Irish Vital Records from Newspaper Files

Society volunteers extracted information on St. Louisans of Irish descent from local newspapers. In 1978, a list of such news items with vital record content was published. The articles were from the Missouri Gazette – Missouri Republican unless noted otherwise. The data is organized by the name of the principal person mentioned, but the other names mentioned in the item are extracted in a separate column.

This list was published in the 1978 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume 11, number 2, pages 39–43.

 

Irish Vital Records - 1819-1849

Name Date News Item Other Name(s)
Barry, James 23 Jun 1847 Died 22nd inst. Emigrated to Missouri 1829. Administrators sale by William Tighe. (12 August 1847) Tighe, William
Burke , John 30 Apr 1846 Information wanted. A tailor of Kildaretown, Ireland, in the U.S. Army, thought to be in St. Louis. Brother Barrie inquiring. Burke, Barrie
Burkitt, James R. 29 Aug 1845 Native of Waterford, Ireland died at Carrollton, Green Co., IL. 23 August age 29.  
Byrne, John 7 Jun 1848 A Policeman, died suddenly Monday 5 June 1848.  
Callahan, Joseph J. 10 Apr 1847 Letters of Adminstration granted to John Darby on the 12th of August, 1846. Darby, John
Coffee, Henry 6 Mar 1848 Died in his 34th year. Funeral from the residence of Mr. Cuniffee, 6th and Wash. Cuniffee, Mr.
Corcoran, John 21 Sep 1848 Died 16th inst in his 55th year at his residence near the U.S. Arsenal. An old resident. (Letters of Adminstration granted to Catherine Corcoran on October 4th. (7 Oct 1848) Corcoran, Catherine
Crawley, James 20 Jun 1840 On the hospital list. Born in Ireland, age 35. Five years a resident of St. Louis, previously in Boston.  
Crowly, John 26 Mar 1849 Son of John and Margaret died 21 March age 17 months and 26 days.   Weekly Reveille Crowly, John
Crowly, Margaret
Cruess, Mary 23 Feb 1842 Wife of Peter, died 21st inst. Interment, Episcopal Burying Ground. Cruess, Peter
Cuniffe, James Joseph 25 Nov 1844 Resident of this city died in New Orleans 26 October of yellow fever, age 21.  
Cuniffe, Jerome O'Connel 29 May 1848 Native of Ireland died 28th inst age 10. Funeral from residence of his mother, 6th and Wash.  
Donnally, Charles 2 Dec 1844 Of County Tyrone died Sunday 1st inst in his 32nd year. Funeral from his residence, 92 Mulberry St., to the Presbyterian Burying Ground.  
Donoho, Francis 22 Jul 1847 Final settlement of Estate by Terrence Donoho Donoho, Terrence
Dowling, Patrick 9 Jul 1847 Letters of Administration granted to John Darby 19 March 1847 Darby, John
Doyle, Melania, Sister 24 Jun 1846 Died 23 June at the hospital . Native of West Meath.  
Durack, J. H. 28 Sep 1846 Infant son of John and Ophelia died Friday age 11 monrths. Durack, John
Durack, Ophelia
Dwyer, Catharine 7 May 1842 Granddaughter of Mr. William Dwyer, died at his residence on South 4th St. in her 10th year. Catholic Burying Ground. Dwyer, William
Finney, Mary Louise 8 Mar 1833 Daughter of W. Finney, died yesterday. Finney, W.
Finney, James 19 Jul 1844 Died yesterday. Funeral from residence of his brother Bernard, Spruce between 13th and 14th. Finney, Bernard
Goodfellow, Ann, Mrs. 16 Feb 1836 Of this city died 16th inst.  
Goodfellow, William B. 7 May 1844 Eldest son of John drowned Thursday while returning from Alton. Funeral from the residence of William Finney to the Methodist Burying Ground. Goodfellow, John
Finney, William
Gorman, Thomas 9 Sep 1843 Died yesterday, age 35. Funeral from the residence of his brother Patrick, Green between 4th and 5th. Gorman, Patrick
Grace, Patrick 11 Mar 1845 Owner of a lot on Morgan St. Trustee's sale.  
Grace, Mary 26 Jan 1846 Daughter of Pierce and Ann Elizabeth died January 24th inst age 3 months 19 days. Grace, Pierce
Grace, Ann Elizabeth
Grace, Ann 27 Mar 1846 Wife of Pierce C. Grace , Esq., and daughter of Capt. Andrew Harper died in New Orleans ''a short time since.'' Grace, Pierce C. Esq
Harper, Andrew, Capt.
Haligan, John 11 Jul 1835 John, a native of Dublin, died yesterday in St. Louis County. He left three children. [Surname may be Hallagan.]  
Hallagan, John 11 Jul 1835 John, a native of Dublin, died yesterday in St. Louis County. He left three children. [Surname may be Haligan.]  
