Re: WIETHOP, HERMAN, MCCANN, NEULIST,
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In reply to:
WIETHOP, HERMAN, MCCANN, NEULIST,
5/02/99
The following is summary of my Mckenna family data to date.
any connections? Thank you. Tom! My name is (1.)Thomas Joseph McKenna, born 7/15/34 in St. Louis,
Missouri. My father was (2.) John Francis McKenna, born 5/22/1902 in St. Louis he died 3/23/1962 in St.
Joseph Hospital Burbank, Calif.. My mother was (3.) Helen C. McKenna, born 8/22/1903 in St. Louis, Mo..
and died 2/21/1984 in Edward Hospital Naperville, Illinois. My Grandfather was (4.)Frank Xavier McKenna
born 3/1869 in St. Louis and my Grandmother was (5.) Margaret Mary (Maggie) McCann born 1877 in
Ireland. My great grandfather was (6.) John McKenna(Machaman), born 1830 in Ireland and my Great
grandmother was (7.) K/Catherine”Kitty” Cullen McKenna, born 1836-7 in Ireland. They were married in
Ireland about 1856 and had the following children: (8.)Patrick b. 9/1856-57 in Ire.; (9.)Mary b. 6/1858 in St.
Louis; (10) Bridge b. 5/1863 in St.Louis,Mo..; (11.)John b.1865 in St. Louis, Mo..; (12.)Frank Xavier b.
3/1869 in St.Louis,Mo..; (13.)Joseph b.8/1873 in St.Louis, Mo..; and (14.)John E. b. 4/1878. Katherine had a
brother (15.)Francis Cullen b. 5/1840 in Ireland who lived in St.Louis with the McKenna family. (9.) Mary b.
1858 married (16.)John Shields b.1884 in Ire. My grandmother’s father was (17.)Martin McCann b. 11/1846
in Ireland and her mother was (18.)Mary ? McKenna b. 5/1856 in Ireland. The McCann’s had the following
children: (19.)John b. 4/1872 in Ire.; (20.)Michael b. 6/1875 in Ire.;(5)Margaret Mary b. 6/1877 in Ire.;
(21.)Thomas b. 11/1879 in Ire.; and (22.)Cecilia b. 1887 in St. Louis. The John McKenna family emigrated
from Ireland about 1856-1857. The McCann’s emigrated from Ireland between 1879-1887. Both resided in St.
Louis, Missouri. (16.)John Shields b. 6/1854 in Ireland married (9.)Mary McKenna b. 6/1859 in St.Louis
about 1890. They had a son (23.)Charles b. 10/1891 in St. Louis. (8.)Patrick McKenna b. 9/1857 in St. Louis
married (18.)Mary ? McKenna b. 5/1862 in about 1883 in St. Louis. They had the following children all b. in
St. Louis: (24.)James b. 5/1884; (25.)John b. 9/1885; (26.)Eugene b. 11/1887; (27.)Frank X. b. 10/1889;
(28.)Leo b. 3/1893; (29.)Catherine b. 2/1895; (30.)Marguerite b. 1/1898. All data collected from census data St.
Louis between 1860-1910. (25..)John McKenna b. 9/1885 was with the St. Louis police department and was
killed arresting a thief on 4/7/1916 according to St. Louis newspaper article dated 3/24/1986. (6.)John Francis
b. 1830, (12.)Francis Xavier b. 1869 and (8.)Patrick b 1856-57 were all policemen in St. Louis police epartment.
(13.)Joseph McKenna b.8/1873 married (31.)Nellie Ryan b. 9/1877 in St. Louis. They had a daughter Nina
b.3/1899. Latest data suggests that K/Catherine “Kitty” Cullen was the daughter of Patrick McKenna’s sister Bridget McKenna, who married Frank Cullen. Patrick McKenna immigrated to
USA from County Tyrone in in 1830-landing in Pittsburg. He then settlted in St.Louis, Mo.
I would appreciate any advise you may have on how I might be able to trace
my Irish ancestors and heritage. I can be contacted as follows: Mail address:
Thomas J. Mckenna P O Box
1955 Carmel by the Sea, Ca.
93921 E-mail address:
[email protected] Thank you in advance for your consideration and
help. Sincerely yours, Thomas J. McKenna