AN OVERVIEW OF SOME ANCESTORS OF CEDRIC E. M. TUOHY
Generation One
1. ?Denis1 Tuohy (son of James?) was born circa 1750 in County Kerry, Ireland. He married
"Widow" Tuohy ca 1780 in County Kerry, Ireland. His name is guesswork, and we only know for
sure that John W. Twohy and James Daniel Tuohy (see Generation Three) were first cousins, and that
their grandmother was known as "Widow" Tuohy.
?Denis died in 1807 in Rossboy, Glanerought, County Kerry, Ireland.
Children of Denis1 Tuohy and "Widow" Tuohy:
2. i. James2 Tuohy was born circa 1780 in County Kerry, Ireland. He became a parish
priest in Knocknagoshel, near Castleisland, County Kerry.
+ 3. ii. _____ Tuohy was born circa 1784 in Gortalassa Townland, Kenmare, County
Kerry, Ireland.
+ 4. iii. Denis Tuohy was born circa 1787 in Gortalassa Townland.
Generation Two
3. _____2 Tuohy (Denis1) was born circa 1784 in Gortalassa Townland, County Kerry, Ireland.
His children2 Tuohy include:
+ 5. i. John W.3 Tuohy was born circa 1809 in Gortalassa Townland, Kenmare.
4. Denis2 Tuohy (Denis1) was born circa 1787 in Gortalassa Townland, Kenmare, County Kerry,
Ireland. He married Joanna Casey in Kenmare, County Kerry, circa 1810.
Children of Denis2 Tuohy and Joanna Casey all born in Gortalassa, were as follows:
+ 6. i. John Edmund3 Tuohy
7. ii. Ann Tuohy married Fionan McCarthy in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1830.
+ 8. iii. Denis Tuohy was born circa 1815.
9. iv. Patrick Tuohy was born circa 1818.
+ 10. v. Edward [Martin?] Tuohy was born circa 1819.
11. vi. Mary Tuohy was born circa 1821. She married _____ Cremin and P. M. Murphy.
12. vii. Joanna Tuohy was born circa 1825. She married John Murphy in County Kerry,
about 1850. They immigrated to America.
13. viii. Julia Tuohy was born circa 1828.
+ 14. ix. James Daniel Tuohy was probably born about 1830.
Generation Three
5. John W.3 Tuohy (_____2, Denis1) was born circa 1809 in Gortalassa Townland, Kenmare,
County Kerry, Ireland.
He married Lucy Casey at Gortalassa on 21 February 1846. They immigrated and lived in
Copper Harbor, MI.
Children of John W.3 Tuohy and Lucy Casey all born in Copper Harbor, Keweenaw County,
Michigan, were:
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John W.4 Twohy
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Lucy A. Twohy was born in January of 1858 and married John Donnelly.
Denis Desmond Twohy Denis was born in October 1859.
Edmund Patrick Twohy was born on 21 May 1862.
Daniel W. Twohy was born on 4 April 1864.
Patrick William Twohy was born on 6 May 1866, died ca 1890.
6. John Edmund3 Tuohy (Denis2, Denis1) was born circa 1811 in Gortalassa Townland, County
Kerry, Ireland, where he spent his entire life.
He married Julia McCarthy at Gortalassa Townland in Kenmare, say 1845.
Children of John Edmund3 Tuohy and Julia McCarthy were:
22. i. Ann4 Tuohy was born circa 1849 and died circa 1870.
23. ii. John Tuohy was born between 1851 and 1860.
24. iii. Denis Tuohy was born on 14 February 1852 and died on 10 March 1928.
+ 25. iv. Edward John Tuohy (twin) was born on 5 March 1855.
26. v. Mary Tuohy (twin) was born on 5 March 1855. She married Tim Stokes ca 1872.
27. vi. Julia Tuohy was born on 20 February 1858. She became a nun, "Sister Frances."
28. vii. Joanna Tuohy was born circa 1860. She married Denis Downing around 1885.
29. viii. James Vincent Tuohy was born on 29 August 1862 and died 25 December 1936.
30. ix. Patrick Tuohy was born on 19 May 1863[?] Patrick died on 13 August 1939 at St.
Stanislaus College.
31. x. Jeremiah Tuohy was born on 25 March 1867. He died on 16 December 1899.
32. xi. Daniel Tuohy (twin) was born and died circa 1870.
33. xii. Nora Tuohy (twin) was born and died circa 1870.
8. Denis3 Tuohy (Denis2, Denis1) was born circa 1815 in Gortalassa Townland, Kenmare,
County Kerry, Ireland. He married Margaret Casey circa 1845.
