Re: Chickasaw Co Birth Lookups?
COMERFORD, COMMERFORD, MULLEN, SHEKLETON
Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email) In Response To: Re: Chickasaw Co Birth Lookups? (Heather Stonely)
Date: 4/1/2019 at 19:56:54
Jennie's parents were James and Mary Mullen.
I located three obituaries for you to establish this fact.
According to Jennie (Mullen) Commerford's obituary, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Mullen and was born in Wisconsin on June 12, 1860, and came with her parents to Iowa in 1865. She was a school teacher for five years. She was married on February 19, 1884, to Charles Commerford. The obituary also stated that her widowed father, James Mullen, lived with her at the time of her death.
New Hampton Courier -- New Hampton, Iowa
May 14, 1896Death of James Mullen
The remains of the late James Mullen, who died at the home of his son [Andrew Mullen] in Butte, Mont., arrived here Sunday morning. The funeral was held from St. Joseph's church at 8 o'clock, and interment was in the parish cemetery. The body was accompanied here by Miss Nellie Mullen, daughter of deceased. Mr. Mullen was 71 years of age and until about three years ago had resided in this county since 1870. He lived for half of that time on a farm three miles southwest of town and afterward took up his residence in this city.
New Hampton Gazette -- New Hampton, Iowa
August 8, 1901Died in this city Monday morning, October 5th, 1885 at 5 o'clock a.m., Mary wife of James Mullen aged 56 years. Deceased was a native of Ireland and came to America in her young days. She was an old resident of Iowa having first resided in Howard county and finally she moved to our county where she has lived for many years. Her illness was of a very short duration, being sick not twenty-four hours in alll. She leaves a husband and three children, Mrs. Chas. Commerford of Jacksonville and Miss Nellie, of this city, and also a son who resides somewhere in Indiana to mourn her loss, besides many friends and acquaintances in this vicinity. She was an earnest and devoted christian lady, a loving and dutiful wife, a kind mother, and a trusted friend and neighbor. The funeral takes place tomorrow (Wednesday) at 10 o'clock in the Catholic church, where there will be a high mass and sermon.
New Hampton Tribune -- New Hampton, Iowa
October 6, 1885*****
SAINT JOSEPHS CEMETERY -- New Hampton Township
Saint Josephs is also known as Calvary. It is located on North Pleasant Hill Avenue in New Hampton east of Highway 6James Mullen
Died 8-1-1901 aged 70Wife Mary
Died 10-5-1885 aged 55Her sister, Nellie Mullen [November 20, 1861 -- April 18, 1959], married Francis Shekleton.
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