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The Rooney Family
Prepared by: Linus Joseph Dewald Jr. 
E-mail:      dewald@prenticenet.com
Newsletter:  www.prenticenet.com/home/news/
Date:        29 October 1997 and Revised 18 April 2005
Source:      From a Roots3, Rooney Database

INTRODUCTION: The Rooney name originates in Ulster but is equally common in Lienster and Connacht, its greatest concentrations in Ulster is in Co. Down. The O'Rooneys, (o' Ruanaidh "hero/champion") were a Co. Down sept who were based in the modern parish of Ballyroney to the north of Rathfriland. The name appears often in the ecclesiastical annals and history of the diocese of Drumore. Ceallach O'Rooney who died in 1079, was styled chief poet of Ireland. Anciently, O'Rooney served as hereditary bards and poets to the McGuinness family.

O'Runaidhin, a name which originates in central Down but which later became associated with south Donegal and north Leitrim. There are two different origins for Rooney in Co. Fermanagh and adjacent areas, the Maolruanaigh were kings of Fermanagh before the Maguires, there names were Anglicised as Mulrooney, then Rooney.

A good website for researching the Rooney surname can be found at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nirdow2/rooney.htm#Rooney_Researchers .

1. PATRICK[1] ROONEY. Born, circa 1789 (?), in Co. Down?, Ire.[1].

Almost nothing is known about Patrick Rooney. His date of birth is a guess based on the known birth dates of some of his grandchildren. It is likely, although not proven, that he was born in County Down, Ireland and it is probably in Ireland that he died, possibly at County Down.

He married Unknown.

If little is known about Patrick Rooney, nothing at all is presently known about his wife. It might be safe to assume that she was born sometime between 1790 and 1800, possibly at County Down in Ireland. Her name is not known, but might be reflected in the name of the daughter of her son Edward "Ned" Rooney, Elizabeth, although it might be more likely that Elizabeth is the name of the mother of his wife, Mary. Admittedly that is not much of a clue; all the rest of Edward's eight children were boys.

By email of 30 Dec 2004, we received the following information from Mary McClure which may, or may not, relate to this same family:

Children of Patrick Rooney:

  1. Edward "Ned" Rooney. . . . . [2]

SECOND GENERATION

2. EDWARD "NED"[2] ROONEY (PATRICK, 1). Born, circa 1810, in Co. Down, Ire. Died, circa 1896, in Ire. Immigration: Jul 1883.

Edward, known as Ned, is the only presently known child of Patrick Rooney, although in those days of large families it seems likely that there were other siblings whose identities have not yet been ascertained.

His birth date is unknown, but his eldest child, his son Patrick, was born in 1830. That would suggest that perhaps Ned was around 25 at that time which would place his birth date at about 1805. Neither is his place of death known for certain. In his letter of 11 Jun 1990, Carlisle Ganz writes: "I have no information that he immigrated to the States - I understand that he died in Ireland..." Ned married twice during his lifetime. By his first wife, Margaret (O'Hare), whom he married about 1829, Ned had five sons and a daughter. By his second wife, Mary (Cannon), who he married after Margaret passed away, Ned had two more sons.

The following information is from information excerpted from a letter by Mary Elizabeth Cunningham:

The Isle of Man is a large island situated in the Irish Sea about 50 miles straight east of County Down and about 35 miles from the coast of England, the nearest point on the English coast being the port city of Whitehaven, the city to which Elizabeth's letter probably referred. Unfortunately, Elizabeth's letter did not identify the product in which Ned was a "dealer." Her choice of the word, "dealer," is interesting. The dictionary defines a "dealer" as one engaged in buying and selling; trading, as a "fur trader." Given that time and place, perhaps he was a dealer in livestock such as cattle or sheep. Carlisle Ganz's letter of 11 June 1990 affirms that Ned was a cattle dealer.

In his son's (Hugh) 1882 Marriage Certificate, the son is identified as a fisherman residing in the Town of Peel on the Isle of Man.

Ned died about 1896 at about the age of 91.

He married, first, MARGARET O'HARE, circa 1829 (?), in Ire. Born, circa 1804 (?). Died, circa 1856 (?).

Margaret apparently died after her son, Patrick, had immigrated to America in 1856. Approximately six months after her death, her husband, Patrick, married Mary Cannon. Children: 

   3       i.  PATRICK "PAT"[3] ROONEY.
          ii.  Edward "Ned" Rooney. Born, circa 1838, in Kilkeel, Down, 
               Ire.[2]. Died, circa 1856, in Great Lakes. 
                     Ned was a seaman. Ned came to America Patrick and was
               working on the Great Lakes on a ship. Concerning his death,
               one version by Joseph R. Prentice he drowned in a storm in 
               Lake Michigan. Another version from Mrs. Edgar Jay Sherman 
               (Annie Rooney) says he came to America with his brother 
               Patrick and drowned at age 18 in an attempt to swim across 
               Lake Michigan. Based on that account, Ned has tentatively 
               been given a death date of about 1838. In another letter by
               Anne (Rooney) Mieback to Mrs. Edgar Jay Sherman purporting 
               to correct the Sherman letter, Anne says Ned came at a 
               different time from Patrick, was homesteading land in 
               Michigan, and drowned while swimming in Lake Superior. 
               Finally, the Eleanor Seberger book says that he was born in
               the year following his brother Patrick's birth which would 
               make his birth date 1831.

He married, second, Mary Cannon, circa 1856, in Co. Down, Ireland. Born, circa 1831 (?), in Co. Down, Ire. Died, 1918[3]. Burial in Alexandria, NE. Joseph R. Prentice write that Mary lived with her son, James, after her husband died and she immigrated to America. Children: 

   4     iii.  Hugh Rooney.
   5      iv.  Mark Rooney.
   6       v.  John "Punch" Rooney.
          vi.  Edward Rooney. Born, 1 Nov 1863, in Co. Down, Ire.[4]. 
               Died, 1946. Edward never married. 
   7     vii.  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Rooney.
   8    viii.  James "Jim" Rooney.

THIRD GENERATION

3. PATRICK "PAT"[3] ROONEY (EDWARD "NED", 2). Born, 12 Aug 1830, in Bally Veamore, Down, Ireland. Died, 2 Dec 1914, in Horton, Brown, KS. Burial in Fidelity Cem, Fairview, Brown, KS. Immigration: 1856 (?), in Galesburg, IL. Occupation: Farmer.

Pat's gravestone says he was born in 1828. Not true, says Anne (Rooney) Miebach. She says Pat added 2 years to his age because he did not want anyone to know he was younger than his wife, Rosanna.

Concerning Pat's immigration to America, Joseph R. Prentice, a family genealogist living in Annandale, VA, wrote as follows: "Pat spent his youth on the Isle of Man while Ned followed the sea," and "things god bad for potato farmers after the famine of about 1847. Pat went to work on the Isle of Man. Pat came back in late 1852, met and married Rosanna Levings. (I) used to hear my grandmother Prentice, nee Maggie Jane Rooney, tell how Pat migrated to America leaving wife with baby, Ed (Albert Edward Rooney), she was a very proud woman. A week or so after he (Patrick) left, she (Maggie) discovered that she was pregnant. Pat wanted her to wait until he had earned enough to set up a proper home for her. She refused to await a child who might be born more than nine months after Pat had left, if she ran a long term. Scandal, you know! So, against his wishes and without telling him, she packed the baby and her few belongings and left for America. Believe that this is the child who was still born and Pat blamed her stubbornness for it especially as the next three were all girls."

There is, however, a problem presented by that story. According to information received, the first child of Pat and his wife is Albert Edward Rooney who was born 24 Dec 1853 at Bally Veamore, County Down, Ireland, rather than in America. Their second child, Margaret Rooney, was born 1 Apr. 1858 at Galesburg, Knox County, IL. Pat is said to have married his wife in 1853 and immigrated to America in 1856.

Albert Edward Rooney must be the "Ed" to whom the story referred. If she was thereafter pregnant, and given Margaret's 1 Apr. 1858 birth date, she probably became pregnant about July, 1857. Assuming that Pat is the father, that would place Pat's immigration to America as the latter part of 1857 rather than 1856.

Joseph also relates another story about Pat's immigration which follows the same general time frame, but from a somewhat different perspective: "(Pat and Rosanna) had been married...and were living with grandfather's people and jobs were scarce for the great famine in Ireland had been just a few years before. They were invited to a dance this nite and stayed until early morning. When they got home, the door was locked and grandfather was so angry he kicked it in and had a quarrel with his parents, and they told him to leave. He went, and sold a horse he felt was his and bought a ticket (sailing vessel) to America. He lacked 5 pounds for enough to bring grandmother and no one could or would lend it to him.

Grandmother was pregnant when he sailed. He got work putting the railroad through at Galesburg, Ill. at $1.00 a day. He saved enough money for her pasage the first year but the ship was lost on which it was sent, then again he sent it and the bank broke through which it was sent. The third time it was sent Uncle Ed was (illegible: 3 1/3?) years old. Her people with whom she lived (felt?) that he had deserted her and were very mean to her. She supported herself and the baby by doing embroidery work. Her mother was the village school teacher. .p .p Mother (Margaret) was born 9 months after Grandmother landed in Galesburg, IL, April 1, 1857." There are some minor discrepencies. He says Rosanna was pregnant when Pat sailed, and says she gave birth 9 months after arriving in America, yet it is hard to imagine how that could be with the intervening period needed to earn enough money for passage three different times. .p .p In other letters, Joseph mentions the possibility that the child with whom Rosanna was pregnant was stillborn. Based on that statement, which seems to be the most reasonable way to reconcile the story, a stillborn child has been listed with a birthdate of 1856.

Another anecdote concerning Rosanna's immigration to America: It is said that her son was over two and one-half years at the time she received the money to sail to America. When she got to the boat, she was informed that children over age two would be an additional half fare. She lied and said that the child was not yet two. This little white lie bothered her in her later years.

The family story is also told that the journey on the sailing vessel which took six weeks and you had to have your own food. One day, while walking on the deck she met the Captain and he said, "Well, Mrs.Rooney, how long has your husband in America?" She said, "Over three years." Then she wondered why he smiled...until she figured it out. Good story, but with a flaw; it assumes that her then current pregnancy did not show and for her to have been pregnant Pat would have been gone less than 9 months so there was no reason for her to have said over three years. The story obviously relates to the "child under two free fare" mentioned above and may just be a family joke.

Pat and Rosanna moved to Leavenworth, KS in 1858 and to Brown Co. near Fidelity, KS in 1869 where he engaged in general forming for 25 years. In 1894 his family moved to Horton, KS. Pat and Rosanna owned Lots 21-28 in Block 125, CK&N Addition to the City of Horton.

Joseph R. Prentice writes: "When I was a little boy (around 1920, give or take a couple years), we used to visit my great grandmother (Pat's wife, who would have been in her late 80's or early 90's)...She had a favorite refrain that went about as follows: 'Pat, the dirty devil, him and that whisky! Killed him, it did, right in the prime of his life and left me with the big family to raise and the farm to run.' I used to imagine (Pat) in his 30's from what she said. After I became interested in genealogy, I hunted up his grave in the old Fidelity Cemetery, Nemaha Co., KS. It reads: Patrick Rooney, died at the age of 84 years, 3 months and 20 days. I wonder to what age he might have lived had it not been for the whisky. He was an extremely handsome man even when in his 80's."

