Ellen G. Gilroy

Hugh Owen Gilroy
(Abt 1811-After 1846)

Margaret Tiffany
(Abt 1816-After 1846)

Ellen G. Gilroy
(1846-1911)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Peter Drugan

Ellen G. Gilroy ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶

Born: 6 April 1846, County Leitrim, IRELAND ² ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Marriage (1): Peter Drugan on 29 January 1871 in , Trempealeau County, WI ¹ ²
Died: 27 September 1911, Trempealeau, WI at age 65 ⁶
Buried: After 27 September 1911, Old Catholic Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI ⁶

bullet General Notes:

Ellen Gilroy and her sister, Mary Gilroy, married two brothers, Peter and Andrew 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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bullet Birth Notes:

Her exact year of birth is conflicted with various sources as follows:
---6 Apr 1846 - shown on the old gravestone marker; and the year as calculated by the 1910 US Census.
---1847 - 1905 state census
---1849 - as calculated by the 1900 US Census
---1850 - as calculated by the 1880 US Census
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bullet Death Notes:

La Crosse Diocese death/burial records for St. Bartholomew church in Book 1 (1874-1913) lists her date of death as 27 Sep 1911.
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth information of 1847. ⁷

• She has alternate birth information of March 1849. ³

• She has alternate birth information of 1850. ²

• She immigrated in 1867.
³ Occupation: Unknown
Age: 20
Sex: F
Literacy: U
Arrived: 26 Mar 1867
Origin; England
Port; Liverpool
Last Residence:
Destination: USA
Plan: Unknown
Ship: City Of Washington
Passage: Unknown
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• She appeared on the 1875 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1875. ⁸

1875 Wisconsin State Census
Line 59, Image 56
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
P. Drugan:
Females 2 = (Ellen Gilroy-Drugan, wife; Ella, daughter)

(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 29A, District 72, Family 298, Roll 1448
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Ellen Dougan..Wife..30..IRE..Keeping House

(Living with husband and 4 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 6 Apr 1846, then her age should have been 34 instead of 30.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 9 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 6B, District 137, Family 155
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House owned, no mortgage
Ellen Drugan..Head..Mar 1849..51..IRE..Immig 1867..7/5..Widowed
Ella A. Drugan...Daughter..Apr 1874..26..WI..School Teacher
Francis Drugan..Son..Sep 1880..19..WI..Day Laborer
Arthur O. Drugan..Son..Dec 1885..14..WI..At School
Margarite Johnson..Daughter..Mar 1878..22..M 4 yrs..WI
Rollie Johnson..Son-in-Law..Jun 1876..24..MN..Engineer

(Ellen was widowed and living with 3 of her children along with the married daughter Margaret and her husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 6 Apr 1846 instead of Mar 1849 as given on the census, then her age should have been 54 instead of 51.

They were living next to brothers-in-law Charles, and Andrew Drugan. If she had 2 children that had already died, then they were probably Elizabeth and Mary because the others are known to have lived beyond 1900.
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• She appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1905. ⁴

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 467, Family 120, Line 54
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Ellen Drugan..Head..58..IRE..Housekeeper..Widowed
Hubert Drugan..Son..33..WI..Bridgeman
Francis Drugan..Son..24..WI..Day Labor
Arthur O. Drugan..Son..18..WI..Day Labor

(Ellen was widowed and living with 3 sons.)

NOTE - Living next to her widowed sister, Mary, who married Andrew Drugan.
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 16 April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 173, Family 51, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned
Ellen G. Drugan..Head..63..IRE..Immig 1866..Widowed
Herbert Drugan..Son..38..WI..Carpenter on Bridge
Francis Drugan..Son..29..WI..Fireman on Steamboat
Arthur O. Drugan..Son..23..WI..Magazine Solicitor

(Ellen was widowed and living with 3 sons.)
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• She was buried on 27 September 1911 in the Old Catholic Cemetery in Trempealeau, WI.

