. Louis
,
Missouri
lists a date of birth of March 12, 1885 and the nearest relative as Anna
Roberts of
Columbus
,
Ohio
.In the 1931 marriage record the
date of birth for Leonard Roberts is given as March 12, 1887.My experience with the draft registration records has often found
conflicting birth years from baptismal and birth records; in some cases making
the person older and in other cases making the person appear to be younger.
During
World War Two there was a draft registration held to boost moral and known as
the “Old Man’s Draft”.The
draft registration was for men born between 1877 and 1897.No one expected those being registered to be drafted and it was
considered symbolic.This 1942 draft
registration produced a draft card
for Leonard Frank Roberts living in
Columbus
,
Ohio
.His date of birth is given as
March 12, 1887.The person listed as
“Name of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address” is Loretta Roberts of the
same address (
670 Kerr Street
) as Leonard Frank Roberts.
Loretta
Roberts died September 4, 1942 in
Columbus
,
Ohio
while living at
670 Kerr Street
.Her obituary
lists the following surviving; husband, Leonard; sons Alan, Jack and Thomas;
daughter Anna; brothers Leo and Francis Hanney; and step – mother Katie Hanney.Loretta’s sister,
Regina
, is not listed among those surviving so it can be assumed she has previously
died. Loretta's Ohio
Death Certificate lists her father as James Hanney who was born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mother is listed as Nora Touie.
James Hanney and Nora Toohey had a total of eight
children; Ellen, James, Clement, Frank, Louis, Leo, Loretta and
Regina
.Of the eight children it appears
only three (James, Clement and Loretta) were to have children of their own.
September
2, 2007
St.
Louis pictures by Diane Brady Sadler. Cousin Diane visited different Hanney
locations in St. Louis during a trip to the mid-west. The locations are
different home sites, church sites and burial sites. Click
Here.
November
11, 2007
Francis
Joseph Haney
Francis
Joseph Haney was the fourth child and third son of Michael Haney and Catherine
Barrett.Francis Joseph was baptized
February 4, 1866 at St. Patrick Church in St. Louis,
Missouri. See St.
Patrick's Church Baptisms. Sometimes, it was common for a
person to be known by their middle name.Because
of that it has always been uncertain whether Francis Joseph was known as
Francis, or Joseph or even Frank.This
uncertainty sometimes makes it difficult to find a person in census records,
marriage records, obituaries and death certificates.I believe I have now found the answer to Francis Joseph.
Francis Hanney died August
21, 1867.The death was recorded in
the St. Louis City Death Register for the year 1867.The register lists his age as 19 months which would place his birth as
December 1865 or January 1866 and is consistent with a baptism in February 1866.The address given for “Locality Where Death Occurred” is Carr between
21st and 22nd.In
the 1867
St.
Louis City Directory there is a listing for Michael Haney, blacksmith residing
at East side 22nd bet. Wash & Carr.The cemetery listed in the Death Register is Holy Trinity.
Holy Trinity cemetery was
known by a few different names.One
of the names was “Poor Man’s Cemetery" and they often took burials for
those with little means to pay for a burial.Holy Trinity cemetery was closed after 1897 and most of the burials were
removed to
Calvary
Cemetery
.However, it appears that any
records of the burial relocations were never recorded or have been lost.Also lost are the records from the original burials at Holy Trinity.Other names for Holy Trinity were New Breman and
Mt.
Holy Trinity.
John Haney
John
Haney was the first child born to Michael Haney and Catherine Barrett.Various records give his year of birth as 1855 or 1856 or 1857, without
consistency.All of the records
found however give his place of birth as
England
; his parents always listed their places of birth as
Ireland
.Because of this it has always been
assumed that Michael Haney and Catherine Barrett married in
Ireland
or
England
, John the first child was born in
England
, the family left for the
United States
, the second child James was born in
Pennsylvania
(1858) and finally the family arrived in
St. Louis
where a daughter, Mary Ann, was born in 1862.No immigration records have been found to show the arrival in the
United States
and the family can not be found in the 1860
United States
census.When did they arrive in the
United States
?Why can they not be found in
census records for
Pennsylvania
or
Missouri
or any states between?The first
census record for the family is in the 1870 census for
St. Louis, Missouri, and in that record John is not listed.John
does however appear in the 1880 census with the family.That’s lot of questions without reasonable answers.
I think now I can answer some
of those questions.In the 1861
census for the United Kingdom
there is a listing for John Hanney living with his grandparents, Patrick and
Mary Barratt.The location is
Stockport, Heaton Norris,
Chesire County
,
England
.John Hanney, age 6, lives with his
grandparents and some aunts & uncles, but no parents are shown.A quick check of the 1851 census for the
United Kingdom
for the same location shows the family of Patrick & Mary Barratt and also
listed is a daughter, Catherine.Catherine’s
age corresponds to the year of birth believed to be that of Catherine Hanney nee
Barrett.