Children of Denis3 Tuohy and Margaret Casey were born in County Kerry:
+ 39. i. Edmund Denis4 Tuohy was born in 1846. He married Joanna _____ circa 1881.
+ 40. ii. Patrick Tuohy was born circa 1847 in Kilpatrick, County Kerry, Ireland.
10. Edward [Martin?]3 Tuohy (Denis2, Denis1) was born circa 1819 in Gortalassa.
He married Elizabeth Cremin circa 1838 and they immigrated to Illinois about 1865, where he
died soon after.
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Children of Edward [Martin?]3 Tuohy and Elizabeth Cremin were as follows:
i. Bridget4 Tuohy was born circa 1840 in Ireland, and married Patrick Segrew in
Illinois circa 1857.
ii. Julia Tuohy was born in 1845 in Ireland.
iii. John F. Tuohy was born on 15 March 1847 in County Kerry, Ireland.
iv. James W. Tuohy was born on 8 July 1849 in County Kerry, Ireland.
14. James Daniel3 Tuohy (Denis2, Denis1) was probably born about 1830 in Gortalassa
Townland, Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland.
He married Margaret Catherine Purcell at Old St. Mary's Church in Chicago, Cook County,
Illinois, on 3 February 1856.
James drowned in the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois, on 1 July 1876.
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James Daniel3 Tuohy and Margaret Catherine Purcell's children were born in Chicago:
50. i. John Douglas4 Tuohy was born on 24 March 1857 and died on 14 January 1918 at
St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He had not married.
51. ii. Nancy Belinda Tuohy was born on 10 December 1859. She married John O'Meara
in Chicago on 30 June 1886.
+ 52. iii. James Daniel Tuohy was born on 18 January 1862.
53. iv. Mary Jane Tuohy was born on 5 December 1863. She married James Courtney
Twohy in Cook County, Illinois, on 27 October 1884. They were second cousins.
Mary died on 18 May 1902 Sacred Heart Hospital, Spokane, Washington.
54. v. Elizabeth Tuohy was born on 1 July 1865 and died on 25 December 1901,
unmarried, at Illinois Eastern Hospital
+ 55. vi. Edward Booth Tuohy, son of James Daniel Tuohy and Margaret Catherine Purcell,
was born on 21 July 1868.
56. vii. Steven Paul Tuohy was born on 28 April 1870. He died on 2 November 1907 in
Chicago, unmarried.
57. viii. David Willis Tuohy was born on 5 March 1872. He married, and died on 9
October 1912 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Generation Four
15. John W.4 Twohy (John3 Tuohy, _____2, Denis1) was born on 21 February 1854 in Copper
Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
He married Mary Agnes Rogers in Calumet, Keweenaw County, Michigan in 1880.
John died on 22 November 1927 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
Children of John W.4 Twohy and Mary Agnes Rogers were as follows:
58. i. Mary Lucy5 Twohy was born on 23 March 1881 in Eagle River, Michigan. She
married Seymour Montgomery. Mary died in February 1911 in San Jose, CA.
59. ii. Mary Genevieve Twohy was born on 22 October 1883 in Eagle River, Keweenaw
County, Michigan. She married John Francis Marten and died ca 1965.
60. iii. John Daniel Twohy was born in October 1885 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He married
Genevieve Bride Fish in Oregon and died 8 August 1930 in Redwood City, CA
61. iv. Walter Twohy was born in 1887 in St. Paul, Minnesota and died in infancy.
62. v. James Francis Twohy was born on 30 January 1889 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He
married Freda Rau and Cecile Boyd, and died 4 December 1976 in Santa Clara.
63. vi. Robert Edmund Twohy was born in March 1891 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He
married Marie Deary, and died in San Francisco 22 March 1919.
64. vii. Ethelyn Loretto Twohy was born on 15 August 1894 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She
married James Edmund McInerny and died 1 January 1952 in California.
65. viii. Philip Joseph Twohy was born on 21 May 1897 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He married
Alva Wilson , and died 1 February 1967 in Fresno, California.
16. James Courtney4 Twohy (John3 Tuohy, _____2, Denis1) was born in Copper Harbor,
Keweenaw County, Michigan, in February of 1856.
He married Mary Jane Tuohy, his second cousin, in Cook County, Illinois on 27 October 1884.
James died on 23 September 1908 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California.
Children of James Courtney4 Twohy and Mary Jane Tuohy were:
66. i. Edmund Paul5 Twohy was born on 4 September 1885 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He
married Adelina Manca in Seattle in 1921 and died in Spokane 26 November 1944.
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ii. Alice Twohy was born in September 1887 in Minnesota and died on 13 June 1940,
unmarried, in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
68. iii. James Courtney Twohy was born on 7 April 1889 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He
married Genevieve Harriet Spencer in Spokane in 1913 and died in Portland,
Oregon 25 April 1938.
