Bridget Enright Guiney

ENRIGHT, GUINEY, BURNS, WHITCOMB

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 5/5/2006 at 19:52:01

Davenport Weekly Leader; Davenport, Scott, Iowa; Wednesday, January 3, 1894

GUINEY.

At 4 o'clock Wednesday occurred the death of Mrs. Daniel Guiney at the family residence, 914 Eastern avenue, after an illness of only three days, the cause of death being pneumonia. Mrs. Guiney was an old resident of Davenport, this city being her home for the past thirty-eight years. Her maiden name was Bridget Enright and she was born in the county Kerry, Ireland, Feb. 10, 1830. She was married in Ireland in 1847 and came to this country in December, 1885, coming with her family direct to Davenport. Besides her husband there survive to mourn her loss seven children- John, Patrick, William, Daniel and David and two daughters, Mrs. Edward Burns and Mrs. Harvey Whitcomb. Of her sons John the eldest is a respected and efficient member of the Davenport police force and all the others are also residents of this city, except Wm. Gainey [sic] and Mrs. Whitcomb who live in Sargent, Mo.