Mary Ann Shea ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

   Other names for Mary were Mary Ann O'Shea ¹¹ and Mary Ann Shay.¹⁰

  Noted events in her life were:

• She immigrated in 1863.
^{2 4 7 8} On the 1900 US Census, she indicated that she immigrated in 1863. No other details. This year of immigration was also indicated on the 1910, the 1920, and the 1930 US Census.

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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Ettrick, WI on 29 July 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 10, Family 69
Ettrick, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Mary Shea..8..IRE

(Living with parents.)

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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Gale, WI on 19 June 1880. ⁶

1880 US Census
Page 156A, District 70, Family 275, Roll 1448
Gale, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Mary Ann Shea..Daughter..18..IRE..At Home

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 6 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 137, Family 82
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 18 years
Mary A. Keeffe..Wife..Feb 1862..38..IRE..Immig. 1864..7/5

(Living with husband and 6 children.)

NOTE - It is strange that she listed that she had a total of 7 children, 5 of whom were still alive but then went on to list by name a total of 6 living children.
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• She appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in 1 June 1905. ³

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 461, Family 53, Line 26
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House owned
Mary A. Keefe..Wife..43..IRE

(Living with husband and 6 children.)
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• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 16 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B,4A, District 173, Family 90, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 29 years
Edward Keeffe..Head..57..CAN..Laborer, RR Section
Mary A. Keeffe..Wife..48..IRE..Immig 1863

(Living with husband, 3 children, and widowed mother.)
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• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 5 January 1920. ⁷

1920 US Census
Sheet 3A, District 219, Family 68, Roll 2018
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Fifth Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Mrs. Mary Keefe..Head..57..IRE..Widowed..Immig. 1863
Barney McGraw..Father-in-Law..80..NY..Widowed

(Mary was widowed and living with her widowed step-father-in-law.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 3 May 1930. ⁸

1930 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 24, Family 122, Roll 2614
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, $500
Mary Keefe..Head..68..N.IRE..Widowed..Immig. 1863..Naturalized
Helen Wardwell..Granddaughter..16..WI

(Mary was widowed and living with granddaughter, whose mother was Margaret.)
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• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 22 April 1940. ⁹

1940 US Census
Sheet 5A, District 61-24, Family 103, Roll 4529
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Mary Anne Keeffe..Head..78..IRE..Widowed..8th grade

(Mary Anne was widowed and living by herself.)
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• Her obituary was published in the La Crosse Tribune on 6 February 1946 in La Crosse, WI.

¹³ Mrs. Mary Ann Keeffe, 84, died at her home Tuesday at 1 AM after an illness of three weeks.

As Mary Ann Shay she was born in Ireland Feb. 25, 1862, the daughter of Patrick and Ann Shay. She came to America at the age of one year, locating at Ettrick. She was married February 25, 1882 to Edmund Keeffe and since that time has lived in the Trempealeau vicinity. Her husband died December 1, 1919.

Mrs. Keeffe is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Wardwell, Trempealeau, Sister M. Eileen, Washington D.C.; and three sons, Patrick of Adams, Edmund Jr. of Madison, and Mark of San Antonio, Tex.

Funeral services will be conducted at Saint Bartholomew's church Thursday at 11 AM with the Rev. John Murphy officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery. The service will follow one held at 9 AM for her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frances Joanna Keeffe.

(Source: La Crosse Tribune, 6 Feb 1946, page 12)
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• Her obituary was published in the Winona Republican-Herald on 6 February 1946 in Winona, MN.

¹⁰ Mrs. Frances Keefe, Mrs. Mary Keefe of Trempealeau Dead

Two Trempealeau women, Mrs Frances Keefe, 58, and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Ann Keefe, 83, died at their homes here early this week. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Bartholomew's church for Mrs. Frances Keefe and at the same hour Friday for Mrs. Mary Ann Keefe. The Rev. John Murphy will officiate at both services and both will be buried at the church cemetery.

Mrs. Frances Keefe died at 1 a.m. Monday after a heart attack. Her mother-in-law died Tuesday at 1 a.m. after a three-week illness.

Mrs Mary Keefe was born in Ireland February 25, 1862, the former Mary Ann Shay. With her parents, Patrick and Ann Shay, she came to the United States at the age of one. The family settled in Ettrick, Wis., and she lived there 19 years until her marriage to Edmund Keefe at La Crosse February 25, 1884. The couple made their home in Trempealeau where she had since resided. Her husband died December 1, 1919.

