Descendants of Michael McMenamin
Generation No. 1
1. MICHAEL1 MCMENAMIN was born Abt. 1790. He married MARY QUINN, (MAYBE). She was born Abt.
1790.
Children of MICHAEL MCMENAMIN and MARY QUINN are:
2.
i. ANN2 MCMENAMIN, m. WILLIAM MONTEITH.
ii. JAMES MCMENAMIN, b. Abt. 1815, County Tyrone N. Ireland; d. Abt. 1890, County Tyrone N.
Ireland.
Generation No. 2
2. JAMES2 MCMENAMIN (MICHAEL1) was born Abt. 1815 in County Tyrone N. Ireland, and died Abt. 1890
in County Tyrone N. Ireland. He married ANNE MCMENAMIN 1843 in County Tyrone N. Ireland. She was
born 1815, and died 1885 in County Tyrone N. Ireland.
Notes for JAMES MCMENAMIN:
James was the son of Michael and Mary. We believe Mary's maiden name was (probably) Quinn. We
know from Jamie's Letter to Joe, that Michael and Mary had at least two Children James and Ann.
However we do not know if they had others.
It would have been very uncharacteristic for a good Irish Catholic family like the McMenamin's to have
only two children in these times but it is possible with the higher rates of infant mortality, only two children
may have survived. We do find in the document "Earliest McMenamin Tree", a diagram that shows
possibly) four other siblings Edward (Ned), Henry, Mary and Joe.
In 1935 Joseph P. McMenamin asked his grandfather Patrick (son of James and Anne) for family
information. As best Patrick could remember, he ad Uncles named Henry and Ned (who probably
sponsored the emigration of Michael and possible Patrick, James and Hugh) and Aunts named Mary and
Margaret. However since Anne was a McMenamin before her marriage to James, theses may have been
from her side.
Notes for ANNE MCMENAMIN:
Was known as Nancy and was a McMenamin before marrying James
Children of JAMES MCMENAMIN and ANNE MCMENAMIN are:
i.
KATE3 MCMENAMIN, b. 1844.
Notes for KATE MCMENAMIN:
Never married or emigrated.
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ii. MICHAEL MCMENAMIN, b. November 1846, County Tyrone N. Ireland; d. 1907, Clifton Park, N.Y..
iii. OWEN MCMENAMIN, b. 1846; d. August 1890, East Greenbush New York.
iv. JAMES MCMENAMIN, b. 1850; d. 1918, County Fernanagh, Ireland.
Notes for JAMES MCMENAMIN:
Never married
Immigated to America but returned to Ireland circa 1870 according to his nefew Jamie, after losing all
his money in a bank swindle - something like 700 pounds sterling. He later sailed for Austrailia.
Returning to Ireland and bought into a sizeable fram in County Fernanagh. He later took ill from
rheumatic fever.
More About JAMES MCMENAMIN:
Cause of Death: hernia
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EDWARD MCMENAMIN, b. 1852.
Notes for EDWARD MCMENAMIN:
Never married or emigrated. He was also known as "Ned" and hobbled with a cub foot. It is believed
that he lived out his life with his sister Kate who also never married. Ned was schooled and became a
brilliant scholar and became a surveyoy and a valuator of land.
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PATRICK MCMENAMIN, b. May 25, 1854, County Tyrone N. Ireland; d. June 1938, DeKalb County
Illinois.
HUGH MCMENAMIN, b. August 25, 1856, Castlederg, County Tyrone N. Ireland; d. October 31, 1936,
DeKalb County Illinois.
HENRY MCMENAMIN, b. 1858; d. Abt. 1921.
JOHN MCMENAMIN, b. 1860.
Notes for JOHN MCMENAMIN:
Never married or emigrated.
Generation No. 3
3. MICHAEL3 MCMENAMIN (JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born November 1846 in County Tyrone N. Ireland,
and died 1907 in Clifton Park, N.Y.. He married C ATHERINE GALLAGER, daughter of MARGARET. She
was born February 1848, and died 1903.
Notes for MICHAEL MCMENAMIN:
Michael emigrated to New York, was married and had 5 offspring
More About MICHAEL MCMENAMIN:
Immigration: 1867
More About CATHERINE GALLAGER:
Immigration: 1876
Children of MICHAEL MCMENAMIN and CATHERINE GALLAGER are:
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JANE4 MCMENAMIN.
JAMES H. MCMENAMIN, b. April 1878.
ANNA C. MCMENAMIN, b. June 1881.
WILLIAM JOHN MCMENAMIN, b. May 1884.
CATHERINE MCMENAMIN, b. June 1886.
4. OWEN3 MCMENAMIN (JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born 1846, and died August 1890 in East Greenbush
New York. He married MARY JANE CROW. She was born 1848, and died 1890.
