Mrs. Mary Ann McSweeney 1838 - 1909

MCSWEENEY, MCSWEENY, MCGUIRE, RIORDEN, KOLB, BRENNAN, QUINN

Posted By: Dorothy Gosse (email)
Date: 2/20/2011 at 19:59:22

Mrs. William McSweeney passed away at her home at
511 North Frederick street Saturday afternoon after
an illness of several months. The last services were held
from the home at 8 and from Sacred Heart church,
conducted by Rev. P. S. O'Connor, her pastor. Interment
by the side of her husband in the Westgate cemetery.

Mary Ann McGuire was born in Canada near Prescott,
February 27, 1838 and died November 6, 1909. When
three years of age she with her parents removed to
St. Charles, Illinois, where she lived until her marriage,
June 9, 1856 to William McSweeney lately deceased, after
which they immediately came to Fayette county, Iowa,
near what is now Westgate. They bought their farm land
from the government and lived in the prairie schooner
in which they traveled, drawn by an ox team, until the
log house was built.

In this log cabin were born her ten children, Mrs.
M. T. Riordan of Hazleton, Mrs. J. N. Kolb, Mrs. W. J.
Brennan and Mrs. James Quinn of Oelwein, John,
Edmond and Peter McSweeney of Oelwein, William of
Westgate, Frank of Minneapolis, Minn., and James who
resides on the old homestead near Westgate.

She is also survived by one brother, Mr. B. McGuire of
this city, all being at the bedside of their mother during
her last illness.

Oelwein Register - 8 Nov 1909