There are actually two gravestones: her relatively newer flat gravestone in the Drugan family plot says "Mother - Ellen Drugan". There are no dates or other information on it but there is a small cross engraved at the top. It is immediately adjacent to and identical to the gravestone of her husband, Peter.

There is also an older tall monument stone that says "Mother - Ellen Drugan, April 6, 1846 - September 27, 1911". Any other markings on the monument, if any, are worn away and unreadable.

It is not known why there are two markers for the grave of Ellen but it is my belief that during 1960s-1970s, the Drugan family replaced and added the newer flat gravestones that are much easier to read than the old weathered stones.

The original plot map obtained from the Catholic Church shows Ellen to be buried in Lot 65, Grave 2.

Find A Grave Memorial 71174797
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Ellen married Peter Drugan, son of Patrick Drugan Sr. and Anne Coyle, on 29 January 1871 in , Trempealeau County, WI.¹ ² (Peter Drugan was born in 1849 in Clogher Parish, County Tyrone, Ulster, IRELAND,² ⁹ ¹⁰ died on 30 November 1898 in Trempealeau, WI ¹¹ ¹² and was buried on 1 December 1898 in Old Catholic Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI ¹¹ ¹² ¹³.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1875 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in June 1875. ⁸

1875 Wisconsin State Census
Line 59, Image 56
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
P. Drugan:
Males 2 = Peter Drugan; (Hubert, son)
Females 2 = (Ellen Gilroy-Drugan, wife; Ella, daughter)
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 1 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 29A, District 72, Family 298, Roll 1448
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Peter Dougan..Head..30..IRE..Farmer
Ellen Dougan..Wife..30..IRE..Keeping House
Hubert Dougan..Son..8..WI
Ella Dougan..Daughter..6..WI
Elizabeth Dougan..Daughter..4..WI
Mary Dougan..Daughter..2..WI
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bullet Marriage Notes:

Name: Peter Druggan
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 29 Jan 1871
Event Place: Trempealeau, Wisconsin, United States
Event Place (Original): Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: American
Race: w
Birthplace: Ireland
Father's Name: Patrick Druggan
Mother's Name: Annie Cyle
Spouse's Name: Ellen Gilroy
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Race: w
Spouse's Race (Original): w
Spouse's Father's Name: Orven Gilroy
Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret Gilroy
Reference ID: Marr. 1858 - 1878

Citing this Record
"Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRKR-SY7 : 30 January 2020), Patrick Druggan in entry for Peter Druggan, 1871.
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1 "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1708704 : accessed 20 Oct 2014), Peter Druggan, 1871.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 72, p. 29A, dwelling 290, family 298, Peter Drugan and Ellen G. Gilroy; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1448.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 137, p. 6B, family 155, Ellen Drugan (Gilroy); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Feb 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1905 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 467, family 120, line 54, Ellen Drugan (Gilroy); digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1443899 : accessed 5 Feb 2013); citing FamilySearch.org.

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, enumeration district (ED) 173, sheet 2B, dwelling 51, family 51, Ellen G. Gilroy; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 1739.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 10 April 2019), memorial page for Ellen Gilroy Drugan (6 Apr 1846\endash 27 Sep 1911), Find A Grave Memorial no. 71174797, citing Old Catholic Cemetery, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, USA

7 Wisconsin State Census of 1905, Trempealeau Township, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.

8 1875 State Census, Wisconsin, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, line 59; index and images, FamilySearch(http://familysearch.org : accessed 20 Sep 2010).

9 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, p. 121-122, dwelling 1130, family 1013, Patrick Drugan Sr and Anne Coyle; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 19 Oct 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1434.

10 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Elm Creek, Martin County, Minnesota, p. 4, dwelling 27, family 27; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

11 "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907," database, FamilySearch.org (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803975 : accessed 10 Nov 2014), Name: Peter Dragen; Event Date: 1898; Event Place: Trempealeau, Trempealeau, Wisconsin.

12 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 10 April 2019), memorial page for Peter Drugan (Nov 1850\endash 30 Nov 1898), Find A Grave Memorial no. 72438710, citing Old Catholic Cemetery, Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, USA

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