Notes for OWEN MCMENAMIN:
Owen arrived in the U.S. some time before younger bother Patrick probably around 1872 or 1873
After his death in August 1980, his coffin was set by train to brothers Patrick and Hugh in Dekalb County,
Illinois for burial at St. Mary's Cemetery. Why, I do not know.
Owen married and had 13 children, he died when his 13th child was nine days old
Children of OWEN MCMENAMIN and MARY CROW are:
i.
CHARLES4 MCMENAMIN, b. Rensselaer, N.Y..
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WILLIAM MCMENAMIN, b. Rensselaer, N.Y..
JAMES MCMENAMIN, b. Abt. 1873, County Tyrone N. Ireland.
EDWARD MCMENAMIN, b. Abt. 1874, Rensselaer, N.Y..
EUGENE M. MCMENAMIN, b. Abt. 1874, Rensselaer, N.Y..
JOHN MCMENAMIN, b. 1876, Rensselaer, N.Y..
CATHERINE MCMENAMIN, b. 1878, Rensselaer, N.Y..
FRANK MCMENAMIN, b. 1880, Rensselaer, N.Y..
SARAH MCMENAMIN, b. 1884, Rensselaer, N.Y..
MARGARET ELIZABETH MCMENAMIN, b. 1886, Rensselaer, N.Y..
THOMAS HENERY MCMENAMIN, b. 1888, Rensselaer, N.Y..
GRACE MCMENAMIN, b. Abt. 1890, Chicago Ilinois.
5. PATRICK3 MCMENAMIN (JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born May 25, 1854 in County Tyrone N. Ireland, and
died June 1938 in DeKalb County Illinois. He married M ARY ANNE MCMENAMIN June 08, 1876 in St.
Johns's Church, Greenbush, New York, daughter of B ERNARD MCMENAMIN and MARY MCHUGH. She
was born January 01, 1855 in County Tyrone N. Ireland, and died July 30, 1913 in DeKalb County Illinois.
Notes for MARY ANNE MCMENAMIN:
A McMenamin before marrying Patrick,
Was the 5th and youngest child of Bernard McMenamin and Mary McHugh of the County Tyrone, Ireland.
She dies of Diabetes. Three of her children John, Mary and Eugene also were diabetic.
More About MARY ANNE MCMENAMIN:
Burial: August 01, 1913, DeKalb County Illinois
Cause of Death: Diabetes
Children of PATRICK MCMENAMIN and MARY MCMENAMIN are:
i.
JAMES4 MCMENAMIN, b. 1877, East Greenbush New York; d. 1957.
Notes for JAMES MCMENAMIN:
First son to leave the farm in Dekalb County Illinois for a better life in the North West. Michael, Frank
and Anne would soon follow It was said that in the NW they saw better opportunities for education
and a healthier life.
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JOHN MCMENAMIN, b. 1879, East Greenbush New York; d. 1955.
MICHAEL MCMENAMIN, b. 1881, DeKalb County Illinois; d. 1957.
EDWARD MCMENAMIN, b. 1882, DeKalb County Illinois; d. 1885.
PATRICK MCMENAMIN, b. 1885, DeKalb County Illinois.
MARY MCMENAMIN, b. 1886, DeKalb County Illinois; d. 1952.
ANNE MCMENAMIN, b. 1888; d. 1964.
FRANCIS ALOYSIOUS MCMENAMIN, b. September 27, 1889, DeKalb County Illinois; d. February 02,
1952.
CHARLES MCMENAMIN, b. 1891; d. 1957.
KATHRYN MCMENAMIN, b. 1894; d. 1988.
JOSEPHINE MCMENAMIN, b. 1896; d. 1896.
EUGENE MCMENAMIN, b. 1901; d. 1965.
6. HUGH3 MCMENAMIN (JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born August 25, 1856 in Castlederg, County Tyrone N.
Ireland, and died October 31, 1936 in DeKalb County Illinois. He married M ARY MCGUIRE January 27,
1885 in St. Mary's Church, DeKalb County, Illinois, daughter of W ILLIAM MCGUIRE and MARGARET
DALY. She was born May 15, 1860 in County Tyrone N. Ireland, and died September 17, 1940 in DeKalb
County Illinois.
Notes for HUGH MCMENAMIN:
Hugh McMenamin born August 25, 1856, County Tyrone, Ireland married Mary McGuire. Both were from
the town of Castlederg. Edenreagh, spelled Ethenree on the marriage license probably due to their brogue,
is actually just a farmhouse. Its present (1990's) owners now call it Correy. Hugh's emigration (1881) was
sponsored by his older brother Patrick, who was already farming in the DeKalb area. Patrick had emigrated
a few years earlier. As soon as Hugh could, he sent for Mary.
It is said that Hugh had the ability to give a piece of land's acreage and crop yield merely by looking at it.
