Thursday, July 10, 2014

The 1800s: Well, the 1830s - 1850s Anyway!

McHugh:
c1832: Brothers John & Daniel McHugh [with wife & two children] emigrate from County Donegal, Ireland to Pennsylvania to work in the coal mines in Schuylkill Co.
c1836: John McHugh marries Sarah Hickey in Pennsylvania.
c1845: John & Daniel move west to Galena, Jo Daviess Co., Illinois.
c1846: James McHugh [John & Sarah] is born in Jo Daviess Co., IL.
C1847: The McHughs move to near Gratiot in Lafayette Co., Wisconsin.
20 Jan 1874: James McHugh marries Louisa Wagner in Lafayette Co., WI.
c1877: James moves family to Shullsburgh, Lafayette Co., WI.
1886-87: McHughs sell lots #7 & 8 in the village of Collins.
20 Mar 1887: Charles Joseph McHugh [James & Louisa] is born in Lafayette Co., WI.
3 Nov 1887: John McHugh dies at Gratiot, Lafayette Co., WI.
25 Nov 1896: James McHugh enters the Wisconsin State Hospital for treatment for sclerosis of the spinal chord, which causses him to become extremely irritated.
6 Jun 1898: James McHugh dies at Shullsburgh.
22 Jul 1901: Sarah Hickey McHugh dies at Gratiot, Lafayette Co., WI.
c1904: Louisa moves the family to Chicago, IL.
13 Sep 1906: Louisa Wagner McHugh dies at Chicago.
7 Jan 1910: Charles marries Bess Catherine Crail in Chicago, IL.
1911: McHugh & Crails move to Indianapolis, IN.
1912: Charles buys Universal Tool & Die at auction & runs the company until the Great Depression.
8 Feb 1915: Charles applies for a patent for the "Putt-Putt" boat [a power propelled toy boat].
10 Oct 1916: Charles receives patent for the toy boat.
25 Aug 1921: Ruthjane McHugh [Charles & Bess] is born in Indianapolis.
24 Aug 1826: Charles & his business partner are granted a patent for an improved model of the Putt-Putt Boat.
c1931-33: McHughs move briefly to Vermont to try the lumber business.
1937-1942: Charles owned & operated Indianapolis Tool & Die.
1938: Ruthjane graduates from Washington High School.
23 Aug 1940: Ruthjane marries Hugh Charles Prall in Indianapolis.
1942-1946: Charles & sons George & Jack ran  Craftsman Tool & Engineering Co.
20 Sep 1952: Bess Catherine Crail McHugh dies in Indianapolis.
5 Mar 1954: Charles McHugh dies in Indianapolis.

Wagner:
c1840: John Wagner, possibly with his family, arrives in Pennsylvania from Baden.
c1842: John marries Catherine Laubscher in Pennsylvania.
1844/5: The Wagners, with Lewis & George Laubscher move to Madison Co., Missouri.
12 Feb 1849: Louisa Wagner is born in Madison Co., MO.
1850: Catherine & three children are living with George Laubscher while John checks out land in SW Wisconsin.
Apr 1851: John Wagner & George Laubscher purchase land in Lafayette Co., WI.
May - Oct 1851: John Wagner dies in Lafayette Co., WI.
Nov 1851: George Laubscher sells half of the land to his sister Catherine.
20 Jan 1874: Louisa Wagner marries James McHugh in Lafayette Co., WI.
c1882: Catherine Laubscher Wagner dies in Lafayette Co., WI.

Laubscher:
c1840: Lewis, Catherine, George & Charles Laubscher arrive in Pennsylvania with their parents from Baden. They settle in the Pike - Wayne Co. area.
c1842: Catherine marries John Wagner in Pennsylvania.
1844/5: The Wagners, with Lewis & George Laubscher move to Madison Co., Missouri.

O'Neil:
25 Aug 1852: Catherine O'Neil, servant, of County Cork, Ireland, arrives in New York City aboard the Yorkshire out of Liverpool, England.
1853-56: Catherine migrates to central Indiana.
9 June 1857: Catherine marries Aaron Crail at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Indianapolis, IN.
4 Apr 1858: James Crail is born in Indianapolis.
25 Mar 1868: Catherine is left a widow with 6 minor children when Aaron dies from consumption.
1868: Catherine moves family to Noblesville, Hamilton Co., IN, where son James finds work as a blacksmith.
4 Jun 1868: Catherine receives a widow's pension for Aaron's Civil War service.
c1880: Catherine moves family to Peru, Miami Co., IN.
c1893-1900: Catherine was living in Indianapolis, while son James was working on his veterinary license in Canada.
c1901-09: Catherine resides in Shelbyville, IN. [Part of that time with son James.]
1910-11: Catherine lives with son James in Chicago.
1912-34: Catherine lives in Indianapolis.
15 Dec 1933: Family celebrates Catherine's 100th birthday.
29 Jul 1934: Catherine O'Neil Crail dies in Indianapolis.

Catherine O'Neil was the last of my ancestors to arrives in the U.S. It took 252 years for everyone to get here!



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