Mary Elizabeth Gilroy

Hugh Owen Gilroy
(Abt 1811-After 1846)

Margaret Tiffany
(Abt 1816-After 1846)

Mary Elizabeth Gilroy
(1837-1923)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Andrew Drugan Sr.

Mary Elizabeth Gilroy ¹ ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹

Born: February 1837, County Leitrim, IRELAND ⁴
Marriage (1): Andrew Drugan Sr. on 4 December 1865 in Winona, MN ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵
Died: 3 October 1923, Trempealeau, WI at age 86 ¹⁰ ¹¹
Buried: 5 October 1923, Old Catholic Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI ¹²

bullet General Notes:

Like her husband, Mary's actual birth year is questionable. While it seemed common practice for women during those times to understate their age, some of the census source would indicate that she might have been overstating her age.

The 1870 US Census provides a birth year of about 1844.
The 1880 US Census provides a birth year of about 1841.
The 1900 US Census provides a birth month and year of Feb 1837.
The 1910 US Census provides a birth year of about 1839.
The 1920 US Census provides a birth year of about 1840.

The median year of birth would seem to be about 1840. But because she specifically provided "Feb 1837" on the 1900 US Census, a date which would make her older than a birth year of 1840, something that goes against the convention of understating her real age, that date within 1837 is probably the most likely one to be correct.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1839 and a birth location of County Leitrim, IRELAND.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 71 on the 1910 US Census.
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• She has alternate birth date of 1840 and a birth location of Ireland.

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• She has alternate birth date of 1841 and a birth location of County Leitrim, IRELAND.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 39 on the 1880 US Census.
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• She has alternate birth date of 1844 and a birth location of Ireland.

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• She immigrated in 1863.
⁴ ⁸ Her immigration year of 1863 was referenced on the 1900 and 1910 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 11 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 16, Family 126
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Mary Drugan..26..IRE..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 2 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Feb 1837, then her age should have been 33 instead of 26.
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• 1875 Wisconsin State Census: Wisconsin State, June 1875, Trempealeau, WI. ¹⁴ 1875 Wisconsin State Census
Line number 63, Image 56
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Females: 4 = (Mary Gilroy-Drugan, wife; Mary, daughter; Margaret, daughter)

(Living with husband and 5 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 29A, District 72, Family 300, Roll 1448
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Mary Dougan..Wife..39..IRE..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 6 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Feb 1837, then her age should have been 43 instead of 39.
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• She appeared on the 1895 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in 20 June 1895. ¹⁵

1895 Wisconsin State Census
Page 1, Line 17
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Andrew Drugan:
Females: 2 = (Mary Gilroy-Drugan, wife; Margaret, daughter)

(Living with husband, 3 sons, and 1 daughter.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 9 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 137, Family 155
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Farm owned, with mortgage
Married 34 yrs
Mary Drugan..Wife..Feb 1837..63..IRE..Immig. 1863..6/5

(Living with husband and 3 sons.)
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• She appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1905. ⁷

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 467, 119, Line 51
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned
Mary Drugan..Head..65..IRE..Housewife..Widowed
Joseph Drugan..Son..36..WI..Day Laborer
Charlie Drugan..Son..28..WI..Barber

(Mary was widowed and living with 2 sons. If her birth date was in Feb 1837, then her age should have been 68 instead of 65.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 16 April 1910. ⁸

1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 173, Family 51, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Mary Drugan..Head..71..IRE..Immig 1863..Widowed..6/4
Joseph Drugan..Son..40..WI..Bridge Carpenter
Leo McCarty..Grandson..16..WI

(Widowed and living with son, Joseph, and orphaned grandson, Leo McCarty.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Feb 1837, then her age should have been 73 instead of 71.

Mary had indicated that only 4 of her 6 children were still alive. The records show that only her oldest daughter, Mary, had died prior to 1910 which also explains why the grandson Leo McCarty was living with her at the time of the 1910 census.
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 19 January 1920. ⁹

1920 US Census
Sheet 5B, District 219, Family 135, Roll 2018
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Main Street; home owned, no mortgage
Mary Drugan..Head..80..IRE..Immig 1864..Widowed
Joseph Drugan..Son..51..WI..General Work
William Shrake..Brother..79..OH..Widowed

(Mary was widowed and living with son, Joseph, and the father of her son-in-law, William Shrake.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in Feb 1837, then her age should have been 83 instead of 80.
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• She was buried on 5 October 1923 in the Old Catholic Cemetery in Trempealeau, WI.

Plot: Row 6, Lot 67, Grave 2
Find A Grave Memorial #89387304
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• Her obituary was published in the Winona Republican-Herald on 5 October 1923 in Winona, MN.

¹⁰ TREMPEALEAU
Mrs. Mary Drugan, an old resident of this town, passed away to the great beyond some time during Wednesday night. The funeral will be held Friday from the Catholic Church.

(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, 5 Oct 1923, page 13)
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Mary married Andrew Drugan Sr., son of Patrick Drugan Sr. and Anne Coyle, on 4 December 1865 in Winona, MN.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ (Andrew Drugan Sr. was born on 10 March 1833 in Clogher Parish, County Tyrone, Ulster, IRELAND,³ ⁶ died on 28 April 1901 in Trempealeau, WI ¹⁶ ¹⁷ and was buried on 29 April 1901 in Old Catholic Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI ¹⁶ ¹⁷.). The cause of his death was LaGrippe and acute gastritis.