More About HUGH MCMENAMIN:
Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, DelKalb County
Emigration: 1881
Notes for MARY MCGUIRE:
Her leaving home is noted by a faded document dated November 25,1884. Which port she sailed from is
not known but at that time, a voyage from Liverpool took 37 days to reach New York. Passengers were
advised to bring a few loafs of hard baked bread and roasted or boiled fresh meat. Steerage facilities on
those ships provided a sleeping berth that was basically a shelf six feet long by 18 inches wide and 22
inches between berths.
More About MARY MCGUIRE:
Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, DeKalb County
Marriage Notes for HUGH MCMENAMIN and MARY MCGUIRE:
Hugh and Mary married at St Mary's Church in DeKalb Illinois, January 29, 1885. Their first farm, as
tenants was in Cortland, called the "Bates" place. They also farmed in Mayfield township. The farm
outside of Sycamore was bought in 1902. It was about 140 acres, a dairy farm with some acreage
cultivated for produce and cattle feed. For a time all three properties were under tillage.
Seven children were born, four boys, three girls. There was another child born after the first five. Hugh Jr.,
long thought to be number six had a doctor at his delivery so a birth record was filed. It noted that his birth
was number seven for this other. There was never any mention of this in the family Bible. Perhaps number
six's birth could have benefited from a doctor's hand and that is why Hugh and Mary took on the expense
for baby Hugh.
None of the girls married. It was not because they were unattractive; rather mother Mary was a somewhat
of a tyrant, expecting them to fulfill care taking roles. This prescript life possibly contributed to the tragic
suicide of the youngest, Kate
Second to the youngest son Hugh, bought the Sycamore farm from his father. It is now totally out of
McMenamin ownership; part of it is a subdivision. A grammar school sits on what was the most northwest
corner of the property, its land donated to the local school board by Hugh Jr.. Hugh Sr could neither read
nor write. The contract legalizing the sale of the property from Hugh Sr to Hugh Jr bears his "X" mark. The
spelling of his name on the 1885 marriage license appears as McNamanan, the church has McManaman,
one wonders how his offspring came to the present day spelling.
One of his grandchildren, Mary McMenamin Kane, recalls him allowing her not to eat her potatoes if she
didn't want to. He wore a mustache and had sandy colored hair. Grandson Dr Hugh remembers seeing
Grandma Mary reading the local newspaper, so she acquired the skill along the way. He also remembers
going to their golden wedding celebration in 1935. Hugh Sr died shortly after that. They are both buried in
Mt Carmel Cemetery along with their three daughters.
Children of HUGH MCMENAMIN and MARY MCGUIRE are:
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i. JAMES HENRY4 MCMENAMIN, b. December 14, 1885, DeKalb County Illinois; d. June 1967.
ii. MARGARET MCMENAMIN, b. April 1887, DeKalb County Illinois; d. 1957, DeKalb County Illinois.
Notes for MARGARET MCMENAMIN:
Margaret never married and eventually made a living as a seamstress.
iii. ELLEN MCMENAMIN, b. August 19, 18891; d. October 19721.
Notes for ELLEN MCMENAMIN:
Ellen, a slender brunette, worked at a number of office jobs, she never married. Ellen and her sister
Margaret were referred to as "the Girls" by their Sycamore relations and were known to turn down any
advances by young men. Farm boys, they felt, weren't good enough for them.
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JOHN EDWARD MCMENAMIN, SR, b. December 21, 1891, DeKalb County Illinois; d. October 03,
1948, Chicago, Ilinois.
KATHERINE MCMENAMIN, b. January 1894, DeKalb County Illinois; d. October 31, 1919, DeKalb
County Illinois.
Notes for KATHERINE MCMENAMIN:
At the age of 25 Kate jumped from the Brush Point Bridge into the Kishwaukee River. Some speak of a
quashed desire to marry, others mentioned an incident where she was denied the spending her egg
money on some personnel desire, being directed to buy long underwear instead. Newspaper accounts
mention her having been depressed for some time due to a slow recovery from a bout with the influenza
of 1918. When she didn't return from milking the evening of October 31, 1919, it would take a day and
a half before her body was found. There could be no doubt that she had taken her own life. Her death
was never entered into the family Bible. "Drowning at own hand while insane" reads the death
certificate
More About KATHERINE MCMENAMIN:
Burial: Mt. Carmel Cemetery, DelKalb County
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UN-NAMED INFANT, b. Aft. 1895, DeKalb County Illinois; d. Bef. 1898, DeKalb County Illinois.
Notes for UN-NAMED INFANT:
Died at birth
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HUGH JOSEPH MCMENAMIN, b. May 15, 1899; d. September 1973.
MICHAEL JOSEPH MCMENAMIN, b. September 21, 1903, DeKalb County Illinois; d. January 1983.