69. iv. Winifred M. Twohy was born on 10 March 1894 in St. Paul, Minnesota. She
married Emerson Jason Griffith, and died on 25 February 1973.
18. Denis Desmond4 Twohy (John3 Tuohy, _____2, Denis1) was born in Copper Harbor,
Keweenaw County, Michigan, in October 1859. He married Sarah Brady in Boulder, Jefferson
County, Montana, circa 1885.
Denis died on 19 September 1909 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
Children of Denis Desmond4 Twohy and Sarah Brady were:
78. i. May5 Twohy was born on 31 May 1893. She married Edgar L. Breen.
79. ii. June Twohy was born on 1 June 1893 in Montana and married John O'Shea in
Spokane, Washington, 24 November 1915.
80. iii. Desmond Twohy was born circa 1896 in Michigan. He married Genevieve _____.
81. iv. William A. Twohy, born 17 July 1900 in Anaconda, Montana, married Eve _____.
82. v. John Brady Twohy was born circa 1904. He married Harriet Dugan.
83. vi. Margaret Eleanor Twohy was born on 10 April 1906 in Spokane, Spokane County,
Washington. She married F. Wallace Rothrock, and died in 1978.
84. vii. Denis David Twohy was born on 9 February 1908 and died on 23 February 1909
in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
19. Edmund Patrick4 Twohy (John3 Tuohy, _____2, Denis1) was born on 21 May 1862 in Copper
Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan. He married Elizabeth Smith circa 1884.
They had two daughters:
85. i. Madeline5 Twohy married Roland H. Rogers.
86. ii. Elizabeth Twohy married Allen McCullough.
20. Daniel W.4 Twohy (John3 Tuohy, _____2, Denis1) was born on 4 April 1864 in Copper
Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan. He married Susan Bell in Seattle, King County, Washington,
on 6 February 1904.
He married, second, Anna L. (Ladabouch) Counselman, in 1927.
Daniel died on 14 July 1954 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
Children of Daniel W.4 Twohy and Susan Bell were:
87. i. Daniel Webster5 Twohy was born on 8 August 1905 in Spokane, Washington. He
married Mary Frances McCarthy in Seattle, Washington. He died in 1972.
88. ii. Henry Bell Twohy was born on 16 April 1907 in Spokane, Washington. He
married Gertrude Norris Jackson and died in Seattle 5 November 1937.
89. iii. Francis Pierce Twohy was born in 1910. He married Ruth J. Wells in Seattle, King
County, Washington, on 8 November 1941.
90. iv. John Robert Twohy was born on 15 April 1919. He married Shana Glasgow,
Eleanor Mulligan and Jean Arendt. He died 6 November 1997 in California.
25. Edward John4 Tuohy (John3, Denis2, Denis1) was born on 5 March 1855 in Gortalassa
Townland, Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland.
He married first, _____ O'Sullivan Murphy circa 1880.
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He married, second, Margaret Downing circa 1890. Edward died 27 March 1945 at Gortalassa.
There were no children of Edward John4 Tuohy and _____ O'Sullivan Murphy.
Children of Edward John4 Tuohy and Margaret Downing were all born in Gortalassa:
91. i. John5 Tuohy was born circa 1892 and married Nora Morgan. He died in 1973.
92. ii. Denis Tuohy was born circa 1893 and died on 1 May 1921 when he was
imprisoned, tortured, and shot near Kenmare.
93. iii. Patrick Tuohy was born circa 1895 and died circa 1897.
94. iv. Julia Mary Tuohy was born on 6 March 1896 and married Maurice Joseph
Lonergan in Brockley, London, England, on 7 April 1926. Julia died on 18 June
1976 in Haslemere, West Sussex, England.
95. v. James Tuohy was born on 4 November 1897. He married Annie Mary O'Leary in
1931 and died 28 January 1973 in Cahir, County Kerry.
96. vi. Mary Margaret Tuohy was born circa 1899. She married Timothy O'Reilly circa
1924. Mary died on 25 November 1929 in childbirth in Loch Brin, County Kerry.
97. vii. Ann Tuohy was born circa 1902 and married Jeremiah Twomey circa 1930.
Ann died on 29 August 1974 in Kilgarvan, County Kerry, Ireland.
98. viii. Joan Tuohy was born circa 1904. She married Pat Egan in Kenmare, circa 1925.
39. Edmund Denis4 Tuohy (Denis3, Denis2, Denis1) was born in 1846 in Gortalassa Townland,
County Kerry, Ireland.
He married Joanna _____ in County Kerry, circa 1881.
Children of Edmund Denis4 Tuohy and Joanna _____ were all born in Gortalassa Townland:
101. i. Denis5 Tuohy was born in 1882.