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 4 December 1865, in Winona, MN. ⁵

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 11 June 1870. ⁶

1870 US Census
Page 16, Dwelling 128, Family 126
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Andrew Drugan..37..IRE..Lime Burner
Mary Drugan..26..IRE..Keeping House
Mary Drugan..2..WI
Joseph Drugan..1..WI
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• 1875 Wisconsin State Census: Wisconsin State, June 1875, Trempealeau, WI. ¹⁴ 1875 Wisconsin State Census
Line number 63, Image 56
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
A. Drugan:
Males: 3 = Andrew Drugan; (Joseph, son; Andrew Jr, son; Patrick, son)
Females: 4 = (Mary Gilroy-Drugan, wife; Mary, daughter; Margaret, dauaghter)

NOTE - The gender counts should be reversed: 4 males and 3 females.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1 June 1880. ³

1880 US Census
Page 29A, District 72, Family 300, Roll 1448
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Andrew Dougan..Head..47..IRE..Laborer
Mary Dougan..Wife..39..IRE..Keeping House
Mary Dougan..Daughter..12..WI..At School
Joseph Dougan..Son..11..WI..At School
Andrew Dougan..Son..9..WI
Maggy Dougan..Daughter..7..WI
Patrick Dougan..Son..5..WI
Charlie Dougan..Son..3..WI
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• They appeared on the 1895 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in 20 June 1895. ¹⁵

1895 Wisconsin State Census
Page 1, Line 17
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Andrew Drugan:
Males: 6 = Andrew Drugan Sr; (Andrew Jr, son; Patrick, son; Charles, son; 2 Unknown)
Females: 2 = (Mary Gilroy-Drugan, wife; Margaret, daughter)
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 9 June 1900. ⁴

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 137, Family 155
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 34 yrs
Andrew Drugan..Head..Mar 1834..66..IRE..Immig 1849..Naturalized..Farmer
Mary Drugan..Wife..Feb 1837..63..IRE..Immig 1863..6/5
Andrew Drugan..Son..Nov 1870..29..WI..Farm Laborer
Patrick Drugan..Son..Aug 1874..25..WI..Day Laborer
Charles Drugan..Son..Mar 1877..23..WI..Barber
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Mary Gilroy and her sister, Ellen Gilroy, married two brothers, Andrew and Peter Drugan respectively. In the 1905 Wisconsin State Census, both sisters are widowed, each living with their sons, and living next door to each other.
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Name: Andrew Drugan
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 4 Dec 1865
Event Place: Winona, Minnesota, United States
Event Place (Original): Winona, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Gilroy
Spouse's Gender: Female
Reference ID: 90
Source Reference: Volumes A-B

Citing this Record
"Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDX4-CYR : 20 January 2020), Mary Gilroy in entry for Andrew Drugan, 1865.
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Name: Andrew Drugan
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 4 Dec 1865
Event Place: Winona, Minnesota, United States
Event Place (Original): Winona, Minnesota, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary Gilroy
Spouse's Gender: Female
Certificate Number: Page 90
Page: 90

Citing this Record
"Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-XJY8 : 15 May 2020), Andrew Drugan and Mary Gilroy, 1865.
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1 "Minnesota Marriages, 1849-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1680832 : accessed 19 Oct 2014), Andrew Drugan, 1865.

2 "Minnesota Official Marriage System," index(https://moms.mn.gov/CertificateRequest : accessed 12 Sep 2014), Certificate Number: DRUANGILMA; Winona County;
Certificate Number: DRUANGILMA
Date of Marriage: 12/4/1865
Applicant 1 (Groom Prior to 8/1/2013) : ANDREW DRUGAN
Applicant 2 (Bride Prior to 8/1/2013) : MARY GILROY

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 72, p. 29A, dwelling 292, family 300, Andrew Drugan Str and Mary Elizabeth Gilroy; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1448.

4 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 137, p. 6B, dwelling 154, family 155, Andrew Drugan and Mary Elizabeth Gilroy; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 7 Feb 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

5 "Minnesota, County Marriages, 1860-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803974 : accessed 27 October 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M5-XJY8 : 15 May 2020), Andrew Drugan and Mary Gilroy, 1865.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 16, dwelling 128, family 126; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 1905 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 467, family 119, line 51, Mary Drugan (Gilroy); digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1443899 : accessed 5 Feb 2013); citing FamilySearch.org.

8 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 173, sheet 2B, dwelling 51, family 51, Mary Elizabeth Gilroy; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1739.

9 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 219, sheet 5B, dwelling 133, family 135, Mary Elizabeth Gilroy; index and images (accessed 20 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 2018.

10 Winona Republican-Herald, 5 oct 1923, p. 13; digital images(accessed 8 Feb 2013).

11 Robert Westphal Jr., "Westphal Family History," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=westphal : accessed 27 Apr 2013).

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89387304.

13 Brøderbund Software, Inc., Family Queries: Everton's "Roots" Cellar, Ed. 1 (Family Archive #018).

14 1875 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. Image 56, line 63, Andrew Drugan; index and images, FamilySearch(http://familysearch.org : accessed 18 Sep 2010); citing FamilySearch.org.

15 1895 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 1, line 17, Andrew Drugan; digital images, FamilySearch.org(https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1443712 : accessed 21 Mar 2014); citing Ref 17, Historical Society, Madison.

16 "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803975 : accessed 26 October 2020), Andres Drugan, 1901; citing Death, Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,311,659.

17 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 19 Oct 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71174765.

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