7. HENRY3 MCMENAMIN (JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born 1858, and died Abt. 1921. He married M ARGART
MCMENAMIN Abt. 1904, daughter of ROGER MCMENAMIN. She died 1913.
Notes for HENRY MCMENAMIN:
Henry married and had 6 children. Two sons Jamie and Mick emigrated to New Zealand. He and his
family left the McMenamin ancestral home in Edenreagh to help take care of his ailing brother (James)
who had returned from Australia and became ill and lived in County Fernanagh.
After James died in 1918, he sold the farm in Fernanagh and moved back to Edenreagh.
Henry, as was most of his bothers and sisters, was illiterate.
More About HENRY MCMENAMIN:
Cause of Death: pneumonia
Children of HENRY MCMENAMIN and MARGART MCMENAMIN are:
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JOHN4 MCMENAMIN, b. 1907; d. 1982.
JAMES MCMENAMIN, b. Abt. 1908; m. MARGARET MCGOLDRICK, February 22, 1933.
MICHAEL MCMENAMIN, b. Abt. 1909; d. 1975.
ANNIE MCMENAMIN, b. Abt. 1910; d. 1928.
LENA MCMENAMIN, b. Abt. 1912; d. 1976.
Generation No. 4
8. WILLIAM JOHN4 MCMENAMIN (MICHAEL3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born May 1884. He married
WINIFRED WALSH.
Children of WILLIAM MCMENAMIN and WINIFRED WALSH are:
i. MARION5 MCMENAMIN.
ii. RUTH MCMENAMIN.
9. JOHN4 MCMENAMIN (PATRICK3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born 1879 in East Greenbush New York, and
died 1955. He married MARTHA.
Children of JOHN MCMENAMIN and MARTHA are:
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JOESEPH P.5 MCMENAMIN.
ROBERT MCMENAMIN.
VICTOR MCMENAMIN.
BARBARA MCMENAMIN.
CLAIRE MCMENAMIN.
10. FRANCIS ALOYSIOUS4 MCMENAMIN (PATRICK3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born September 27, 1889 in
DeKalb County Illinois, and died February 02, 1952.
Child of FRANCIS ALOYSIOUS MCMENAMIN is:
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i.
ROBERT5 MCMENAMIN.
11. JAMES HENRY4 MCMENAMIN (HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born December 14, 1885 in DeKalb
County Illinois2, and died June 19672. He married FRANCES MARY CUNNINGHAM 1908 in Our Lady of
The Angles Church. She was born December 21, 1890, and died July 1952.
Notes for JAMES HENRY MCMENAMIN:
James Henry McMenamin, born Dec. 14, 1885, died 1967. He was the first born of Hugh and Mary. His
education was limited to a one room school house. Managing the family's financial responsibilities and
working the many farms were his main chores through his early years. A small worn note book, its pages
marked with pin holes and various sums, attests to his care of the mortgage and rent payments. Even in his
later years he continued to "pin" receipts to his check book.
He met his wife to be at a barn raising dance. Mae (Mary Frances) Cunningham was a city girl and had
been invited to the dance through a cousin named Brock. She had deep blue eyes; early pictures testify to
her beauty. Prior to marriage she worked for the telephone company, a job she would return to in later life.
James and Mae married in 1908 at Our Lady of the Angels Church. She was 17 and he 22. They moved on
to Castelton, N.D., perhaps it offered cheap land from some homesteader program. Their first child was
born there but their second was born 18 months later in Menagha, Minn.. In Menahga,
James wheat farmed about 1500 acres. In 1920 a failed crop forced their return to Chicago. He stayed on
for a few months to make the best out of the sales of property and equipment. The bank certainly owned
more of it than he did. The train trip back to Illinois was an early memory of Elsie. Since her mother was
very pregnant ten year old Jim was put in charge of the little ones on that all day journey. It was exactly
Nov.14, 1920 because upon arriving at their Cunningham grandparents, her mother went into labor and
delivered the baby of the family, Hazel, right there at 846 Trumbell Ave. Within a short time they moved to
852 N St Louis. Just a shortcut through a neighbor's yard made a visit to Grandma and Grandpa
Cunningham's house.
The children can remember many a lively evening of heated discussions between their rural Republican dad
and their grandpa, a Chicago Democratic precinct worker.
Being mechanically gifted, James opened a garage. A number of his customers were cab drivers
who probably helped him decide to buy a Checker cab. In later years his children would come to believe
that his asthma and other health problems were the likely result of exhaust pollution encountered in badly
ventilated garages, both his own and Checkers.
By the early '40's, asthma forced him to retire. With their children all married, he and his wife bought a
small farm in Rolla, Missouri, the northern edge of the Ozarks. It was 40 acres, mostly wooded, only an
acre was cultivated. Occasionally horses were boarded or a few head of cattle were taken in for grazing.