Pat predeceased his wife Rosanna by 10 years.

He married ROSANNA LEVINGS, daughter of JOHN LEVINGS and ALICE MARGARET HIGGINS, 7 Feb 1853, in Ballyveamore, Ballymartin, Down, Ire.[5]. Born, 20 Mar 1828, in Kilkeel, Down, Ire. Died, 5 Aug 1924, in Sabetha, Nemaha, KS[6]. Death(2) in Horton, Brown, KS. Immigration: May 1856.

Rosanna, born in 1828, was the youngest of the six known children of John Levings and his wife, Alice (Eliza, Kathryn, Jane, John, George, Rosanna). (It may be noted that the 1828 birth date tends to corroborate the information provided about her husband's birth date.) The Levings had money enough so Rosanna was sent to France to become a teacher in the hedgerows (underground). (According to one authority, it was illegal in Ireland at that time to teach Catholics how to read or write.) She returned in the early 1850's and married over family's protests; apparently Patrick was a man who could not read or write, had no steady job, no home, and no prosepects and they felt such a well-educated young Irish girl deserved better. She, obviously, felt otherwise and must have found in him many other admirable and redeeming qualities. After marriage their marriage in 1853, Pat and Rosanna moved in with Rosanna's parents. (Note: other versions of the story say they moved in with Pat's parents; that seems more likely, given her parent's hostility to the marriage.)

According to Joseph R. Prentice's letter of 29 Aug 1986, after Patrick had gone to America to earn money for her passage too, he was just about ready to return to ireland when he received a letter from Rosanna saying, "Do you know what that old fool of a father of yours has done? His wife hardly cold in her grave and he ups and marries a 20 year old girl, Mary Cannon."

Concerning Rosanna's family history, the following is an excerpt from a 1962 letter from Mrs. Edgar Jay Sherman (Anne Rooney) of San Anselmo, CA to Bernard Rooney III of Dodge City, KS:

Anne Mieback wrote: "...mother always signed her name as Rosanna, never Rosanne, but Father always called her Rosanne." Rosanna died at Sabetha, KS in 1924 at the advanced age of 96 years. Children: 

   9       i.  Albert Edward "Ed"[4] Rooney.
          ii.  (stillborn child) Rooney. Born, 1856 (?), in Galesburg, 
               Knox, IL[7]. No record of the child's birth has yet been 
               found. The baby's birth and early death is assumed based on
               family traditions. from 
  10     iii.  MARGARET JANE ROONEY.
  11      iv.  Mary Alice Rooney.
           v.  Rosanna "Annie" Rooney. Born, 19 Feb 1861, in Leavenworth, 
               KS[8]. Died, 29 Apr 1862, in Leavenworth, KS[9]. Burial in 
               Fidelity Cem., Nemaha, KS.
  12      vi.  John Francis Rooney.
         vii.  Patrick Rooney. Born, 19 Feb 1864, in Leavenworth, KS. 
               Died, 5 Aug 1865, in Leavenworth, KS. Burial in Fidelity 
               Cem., Nemaha, KS.
  13    viii.  William "Will" Tecumseh Rooney.
  14      ix.  George Bernard Rooney.
  15       x.  Arthur Patrick Rooney.
          xi.  Elizabeth Anne Jane Rooney. Born, 7 Feb 1872, in Fidelity, 
               Brown, KS. Died, 17 Jul 1966, in Los Angeles, L.A., CA[10].
               Burial in Fidelity, KS. She married Harry Ernest Miebach, 
               21 Jan 1902, in Horton, Brown, KS. 
                     A 1962 letter by her says she and her husband moved 
               to Horton, KS to live about 1894 or 1895. After her husband 
               died about 1925, she moved to California, living in 1962 at
               1124 W. 7th St., Los Angeles, CA.

4. Hugh[3] Rooney (EDWARD "NED", 2). Born, 15 Sep 1856, in Co. Down, Ire. Died, 7 May 1936[11]. Burial in Fidelity Cem.

Hugh is Edward "Ned" Rooney's third child, and the first child of his second marriage to Mary Cannon about 1856. He is a half-brother to Patrick "Pat" Rooney, above. His 14 Feb 1882 Marriage Certificate, issued when he was 25 years of age, identifies his "Rank or Profession" as that of a Fisherman and says that he had lived for the preceeding two years in the Town of Peel on the southwewst coast of the Isle of Man. That would indicate he was 23 when he moved to Peel, perhaps from County Down.

Since he was married in the Roman Catholic Chapel in the port town of Douglas on the southeast coast of the Isle of Man, he presumably was Catholic.

There is no specific information presently available concerning Hugh's immigration to America, but it was some time before the birth of his daughter, Eva Catherine Rooney, on 7 Aug 1897 at Oneida, KS.

He married Isabella "Isabel" Sarah Cunningham, 14 Feb 1882 (?), in Isle of Man[12]. Born, 26 Aug 1858 (?), in Town of Peel, Dist. of Peel, Isle of Man. Died, 16 May 1932. Burial in Fidelity Cem.

Isabel's birth date is unknown, but her Marriage Certificate says that at the time of her 1882 marriage she was a "Spinster" of "Full age". One would suspect that term "Spinster" was used in the since of an unmarried rather than an elderly old maid since her husband was but 25 years of age at the time of his marriage to her.

Her Marriage Certificate states that she lived in the Parish of German in the DDistrict of Peel, and that she had lived her entire life in the Town of Peel on the southwest coast of the Isle of Man. In view of the fact that the Marriage Certificate states that the marriage is to be solemnized in the Roman Catholic Chapel in the Town of Douglas on the southeast coast of the Isle of Man, one can reasonably assume that she was Catholic. Children: 

           i.  Mary E.[4] Rooney. Born, 1883. Died, 1899. Burial in 
               Fidelity Cem.
  16      ii.  Mark Rooney.
         iii.  Anna Rooney. Born, 30 Apr 1886, in Isle of Man, England. 
               Died in Denver, CO. Burial in Mt. Olivet Cem., Denver, CO.  Occupation: Catholic Nun.
          iv.  Patrick J. Rooney. Born, 1893. Died, 1893.             
  17       v.  Eva Catherine Rooney.
          vi.  John Rooney. Residence in Stratton, NE[13].
  18     vii.  Sara Rooney.
        viii.  Hugh Rooney. Residence in Davenport, IA[13].
          ix.  Charles Rooney. Born, 14 Aug 1900, in Unk., Brown, KS.  Died, 6 Jan 1984, 
		in Topeka, KS[13].  At home in Sabetha, KS in 1900 census.  
		He married Alice  Smith.   Not in 1930 census.

5. Mark[3] Rooney (EDWARD "NED", 2). Born, 29 Jan 1857, in Co. Down, Ire.[14]. Died, 16 Jan 1950[15]. Immigration: 23 Apr 1885, in New York.

Mark is the fourth child of Edward "Ned" Rooney, the second by his second wife, Mary. According to an account by Mark's sister, Elizabeth, the two of them came to America together in 1885 and went by train the Sebetha, KS where their half-brother, Patrick, and his wife, Rosanna, were living.

Following his marriage, Mark and his wife apparently lived for a time in Brown Co., KS where his eldest child, Edward, was born in 1889. Some time prior to 1908 Mark and his family moved to Burntwood, Rawlins Co., KS, where they appear in the 1910 census and where his eighth and last child, Alice was born. Mark's death date is not known, but it was probably some time after the birth of his last child, daughter Alice, in 1908 in Rawlins Co., KS.

He married Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Prentice, 11 Oct 1887. Born, 28 Dec 1868, in Nemaha Co., KS. Died, 26 Aug 1933. Burial in Cath. Cem., Beardsley, KS.

Sarah Elizabeth, known as "Lizzie", is the third of the eleven children of Joseph Rollin Prentice, the third by his first wife, Hester (Lunham). Margaret Rooney, Mark Rooney's father-in-law's second wife, was married to Mark's 28 year older brother, Patrick. Additional information about her may be found in the book, "Ancestors and Descendants of Valentine Prentice" by Linus Joseph Dewald, a great grandson of Margaret Rooney. Children: 

           i.  Edward J.[4] Rooney. Born, 24 May 1889, in Brown Co., KS. 
               He married Kattie.  Not in 1920 or 1930 census.
  19      ii.  Hester Mary Rooney, b,. c. 1892, KS.
  20     iii.  Mark Patrick Rooney, b. c. 1894, KS.
          iv.  Clara Marie Rooney. Born, 7 Sep 1896, KS [14]. Died, Nov 1966. 
               At home in 1900 Mission, Brown Co., KS census.  She married Mr. Caram.
           v.  Ellen Rooney. Born, 15 Jul 1899. She married Cecil Tabler.
          vi.  Harvey P. Rooney. Born, 14 Nov 1902[14]. Died, 1952. He 
               married Alta.
         vii.  Infant Rooney. Born, 1906. Died, 1906.             
  21    viii.  Alice Rooney, b. c. 1907, Burntwood, Rawlins Co., KS..

6. John "Punch"[3] Rooney (EDWARD "NED", 2). Born, 1861, in Kilkeel, Down, Ire.[16]. Died, 11 Oct 1937, in Topeka, KS[3]. Burial in Fidelity Cem., Nemaha, KS.

John is the sixth child of Edward, the fourth by his wife Mary. We don't yet know when he immigrated; all we know is that he died in Nemaha Co., KS in 1937.

He married Cecily/Cecilia McKibbon, daughter of Robert McKibbin and Mary Jane "The King" Cunningham, 7 Aug 1886 (?), in Brown Co., KS. Born, 10 Jun 1867, in Ballyveabeg, Kilkeel, Down, Ire. Died, 15 Aug 1936, in Topeka, Shawnee, KS[17]. Burial in Fid. Cem., Sabetha, KS. Occupation: Housewife. Children: 

  22       i.  Edward[4] Rooney.
  23      ii.  John (Jack?) Rooney.
  24     iii.  Florence Rooney.
          iv.  Robert Rooney. Born, 20 Nov 1893. Died, 30 May 1895. Burial in Fidelity Cem.
  25       v.  Cecilia Rooney.
  26      vi.  Robert Rooney.
  27     vii.  Jane Elizabeth Rooney.
  28    viii.  Josephine Rooney.

7. Elizabeth "Lizzie"[3] Rooney (EDWARD "NED", 2). Born, 15 Oct 1868, in Ballyvea, Down, Ire. Died, 1950 [11]. Immigration: 23 Apr 1885, in New York. 1910 census in Lincoln, Jefferson Co., NE.

Elizabeth, "Lizzie", was the seventh child of Edward "Ned" Rooney, the fifth by his second wife, Mary (Cannon). The following information is excerpted from a letter she wrote:

Mr. and Mrs. Pat Rooney were her half-brother Patrick and his wife, Rosanna.