102. ii. Patrick Tuohy was born in 1884 and married Beatrice Hurley.
103. iii. Sean Tuohy was born in 1886.
104. iv. Mary Tuohy was born in 1888.
105. v. James Tuohy was born in 1889.
106. vi. Annie Tuohy was born in 1891.
107. vii. Edmund Tuohy was born in 1893.
108. viii. Jerry Tuohy was born in 1895.
109. ix. Joan Tuohy was born in 1899.
40. ?Patrick4 Tuohy (Denis3, Denis2, Denis1) was born circa 1847 in Kilpatrick, County Kerry.
Children of Patrick4 Tuohy include:
110. i. John5 Tuohy was born circa 1869 in Kilpatrick, County Kerry, married Mary ___.
111. ii. Joan Tuohy was born circa 1872. She became a nun and died in Africa of malaria.
43. John F.4 Tuohy (Edward3, Denis2, Denis1) was born on 15 March 1847 in County Kerry,
Ireland. He married Mary Hughes in LaSalle County, Illinois, in 1873.
John died on 17 July 1924 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois.
Children of John F.4 Tuohy and Mary Hughes, all born in Illinois are:
119. i. Ellen5 Tuohy was born in September 1874.
120. ii. Edward Tuohy was born circa 1876.
121. iii. John Tuohy was born in January 1878.
122. iv. James Tuohy was born in January 1883.
123. v. Marie Tuohy was born in December 1885.
124. vi. Herbert Tuohy was born in March 1888.
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44. James W.4 Tuohy (Edward3, Denis2, Denis1) was born on 8 July 1849 in County Kerry,
Ireland. He married Ellen Cavanaugh in LaSalle County, Illinois.
James died on 9 June 1890 at his home in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Children of James W.4 Tuohy and Ellen Cavanaugh were:
125. i. Mary Elizabeth5 Tuohy was born circa 1878 in Illinois.
126. ii. James Joseph Tuohy was born in February 1880 in Will County, Illinois.
127. iii. Walter Tuohy was born circa 1883 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
128. iv. Arthur Cavanagh Tuohy was born on 9 August 1888 in Chicago. He
married Stella _____ circa 1913.
129. v. Paul C. Tuohy was born on 29 November 1889 in Chicago. He married Mildred
_____ circa 1927.
52. James Daniel4 Tuohy (James3, Denis2, Denis1) was born on 18 January 1862 in Oak Park,
Cook County, Illinois. He married Clara Florence Billberg in 1893. James died on 22 December
1937 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois.
Children of James Daniel4 Tuohy and Clara Florence Billberg were all born in Chicago:
137. i. Marguerite Helen5 Tuohy was born on 14 January 1894. She married James Kane
and died on 29 June 1960 in San Francisco.
138. ii. Edmund Pierce Tuohy was born 19 June 1896 in Illinois. He died 3 January 1941.
139. iii. Roselle Elizabeth Tuohy (twin) was born on 31 December 1897 and married
Francis Michael Malhiot. She died in May 1981 in New Jersey
140. iv. Lillian Theresa Tuohy (twin) was born on 31 December 1981. She married Lewis J.
Harding circa 1924. Lillian died 21 September 1985 in Bradenton, Florida.
141. v. Catherine Louise Tuohy was born on 17 January 1900. She married Albert F.
Vondrasek on 30 June 1928, and died in February 1989 in Florida.
142. vi. James Daniel Tuohy was born on 18 September 1901 and died on 24 April 1948.
143. vii. John Edward Tuohy was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on 14 August 1903.
144. viii. Philip Patrick Tuohy was born on 20 March 1905. Philip died on 26 March 1969.
145. ix. William Paul Tuohy was born on 22 January 1906.
146. x. Robert Emmett Tuohy was born on 29 November 1909 in Oak Park, Cook
County, Illinois. Robert died on 9 January 1943 during World War II, in the North
Atlantic when the merchant ship he was on was lost.
147. xi. Roseanne Tuohy was born and died on 25 November 1911.
55. Edward Booth4 Tuohy (James3, Denis2, Denis1) was born on 21 July 1868 in Chicago, Cook
County, Illinois. He married Florence Watson Moody on 30 May 1891 in Victoria, British Columbia,
Canada. Edward is said to have died on 29 June 1940 possibly in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
Edward Booth4 Tuohy and Florence Watson Moody had one son:
152. i. Cedric Edward Moody5 Tuohy was born in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, on 5
July 1893. On 18 August 1922 in Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington he
married Beatrice Madeleine Mero,
He died at his home Snohomish, Washington on 8 September 1966.
Ann D. Tuohy, 1 Aug 2014
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