He worked for the Missouri School of Mines as an over all maintenance man. Mae returned to work for the
telephone company, there was only one telephone company at that time. She died of cancer of the stomach
in 1952.
James lived until 1967. They are both interred in Ozark Memorial Garden, Rolla. James was known to
enjoy crossword puzzles. Both he and Mae were avid readers.
More About JAMES HENRY MCMENAMIN:
Burial: Ozark Memorial Garden, Rolla Mo.
Notes for FRANCES MARY CUNNINGHAM:
Mae (Mary Frances) Cunningham was a city girl and had been invited to the dance through a cousin
named Brock. She had deep blue eyes; early pictures testify to her beauty. Prior to marriage she worked for
the telephone company, a job she would return to in later life
Marriage Notes for JAMES MCMENAMIN and FRANCES CUNNINGHAM:
James and Mae married in 1908 at Our Lady of the Angels Church. She was 17 and he 22. They moved on
to Castelton, ND, perhaps it offered cheap land from some homesteader program. Their first child was born
there but their second was born 18 months later in Menagha, Minn.. In Menahga, James wheat farmed
about 1500 acres. In 1920 a failed crop forced their return to Chicago. He stayed on for a few months to
make the best out of the sales of property and equipment. The bank certainly owned more of it than he did.
The train trip back to Illinois was an early memory of Elsie. Since her mother was very pregnant ten year
old Jim was put in charge of the little ones on that all day journey. It was exactly Nov.14, 1920 because
upon arriving at their Cunningham grandparents, her mother went into labor and delivered the baby of the
family, Hazel, right there at 846 Trumbell Ave. Within a short time they moved to 852 N St Louis. Just a
shortcut through a neighbor's yard made a visit to Grandma and Grandpa Cunningham's house.
The children can remember many a lively evening of heated discussions between their rural Republican dad
and their grandpa, a Chicago Democratic precinct worker. Being mechanically gifted, James opened a
garage. A number of his customers were cab drivers who probably helped him decide to buy a Checker
cab. In later years his children would come to believe that his asthma and other health problems were the
likely result of exhaust pollution encountered in badly ventilated garages, both his own and Checkers.
By the early '40's, asthma forced him to retire. With their children all married, he and his wife bought a
small farm in Rolla, Missouri, the northern edge of the Ozarks. It was 40 acres, mostly wooded, only an
acre was cultivated. Occasionally horses were boarded or a few head of cattle were taken in for grazing.
He worked for the Missouri School of Mines as an over all maintenance man. Mae returned to work for the
telephone company, there was only one telephone company at that time. She died of cancer of the stomach
in 1952. James lived until 1967. They are both interred in Ozark Memorial Garden, Rolla. James was
known to enjoy crossword puzzles. Both he and Mae were avid readers.
Children of JAMES MCMENAMIN and FRANCES CUNNINGHAM are:
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JAMES HERBERT5 MCMENAMIN, b. July 17, 1910; d. April 1983.
HUGH MCMENAMIN, b. December 20, 19113,3; d. April 18, 19933,3; m. ALBERTA.
MARY, b. 1913.
ELSIE MCMENAMIN, b. 1915.
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HAZEL MCMENAMIN, b. 1929.
12. JOHN EDWARD4 MCMENAMIN, SR (HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born December 21, 1891 in DeKalb
County Illinois, and died October 03, 1948 in Chicago, Ilinois. He married G LADYS GERTRUDE YOUNGS
May 04, 1922 in DeKalb County Illinois, daughter of H ORACE YOUNGS and ALBERTA PRATT. She was
born September 20, 1895 in DeKalb County Illinois, and died March 22, 1956 in Chicago Ilinois.
Notes for JOHN EDWARD MCMENAMIN, SR:
Veteran of Word War I
More About JOHN EDWARD MCMENAMIN, SR:
Burial: October 06, 1948, St. Joseph, Rivergrove Illinois
Cause of Death: Carcinoma of the stomach
Occupation: Cab Diver
Residence: 554 North Laramie Ave. Chicago Illinois
Social Security Number: 327-16-6892
More About GLADYS GERTRUDE YOUNGS:
Burial: March 24, 1956, St. Joseph - River Grove Illinois
Social Security Number: 353-26-9474
Children of JOHN MCMENAMIN and GLADYS YOUNGS are:
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i. JOHN EDWARD5 MCMENAMIN, JR, b. October 23, 1923, Chicago, Illinois.
ii. PAUL JAMES MCMENAMIN, b. February 14, 1925, Chicago, Illinois4; d. August 14, 1993, West
Chicago, Illinois4; m. DORIS JANE WILHELMS, July 31, 1948, Chicago Illinois.
iii. KENNITH MARK MCMENAMIN, b. April 08, 1933.
13. HUGH JOSEPH4 MCMENAMIN (HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born May 15, 18995, and died
September 19735. He married MARY ANGNES LALLEY.