She married Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cunningham, son of Patrick "Paddy, the King" Cunningham and Elizabeth "Eliza" Levings, 29 Jan 1891, in Sabetha, KS. Born, 29 Jun 1868, in Moneydarraugh, Down, Ire.[18]. Died, 10 Aug 1955. He emigrated to the United State in 1883 (per 1910 census) 1900 census in Lincoln, Jefferson Co., NE where he is indexed as "Richdas unningham." 1920 census in Lincoln, NE.

Children of Lizzie and Nicholas: 

           i.  (dau.) Cunningham [4]. She married Russel A. Lowrey.  Not shown in 1900 census.
          ii.  John P. Cunningham. Born, circa 1898 per 1900 census.  Not home in 1920.
  29     iii.  Lloyd M. Cunningham, b. 2 Jun 1896, in Gladstone, NE
  30      iv.  Mary Elizabeth Cunningham, b. 12 Feb 1901, Gladstone, NE.  At home in 1920.
  31       v.  Nicholas Edward Cunningham Jr., b. 29 May 1903, Gladstone, NE.  At home in 1920.
  32      vi.  Arthur Cunningham, b. 29 Dec 1913, Gladstone, NE.  At home in 1920.

8. James "Jim"[3] Rooney (EDWARD "NED", 2). Born, 27 May 1872, in Co Down, Ire. Died, after 1940 (?), in Hebron?, NE [19].

Jim is the eighth and youngest child of Edward, the sixth by his wife, Mary. Acccording to the 29 Aug 1986 letter of Joseph R. Prentice, James married late in life, in his late 60's, and had 5 children under 6 years of age in 1932.

He married Mary Schmidt, circa 1938 (?), in Alexandria?, NE[4]. Occupation: Schoolteacher. James and his family appear in the 1930 census in Gilead, Thayer Co., NY. His children included:

  1. Mary L. Rooney, b. c. 1919, NE. At home in 1930 Gilead, NE, census.
  2. Ellen Rooney, b. c. 1923, NE. At home in 1930 Gilead, NE, census.
  3. Alice Rooney, b. c; 1926, NE. At home in 1930 Gilead, NE, census.
  4. Margaret Rooney, b. c. 1928, NE. At home in 1930 Gilead, NE, census.
  5. (child) Rooney, b. aft. 1930 census, probably Gilead, NE.

FOURTH GENERATION

9. Albert Edward "Ed"[4] Rooney (PATRICK "PAT", 3). Born, 24 Dec 1853, in Ballyveamore, Down, Ire.[20]. Died, 3 May 1947, in Fairview, Brown, KS. Burial in Sabetha Cem. Immigration: 1856.

Ed is the oldest son of Pat and his wife, Rosanna (Levings). Born at Ballyveamore in 1853, he accompanied his mother during her journey in 1856 to join her husband who was working on the railroad in Galesburg, IL. In 1858, when he was 4, his family oved to Leavenworth, KS a few miles north of Kansas City. In 1869, when he was 15, his family moved to Brown Co. in the northeast corner of the State, near Fidelity, KS where his father engaged in farming for the next 25 years. Ed married in 1878 when he was 25.

Ed died at Fairview, just across the county line from Sabetha, in 1947 at the age of 93 years.

He married Elizabeth McGuire [21], 22 Oct 1878. Born, 5 Nov 1856, in Johnstown, Cambria, PA[22]. Died, 2 Apr 1934, in Fairview, Brown, KS. Burial in Sabetha, KS. Children: 

  33       i.  Mabel Mary[5] Rooney.
  34      ii.  Chester Charles Rooney.
         iii.  Harry Patrick Rooney. Born, 21 Jun 1885, in Fidelity, Brown, KS[20]. Died, 14 Mar 1954, 
		in Garden City, KS. Burial in Satanta, KS. He married Marguerite Alice Rooney.  
		They appear in the 1920 census in Dudley, Haskell Co., KS, and 1930 census 
		in Satanta, Haskell Co., KS.
          iv.  Franklin Bernard Rooney. Born, 8 Aug 1889. Died, 6 Mar 1890 [23], age 8 months. 
		Burial in Fidelity Cem., Brown, KS.
  35       v.  Ellena Florence "Nelly" Rooney.
  36      vi.  Orlie Edward Rooney.

10. MARGARET JANE[4] ROONEY (PATRICK "PAT", 3). Born, 1 Apr 1858, in Galesburg, Knox, IL. Died, 2 Jun 1928, in Hebron, Thayer, NE[24]. Burial in Sac. Heart Cem., Hebron, Thayer, NE.

Margaret was the daughter of Patrick "Pat" Rooney and Roseann Levings and the first Rooney born in America, nine months after her mother joined her father at Galesburg, IL where he was working on the railroad.

In 1858, while still an infant, her father, mother, and four year old brother Albert ("Ed") moved to Leavenworth, KS, a few miles north of Kansas City. In 1869, when she was 11, the family moved to Brown Co. where her father farmed for the next 25 years.

She married when she was only eighteen, younger than the half-sisters (Emma and Molly) of her husband Joseph, who were living with Joseph on 160 acres in Nemaha Co., KS.

In addition to taking care of her husband's two young children by his earlier marriage (Joseph and George), she and Joseph promptly started another family of their own. Emma soon left their home about the time of the birth of Margaret's first child to marry a local man, Ruben Brown. Margaret apparently came from a non-demonstrative family, and did not enjoy the "clumsy hugs and sloppy kisses" of young Henry and David, the sons of Joseph's first wife, nor the fact that they called her "maw." They later were sent to live with relatives in Ohio.

Eleanor Seberger's 1989 book tells the following story:

In her later years, Margaret suffered from severe arthritis and used crutches. Her knees were terribly swollen and painful. She was 71 when she died.

She married Joseph Rollin Prentice on 16 Sep 1875, in Nemaha Co., KS [15]. He was b. 6 Dec 1838, in Lancaster, Fairfield, OH. Died, 5 Aug 1908, in Hebron, Thayer, NE. Burial in Sac. Heart Cem., Hebron, Thayer, NE.

Joseph Prentice is the son of John Rollin Prentice and Martha Elizabeth Eyanson. Additional information about Joseph, his ancestors, his children, and his descendants may be found in "Ancestors and Descendants of Valentine Prentice" by a great grandson, Linus Joseph Dewald, email: dewald@prenticenet.com. Children: 

  37       i.  FLORENCE ROSANA[5] PRENTICE.

11. Mary Alice Rooney (PATRICK "PAT", 3). Born, 25 Sep 1859, in Galesburg, Knox, IL[25]. Died, 8 Feb 1934, in Marysville?, KS[26]. Mary lived at Marysville, KS in 1926, and it is tentatively assumed that she also died there in 1934 at the age of 74 years. She appears with her family in the 1900 and 1910 census in Richland, Marshall Co., KS. Mary appears as a widow in the 1920 and 1930 census in Richland.

She married Alexander William McKibbon, 5 Oct 1880, in Beattie, KS. He was b. c. 1855, IL and d. before the 1920 census. Children:

  1. William H. McKibbon, b. c. 1883, KS. At home in 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 in Richland, Marshall Co., KS.
  2. Anna M. McKibbon, b. c. 1885, KS. Residence in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada [11]. She married Mr. Beasley. Not in 1920 or 1930 census.
  3. Maud/Maude M. McKibbon, b. c. 1890, KS. At home in 1900 and 1910 in Richland, Marshall Co., KS. Resided, 1962, in Marysville, KS [11]. She m. Harry McClary. He was b. 8 Jun 1884, OH, and d. Feb 1971 in Marysville, Marshall Co, KS per SSDI. 1920 census in Richland. Not in 1930 census. Not in SSDI. Son:
    1. Harvey W. McClary, b. c. 1918, KS. Not in 2008 SSDI.
  4. Laura Inez McKibbon, b. 24 Oct 1898, KS and d. Jul 1978, Marysville, Marshall Co., KS. At home in 1900 and 1910 in Richland, Marshall Co., KS. She married Antone Nieberding. He was b. 16 Nov 1887, KS, and d. Oct 1971 in Beattie, Marshall Co., KS per SSDI. They appear in the 1930 census in Guittard, Marshall Co., KS. Children:
    1. Donna Nieberding, b. c. 1921, KS. At home in 1930 census.
    2. Doris Nieberding, b. c. 1927, KS. At home in 1930 census.

12. John Francis[4] Rooney (PATRICK "PAT", 3). Born, 13 Aug 1862, in Leavenworth, KS [27]. Died, 17 Feb 1927, in Fairview, Brown, KS. 1900 census in Franklin, Marshall Co., KS.

He married Catherine "Kate" McGrath. She was b. Aug 1871 NY, with both parents b. in Ireland. Children: 

           i.  Marguerite Alice[5] Rooney. Born, 14 Jul 1897, in KS [28]. 
               Resided, 1990, in Satana, KS. She married Harry Patrick 
               Rooney.  1930 census in Satanta, KS.
          ii.  Leslie W. Rooney. Born, 7 Dec 1898 [29]. Died, Jul 1975.  
		Living with Marguerite and her husband in 1920 census 
		in Dudley, Haskell Co., KS and 1930 census in Satanta, 
		Haskell Co., KS.
         iii.  Ward B. Rooney. Born, 20 May 1901[30]. Died, 20 Oct 1982.  He appears in 
		the 1930 census in Powhattan, Brown Co., KS, with his wife, Lillian M., 
		b. c. 1909.  Daughter:
		a.  Bonnie G. Rooney, b. c. 1928, KS.  At home in 1930 census.
  
  38      iv.  John Whit "Whit" Rooney.
          v.  Burnell F. Rooney, b. 29 Jan 1912, KS, and d. Sep 1982, Satanta, 
		Haskell Co., KS (per SSDI).  Living with the family of his 
		siser, Marguerit, in 1930 census in Satanta, Haskell Co., KS.

13. William "Will" Tecumseh[4] Rooney (PATRICK "PAT", 3). Born, 1 Oct 1865, in Leavenworth, KS[11]. Died, 6 Aug 1952, in Haddam, Washington, KS. Will was named by his mother for Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman. 1910, 1920 and 1930 census in Haddam, Washington Co., KS.

He married O'Tilla "Tillie" Alta Pelesky, 2 Mar 1902. She was b. c. 1884, KS, with both parents b. in Austrial. Died, after 1962 [31]. Children: 

           i.  Anne[5] Rooney, b. c. 1904, KS.  Resided, 1962, in 164 Oak
               Knoll Dr, San Anselmo, CA[32]. She married, first, William 
               Crow. She married, second, Edgar Sherman.
          ii.  Mabel A. Rooney, b. c. 1905, KS.  She married James J. Cahill bef. 1930.
         iii.  Mae Marguerite Rooney, b. c. 1907, KS.  At home in 1930.
  39      iv.  William T.  Rooney, b. c. 1909, KS.
  40       v.  Helen E. Rooney, b. c. 1911, KS..
          vi.  George Rooney. He married Shirley Saunders.
         vii.  Harry Rooney, b, c. 1915, KS.  At home in 1930.
  41    viii.  Paul C. Rooney, b. c. 1916, KS,  At home in 1930.
          ix.  Frederick Rooney.  Not home in 1930 censes and perhaps then deceased.
  42       x.  Geraldine P. Rooney, b. c. 1920, KS.