Hogan, Mary Mitchell. Mrs. 8 Mar 1845 Died in Belleville, St. Clair County, IL. on March 1, wife of John Hogan, Esq. Age 36 years 1 month 6 days. Had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for more than 25 years. Left two small children. Hogan, John, Esq.
Johnson, Alexander 30 Jul 1847 Died at the residence of his brother in Springfield, MO. on July 9th age 39. Native of Tyrone Co. Ireland. In the U.S. 18 years.  
Kelly, Anna T. 29 Jun 1848 Wife of Eugene died 28th inst. in her 27th year. Funeral from residence, 8uth and Pine. Kelly, Eugene
Kelly, Josephine M. 12 Dec 1846 Infant daughter of Eugene and Anna T. died. Funeral from residence, 8th and Pine. Kelly, Eugene
Kelly, Anna T.
Larkin, James 18 Apr 1849 Information wanted. Of Kilmoconnor Parish, Kings Co. Ireland. Came to America 13 years ago. Sister in St. Louis.  
Lawless, Luke E., Esq. 21 Sep 1846 Died in this city Saturday.   Weekly Reveille  
Lawless, William Frederick 23 Jul 1833 Age 5 years, died of Cholera Friday 19 July.  
Lawless , Louisa Maria 23 Jul 1833 age 9 months, died of cholera Friday 19 July.  
Lawless, Paulina Louise 28 Jun 1843 Eldest daughter and only surviving child of L. E. and Virginia Lawless died 25th inst age 16 years and 6 months. Lawless, L. E.
Lawless, Virginia
Leckey, James G., Dr. 3 Sep 1841 Died at his residence in St. Ferdinand Twp. 23rd August age 26. Native of Ireland, recently of Rockbridge Co., Virginia  
Lemon, Patrick 6 Feb 1847 Notice to, by Thompson and McMechan, Water St. He was a native of Newry, Ireland.  
Leonard, Mary Martha 4 May 1847 Sister of Charity, native of Ireland, died age 28.  
Lynch, James C. 24 Sep 1845 Died 22nd inst age 53, many years a resident.  
Lynch, John 8 Jan 1849 Brother of James, died yesterday age 41.   Weekly Reveille Lynch, James
McAleer, James 20 Aug 1845 Died of comsumption 18th inst in his 33rd year. Philadelphia papers please copy. Letters of Administration granted to James Shea.(10 Oct 1845) [Surname may be McLeer.] Shea, James
McLeer, James 20 Aug 1845 Died of comsumption 18th inst in his 33rd year. Philadelphia papers please copy. Letters of Administration granted to James Shea. (10 Oct 1845) [Surname may be McAleer.] Shea, James
McCann, Catherine, Mrs. 10 Mar 1843 Died yesterday at the hospital in her 95th year. Formerly of Castle Island, Kerry Co., Ireland. Resident of St. Louis 14 years. Interment Catholic Cemetery.  
McCorkell, Thomas M. 5 Mar 1845 Age 27, died at the residence of his cousin George Foster in Londonderry, Ireland January 8th. Son-in-law of James Ramsay, Baltimore. Foster, George
Ramsay, James
McCormack, Peter B. 10 Mar 1840 Died in Jefferson Co., 1 March age 87. Born in Dublin; a Revolutionary soldier; left numerous offspring. [Surname may be McCammack.]  
McCammack, Peter B. 10 Mar 1840 Died in Jefferson Co. 1 March age 87. Born in Dublin; a Revolutionary soldier; left numerous offspring. [Surname may be McCormack.]  
McEvoy, Joseph 27 Apr 1846 Native of Ireland died 26 April age 97. A resident of St. Louis for 12 years. Funeral from residence of his son-in-law William Lindsay to the Catholic Burying Ground.   Weekly Reveille Lindsay, William
McEvoy, Margaret 7 Feb 1848 Consort of John died yesterday age 29. Funeral from residence on St. Charles St. to Catholic Burying Ground. (4 Feb 1848 sic)   Weekly Reveille McEvoy, John
McEvoy, Catherine Cecelia 24 Sep 1847 Daughter of John and Margaret died 23 Sept. Funeral from residence #21 St. Charles St. McEvoy, John
McEvoy, Margaret
McKay, Patrick 8 Dec 1829 Died Friday last in St. Charles . Obituary (29 Dec 1829) states that he was the only son of Patrick McKay who emigrated from Dublin to New York City in 1794, where he resided many years. Died at the age of 22 leaving aged parents and two sisters. Lette McKay, Patrick
Cunningham, Thomas
Magennis, Arthur L., Esq. 27 Mar 1848 Died in Boston 10 March , a native of Antrim, Ireland and St. Louis resident many years.   Weekly Reveille  
Maginis, William McRea 4 Aug 1838 Infant of Arthur L. and Mary E. died this morning of whooping cough age 8 months. Maginis, Arthur L.
Maginis, Mary E.
Marshall, Robert 27 Nov 1844 Information wanted. Age 34 , left Kilinchy, County Down, to Liverpool in March 1843. Last hear of in New York. Advertisement by Ruby Marshall, Bath, Canada West; his father and mother are anxious to hear. Marshall, Ruby