Children of HUGH MCMENAMIN and MARY LALLEY are:
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ROBERT JAMES5 MCMENAMIN.
HUGH MCMENAMIN, b. 1926.
JOHN GERALD MCMENAMIN, b. September 30, 1927, DeKalb County Illinois; d. May 27, 1987.
MARVIN EDWARD MCMENAMIN, b. 1932.
JOSEPH LAWRENCE MCMENAMIN, b. 1933.
MAIANNE RHEA MCMENAMIN, b. 1939.
14. MICHAEL JOSEPH4 MCMENAMIN (HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born September 21, 1903 in DeKalb
County Illinois6, and died January 19836. He married RUBY WONSER, daughter of EDGAR WONSER and
ALICE DAILY. She was born September 24, 19157,8,8, and died December 19739,10,10.
Notes for MICHAEL JOSEPH MCMENAMIN:
Michael was born on September 21, 1903 and was the 8th Child of Hugh and Mary (McQuire)
McMenamin. Mike married Ruby and had three children Margaret, Mari and Michelle. Ruby died in
1973 of a brain tumor and Michael died in January of 1982
More About RUBY WONSER:
Social Security Number: Social Security #: 342-01-875110
SS No. Issued In: Issued in: Illinois10
Children of MICHAEL MCMENAMIN and RUBY WONSER are:
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i. MARGARET ELLEN5 MCMENAMIN, b. March 23, 1940, Sycamore, DeKalb County Illinois.
ii. MICHELLE ANN CATHERINE MCMENAMIN, b. January 25, 1943, Chicago Ilinois.
iii. MARI MCMENAMIN, b. October 14, 1946, Sycamore, DeKalb County Illinois.
15. MICHAEL4 MCMENAMIN (HENRY3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born Abt. 1909, and died 1975.
Children of MICHAEL MCMENAMIN are:
i. JOHN5 MCMENAMIN.
ii. MARY MCMENAMIN.
Generation No. 5
16. JOESEPH P.5 MCMENAMIN (JOHN4, PATRICK3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) He married MARY.
Notes for JOESEPH P. MCMENAMIN:
Joseph is the family historian. He started assembling information in 1935 and made (at least) 4 trips to
County Tyrone
His occupation was an educator; first teaching for five in the early 1930's in a one-room school house in
DeKalb county, Illinois. Through that experience he earned enough money to attend the University of
Illinois. He taught at a number of colleges, DePaul in Green Castle, Indiana, DePaul in Chicago, IL., St.
Thomas in St. Paul, MN. For two summer sessions he taught in India, one year at the University of Bihar,
the other at the University of India Ranchi. His longest association, 27 years, was with Oak Park - River
Forest High School, rising to the position of Biology Chairman. It was there that he received Illinois'
"Outstanding Biology Teacher of the Year award. All the while being a father to three children and
conducting a "lifelong" genealogical research on McMenamins.
The reader of Joe's family treatises cannot help seeing many of their anti-English undertones. He made
four visits to Ireland during his life. His communications with McMenamins are treasured. As of this
writing Joseph is very much retired from all activities, suffering from back problems and Parkinson's
disease, which, sadly, has effected his mental capabilities.
Children of JOESEPH MCMENAMIN and MARY are:
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iv.
KEVIN6 MCMENAMIN.
MARY ANN MCMENAMIN.
JULIE MCMENAMIN.
PATRICK MCMENAMIN.
17. ROBERT5 MCMENAMIN (JOHN4, PATRICK3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) He married MARGARET.
Notes for ROBERT MCMENAMIN:
Robert worked for International Harvester, Their family spent many years in New Zealand, Australia and
France
Children of ROBERT MCMENAMIN and MARGARET are:
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ii.
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MADRLINE6 MCMENAMIN.
ROBERT MCMENAMIN.
MARGARET MCMENAMIN.
PETER MCMENAMIN.
JAMES MCMENAMIN.
JOSEPH MCMENAMIN.
THOMAS MCMENAMIN.
RICHARD MCMENAMIN.
MARY PAT MCMENAMIN.
MARY BETH MCMENAMIN.
MARTHA MCMENAMIN.
18. VICTOR5 MCMENAMIN (JOHN4, PATRICK3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) He married DOROTHY.
Child of VICTOR MCMENAMIN and DOROTHY is:
i.
MARGARET6 MCMENAMIN.
19. BARBARA5 MCMENAMIN (JOHN4, PATRICK3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) She married BOB MONTGOMERY.
Children of BARBARA MCMENAMIN and BOB MONTGOMERY are:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
JEAN6 MONTGOMERY.
RICHARD MONTGOMERY.
WILLAMM MONTGOMERY.
JOHN MONTGOMERY.