Further research has produced
two records that are conclusive that this is our Hanney & Barrett families.In the year 1855 there was a marriage registered between Michael Hanney
and Catherine Barrett.The marriage
registration was in the town of
Stockport
,
Chesire County
,
England
.In the year 1856 there was a birth
registration for a John Hanney, again in the town of
Stockport
,
Chesire County
,
England
. Copies of the marriage record and the
birth record will be posted here once they have been received from the General
Register Office,
England, United Kingdom
.
Tying all of this together,
it would appear that Michael Hanney and Catherine Barratt (Barrett) married on
January 27, 1855 in
England
.Since the Barratt family was
living in
England
in 1851 and listed their nativity as
Ireland
they were probably there as a result of the Potato Famine in
Ireland
of the 1840’s.Their first child,
John, was born on February 16, 1856.Between
the years 1856 and 1858 Michael and Catherine Hanney emigrated to the
United States
, leaving their first child, John, behind to live with Catherine’s parents.In September 1858 a second child, James, was born in
Pennsylvania
.All records found have always
consistently recorded James birthplace as
Pennsylvania
, one record even indicates the city to be
Philadelphia
.In 1862 a third child, Mary Ann,
was born in
St. Louis
,
Missouri
.Five other children were born in
St. Louis
,
Missouri
in the years 1866, 1868, 1870, 1872 and 1875. See
census records and St. Patrick's Church baptismal records.
One question that remains is
why did John not appear in the 1870 census for
St. Louis
with the rest of the family?It’s
possible that he remained in
England
until a later time.In the 1871
census for the
United Kingdom
there is a John Hanney listed in
Yorkshire County
,
England
.This John Hanney is listed as a
cousin to the head of household.Furthermore,
there is an inconsistency in the 1880 census for
St. Louis
,
Missouri
.Because of irregularities, the
first census taken was rejected by officials and the census had to be repeated
in November 1880.The first census
taken in June 1880 shows the Michael & Catherine Hanney family living in
St. Louis
but John Hanney is not listed.The
second census taken in November 1880 shows the family but this time John is
listed among the children of Michael and Catherine.Is it possible that John had just arrived from
England
between June and November?Or is it
possible that John was not living with the family in June, but living elsewhere
in the St. Louis
area?
As a result of the 1851 &
1861 United Kingdom
census records we now know that Catherine Hanney’s (nee Barrett) parents were
Patrick and Mary.We also know she
had sisters, Ann and Mary and a brother James.
Joseph
Haney was born in 1872.He was the
seventh child of Michael Haney and Catherine Barrett.His older brother was named Francis Joseph and because it was common for
people to be known by their middle names it has always caused confusion and
uncertainty when trying to research Francis Joseph and Joseph.Were they two individuals or one individual?Adding to this confusion was the nonchalance when reporting ages and year
of birth.
It
has now been established that there were two different sons by the fact that a
death record for Francis Joseph Hanney has been found.Francis Joseph was born 1865/1866 and died in August 1867.He was buried in Holy Trinity cemetery, the “Poor Man’s” cemetery.
Joseph Haney appeared in the
1880 census records with the family of Michael and Catherine Haney.His age was listed as 7 years which would place his birth in 1872 or
1873.By the time of the 1900 census
Catherine Haney was deceased and Michael was living alone as a widower.The whereabouts of their children has not been established to
satisfaction.
There is a death certificate
for Joseph Haney who died December 20, 1943.He was buried December 22, 1943 in Calvary
Cemetery.Joseph Haney was buried in the
same burial lot as his brother, Thomas Francis Haney, along with Thomas’ first
wife Rose.It would appear that
Joseph Haney had little money and family to provide for his burial.The death certificate lists his residence as “Little Sisters of the
Poor” for a period of seven years, four months.The death certificate also lists his martial status as “Single”.His father is listed as Michael Haney.His mother is listed as Catherine Reily.There appears to be some confusion among the children of Michael Hanney
and Catherine Barrett about the maiden name of their mother.Thomas Francis Haney’s death certificate also lists his mother’s
maiden name as Reily. Other records
exist showing Catherine's maiden name as Barrett.
Louis Joseph Hanney
b. Aug. 25, 1893 d. Nov. 28, 1895
Thomas Francis Haney
b. Aug. 29, 1875 d. Jan. 1, 1919
The
baptismal records for St. Patrick's Church in St. Louis, Missouri show
Thomas' date of birth as August 29, 1875. Thomas first married Rose
Carrico who died March 25, 1913. Thomas and Rose had a son, Joseph Francis
Haney, born in 1905. After the death of Rose, Thomas remarried to a woman
by the name of Bertha.