Survivors are five children and several grandchildren. The children are Sister Eileen, Washington, D.C.; Patrick, Adams, Wis.; Margaret, Trempealeau; Edmund, Madison, Wis.; and Mark, San Antonio, Texas. A son, Michael, is dead.

Mrs. Frances Keefe, the former Frances Joanna James, was born October 23, 1887, on the James home farm in the town of Caledonia, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. James. She graduated from Trempealeau High School in 1906 and was married to Michael Keefe in 1912. The couple had four children, two of whom died in infancy. Her husband died January 1, 1935.

She worked at the post office here for some time before her death.

Survivors are the two children, James and Joan; three grandchildren; a brother, Harry James, and three sisters, Mrs. Ernest Gibbs, Mrs. William Ryder, and Mrs. John Thomton, all of Trempealeau.

(Source: Winona Republican-Herald, Winona, MN, 6 Feb 1946)
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• She was buried on 8 February 1946 in the Old Catholic Cemetery in Trempealeau, WI.

Her gravestone is a small rose colored flat marble monument which says "Mary A. Keeffe 1862-1946". Note that the last name is spelled with two letter "F"s (Keeffe instead of Keefe) while her husband's grave spells the surname as Keefe. Several members of the Keefe line spelled the last name with two "F"s.
Plot: Row 4, Lot 2, Grave 3
Find A Grave Memorial 71172327
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Mary married Edmund Keeffe Sr., son of Michael John O'Keeffe and Margaret O'Shea, on 5 October 1880 in , La Crosse County, WI.^{1 2 3 4} (Edmund Keeffe Sr. was born on 24 August 1850 in Kemptville, Ontario, CANADA ^{12 14 15 16 17}, baptized on 6 September 1850 in Kemptville, Ontario, CANADA, died on 1 September 1919 in Trempealeau, WI ¹⁷ and was buried on 4 September 1919 in Old Catholic Cemetery, Trempealeau, WI ¹⁷.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 6 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 137, Family 82
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 18 years
Edward Keeffe..Head..Aug 1853..46..CAN..Immig. 1870..Nat..Quarryman
Mary A. Keeffe...Wife..Feb 1862..38..IRE..Immig. 1864..7/5
Margaret Keeffe.Daughter..Mar 1882..18..WI..School Teacher
Patrick M. Keeffe..Son..May 1884..16..WI..At school
Michael H. Keeffe..Son..Jun 1886..13..WI..At school
Edmund Keeffe..Son..Apr 1893..7..WI..At school
Helena Keeffe..Daughter..Nov 1894..5..WI..At school
Mary Keeffe..Daughter..Jul 1898..1..WI
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• They appeared on the 1905 Wisconsin State Census in Trempealeau, WI in 1 June 1905. ³

1905 Wisconsin State Census
Page 461, Family 53, Line 26
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
House owned
Edmund Keefe..Head..52..CAN..Day Laborer
Mary A. Keefe..Wife..43..IRE
Margaret A. Keefe..Daughter..23..WI..Telephone Operator
Patrick M. Keefe..Son..21..WI..Telephone Operator
Michael H. Keefe..Son..19..WI..Baggageman
Edmund Keefe..Son..12..WI
Helena Keefe..Daughter..10..WI
Mark E. Keefe..Son..5..WI
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Trempealeau, WI on 16 April 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 3B,4A, District 173, Family 90, Roll 1739
Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 29 years
Edward Keeffe..Head..57..CAN..Laborer, RR Section
Mary A. Keeffe..Wife..48..IRE..Immig 1863
Edmond Keeffe..Son..17..WI
Helena Keeffe..Daughter..15..WI
Mark Keeffe..Son..9..WI
Helena Shea..Mother-in-Law..74..IRE..Immig 1863..Widowed
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  Marriage Notes:

La Crosse County, Wisconsin Marriage Index
Groom: Edmund Keefe
Bride: Mary Ann Shea
Marriage: Oct 05 1880
Marriage Record ID: 1450432
County: La Crosse
Volume: 03, Page: 0034
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Name: Edmund Keefe
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 05 Oct 1880
Event Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Father's Name: Michael Keefe
Mother's Name: Margareth Keefe
Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Shea
Spouse's Father's Name: Patrick Shea
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ellen Mark
Page: 01267

Citing this Record
"Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8P-RF4F : 11 March 2018), Edmund Keefe and Mary Ann Shea, 05 Oct 1880; citing La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison; FHL microfilm 1,292,005.
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