hmtl5 Catherine McElhinney b. 10 Aug 1822 Ireland d. 14 Apr 1900 Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy

Catherine McElhinney

Female 1822 - 1900  (77 years)


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  • Name Catherine McElhinney 
    Born 10 Aug 1822  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 Apr 1900  Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I657  McKeown
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2023 

    Father Robert McElhinney,   b. 16 Dec 1794, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1883  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Nancy Martin,   b. 3 May 1798, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1868, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F258  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Baird,   b. 2 Apr 1813, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1881  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 12 Mar 1840  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. James Wallace Baird,   b. 18 Sep 1847, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1923, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +2. Margaret Ann Baird,   b. 12 Sep 1852, Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1933, Santa Ana, Orange County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2023 
    Family ID F257  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Aug 1822 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Mar 1840 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Apr 1900 - Morning Sun, Louisa County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sharon Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obituary from Find a Grave and Kim Thompson:
      The Morning Sun News-Herald.

      Mrs. Catharine McElhinney-Baird was born near Londonderry, Ireland, August 10th, 1822. She departed this life April 14th, 1900.

      When about 3 years old she came with her parents to the United States, and after residing a series of years In Pennsylvania and New York; emigrated to Iowa, with the rest of the family, where they arrived April 15, 1840.

      She lacked a single day of having lived in [outside?] the state 60 years.

      She was married to John Baird in Philadelphia, March 12, 1840. Mr. Baird's death occurred on July 4th, 1881, so that she lived in widowhood almost 19 years.

      She was in the truest sense of the word a mother. Five sons and six daughters live to mourn her death. One child died in early life.

      Her grandchildren number 29, and her great-grandchildren, 3. She was eminently practical in all her life work. "She managed her affairs with discretion."

      She loved her church devoutly, and understood the principles upon which It stood. She attended church when it cost her much effort, and when she felt unable to go any other place. During her last illness, her mind was unusually clear; her anticipation of the approaching end was with a quiet faith, a comfortable hope, a well grounded assurance. In herself she saw nothing on which to depend. In Jesus Christ she saw all that her soul desired. Her end came painlessly and peacefully, like the light of the morning-star that does not set but melts away into the clearer light of the eternal day. "Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace."

      The funeral was attended by a vast concourse of people and among the mourners were a large number of early settlers. We note year by year how their number is being diminished. The emigrants are again emigrating -- this time to a land where infirmities of age, and sickness, and sorrow, and separation are words unknown.

      May their posterity be as true to the right and as loyal to duty as the fathers and mothers were. "Show thy work unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children."
      [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S3] Obituary.