20. ROBERT5 MCMENAMIN (FRANCIS ALOYSIOUS4, PATRICK3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1)
Children of ROBERT MCMENAMIN are:
i. MIKE6 MCMENAMIN.
ii. BRIAN MCMENAMIN.
21. JAMES HERBERT5 MCMENAMIN (JAMES HENRY4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born July 17, 191011,
and died April 198311. He married ESTHER GLOZESKI August 10, 1941.
Children of JAMES MCMENAMIN and ESTHER GLOZESKI are:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
JAMES6 MCMENAMIN, b. 1943.
MARY MCMENAMIN, b. 1944.
EDWARD MCMENAMIN, b. 1947.
THOMAS MCMENAMIN, b. 1949.
MARK MCMENAMIN, b. 1950.
22. MARY5 (JAMES HENRY4 MCMENAMIN, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born 1913. She married W ILAM
KANE.
Children of MARY and WILAM KANE are:
i. JAMES6, b. 1940.
ii. ROBERT, b. 1945.
iii. MARY PAT, b. 1946.
23. ELSIE5 MCMENAMIN (JAMES HENRY4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born 1915. She married JOHN
CUNNINGHAM.
Children of ELSIE MCMENAMIN and JOHN CUNNINGHAM are:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
NOAH6 CUNNINGHAM.
LIAM CUNNINGHAM.
JOSEPH CUNNINGHAM, b. 1940.
THOMAS CUNNINGHAM, b. 1944.
24. HAZEL5 MCMENAMIN (JAMES HENRY4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born 1929. She married JEAN
DELFOSSE.
Children of HAZEL MCMENAMIN and JEAN DELFOSSE are:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
JOHN6 DELFOSSE, b. 1944.
JAMES DELFOSSE, b. 1946.
JEROME DELFOSSE, b. 1948.
DENISE DELFOSSE, b. 1950.
MICHELLE DELFOSSE, b. 1951.
25. JOHN EDWARD5 MCMENAMIN, JR (JOHN EDWARD4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born October 23,
1923 in Chicago, Illinois. He married MARIE CATHERINE PASTICK July 14, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois,
daughter of ANTHONY PASTICK and MARIE BERCHER. She was born August 14, 1924 in Chicago Ilinois.
Children of JOHN MCMENAMIN and MARIE PASTICK are:
33.
34.
35.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
JEAN MARIE6 MCMENAMIN, b. February 09, 1946, Chicago Ilinois; m. ERIC PLANE; b. March 23.
THOMAS JOHN MCMENAMIN, b. December 28, 1949, Chicago Ilinois.
MICHAEL JOSEPH MCMENAMIN, b. December 17, 1952, Chicago, Illinois.
SHARON ANN MCMENAMIN, b. September 27, 1958.
26. KENNITH MARK5 MCMENAMIN (JOHN EDWARD4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born April 08, 1933.
He married ESTER.
Children of KENNITH MCMENAMIN and ESTER are:
i. JOHN6 MCMENAMIN, Adopted child.
ii. RITA MCMENAMIN, Adopted child.
27. HUGH5 MCMENAMIN (HUGH JOSEPH4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born 1926. He married IRENE
FITZGIBBONS.
Children of HUGH MCMENAMIN and IRENE FITZGIBBONS are:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
DANIEL6 MCMENAMIN.
EILEEN MCMENAMIN.
CAROL MCMENAMIN.
JOYCE MCMENAMIN.
MARK MCMENAMIN.
HUGH MCMENAMIN, b. 1951; d. 1977.
More About HUGH MCMENAMIN:
Social Security Number: Social Security #: 346-46-538412
vii.
viii.
ix.
JOHN MCMENAMIN, b. 1954; d. 1955.
WILLIAM MCMENAMIN, b. 1960.
PATRICK JAMES MCMENAMIN, b. 1961.
28. JOHN GERALD5 MCMENAMIN (HUGH JOSEPH4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born September 30,
1927 in DeKalb County Illinois13, and died May 27, 198713. He married JANET MCCULLAH.
Children of JOHN MCMENAMIN and JANET MCCULLAH are:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
JANET MCCULLAH6 MCMENAMIN.
JOHN MCMENAMIN, b. 1956.
ANN ELIZABETH MCMENAMIN, b. 1957.
KATHLEEN MCMENAMIN, b. 1960.
MICHAEL EDWARD MCMENAMIN, b. 1961.
29. MARVIN EDWARD5 MCMENAMIN (HUGH JOSEPH4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born 1932. He
married BETTY LARSON.
Child of MARVIN MCMENAMIN and BETTY LARSON is:
i.
MARIBETH LYNN6 MCMENAMIN, b. 1969.
30. JOSEPH LAWRENCE5 MCMENAMIN (HUGH JOSEPH4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born 1933. He
married BARBARA CAXMERIC.