14. George Bernard [4] Rooney (PATRICK "PAT", 3). Born, 10 Feb 1867, in Leavenworth, KS. Died, 5 Dec 1954, in Dodge City, Ford, KS. Burial in Maple Grove Cem., Dodge City, Ford, KS.

George was the ninth of the eleven children of Pat Rooney and his wife, Rosanna (Levings). He was named for George Brinton McClellan, but somehow he became known as George Bernard instead of George Brinton.

George was born in 1867 at Leavenworth, KS a few miles north of Kansas City where his parents had been living since 1858. In 1869, when he was two, his family moved to Brown County, near Fidelity, where his father farmed for the next 25 years, and where he appears with his family in Walnut, Brown Co., KS with his family. He died at Dodge City, KS in 1954, two months short of his 87th birthday.

He married Jessie Margaret Shannon, 5 Oct 1904, in Fontanelle, Adair, IA at the age of 37. She was b. c. 1879, OH. [11] and d. 1948. She appears in the 1900 census in Summerset, Adair Co., IA, with her parents, Calvin Shannon (b. c. 1845, OH) and Elizabeth/Lizzie (b. c. 1857, Germany). Burial in Sabetha Cemetery. Elizabeth Shannon was living with the family in the 1920 census.

Children of George and Jessie: 

  43       i.  William Howard [5] Rooney,  He was b. c. 1907, KS.  At home in 1920 census 
		as Howard W. Rooney..
  44      ii.  George Bernard Rooney Jr., b. c. 1909, KS.  At  home in 1920 census.
         iii.  Jessie Lorraine Rooney. Born, 16 Jun 1911, in Fairview, 
               Brown, KS. Died, 29 Jul 1916, in KS. Burial in Sabetha Cem.

15. Arthur Patrick[4] Rooney (PATRICK "PAT", 3). Born, 27 Nov 1869, in Fidelity, Brown, KS. Died, 9 Dec 1920, in Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Occupation: Doctor.

He married Annabelle McCrerey/McCrory, 5 Jun 1900. Born, circa 1869 (?). Children: 

           i.  Pearl [5] Rooney
[33].

16. Mark[4] Rooney (Hugh, 4). We have 2 sources for Mark's place of birth. One says he was b. 3 Dec 1884, in Fairview, Brown Co., KS [28]. The 1920 census in Powhattan, Brown Co., KS, says he was b. c. 1886, Isle of Man, England. Mark d. 28 Oct 1966, in Fairview(?), Brown, KS. Burial in Fidelity Cem.

He married, first, Dolly Scott [34], circa 1912. She was b. c. 1890, NE. Children: 

           i.  Fred H.[5] Rooney[35]. Born, 18 May 1913, in Fairview, 
               Brown, KS [28]. Died, 16 May 1961, in Alexandria, VA. Burial
               in Arlington Cem., Arlington, VA. He married Marie Tyson.
  45      ii.  Lee P. Rooney, b. c. 1915, KS.
  46     iii.  Alice Isabel Rooney, b. c. 1917-1918, KS.

He married, second, Anna Mary Levings, daughter of James David Levings and Anna Rodgers, circa 1928 (?). Born, 19 Jan 1892, in Brown, KS [28]. Died, 26 Dec 1977, in Topeka, KS[36]. For her ancestry, see The Levings Family . However, the 1930 Powhattan census identifies Mark's wife at Pheloma, b. c. 1893, KS, with her father b. in KS and mother in Ireland. Children: 


          iv.  Dorothy Ann Rooney. Born, 27 Aug 1929, in Fairview, Brown, 
               KS[28]. Residence in 722 Randall Rd., Lawrence, KS 66049.
           v.  Mary Rosaleen Rooney. Born, 9 Sep 1930, in Fairview, Brown,
               KS[28]. Resided, 1966, in Los Angeles, CA. She married 
               Norman Gary Lane, 27 Dec 1958, in Lawrence, KS.
  47      vi.  George Edward Rooney.

17. Eva Catherine[4] Rooney (Hugh, 4). Born, 7 Aug 1897, in Oneida, KS. Died, 21 Sep 1984, in Fairview, Brown, KS. Occupation: Schoolteacher.

She married Henry Andrew Studer, 23 Feb 1924, in Sabetha, KS[37]. Born, 7 Sep 1898, in Atwood, KS[38]. Resided, 1986, in Countryside, Apt. 4, Fairview, KS 66525. Soon of John Struder and Anna Sowa. Children: 

  48       i.  Kathleen Anne[5] Studer.
  49      ii.  Eileen Clare Studer.
  50     iii.  Henry Andrew Studer Jr. 
  51      iv.  Alyce Victorine Studer.
           v.  Raymond Lee Studer. Born, 24 Nov 1939, in Sabetha, Nemaha, 
               KS[28]. He married Nancy Lucille Norrie, 19 Dec 1959, in 
               Manhattan, KS.

18. Sara [4] Rooney (Hugh, 4). Died, 11 May 1978, in Goodland, KS[28].

She married Joseph Studer. Son of John Struder and Anna Sowa. Children: 

           i.  (5 children) [5].
          ii.  Joan Struder. Born in Goodland, KS. She married John F.  Beal.

19. Hester Mary[4] Rooney (Mark, 5). Born, 7 Nov 1891, in Fidelity, KS. Died, after 1960 (?).

Hester is the second of the eight children of Mark Rooney (second son of Edward "Ned" Rooney and his second wife, Mary Cannon) and his wife Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Prentice). Not much is known about Hester. She lived for a time at Fidelity where she was born in 1891. Some time between then and 1908 her family moved to Rawlins Co., KS at the northwest corner of the State where the youngest child in the family, Alice, was born. They may have settled at Beardsley, Rawlins Co., where Hester's son, Mark, was born in 1911.

She married Adam J. Haller. He was b. c. 1882, IN. 1920 census in Burntwood, Rawlins Co., KS. Children:

  1. Paul Mark Haller, b. c. 1912, KS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [52]
  2. Marie F. Haller, b. c. 1914, KS. At home in 1920 and 1930.
  3. Nicholas "Nick" A. Haller, b. c. 1915, KS. At home in 1920 and 1930.
  4. Anna M. Haller, b. c. 1918, KS. At home in 1920 and 1930. Resided, 1989, in Herndon, KS [39].
  5. Monica C. Haller, b. c. 1920, KS. At home in 1930.
  6. Louie Haller. Died at 1 year of age; had German measles and went into pneumonia.
  7. Theresa E. Haller, b. c. 1923, KS. At home in 1930.
  8. Ruth I. Haller, b. c. 1926, KS. At home in 1930. Died, before 1985 (?) [39]. Died several years before 1989 with cancer.
  9. Andrew Haller, b. c. 1928, KS. At home in 1930.
  10. Hubert M. Haller, b. c. 1930, KS. At home in 1930.
  11. Charlie Haller.
  12. Jake Haller.
  13. Joe Haller.
  14. John Haller.
  15. Pat Haller.

20. Mark Patrick[4] Rooney (Mark, 5)[40]. Born, 7 Dec 1892, in Fairview, Brown, KS[41]. Died, 17 Feb 1947, in Denver Co., CO.

He married, first, Olivia Oletha Pearson/Heaton, 27 Mar 1915. Born, 13 Sep 1894, in Atwood, Rawlins,KS[42]. Died, 20 Feb 1958, in Oroville, Butte, CA. Burial in Oakland, Alameda, CA. Dau. of Chris Samuel Pearson and Arabele Lois Gitting. Children: 

  53       i.  Mark Christopher[5] Rooney (Chris Irish).
          ii.  Gail Douglas Rooney. Born, 6 Oct 1917, in Beardsley, 
               Rawlins, KS[14]. He married Mary.
         iii.  Glen William Rooney. Born, 16 Apr 1919, in Atwood, Rawlins,
               KS[14]. Died, 20 Apr 1942.      
          iv.  Oral Edwin "Dan" Rooney. Born, 17 Feb 1921, in Beardsley, 
               Rawlins, KS[14]. He married Doris Ernestine Rice, 31 Dec 
               1941.  Se was b. 9 Oct 1925, Upham, ND.  They have son.

He married, second, Hazel Myers, 28 Sep 1928[43]. Children: 

           v.  (Son) Rooney. Born, circa 1929 (?)[43]. Died, circa 1945 
               (?).
          vi.  Carolyn Rooney. Born, circa 1931 (?)[43]. She married Olen 
               Guthrie.
         vii.  Marilyn Rooney. Born, circa 1933 (?). She married Richard 
               Philbrick.
  54    viii.  Elizabeth Rooney.
  55      ix.  Joan Rooney.
  56       x.  Barbara Rooney.

21. Alice Rooney (Mark, 5). Born, 21 Aug 1907, in Rawlins Co., KS. 1930 census in Burntwood, Rawlins Co., KS; no children shown..

She married Elden Ernest Harper. Born 8 Feb 1908, KS, and d. 18 Mar 1983, Riverside Co., CA. Resided, 1970, in 24540 Hemet St., San Jacinto, CA. Children:

  1. Lewis Edward Harper, b. aft. 1930. Resided, 1970, in 6263 Montcalm, Newark, CA.

22. Edward Rooney (John "Punch", 6). Born, 19 Oct 1887, in KS. Died, 29 Apr 1956, in Topeka, KS [3]. Occupation: Attorney.

Edward is the oldest son of John Rooney (fourth child of Edward "Ned" and his wife, Mary Cannon). Born in 1887, the year following his parents marriage in Brown County, KS, it is probable that he was born in Brown County. Since his father died in 1937 in adjoining Nemaha County, it is probable that he spent his youth in one, or perhaps both, of the counties. Edward died in 1956 at the age of 68. Carlisle Ganz reports that Edward died at home on his lunch break.

He married Anne/Anna Henry. Born, circa 1887 [44]. Died, 29 Oct 1956, in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS [45]. Children: 

  57       i.  Edward Rooney Jr.
  58      ii.  John Henry Rooney.

23. John (Jack?)[4] Rooney (John "Punch", 6). Born, 10 Jul 1889, in KS. Died, 26 Jul 1966. 1930 census in Downs, Osborne Co., KS.

John, apparently also known as "Jack," was the second of the eight children of John Rooney (son of Edward "Ned" and his second wife, Mary Cannon) and his wife Cecily (McKibbon). Like his older brother, Edward, he was probably born in Brown County and spent his youth in Brown and/or Nemaha Counties. He died in 1966 sixteen days after his 77th birthday.

He married Sadie Garrett. Born, circa 1895, KS. Resided, 1985, at 419 NE 6th St., Abiline, KS 67410. She may be the Sadie Garrett who appears in the 1900 census in Coleman, Washington Co., KS, as b. c. 1896, KS, with her parents, Jerimiah Garrett (b. c. 1859, NE) and Demia (b. c. 1863, MO).

