Obituary-Clinton Herald-November 22, 1986
Joseph M. Carraher
Joseph M. Carraher, 84, of 614 W. Platt St., died Thursday in his son's
home in Elgin, Ill.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lost
Nation, with the Rev. Robert Polcyn O.F.M., officiatating. Visitation
will be after 3 p.m. Sunday in the Haylock, O'Hara & Kedley Funeral Home,
Maquoketa.
Mr. Carraher was born June 20, 1902, in Big Rock, Iowa, to Frank and Mary
McAndrews Carraher. He married Veronica McDonnell, in September of 1927,
in Villa Nova, Iowa. She died in 1956. He farmed all his life in the Lost
Nation area and was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Donald (Mary) Durkee of Thousand Oaks,
Calif.; two sons, James L. of Elgin and Francis of Charlotte; two
sisters, Mrs. Ruth Conners of Lost Nation and Eileen Naughton of Iowa
City; and five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.
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Name: JOSEPH M. CARRAHER
Born:
Died or Buried: 1986
Buried: Sacred Heart
County/State: Clinton, IA
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ID: I113237712
Name: Veronica G. MCDONNELL
Given Name: Veronica G.
Surname: McDonnell
Sex: F
Birth: 22 Feb 1897 in Villa Nova, Iowa
Death: 19 Dec 1956 in Maquoketa, Iowa-Jackson County Hospital
Burial: Lost Nation Cemetery
Note:
Obituary-Dec. 20, 1956
Carraher, Veronica G. McDonnell (Mrs. Joseph)
Veronica G. McDonnell was born Feb. 22, 1897 at Villa Nova to James and
Mary Burke McDonnell.
She was married to Joseph Carraher Sept. 18, 1928 at Villa Nova.
She died Dec. 19, 1956 in Jackson County Hospital in Maquketa, Iowa.
Funeral was on Sat. Dec. 22 in Sacred Heart church, Lost Nation with Rev.
H. E. O'Connor celebrating the mass. Burial was in Lost Nation cemetery.
Surviving are the husband, one daughter, Mary Veronica at home; 2 sons,
Francis at home and James in the Navy; 2 sisters, Mrs. Margaret Naughton
and Miss Bridget McDonnell, both od Dewitt, and three brothers, John of
DeWitt, and Ray and william of Clinton.----------------
Name: VERONICA G. CARRAHER
Born:
Died or Buried: 1956
Buried: Sacred Heart
County/State: Clinton, IA
Notes: Clinton County, Iowa Cememtery Index: We would like to thank the Friends of Clinton County Family History for sharing this info with us. Thanks also go to those who put in countless hours walking these cemeteries. This info is meant as an Index only to help you locate ancestors that may be buried in Clinton County. I'm sure some entries are in error and there are ommissions.
ID: I113237744
Name: Francis CARRAHER
Given Name: Francis
Surname: Carraher
Sex: M
Birth: 11 Aug 1929 in Lost Nation, Iowa
Death: 17 Nov 1999 in DeWitt, Iowa-Dewitt Community Hospital
Residence: Charlotte, Iowa
Burial: Cremated
Note:
Obituary-Clinton Herlad Nov. 19, 1999 p.9
Francis J. Carraher
Francis J. Carraher, 70, of DeWitt, formerly of Lost Nation, died
Wednesday in DeWitt Community Hospital.
The body was creamated. A service will be at a later date. Hayden Funeral
Home, Lost Nation, is in charge of arrangements.
He was born Aug. 11, 1929, east of Lost Nation, to Joseph and Veronica
McDonnell Carraher.
He was a graduate of Welton High School.
He farmed east of Lost Nation and was a beekeeper. He also worked with
Clinton Engine Co. in Maquoketa, Mississippi Valley Engineering in Grand
Mound, and Beards and Co. in Clinton.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Durkee of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; and a
brother, James Carraher of Elgin, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Death date: Nov. 17, 1999.
Rootsweb.com
ID: I012
Name: James CARRAHER
Sex: M
Birth: 1866 in Scotland
Christening: 8 Apr 1905 Naturalization Intent papers filed. Arrival March 1894
Note:
1910 Census said James was a coal minner and immgrated in 1896. There is
a birth registered in District of Louth, Ireland Union of Dundalth.
Dwelling Place of father Aghaglap
Married: in Detroit,
Divorced: 14 Mar 1947 in Contra Coasta, Calif
Note:
Juvenile authorities agreed to inspect the household and see what they
could make of information that was given to them about the situation.