Children of JOSEPH MCMENAMIN and BARBARA CAXMERIC are:
i. LESLIE6 MCMENAMIN.
ii. MICHAELINE MARY MCMENAMIN, b. 1957.
iii. JOSEPH MCMENAMIN, b. 1957; d. 1982.
More About JOSEPH MCMENAMIN:
Issued in: Issued in: California14
Social Security Number: Social Security #: 566-17-305714
iv.
v.
JEFFERY MCMENAMIN, b. 1960.
MAUREEN MCMENAMIN, b. 1961.
31. MICHELLE ANN CATHERINE5 MCMENAMIN (MICHAEL JOSEPH4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born
January 25, 1943 in Chicago Ilinois. She married DON STOGSDILL.
Children of MICHELLE MCMENAMIN and DON STOGSDILL are:
36.
i. DONALD6 STOGSDILL, b. September 25, 1964.
ii. CHRISTOPHER JOHN STOGSDILL, b. February 24, 1968.
32. MARI5 MCMENAMIN (MICHAEL JOSEPH4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born October 14, 1946 in
Sycamore, DeKalb County Illinois. She married DR. MICHAEL BROWN.
Children of MARI MCMENAMIN and MICHAEL BROWN are:
37.
i. LEAH6 BROWN, b. 1971.
ii. MICHAEL PATRICK BROWN, b. Abt. 1975.
iii. BRIGID BROWN, b. Abt. 1977.
Generation No. 6
33. THOMAS JOHN6 MCMENAMIN (JOHN EDWARD5, JOHN EDWARD4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born
December 28, 1949 in Chicago Ilinois. He married C ATHY. She was born June 04.
Children of THOMAS MCMENAMIN and CATHY are:
i. RYAN7 MCMENAMIN.
ii. MELANY MCMENAMIN.
34. MICHAEL JOSEPH6 MCMENAMIN (JOHN EDWARD5, JOHN EDWARD4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was
born December 17, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois. He married D EBBRA ANN PENZ June 14, 1975 in Visitation
Church Elmhurst Illinois, daughter of RAMOND PENZ and SUSANE MERSHIMER. She was born March 22,
1955 in Chicago, Illinois.
Notes for MICHAEL JOSEPH MCMENAMIN:
Born 10:13pm December 17,1952 at Grant Hospital of Chicago
Graduate of York High School (Elmhurst Ill.) Class Of 1972
Graduate (BSEET) of DeVry Institute of Technology (Chicago) 1977
More About MICHAEL JOSEPH MCMENAMIN:
Degree: March 17, 1977, DeVry Institute of Technology (Chigao) (BEET)
Children of MICHAEL MCMENAMIN and DEBBRA PENZ are:
i. LORI MARIE7 MCMENAMIN, b. June 13, 1982, Downers Grove Illinois.
ii. AMY SUSANNE MCMENAMIN, b. September 10, 1984, Downers Grove Illinois.
iii. SARA MICHELLE MCMENAMIN, b. September 22, 1986, Downers Gove Illinois.
35. SHARON ANN6 MCMENAMIN (JOHN EDWARD5, JOHN EDWARD4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born
September 27, 1958. She married R ICHARD HOFFMAN. He was born February 05.
Children of SHARON MCMENAMIN and RICHARD HOFFMAN are:
i. IAN7 HOFFMAN.
ii. KARA CATHAREN HOFFMAN.
36. CHRISTOPHER JOHN6 STOGSDILL (MICHELLE ANN CATHERINE5 MCMENAMIN, MICHAEL JOSEPH4, HUGH3,
JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born February 24, 1968.
Child of CHRISTOPHER JOHN STOGSDILL is:
i.
TASHA7 STOGSDILL, b. February 01, 1987.
37. LEAH6 BROWN (MARI5 MCMENAMIN, MICHAEL JOSEPH4, HUGH3, JAMES2, MICHAEL1) was born 1971.
She married MICHEAL LANGENSTRASS. He was born 1963.
Children of LEAH BROWN and MICHEAL LANGENSTRASS are:
i. MIKE7 LANGENSTRASS, b. Abt. 1987.
ii. SARAH LANGENSTRASS, b. Abt. 1994.
iii. BETH LANGENSTRASS, b. Abt. 1996.
Endnotes
1. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 7, 1999,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14891.77
2. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 12, 1999,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14891.164
3. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 12, 1999,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14891.154
4. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 6, 1999,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14893.9
5. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 7, 1999,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14891.151
6. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 12, 1999,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14892.179
7. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 12, 1999,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14893.31
8. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Dec 27, 1999,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14893.31
9. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 12, 1999,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14893.31
10. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Dec 27, 1999,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14893.31
11. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 12, 1999,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14891.180
12. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Jan 6, 2000,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14891.158
13. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Sep 12, 1999,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14892.46
14. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Jan 6, 2000,
Internal Ref. #1.112.6.14892.74