Children of John and Sadie (per 1930 census):

  1. Murry Rooney, b. c. 1912, KS.
  2. Robert M. Rooney, b. c. 1914, KS.
  3. Patrick Vardeman Rooney, b. c. 1916, KS, and d. 16 Feb 1985, Long Beach, CA. He m. Velda Loreen Boyd on 12 Apr 1935, Cawker City, KS. She was b. 2 Jul 1918, Osborne, KS. Children:
    1. (dau.) Rooney. She m. Mr. Condry and had a daughter who m. 1st Mr. Arnold and 2nd Mr. Graham.
    2. (dau.) Rooney. She m. Mr. Gillengerten and had a daughter.
  4. Walter W. Rooney, b. c. 1919, KS.
  5. Harold G. Rooney, b. c. 1921, KS.
  6. Thelma A. Rooney, b. c. 1923, KS.
  7. William F. Rooney, b. c. 1929(?), KS

24. Florence Rooney (John "Punch", 6). Born, circa 1891-1893, in KS. Died, before 1986[44].

Florence is one of the eight children of John Rooney (Son of Edward "Ned" Rooney and his second wife, Mary Cannon). We do not yet know her exact date and place of birth, but it may have been in Brown Co., KS where her parents were married in 1886.

She married Earl F. Cromer, b. 11 Apr 1887, CO and d. Aug 1966, Burlington, Kit Carson Co., CO per SSDI. He appears in the 1900 census in Strawberry, Washingto Co., KS, as b. c. 1887, CO, with his parents, David H. Cromer (b. c. 1859, OH) and Ella J. (b. c. 1869, OH). Florence and Earl appear in the 1920 census in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS, and in the 1930 census in Marion, Marion Co., KS. Children:

  1. Henry Cromer, b. c. 1914, KS.
  2. Dorothy Cromer, b. c. 1921, KS.

25. Cecilia Rooney (John "Punch", 6), b. c. 1903, KS. She appears with her parents in the 1910 census in Coleman, Washington Co., KS. She d. bef. 1986 [44]. Cecilia was the fifth of the children of John Rooney (son of Edward "Ned" Rooney and his second wife, Mary Cannon). She appears with her family in the 1930 census in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV.

She married John Kamlowsky. He was b. 15 Mar 1900, KS (with both parents b. in Germany) and d. Nov 1977, Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV per SSDI. Children: 

  59       i.  John H. Kamlowsky Jr., b. c. 1925, MO(?).

26. Robert Rooney (John "Punch", 6). Born, circa 1894, in Washington, KS [28]. Died, 23 Dec 1968, in Muskogee, OK [45].

Robert was one of the eight children of John Rooney (son of Edward "Ned" Rooney and his second wife, Mary Cannon). We do not know his date and place of birth. It may have been in the early 1890's in Brown County, KS where his parents were married in 1886.

He married Magdaline Elizabeth "Mike" Weidel, circa 1920 (?), in Washington, KS. Born, 11 Feb 1904, in Hebron, Thayer, NE[28]. Resided, 1986, in (address unknown[44]. Dau. of Stephen J. Weidel and Caroline Louise Engel. Children:

  1. Robert Rooney. Born in Hebron, Thayer, NE[46]. Died, 28 Jun 1957. He married Grace Pray, before 1957 (?). Died at age 16.
  2. Wilhemina Marie Rooney. Born in Hebron, Thayer, NE[28]. She married Howard B. Shirley.
  3. Patricia Jane Rooney. Born in Topeka, KS[28]. She married R. L. Entielain. 
27.   Jane Elizabeth[4] Rooney (John "Punch", 6). Born, 26 Jul 1895, in 
Inmesdale, KS. Died, 12 Oct 1918[3]. Burial in Alexandria, NE[18]. 

Jane is one of the eight children of John Rooney (Son of Edward "Ned" 
Rooney and his second wife, Mary Cannon. Born in 1895 at Inmesdale, KS she
died in Alexandria, NE in 1918 at the age of only 23, 3 months after the 
birth of her son, Phil. 

      She married Phillip Augusta Connell, 20 Jun 1917. Born, circa 1895 
(?). Died, before 1986[44]. Burial in Alexandria, NE. Children:

  60       i.  John Phillip "Phil"[5] Connell.


28.   Josephine[4] Rooney (John "Punch", 6). Born, 27 Oct 1908 (?). Died, 
5 Jul 1974[45]. 

      She married Chester Ilhinger. Died, 23 Jul 1990, in Willits, CA[44].
Children:
           i.  Pat/Patty Lou[5] Ilhinger. Born, 21 Aug 1927, in Topeka, 
               Shawnee, KS[44]. She married William L. Cunningham, 31 Mar 
               1950.
          ii.  Chester Eugene Ilhinger. Born, 28 Aug 1929, in Topeka, 
               Shawnee, KS. He married Jo.
         iii.  Robert Forrest Ilhinger. Born, 1 Jun 1931, in Topeka, 
               Shawnee, KS. He married "Mel" Pasche.
          iv.  Josephine Ann Ilhinger. Born, 28 Jul 1933, in Topeka, 
               Shawnee, KS. She married Robert Perry.


29.   Lloyd[4] Cunningham. Born, 2 Jun 1896, in Gladstone, NE[28]. Died, 
19 Sep 1950, in Fairbury, NE. Burial in Cath. Cem., Alexandria, NE.

      He married Ida E. Doehring, circa 1915 (?). Born, 12 Aug 1898. Died,
7 Jun 1954. Burial in Cath. Cem., Alexandria, NE. Children:

           i.  Arthur Lawrence[5] Cunningham. Born, 16 Aug 1916[28]. Died,
               23 Jan 1963. He married Eleanor Christina Marie Goeking, 11
               Sep 1939.
          ii.  Nicholas Gustav Cunningham. Born, 15 Nov 1917, in Fairbury,
               Jefferson, NE[28]. Died, 19 Jun 1963. He married Isabelle 
               Carol Friesen, 16 Jul 1938.      
         iii.  Eleanor Cunningham. She married, first, Ira Corbey. She 
               married, second, Warren Shroll.
          iv.  Harvey Cunningham. Born, 1922[28]. He married Doris.
           v.  Elizabeth Josephine Cunningham. She married Charles 
               Munstein.
          vi.  Bernard L. Cunningham. He married Edna Freisen.
         vii.  Mary Ann "Peewee" Cunningham. She married, first, Sidney 
               Backer. She married, second, Donald Larkins.
        viii.  Katherine Cunningham.
          ix.  Patrick Cunningham.


30.   Mary Elizabeth[4] Cunningham. Born, 12 Feb 1901, in Gladstone, NE. 
Died, 20 Sep 1980, in Fairbury, NE.

      She married Russell Edward "Bud" Lowery, 3 Nov 1923, in Council 
Bluff, IA. Born, 11 Sep 1899, in Smith Co., KS[28]. Died, after 1927 (?). 
Children:

           i.  Elizabeth Lorraine[5] Lowery. Born, 22 Jul 1924, in Omaha, 
               Douglas, NE[28]. She married Charles Leonard Fitzgerald, 17
               Jan 1942.
          ii.  Russell Nicholas Lowery. Born, 27 Sep 1927[28]. He married 
               Norma Lee Allen.


31.   Nicholas Edward[4] Cunningham Jr. Born, 29 May 1903, in Gladstone, 
NE[28]. Died, 16 Nov 1966.      
      He married Lillian "Lilly" Kirby, circa 1933 (?). Born, circa 1903 
(?). Children:

           i.  Ruth[5] Cunningham. Born, 1932, in Gladstone, Jefferson, 
               NE[28]. She married Richard Toma.
          ii.  James Edward Cunningham. Born, 18 Jan 1934, in Gladstone, 
               Jefferson, NE[28]. He married Patricia Ruth Arner, 28 Dec 
               1954.


32.   Arthur[4] Cunningham. Born, 29 Dec 1913, in Gladstone, NE[28].

      He married Anne Nutch. Born, circa 1913 (?). Children:

           i.  William[5] Cunningham.
          ii.  Sharon Cunningham.
         iii.  Rita Cunningham.
          iv.  Kate Cunningham.


                            FIFTH GENERATION


33.   Mabel Mary[5] Rooney (Albert Edward "Ed", 9). Born, 3 Sep 1879, in 
Fidelity, Brown, KS[11]. Died, 9 Dec 1929, in Austin, Travis, TX. Burial 
in Mt. Hope Abbey, Topeka, KS.

      She married Dr. William Irwin Joss[47], 20 Aug 1902, in Fairview, 
Brown, KS. Born, 5 Jan 1871, in Fairview, Brown, KS. Died, 22 Feb 1938, in
Oklahoma City, OK. Burial in Mt. Hope Abbey, Topeka, KS. Children:

  61       i.  Viola May[6] Joss.
  62      ii.  Beulah Belle "Be-Be" Joss.
  63     iii.  Elizabeth Rose Joss.


34.   Chester Charles[5] Rooney (Albert Edward "Ed", 9). Born, 21 Nov 
1883, in Fairview, Brown, KS[48]. Died, 7 Apr 1961, in Dodge City, Ford, 
KS.

      He married, first, Edith Thompson, 29 Apr 1910.      

Although her name is not yet known, she appears in the Rooney group 
photograph; she appears in the front row, second from the left, in the 
dark dress. Children:

           i.  Jack[6] Rooney.

      He married, second, Ada Marlow, 31 Dec 1921. Children:

  64      ii.  Donna Lee Rooney.


35.   Ellena Florence "Nelly"[5] Rooney (Albert Edward "Ed", 9). Born, 14 
May 1891, in Fidelity, Brown, KS. Died, 25 Sep 1981, in Wichita, Sedgwick,
KS[49].

      She married John Franklin Tiller, 15 Jun 1912, in Fairview, Brown, 
KS. Died, 1932[11]. Burial in Topeka, KS. Children:
  65       i.  Stanley Rooney[6] Tiller.
  66      ii.  Harry Bernard Tiller.
         iii.  Dean Jack Tiller.


36.   Orlie Edward[5] Rooney (Albert Edward "Ed", 9). Born, 17 Nov 1895, 
in Fidelity, Brown, KS[11]. Died, 26 Nov 1969, in Topeka, KS. Burial in 
Sabetha, KS.

      He married, first, Jennie Marie Smith, 26 Dec 1919. Born, 20 Oct 
1897[50]. Died, 18 Jul 1936, in Sabetha, KS. Burial in Sabetha Cem. 
Children:

  67       i.  Rosanne/Rosanna M[6] Rooney.
  68      ii.  Edward "Eddy Lee" Rooney.
  69     iii.  O'Jay Rooney.
  70      iv.  Donald Ray Rooney.
  71       v.  Dean Jackson Rooney.

      He married, second, Venita, 22 Apr 1939.      



37.   FLORENCE ROSANA[5] PRENTICE. Born, 20 Aug 1876, in Sabetha, Nemaha, 
KS. Died, 29 Oct 1946, in Santa Ana, Orange, CA. 
      Florence is but one of the children of Joseph Rollin Prentice and 
Margaret Jane Rooney. Additional information about Florence, her siblings 
and her children may be found in "Ancestors and Descendants of Valentine 
Prentice" by her grandson, Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., published 1993 by Heritage
Books, Inc. 

      She married Adolph Joseph Dewald, 27 Oct 1897. Born, 29 Dec 1873, in
Waterville, Waseca, MN. Died, 2 Oct 1960, in Santa Ana, Orange, CA. 

Adolph is the son of Mathias "Martin" Dewald and his wife Amelia (Gregor).
Additional information about Adolph, his ancestry and his descendants may
be found in "The Family of Johann Dewald and Anna Maria Klein" by Linus 
Joseph Dewald Jr. Children:

           i.  (See Dewald Family Genealogy) [6].