Moore, Patrick 2 Feb 1843 Information wanted. Native of Galway, left wife and children in Philadelphia in July 1842 and went to St. Louis; has not been heard from since. His distressed family is now in Cincinnati.  
Mulcahy, William 14 Aug 1848 Died yesterday, a native of the Parish of Castletown Roache, County Cork. Age 65.   Weekly Reveille  
Mullen, William 19 Mar 1849 Son of Patrrick and Margaret died 12 March age 8 years 9 mos.   Weekly Reveille Mullen, Patrick
Mullen, Margaret
Murphy, Amelia 4 Mar 1848 Wife of Joseph, died 3 March in her 28th year. Murphy, Joseph
Murphey, James P. 26 Jan 1848 Letters of Administration granted to Syntha Ann Murphy (sic) on 1 Jan. 1848. Murphy, Syntha Ann
Murphy, Dennis 14 Jan 1848 Died 13th inst in his 57th year. Resident of St. Louis for 27 years. Funeral from his residence on Green St. to the Catholic Burying Ground.  
Nelson, John Dargan   Died 19 Aug., son of Thomas and Elijah (sic). Age 4 mos. and 28 days. Interment Catholic Burying Ground. Nelson, Thomas
Nelson, Elijah
O'Brien, Hugh 7 Feb 1848 Died Sunday 6 January in his 52nd year. A citizen of St. Louis for 20 years. Funeral from his residence, Broadway and Wash, to the Catholic Burying Ground.  
O'Brien, Mary Ann 16 Jun 1837 Daughter of Hugh. Esq., died 2nd inst. O'Brien, Hugh, Esq
O'Brien, John 14 Nov 1840 Deck passenger on the steamboat Persian, died in explosion aboard on 7 November.  
O'Flaherty, Catherine 30 Jan 1844 Died Saturday 27th inst in her 24th year, wife of Thomas. O'Flaherty, Thomas
O'Heeley, Alexander 15 Dec 1819 Died Saturday evening last. Of Teyhorney, Ireland.  
O'Rourke, John 5 Jun 1845 Died Wednesday 4 June. Many years a resident of St. Louis. Age 62. Funeral from Cathedral.  
Patterson, Samuel 6 Oct 1840 Native of Downpatric, County Down, died age 22. Friends of Mr. Crawford invited to his funeral, South 3rd between Poplar and Plum, to Presbyterian Burying Ground. Crawford, Mr.
Philips, Bernard 5 Sep 1825 Information wanted by his sister Bridget. He was a native of Monaghan, Ireland.  
Piggott, William 3 Oct 1845 Druggist, died yesterday in his 24th year. Residence at corner Franklin-Washington. Catholic Burying Ground.  
Quirk, John D. 8 Aug 1845 Died yesterday at the Virginia Hotel in his 24th year. ''Friends of Matthew D. Quirk'' invited to his funeral. Philadelphia papers please copy. Quirk, Matthew D.
Quirk, Michael D. 13 Mar 1848 Died 5 March.   Weekly Reveille  
Reed, Robert, Col. 9 Jul 1823 Native of Ireland, died 18 June at his residence near Cote Sans Dessein, Callaway Co. Age 67. Final settlement by John Read, Adm. (3 June 1825) Read, John, Adm.
Regan, Mrs. 15 Jun 1847 Wife of John, died 13 June in her 36th year. Residence Chestnut between 3rd and 4th. Pittsburgh and New York papers please copy. Regan, John
Reilly, Michael 13 Mar 1832 Native of Newcastle, County Meath died Thursday morning 14 Feb 1832. Letters of administration issued to Mary Ann and John M. Reilly. Reilly, Mary Ann
Reilly, John M.
Reilly, Michael William 18 Sep 1832 Infant son of Michael, died , date and age not given. Reilly, Michael
Revel, Michael 22 Jan 1849 Native of Wexford, Ireland died yesterday.   Weekly Reveille  
Ryan, Laura Alice 22 Sep 1845 Daughter of Thomas and Anna E. died yesterday age 2 years and 6 months. Ryan, Thomas
Ryan, Anna E.
Scott, Arthur A., Dr. 30 Dec 1848 Of Keytesville, Mo. died; Masonics funeral. Had practiced in Chariton Co. 12-15 years.   Brunswicker  
Shanahan, Thomas 7 Feb 1848 Died 1 February age 32, native of Co. Kilkenny.  
Sproule, George 22 Mar 1848 Died 21 Dec. 1847 at Wheatfield, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland. Many years a resident of St. Louis.  
Strachan, David 1 Jul 1847 Native of Ireland, died 30 June. Interred in the Presbyterian Burying Ground.  
Taylor, John H. 25 Nov 1844 Native of Ireland, many years a resident of St. Louis, died recently. Philadelphia papers please copy.  
Tiernan, William 13 Nov 1844 Died yesterday of Consumption, native of Gillinstown, Co. Meath, in his 68th year. Funeral from residence on St. Charles Road. The Hibernian Benevolent Association to meet his funeral cortege at 11th & Franklin and escort it to the Cathedral, from there  
White , Noble 14 Mar 1849 Of Co. Cavan, died at the Hospital 11th inst.