They found:
Mrs. Margaret Carraher, wife #1 and her three children, a one-year-old
infant, a boy of 10 and a girl of 12; Mrs. Dolores Carraher, wife #2, and
her three children, a four month old baby, a son 2, and a daughter 4.
Carraher said he married Margaret in Detroit in 1934. She left him in
1937 and reported she had won a divorce. In 1942 he wed Dolores, but he
heard Margaret was looking for him three years later and that she had not
actually gotten her divorce. He packed up wife #2 and the kiddies and
went to Detroit, found wife #1 and brought both wives and the entire
brood back to Richmond to live. Two new babies came later to the
household of one bedroom, a living room, kitchen and bath. Last Christmas
when Carraher worked in Monterey canneries after losing his machinist's
job he heard the kiddies were being left alone while his two spouses took
in the movies. He said he worried, not so much about the women out on the
town, but about the children being left alone.I have had trouble locating the Newspaper this ran in, but I do know this
story ran under another title: "When do two Queens and a Jack make a full
house."
I wrote to the Richmond Independent Newspaper in 1993 and a library aide
went through some old papers on microfilm, with no luck. I then wrote to
the Detroit Public Library and had the same response.
The top and bottom part of the newspaper clipping states the police and
juvenile authorities were involved. Someone must have been concerned and
reported the happenings. Margaret had to file for a divorce since she was
his leagal wife, and Dolores filed annulment papers.
Married: in Detroit,
Divorced: 14 Mar 1947 in Contra Coasta, Calif
Note:
Juvenile authorities agreed to inspect the household and see what they
could make of information that was given to them about the situation.
They found:
Mrs. Margaret Carraher, wife #1 and her three children, a one-year-old
infant, a boy of 10 and a girl of 12; Mrs. Dolores Carraher, wife #2, and
her three children, a four month old baby, a son 2, and a daughter 4.
Carraher said he married Margaret in Detroit in 1934. She left him in
1937 and reported she had won a divorce. In 1942 he wed Dolores, but he
heard Margaret was looking for him three years later and that she had not
actually gotten her divorce. He packed up wife #2 and the kiddies and
went to Detroit, found wife #1 and brought both wives and the entire
brood back to Richmond to live. Two new babies came later to the
household of one bedroom, a living room, kitchen and bath. Last Christmas
when Carraher worked in Monterey canneries after losing his machinist's
job he heard the kiddies were being left alone while his two spouses took
in the movies. He said he worried, not so much about the women out on the
town, but about the children being left alone.I have had trouble locating the Newspaper this ran in, but I do know this
story ran under another title: "When do two Queens and a Jack make a full
house."
I wrote to the Richmond Independent Newspaper in 1993 and a library aide
went through some old papers on microfilm, with no luck. I then wrote to
the Detroit Public Library and had the same response.
The top and bottom part of the newspaper clipping states the police and
juvenile authorities were involved. Someone must have been concerned and
reported the happenings. Margaret had to file for a divorce since she was
his leagal wife, and Dolores filed annulment papers.
Married: in Detroit,
Divorced: 14 Mar 1947 in Contra Coasta, Calif
Note:
Juvenile authorities agreed to inspect the household and see what they
could make of information that was given to them about the situation.
They found:
Mrs. Margaret Carraher, wife #1 and her three children, a one-year-old
infant, a boy of 10 and a girl of 12; Mrs. Dolores Carraher, wife #2, and
her three children, a four month old baby, a son 2, and a daughter 4.
Carraher said he married Margaret in Detroit in 1934. She left him in
1937 and reported she had won a divorce. In 1942 he wed Dolores, but he
heard Margaret was looking for him three years later and that she had not
actually gotten her divorce. He packed up wife #2 and the kiddies and
went to Detroit, found wife #1 and brought both wives and the entire
brood back to Richmond to live. Two new babies came later to the
household of one bedroom, a living room, kitchen and bath. Last Christmas
when Carraher worked in Monterey canneries after losing his machinist's
job he heard the kiddies were being left alone while his two spouses took
in the movies. He said he worried, not so much about the women out on the
town, but about the children being left alone.I have had trouble locating the Newspaper this ran in, but I do know this
story ran under another title: "When do two Queens and a Jack make a full
house."
I wrote to the Richmond Independent Newspaper in 1993 and a library aide
went through some old papers on microfilm, with no luck. I then wrote to
the Detroit Public Library and had the same response.
The top and bottom part of the newspaper clipping states the police and
juvenile authorities were involved. Someone must have been concerned and
reported the happenings. Margaret had to file for a divorce since she was
his leagal wife, and Dolores filed annulment papers.