38.   John Whit "Whit"[5] Rooney (John Francis, 12). Born, 1906[51]. 
Resided, 1973. Reba left the family when the children were young. 

      He married, first, Reba Atkins. Born, 10 Dec 1911. Died, 25 Apr 
1992, in Needles, CA. Children:

  72       i.  Archie Franklin[6] Rooney.

      He married, second, Reba. Children:

          ii.  Vicky Rooney.
         iii.  Rodney Rooney.

      He married, third, Ann. 



39.   William[5] Rooney (William "Will" Tecumseh, 13).

      He married Pat Patton. Children:

           i.  Billa[6] Rooney.
          ii.  Linda Rooney.
         iii.  Ronnie Rooney.
          iv.  Steven Rooney.


40.   Helen[5] Rooney (William "Will" Tecumseh, 13).

      She married Bill Bledsoe. Children:

           i.  Mary Ann[6] Bledsoe.
          ii.  Bonnie Bledsoe.
         iii.  Billie Bledsoe.
          iv.  Sally Bledsoe.


41.   Paul[5] Rooney (William "Will" Tecumseh, 13).

      He married Mary K. Brennan. Children:

           i.  Paul[6] Rooney.
          ii.  Mary Kay Rooney.
         iii.  Margaret O'Tilla Rooney.


42.   Geraldine[5] Rooney (William "Will" Tecumseh, 13).

      She married, first, Unknown. 


      She married, second, Don Simpson. Children:

           i.  Susan[6] Simpson.
          ii.  David Simpson.


43.   William Howard[5] Rooney (George Bernard, 14). Born, 11 Jun 1906, in
Fairview, Brown, KS[11].

      He married Jean Stevenson[52], 23 Jul 1930, in Turon, Reno, KS. 
Children:
           i.  William Howard[6] Rooney Jr. Born, 11 Nov 1934, in Dodge 
               City, Ford, KS. He married Charlotte Barlow, 12 Sep 1959, 
               in Charlotteville, VA.
          ii.  Baby Boy Rooney. Born, 28 Jun 1937, in Dodge City, Ford, 
               KS. Died, 28 Jun 1937.      


44.   George Bernard[5] Rooney Jr. (George Bernard, 14). Born, 14 Dec 
1908, in Fairview, Brown, KS[11]. 

George Jr. is one of the two sons of George Sr. (son of Pat Rooney and his
wife Rosanna Levings) and his wife, Jessie Shannon. Nothing is known about
his date or place of birth other than that his parents were married in 
1904 at Fontanelle, IO and his father died in 1954 in Dodge City, Ford, 
KS. 

      He married, first, Doris R. Dockstader[53], 31 Oct 1931, in Beloit, 
Mitchell, KS. Born, 26 Sep 1909, in Croker City, Mitchell, KS[11]. 
Resided, 1990, in 1918 LaMesa Dr., Dodge City, KS 67801. 

Doris is active in family genealogy and has been a major contributor to 
information about the Rooney family tree. Children:

  73       i.  George Bernard[6] Rooney III.
          ii.  Noel Dockstader Rooney. Born, 28 May 1935, in Dodge City, 
               Ford, KS. He married Sharon Lee Theis, 5 Aug 1956, in Dodge
               City, Ford, KS.

      He married, second, Edith McGrath.

45. Lee P. Rooney [5] (Mark, 16). Born, 26 Jul 1914, in Fairview, Brown, KS[54]. Died, 27 Sep 2001, in Victorville, CA[4]. Burial in St. Augustine Cm, Fidelity, KS.

He married, first, Delia Leuthold. Children:

  1. Gerald "Gary"[6] Rooney, b. 18 May 1936, Fairview, KS. . . . . . [45.1]
  2. Dollie Rooney. Residence in Los Angeles, CA. She m. Mr. Rohlf and in 2004 lived in Muscotah, KS.

He married, second, Daisy Vickery, Feb 1997.

45.1 Gerald "Gary"[6] Rooney, b. 18 May 1936, Fairview Kansas. Resided, 1966, in Los Angeles, CA. His obituary in the Hanford, CA "The Sentinal" reads, in part, as follows:

Children of Gerald and Joyce:

  1. Bret Rooney. In 2004 he lived in Durham, NC. Children (per obituary):
    1. Kyle Rooney of Durham, NC.
    2. Bryan Rooney of Durham, NC,
  2. Kimm Rooney. She m. Mr. Vanna and in 2004 lived in Laguna Beach, CA.

46. Alice Isabel[5] Rooney (Mark, 16). Born, 7 Aug 1917, in Fairview, Brown, KS[28]. Residence in 332 S. 8th St., Sabetha, KS.

She married Emery L. Showman, 31 Aug 1940, in Topeka, KS. Died, 1 Apr 1990. Children: 

           i.  Fred G.[6] Showman.


47.   George Edward[5] Rooney (Mark, 16). Born, 5 May 1933, in Sabetha, 
Nemaha, KS[28]. Resided, 1966, in 9203 Beverly, Overland Park, CA.

      He married Unknown. Children:

           i.  Cathy[6] Rooney.
          ii.  (twin boys) Rooney.


48.   Kathleen Anne[5] Studer. Born, 16 Mar 1929, in Sabetha, Nemaha, 
KS[28]. Residence in 504 N. 2nd St., Hiawatha, KS 66434.

      She married Jessie Haag. Born, circa 1929 (?). Children:

           i.  Kim[6] Haag.
          ii.  Karen Haag.
         iii.  Annette Haag.


49.   Eileen Clare[5] Studer. Born, 1 Jun 1930, in Sabetha, Nemaha, 
KS[28]. Residence in 2901, SW Armstrong, Topeka, KS 66614.

      She married Thomas Haefele. Born, circa 1930 (?). Children:

           i.  Cindy[6] Haefele.
          ii.  Thomas Joseph Haefele.
         iii.  Daniel/Danny Haefele.
          iv.  Sue Haefele.


50.   Henry Andrew[5] Studer Jr. Born, 5 Sep 1931, in Sabetha, Nemaha, 
KS[28]. Residence in 520 S. 14th St., Sabetha, KS 66534.

      He married Sharon Littrel, 4 Oct 1956. Born, circa 1931 (?). 
Children:

           i.  Melody Ann[6] Studer.
          ii.  Terry Gai Studer.
         iii.  Christopher Allen Studer.
          iv.  Victoria Lynn Studer.


51.   Alyce Victorine[5] Studer. Born, 15 Jul 1935, in Sabetha, Nemaha, 
KS[28]. Residence in Desoto, KS.

      She married Thomas King. Born, circa 1935. Children:

           i.  Ronnie[6] King.
          ii.  Mike King.
         iii.  Derrill King.
          iv.  Kenneth Mark King.


52.   Paul Mark[5] Haller. Born, 18 Mar 1911, in Beardsley, Rawlins, KS. 
Resided, 1989, in Stratton, NE. 

Paul Mark Haller is the son of Hester Mary Rooney and Adam Haller. Hester 
was the second of the eight children of Mark Rooney (second son of Edward 
"Ned" Rooney and his second wife, Mary Cannon). 

      He married Mary "Leona" Elizabeth Hielers. Born, 18 Sep 1907, in IN.
Resided, 1974, in Stratton, NE 69043[4]. Children:

           i.  Dolores Magdalon[6] Haller.
          ii.  Margerie Leona Haller.
  74     iii.  Pauline Joan Haller.
          iv.  Albert Joseph Haller.
           v.  Marguerite Esther Haller.
          vi.  Frank Ervin Haller. Born, circa 1953 (?). Died, 3 Mar 1980.       


53.   Mark Christopher[5] Rooney (Chris Irish) (Mark Patrick, 20). Born, 
28 Feb 1916, in Beardsley, Rawlins, KS[14]. Resided, 1990, in 4107 W. 
Barbara, Phoenix, AZ 85051.

      He married Twyla Mae Caldwell, 1 Jan 1938, in Reno, Washoe, NV. 
Born, 7 Feb 1918, in Altonah, Duchesne, UT[14]. Dau. of Earl Caldwell and 
Lucinda Jane Alexander. Children:

  75       i.  Twyla Raenell[6] Irish.
  76      ii.  Ina Lee Irish.
  77     iii.  Christine Irish.

54. Elizabeth Rooney (Mark Patrick, 20). Born, circa 1935 (?).

She married Victor Castle By email of 18 Aug 2008, William Nelis provided the following information about their children:

  1. Victoria Castle, b. 1957. She m. Terry Guyette.
    1. Johnathon/Jonathan Guyette, b. c. 1985.
  2. Marie Castle, b. 1860. She m. Scott Wing. Children:
    1. (dau.) Wing, b. c. 1991.
    2. (son) Wing, b. c. 1993.
  3. Troy Castle, b. 1966. Married. He has a son: .
    1. (son) Castle, b. c. 2004.

55. Joan Rooney (Mark Patrick, 20). Born, circa 1937 (?).

She married Richard Buffem. Children: 

           i.  Mark[6] Buffem.
          ii.  David Buffem.


56.   Barbara[5] Rooney (Mark Patrick, 20). Born, circa 1939 (?).   
      She married Richard Brienza. Children:

           i.  Matthew[6] Brienza.
          ii.  Marlin Brienza.
         iii.  Myron Brienza.
          iv.  Monica Brienza. Born, 1970[43].

57. Edward Rooney Jr. (Edward, 22). Born, 14 Jun 1914, in Topeka, KS[55].

Edward Jr. is the son of Edward Sr. and Anne/Anna Henry. Edward Sr. was the oldest son of John Rooney, who was the fourth child of Edward "Ned" Rooney and his second wife, Mary Cannon.

He married Gadrielle "Gabby" Meriam Haggiag, 21 Mar 1944, in Casablanca, French Morroco. Born, 4 Nov 1916, in Tunis, Tunesia[28]. Dau. of Jacque Haggieg and Emily Hyat. Children: 

          i.  Marsha Ann Rooney. Born, 3 Aug 1945, in Bowling AFB, 
               DC[44]. She married Ronald Honeycutt.
         ii.  Barbara Frances Rooney. Born, 7 Jul 1946, in Topeka, 
               KS[28]. She married Allan Barnett.
        iii.  Edward Rooney III. Born, 8 Feb 1950, in Topeka, KS[28]. He 
               married Diane.
        iv.  Emily Margaret Rooney. Born, 8 Jun 1952, in Topeka, KS[28].
               She married Harm Raymond Lowstuter.

58. John Henry[5] Rooney (Edward, 22). Born, 13 Nov 1916, in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS [56]. Died, 12 Jul 1980 in Richland, Shawnee Co., KS. Bur. Mem. Park Cem., Topeka, KS. He was a farmer and vet. of WW II.

