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Dennis Shea

Birth	:	1841 County Kerry, Ireland
Death	:	11 Feb 1921 Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Stirling District Cemetery, Stirling, Adelaide Hills Council, Australia
Coordinate	:	-35.0204710, 138.7512770
Plot	:	Section C, Lot 14
Description	:	(Taken from his obituary and family records and transcribed by Michael Bowen, MRB, memorial #47351043) The Cherokee Times, Tuesday, February 15, 1921 Dennis Shea passed away Friday at the home of his daughter at 500 Walnut Street, in this city, aged 81 years. Funeral services were held from Immaculate Conception church Monday morning. Mr. Shea was born in Ireland in 1840. The Semi-Weekly Democrat, February 14, 1921 Dennis Shea, another of the pioneer residents of Cherokee, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bowen, on Saturday morning, February 12th. Funeral... Read More	(Taken from his obituary and family records and transcribed by Michael Bowen, MRB, memorial #47351043) The Cherokee Times, Tuesday, February 15, 1921 Dennis Shea passed away Friday at the home of his daughter at 500 Walnut Street, in this city, aged 81 years. Funeral services were held from Immaculate Conception church Monday morning. Mr. Shea was born in Ireland in 1840. The Semi-Weekly Democrat, February 14, 1921 Dennis Shea, another of the pioneer residents of Cherokee, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bowen, on Saturday morning, February 12th. Funeral services will be held at Immaculate Conception Church at 9 o’clock this morning. The members of the family are all present. (correct day of death was Friday, February 11, 1921) Dennis and Nora Shea were the parents of Mary Ellen, Mrs. Maurice Waul, Patrick, John Micheal, Frank, Catherine, Mrs. William Bowen, William Joseph and Thomas Edward Shea. Family records indicate Dennis and Honora were born in Ireland; perhaps in the same area; came to America separately perhaps 1864; met in the Chicago Irish community; were perhaps married in the Fall of 1870; first child Mary Ellen was born July, 1871. The 1885 Iowa census shows Dennis and Hannah, both age 40, with seven children, Mary (14), Patrick (12), John (11), Frank (11), Catherine (7), William (5) and Thomas (1) living in Fort Dodge. Their surname was spelled Shay. Dennis was a railroad man, employed by the Illinois Central Railroad stationed in Council Bluffs, Fort Dodge and lastly Cherokee. Dennis Shea departed Queenstown, Ireland on 8 May 1898 on S.S. Campania (Cunard Line) arrived port of New York on May 14, returning to Cherokee after a short visit to his home, shown as Cahirciveen, Ireland. Manifest indicates his age to be 57 in possession of $50. He traveled alone. The 1900 US census shows Dennis Shea born June, 1843 and his wife Honora born May, 1850, both in Ireland and then living in Cherokee. They arrived in America during the 1860's, married about 1870 and raised seven children. Patrick preceded his parents in death. Their other children were John Michael, an electrician, Kate, a school teacher, Sergeant Major Frank was career military. Other children were William J., engineer on the Illinois Central railroad and Thomas E. Shea, Chicago and Northwestern Railway. His 18 year old son Patrick Shea died in 1890 (Memorial #37460258) and is buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery next to his parents. The exact date and circumstances of his death remain a family mystery. Patrick John Shea was born January 23, 1873 and baptized February 9, 1873. The sponsors are Daniel Burke and Honora Fitzpatrick. The post is from Saint Francis Xaverius Church records from 1855 - 1873. The church is now St. Peter's Catholic Church, 1 Bluff Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dennis and Honora (Burke) Shea's thirty-one grandchildren are: Mary Ellen Waul (1892-1985) Margaret Catherine Waul (1894-1970) Maurice Leo Waul (1895-1918) John Stephen Waul (1896-1962) Walter Joseph Waul (1898-1966) James Patrick Waul (1899-1976) Thomas Edward Waul (1900-1985) Grace Waul (1902-1903) Kathryn Rose Waul (1903-1982), Mrs. Christos Arhos Emmet Alphonso Waul (1904-1999) Agnes Waul (1905-1906) Catherine Virginia Shea (1906-1982) Elizabeth Waul (1907-1907) Mary Vivian Shea (Jan 1909-1982), Mrs. James Deeg Ruth Shea (Sep 1909-1978) Bernard Joseph Shea (1911-1987) Catherine Honara Bowen (Jul 1912-1992), Mrs. David Hinkley Thomas Edward Shea (Nov 1912-1983) Alice Frances Bowen (Jun 1913-1918) John Philip Shea (Oct 1913-1994) Norrine Agnes Shea (Aug 1914-2005) Joann Shea (Sep 1914-2013) Philip Bowen (Nov 1914-2005) Robert Francis Shea (1915-1982) Marjory Shea (1916-1992), Mrs. James McCulla Veronica Agnes Shea (1918-1960), Mrs. Samuel F. Smith William Edward Bowen (1919-1997) Francis Leo Shea (1920-1997) Mary Genevive Shea (Feb 1922-1996), Mrs. Ralph Strohecker Frances Elaine Bowen (Mar 1922-1990), Mrs. Wayne Woltman Marilyn Shea (Jun 1922- ), Mrs. Crowley Spindler

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Dennis Shea's memorial is located at: Stirling District Cemetery, Stirling, Adelaide Hills Council, Australia.
When did Dennis Shea death?
Dennis Shea death on 11 Feb 1921 in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: -35.0204710
Longitude: 138.7512770

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Spouse

Honora “Nora” Burke Shea

(1841 - 1909)

Children

(1871 - 1907)

(1872 - 1890)

(1874 - 1953)

(1878 - 1961)

(1880 - 1954)

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Coordinate: -35.0204710, 138.7512770

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