He married Jean Catherina Eagen, 3 Mar 1943, in Topeka, KS. Born, 21 Aug 1909 in McFarland,Wabaunsee, KS. Father: John Joseph Eagan b: 2 Feb 1879 in Mission Creek, Wabaunsee, Kansas c: 10 Mar 1879 in Immaculate Conception Church, St. Marys, Kansas. Mother: Mary Agnes Graves b: 20 Jul 1883 in Menoken, Shawnee, Kansas c: 2 Sep 1883 in Assumption Church, Topeka, Kansas

Children of John and Jean: 

           i.  Edward Patrick "Pat"[6] Rooney. Born, 3 Nov 1944, in Everett, WA [56].
          ii.  John Michael "Mike" Rooney. Born, 3 Nov 1944, in Everett, WA [28]. He married Donna Hook.
         iii.  Mary Jean Rooney. Born, 14 Jul 1947, in Topeka, KS [28]. Shemarried Daniel DeYoung.
          iv.  Kathleen Ann Rooney. Born, 16 Oct 1949, in Topeka, KS [28].


59.   John[5] Kamlowski Jr. Resided, 1986, in VA?[44]. 

John Jr. is the son of Cecilia Rooney. Cecilia is the daughter of John 
Rooney, son of Edward "Ned" Rooney and his second wife, Mary Cannon. 

      He married Unknown. Children:

           i.  (3 boys, 1 girl) [6].


60.   John Phillip "Phil"[5] Connell. Born, 13 Jul 1918, in Gladstone, 
NE[55]. Resided, 28 May 1937, in Gilead, (or Hebron?), NE.

      He married, first, Minta/Minita Ruth Dean, 28 May 1937, in Hebron, 
NE. Born, 20 Dec 1918, in Percival, IA. Resided, 5 Mar 1983, in Gladstone,
NE. Dau. of John Wesley Dean and Alma McBeth. Children:

           i.  Phyllis Jane[6] Connell. Born, 18 Jun 1937, in Alexandria, 
               Thayer, NE[45]. Died, 7 Jun 1938.       
          ii.  Roma Kay Connell. Born, 14 Dec 1940, in Belvidere, Thayer, 
               NE. She married Donald Spafford, Jan 1961.         
         iii.  Phillip James Connell. Born, 9 Jan 1942, in Hebron, Thayer,
               NE. He married Beverly Chambers, 1966.             
          iv.  Patricia Pauline Connell. Born, 4 Oct 1946, in Fairbury, 
               Jefferson, NE. She married James Groathouse, 10 May 1966.      
           v.  Patrick Joseph Connell. Born, 10 Mar 1949, in Fairbury, 
               Jefferson, NE.

      He married, second, Elaine Joyce Thieme. Born, 13 Aug 1943, in 
Fairbury, Jefferson, NE[3]. Dau. of Edwin Thieme and Edith Schmidt. 
Children:

          vi.  John Christopher Connell. Born, 7 Dec 1972, in Fairbury, 
               Jefferson, NE[57].
         vii.  Jayme Crystal Connell. Born, 23 Jan 1974, in Fairbury, 
               Jefferson, NE.
        viii.  Elsie Jane Connell. Born, 26 Jun 1975, in Fairbury, 
               Jefferson, NE.



                           SIXTH GENERATION

61.   Viola May[6] Joss. Born, 23 Sep 1908, in Newark, Licking, OH[11]. 
Died, 1 Jun 2000, in Beaumont, Jefferson, TX.

      She married Gilbert T. Adams/Timbrell[58], 28 Sep 1932, in 
Shreveport, LA. Children:

           i.  Gilbert[7] Adams/Timbrell. Born, 1 Jul 1942.       
          ii.  Johnny Adams/Timbrell.
         iii.  Elizabeth Adams/Timbrell. Born, 27 Jan 1948.      
          iv.  Patricia Anne Adams/Timbrell.


62.   Beulah Belle "Be-Be"[6] Joss. Born, 8 Dec 1910, in Hereford, TX[11].
Residence in Dallas, TX. Occupation: Teacher.

      She married Milburn "Dan" Levelle Daniels[59], 3 Jun 1939, in 
Wheeler, TX. Born, 24 Mar 1906, in Cleburne, TX. Died, 14 May 1947, in 
Dallas, TX. Burial in Hillcrest Mem. P, Dallas, TX. Children:

  78       i.  Paul Rooney[7] Daniels.


63.   Elizabeth Rose[6] Joss. Born, 27 Feb 1920, in Fairview, Brown, 
KS[11].

      She married Herbert Oldham, 5 Aug 1938, in Beaumont, Jefferson, TX. 
Children:

           i.  Elizabeth Anne[7] Oldham.
          ii.  Linda Kay Oldham.


64.   Donna Lee[6] Rooney (Chester Charles, 34). Born, 9 Jun 1925[11]. 
Resided, 1997, in Tahlequah, OK[60].

      She married, first, Mr. Oakes. Children:

           i.  Steven[7] Oakes. Born, 23 Aug 1943.      
          ii.  Vicki Oakes. Born, 29 Sep 1946.      
         iii.  Gregory Oakes. Born, 8 Feb 1954.       

      She married, second, (Lloyd Short?). 



65.   Stanley Rooney[6] Tiller. Born, 3 Nov 1914. Died, 1996, in Kansas 
City[60].

      He married Francis Linville. Children:

  79       i.  Barbara[7] Tiller.
          ii.  Arthur Robert Tiller. Born, 14 Jul 1951, in Kansas City, 
               KS.


66.   Harry Bernard[6] Tiller. Born, 24 May 1926, in Orlando, FL[11]. 
Resided, 1997, in Council Bluffs, IA.

      He married Betty Lou Sharp, Jun 1950. Children:

           i.  Sara Jane[7] Tiller. Born, 27 May 1951.      
          ii.  Freddy Bruce Tiller. Born, 10 Mar 1952.      
         iii.  John Patrick Tiller. Born, 12 Jan 1954.      


67.   Rosanne/Rosanna M[6] Rooney (Orlie Edward, 36). Born, 27 Mar 1920, 
in Fairview, Brown, KS. Died, 9 Sep 2001, in Duarte, CA. Burial in Live 
Oak Mem. Pk, Monrovia, CA.

      She married Harold D. Schneider, 1 May 1942, in Fairview, Brown, KS.
Died, 22 Mar 1993. Children:

           i.  H. David[7] Schneider.
          ii.  Patrick E. Schneider.
         iii.  Carrol J. Schneider. Born, 12 Jul 1951.      


68.   Edward "Eddy Lee"[6] Rooney (Orlie Edward, 36). Born, 28 Jun 1921, 
in Fairview, Brown, KS. Died, 29 Apr 2000, in Topeka, KS. Burial in Isely 
Cem., Fairview, Brown, KS.

      He married Louise Puvogle/Puvogel, 1943, in San Luis Obispo, CA. 
Children:

           i.  Richard Edward[7] Rooney. Born, circa 1944.       
          ii.  Patricia Ann Rooney. Born, circa 1946.       
         iii.  Diana Kay Rooney.
          iv.  Karen Rooney. Born, 9 Sep 1953.       
           v.  Sharon Rooney. Born, 9 Sep 1953.       
          vi.  Michael Lee Rooney.

69.   O'Jay[6] Rooney (Orlie Edward, 36).

      He married Unknown. Children:

           i.  Jenny[7] Rooney.

70.   Donald Ray[6] Rooney (Orlie Edward, 36). Born, 15 Nov 1924 in 
Fairview, Brown, KS. Died, 14 Apr 2001, in Fairfield, CA. Burial in 
Fairfield Mem. Pk, Fairfield, CA.

      He married Wanda as her 2nd marriage. Children:

           i.  Cynthia Ann[7] Rooney. Born, 6 Aug 1950.       
          ii.  Daniel P. Rooney. Born, 29 Dec 1955, in Los Angeles, CA.
         iii.  Donald Mark Rooney, b. 11 Jul 1962.  Son:
                     a.  Donald Mark Rooney Jr., b. 21 Jul 1993 (Per Donald Rooney, email, 12 Apr 2005)	
          iv.  Ronald Lee Rooney, b. 25 Nov 1863.
           v.  Kathryn Rooney (a step-sister by her mother's prior marriage per Donald Rooney email of 12 Apr 2005)

71.   Dean Jackson[6] Rooney (Orlie Edward, 36).

      He married Kathryn Irwin. Children:

           i.  George Richard[7] Rooney. Born, 8 Aug 1941.       
          ii.  Diana Kay Rooney. Born, 21 Aug 1943.      
         iii.  Jacki Pauula Rooney. Born, 24 Jul 1946.      


72.   Archie Franklin[6] Rooney (John Whit "Whit", 38). Born, 5 Oct 1934, 
in Garden City, KS. Raised by aunt and uncle, Harry Patrick Rooney. 

      He married Judith Rouse, 30 Mar 1956. Children:

           i.  William Patrick[7] Rooney. Born, 9 Nov 1957.       
          ii.  Ardith Rooney. Born, 30 Dec 1958. She married Mr. Dunn.
         iii.  RoxAnn Rooney. Born, 12 Sep 1961[61]. Resided, 1997, in 
               Wellington, KS.


73.   George Bernard[6] Rooney III (George Bernard Jr., 44). Born, 28 Sep 
1933, in Dodge City, Ford, KS[11]. Resided, 1962, in 1809 1/2 Sixth, Dodge
City, KS.

      He married Anita Louise McCoy[62], 28 Dec 1957, in Pratt, Pratt, KS.
Born, 9 Jan 1931, in Pratt, Pratt, KS. Children:

           i.  George Bernard[7] Rooney IV. Born, 4 Apr 1959, in Dodge 
               City, Ford, KS.
          ii.  Shannon Louise Rooney. Born, 18 Dec 1961, in Dodge City, 
               Ford, KS.


74.   Pauline Joan[6] Haller (Paul Mark, 52).

      She married John Huss, 3 Aug 1954. Children:

  80       i.  Michael Donald[7] Huss.
  81      ii.  Patrick Huss.
  82     iii.  Paula Anna Huss.


75.   Twyla Raenell[6] Irish (Mark Christopher (Chris Irish), 53). Born, 
17 Dec 1938, in Oakland, Alameda, CA[14]. Resided, 1992, in 4107 W. 
Barbara, Phoenix, AZ 85051.

      She married Daniel Francis Null (nee McLaughlin), 12 Jul 1958, in 
Concord, Contra Costa, CA. Born, 15 Jun 1937, in Antioch, Contra Costa, 
CA[14]. Son of Daniel Melvin McLaughlin & Elaine Ann DeStefano. Children:

           i.  Wendy Rae[7] Null. Born, 8 Jul 1959, in Walnut Creek, 
               Contra Costa, CA[14].
          ii.  Elaine Louise Null. Born, 26 Aug 1960, in Walnut Creek, 
               Contra Costa, CA[14].
         iii.  Laura Irene Null. Born, 28 Feb 1964, in Walnut Creek, 
               Contra Costa, CA[14].
          iv.  Charlene Diane Null. Born, 1 Nov 1969, in Walnut Creek, 
               Contra Costa, CA[14].
           v.  Daniel Ernest Null. Born, 23 Nov 1972, in Walnut Creek, 
               Contra Costa, CA[14]. Died, 7 Dec 1972.       
          vi.  Christopher Earl Null. Born, 7 Feb 1974, in Walnut Creek, 
               Contra Costa, CA[14].


76.   Ina Lee[6] Irish (Mark Christopher (Chris Irish), 53). Born, 24 Jan 
1942, in Oakland, Alameda, CA[14].

      She married, first, Richard Wallace Johnson, 1964. Divorce, after 
1965 (?). Born, 23 Apr 1941, in Redding, Shasta, CA. 


      She married, second, Jack Lee Kennerson. Children:

           i.  Jeffrey Lee[7] Kennerson. Born, 19 Nov 1966, in Sedro 
               Wooley, Skagit, WA[14].
          ii.  John Christopher Kennerson. Born, 30 Oct 1969, in Walnut 
               Creek, Contra Costa, CA[14].
         iii.  Jacqulyn Christine Kennerson. Born, 30 Oct 1969, in Walnut 
               Creek, Contra Costa, CA.
          iv.  Jennifer Dawn Kennerson. Born, 4 Nov 1972, in Anchorage, 
               AL[14].

77.   Christine[6] Irish (Mark Christopher (Chris Irish), 53). Born, 28 
Feb 1943, in Oakland, Alameda, CA[14].

      She married Franklin Ray McKnight, 5 Sep 1959, in Concord, Contra 
Costa, CA. Born, 5 Sep 1937, in Fayette, WV[14]. Children:

           i.  Franklin Ray[7] McKnight. Born, 13 Sep 1960, in Anacortes, 
               Skagit, WA.
          ii.  Christine Machele McKnight. Born, 24 Oct 1961, in Oak 
               Harbor, Skagit, WA.
         iii.  Kimberly Dureen McKnight. Born, 31 Aug 1963, in Concord, 
               Contra Costa, CA.
          iv.  Julie Raylean McKnight. Born, 5 May 1965, in Oakland, 
               Alameda, CA.
           v.  Lorene Ann McKnight. Born, 26 Aug 1967, in USNA, Subic Bay,
               Philippines.
          vi.  Teddie Lynn McKnight. Born, 24 Jan 1970, in Lemore, Kings, 
               CA.
         vii.  Mark Paul McKnight. Born, 13 Nov 1972, in Lemore, Kings, 
               CA.



                           SEVENTH GENERATION


78.   Paul Rooney[7] Daniels. Born, 14 Jul 1941, in Dallas, Dallas, TX. 
Occupation: Invest.Banker.

      He married, first, Evon Breeding[63], 1961. Born, 18 Dec 1940, in 
Dallas, Dallas, TX. Children:

  83       i.  Dan Rooney[8] Daniels.
  84      ii.  Dawn Daniels.
         iii.  Don Daniels. Born, 1966, in Wheaton, DuPage, IL. Resided, 
               circa 1966, in Wheaton, DuPage, IL.
  85      iv.  Debbie Daniels.
  86       v.  Denise Daniels.
          vi.  David C. Daniels. Born, 10 Sep 1971, in Wheaton, DuPage, 
               IL. He married Susan Chandra[64], 6 Jun 1994, in Sioux 
               City, IA.

      He married, second, Marcia Lois Butler. Resided, 2000, in 17 Union 
Circle, Wheaton, IL 60187. 



79.   Barbara[7] Tiller (Stanley Rooney, 65). Born, 14 Aug 1939, in 
Topeka, KS.

      She married Dallas K. Crow, 4 Jul 1958. Children:

           i.  Dallas[8] Crow. Born, 11 Jul 1959.      
          ii.  Kerry Crow. Born, 9 Nov 1960.       


80.   Michael Donald[7] Huss. Born, 2 Jul 1955. Resided, 1989, in 
Lexington, NE[39].

      He married Kyla Garrelts. Born, circa 1955 (?). Children:

           i.  Heather Mae[8] Huss.

81.   Patrick[7] Huss. Born, 4 Mar 1957.       

      He married Janice Elaine Pummer. Children:

           i.  Michael Alan[8] Huss.
          ii.  Tara Lee Huss.
         iii.  Beth Arlene Huss.


82.   Paula Anna[7] Huss. Born, 27 Sep 1959.      

      She married Rodney Sramek. Children:

           i.  Ryan John[8] Sramek.
          ii.  Alison Elizabeth Sramek.



                             EIGHTH GENERATION


83.   Dan Rooney[8] Daniels (Paul Rooney, 78). Born, 11 May 1962, in 
Dallas, Dallas, TX.

      He married Vicki Lynn McGatlin[65], 6 Aug 1983, in Mt. Pleasant, TX.
Children:

           i.  Heather Lynn[9] Daniels. Born, 19 Mar 1985, in Ridgewood, 
               NJ.
          ii.  Amber Grace Daniels. Born, 28 Sep 1986.      
         iii.  Joel Paul Daniels. Born, 27 Apr 1988.      
          iv.  Bonnie Joy Daniels. Born, 6 Apr 1990.       
           v.  Alden John Daniels. Born, 30 Nov 1991.      
          vi.  Josiah Dean Daniels. Born, 4 May 1994.       
         vii.  Aspen Estelle Daniels. Born, 22 May 1996.      
        viii.  Sterling Clark Daniels. Born, 2 May 1998.       
          ix.  Eleanor Dawn Daniels. Born, 14 Jul 2000.      


84.   Dawn[8] Daniels (Paul Rooney, 78). Born, 28 Oct 1963, in Garland, 
TX.

      She married W. Scott Womack[66], 29 Dec 1984, in Wheaton, DuPage, 
IL. Born, 21 Jun 1962. Children:

           i.  Tyler James[9] Womack. Born, 22 Mar 1988, in Indianapolis, 
               IN.
          ii.  Gregory Paul Womack. Born, 22 Mar 1988, in Indianapolis, 
               IN.
         iii.  Kevin Womack. Born, 3 Mar 1992.       
          iv.  Brian Womack. Born, 9 Mar 1994.       


85.   Debbie[8] Daniels (Paul Rooney, 78). Born, 22 Mar 1968, in Wheaton, 
DuPage, IL.

      She married Michael T. Christie[67], 23 Dec 1989, in Wheaton, 
DuPage, IL. Born, 4 Jun 1966. Children:
           i.  Catherine Alissa[9] Christie. Born, 16 Dec 1996.      
          ii.  Rebecca Olyvia Christie. Born, 28 Oct 1998.      


86.   Denise[8] Daniels (Paul Rooney, 78). Born, 20 Dec 1969, in Wheaton, 
DuPage, IL.

      She married Craig Barwell[68], 16 Jun 1995, in Seattle, WA. Born, 16
May 1965. Children:

           i.  Joshua Paul[9] Barwell. Born, 27 Jun 1997.      
          ii.  Samara Noel Barwell. Born, 28 Dec 1998.      


                           NOTES AND REFERENCES

  [1]Joseph R. Prentice.

  [2]Info. from Joseph R. Prentice, 29 Aug 1986.

  [3]Carlisle Ganz, 11 Jun 1990.

  [4]Joseph R. Prentice, 30 Sep 1974.

  [5]Marriage Lic.; Doris Rooney, 23 Nov 1987.

  [6]Buried in Fidelity Cemetery.

  [7]Doris Rooney, 23 Nov 1987: Family Traditions.

  [8]May be 6 Feb 1862, 1962 letter said celebrating 90th birthday.

  [9]One source said 1961, but is named in 10 Mar 1962 letter as living.

 [10]Resided, 1962, at 1124 W. 7th, Los Angeles, CA.

 [11]Jack Heaps, 2 Jun 1993.

 [12]Marriage License.

 [13]Named in obit. of sister, Anna.

 [14]Olive Clayton Group Sheet.

 [15]Doris Rooney, 23 Nov 1987.

 [16]Carlisle Ganz, 11 Jun 1990; from tombstone.

 [17]Death Cert.

 [18]Carlisle Ganz.

 [19]Joseph R. Prentice, 30 Sep 1974; another source says died 1939.

 [20]Carlisle Ganz, 23 Aug 1990; Jack Heaps, 2 Jun 1993.




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                           NOTES AND REFERENCES

 [21]Dau. of Bernard (Bryan) McGuire and Mary Britt.

 [22]Jack Heaps, 2 Jun 1993; Marcia Daniels, 15 Aug 2000.

 [23]Per headstone.

 [24]Another source says 28 Jun 1928.

 [25]Jack Heaps, 2 Jun 1993; another source says b. 25 Sep 1858.

 [26]Another source says died 8 Feb 1936.

 [27]Carlisle Ganz, 23 Aug 1990; Jack Heaps, 02 Jun 1993.

 [28]Carlisle Ganz, 23 Aug 1990.

 [29]Jack Heaps, 2 Jun 1993; SSDI.

 [30]Per SSDI.

 [31]Jack Heaps, 2 Jun 1993; mentioned as living in letter of 10 Mar 1962.

 [32]Letter from her dated 14 Apr 1962.

 [33]Did not marry.

 [34]Perhaps b. 1889, d. 1926 and bur. in Fidelity Cem.

 [35]No children.

 [36]Blocker-Levings Book, 1989.

 [37]Eleanor Seberger book; Carlisle Ganz, 23 Aug 1990.

 [38]Carlisle Ganz, 22 Oct 1986; 23 Aug 1990.

 [39]Eleanor Seberger book.

 [40]Group Sheet by Twylla Raenell Null says he was born 7 Dec 1893.

 [41]IGI, KS.

 [42]Olive Clayton says "Pearson"; Jos. R. Prentice says "Heaton".

 [43]Joseph R. Prentice, 20 Sep 1974.

 [44]Sadie Rooney, 15 Nov 1986.

 [45]Sadie Rooney, 15 Nov 1986; Carlisle Ganz, 11 Jun 1990.

 [46]Sadie Rooney, 15 Nov 1986); Carlisle Ganz, 23 Aug 1990.




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                           NOTES AND REFERENCES

 [47]Gottlieb Joss and Martha Robins.

 [48]Group Sheet, Jack Heaps, 2 Jun 1993.

 [49]Mentioned as living in 10 Mar 1962 letter.

 [50]Different sources give different name for Orlie's wife.

 [51]RoxAnn Rooney, email, 2 Nov 1997.

 [52]Dau. of Henry & Cordelia (Price) Stevenson.

 [53]Dau. of Ralph Walter & Gertrude (Rodkgers) Dockstader.

 [54]Carlisle Ganz, 23 Aug 1990; Joseph R. Prentice, 30 Sep 1974.

 [55]Sadie Rooney, 15 Nov 1986; Carlisle Ganz, 11 Jun 1990 & 23 Aug 1990.

 [56]Carlisle Ganz, 11 Jun 1990 & 23 Aug 1990.

 [57]Carlisle Ganz, 11 Jun 1990).

 [58]Note: Marcia Daniel's email of 15 Aug 2000 says surname is Timbrell.

 [59]Son of Mack Levelle Daniels and Etta Harrell.

 [60]RoxAnn Rooney, 3 Nov 1997, rrooney@idir.net.

 [61]1997: rrooney@idir.net.

 [62]Dau. of Ray & Vena (Grant) McCoy.

 [63]Dau. of Clark W. Breeding and Edith Simpson.

 [64]Dau. of Michael and Lynette Chandra.

 [65]Dau. of Ropnald and Lavella McGatlin.

 [66]Son of James and Charlotte Womack.

 [67]Son of Thomas J. and Jane Christie.

 [68]Son of Robert and Susan Barwell.

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