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Descendants of John Culnan

 

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN1 CULNAN was born Abt. 1832 in Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and died in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan. He married MARY CAHILL/CARROLL in New York City, NY. She was born Abt. 1836 in Co. Limerick, Ireland, and died in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan.

Notes for JOHN CULNAN:

He and his wife took up married life along the construction line of the York & Erie Railroad (perhaps the York Canary line) as a roadgang foreman and his wife was a cook for the crew as well as undertaking the joyful task of raising a large family. He was a smallish, quiet, friendly man,

Notes for MARY CAHILL/CARROLL:

She was a fine, strong daughter of the Ould Sod, a disciplinarian with a heart as big as a watermelon.

Children of JOHN CULNAN and MARY CAHILL/CARROLL are:

i. AGNES2 CULNAN, b. Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan; d. Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan.

Notes for AGNES CULNAN:

She died in early childhood

ii. CATHERINE CULNAN, b. Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan; d. Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan.

Notes for CATHERINE CULNAN:

She died in early childhood.

iii. DENNIS CULNAN, b. Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan; d. Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan.

Notes for DENNIS CULNAN:

He died in early childhood

2. iv. BRIGID CULNAN, b. Abt. 1855, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan; d. 1937.

3. v. MICHAEL JAY CULNAN, b. September 1856, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan; d. 03 February 1926, Marinette, Wisconsin.

vi. JOHN CULNAN, b. Abt. 1859, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan; d. Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan.

Notes for JOHN CULNAN:

He drowned as a young man in a fall from the deck of his boat, at the dock..

4. vii. JAMES CULNAN, b. Abt. 1860, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan; d. 1912, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan.

viii. WILLIAM CULNAN, b. Abt. 1861, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan; d. 1904, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan; m. <UNKNOWN-FEMALE>.

Notes for WILLIAM CULNAN:

He died leaving no children.

ix. MARIE/MARY CULNAN, b. Abt. 1862, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan; d. 1897; m. JAMES TENNYSON.

Notes for MARIE/MARY CULNAN:

She died leaving no children.

5. x. ELLEN "NELLIE" CULNAN, b. Abt. 1868, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan; d. 1924.

xi. EDWARD FRANCIS CULNAN, b. Abt. 1871, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan.

Notes for EDWARD FRANCIS CULNAN:

He was a bachelor and lived with his sister "Lizzie" in Detroit.

6. xii. ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" CULNAN, b. Abt. 1873, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan.

xiii. JOSEPH CULNAN, b. Abt. 1878, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan; d. 1926.

Notes for JOSEPH CULNAN:

He was a bachelor.

 

Generation No. 2

2. BRIGID2 CULNAN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1855 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, and died 1937. She married DENNIS HOGAN1. He died 1986.

Children of BRIGID CULNAN and DENNIS HOGAN are:

i. AGNES3 HOGAN, b. 18812; d. 19643.

Notes for AGNES HOGAN:

Her sister Loretta and her family were living with her in Detroit as of 1941.

ii. LORETTA HOGAN, b. 18834; d. 1962; m. JOHN SULLIVAN.

Notes for LORETTA HOGAN:

A restful soul who reminded family members of Rose Belanger Culnan in a vague way. Her children were a charming quartet ranging from about 11 to 20 years as of 1941.

Notes for JOHN SULLIVAN:

He was a thoughtful, warm host to other family members.

iii. JOHN M. HOGAN, b. Aft. 1883; d. 1914.

Notes for JOHN M. HOGAN:

He never married.

iv. MARY ESTELLE HOGAN5, b. 1888; d. 1936, Cleveland, Ohio; m. JAMES DILLON; b. 18926; d. 1948.

Notes for MARY ESTELLE HOGAN:

She lived in Cleveland, Ohio.

v. CATHERINE HOGAN, b. Aft. 1888; d. 1916.

vi. MARGARET BRIGID HOGAN, b. Aft. 1888; d. 1897.

vii. GRACE HOGAN, b. 18957; d. January 19638; m. JOSEPH FITZGERALD9, Detroit, Michigan; d. December 196110.

Notes for GRACE HOGAN:

She was living in Detroit as of 1941 and her children ranged from 4 to 13 years of age.

3. MICHAEL JAY2 CULNAN (JOHN1) was born September 1856 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, and died 03 February 1926 in Marinette, Wisconsin. He married ROSETTA "ROSE" BELANGER Abt. 1884 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan?, daughter of ANDREW BELANGER and HONORA READY. She was born 21 September 1862 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, and died 28 December 1931 in Marinette, Wisconsin.

Notes for MICHAEL JAY CULNAN:

Funeral Home as J. R. McLain in Marinette, Wisconsin.

Children of MICHAEL CULNAN and ROSETTA BELANGER are:

i. FLORENCE3 CULNAN, b. 1886, Calumet, Houghton Co, MI; d. 1891, Calumet, Houghton Co, MI.

ii. EDGAR BELANGER CULNAN, b. 17 February 1888, Calumet, Houghton Co, MI11; d. 19 September 1969, San Diego, California12; m. ELENORA ANNA HOLMGREN, 16 September 1912, First Presbyterian Church, San Diego, California13; b. 21 June 1885, Evergreen, Jefferson Co, Colorado; d. 05 July 1976, Spring Valley, CA14.

Notes for ELENORA ANNA HOLMGREN:

She worked for Pittsburg Glass. She went with friends to Portland, Oregon where she met her future husband, Edgar.

iii. CATHERINE READY CULNAN, b. 29 October 1892, Calumet, Houghton Co, MI; d. 27 January 1970, Pasadena, CA.

iv. JOHN HERBERT CULNAN, b. 13 January 1894, Calumet, Houghton Co., MI15; d. February 1967, Carson City, Nevada15; m. JULIA JACKSON, Madison, Wisconsin; b. Madison, Wisconsin; d. Madison, Wisconsin.

v. RALPH CULNAN, b. 11 August 1897, Calumet, Houghton Co., MI16; d. 27 January 1978, Boulder, CO16.

Notes for RALPH CULNAN:

5/30/01 on www.interment.net, Santa Fe National Cemetery, Culnan, Ralph, b. 08/11/1897, d. 01/27/1978, T4 USA, Plot: 3 1600, bur. 02/06/1978, * (* unverified record at NCA, Dept of Veteran's Affairs)

 

4. JAMES2 CULNAN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1860 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, and died 1912 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan. He married ANNIE FITZPATRICK in Detroit, Michigan.

Notes for JAMES CULNAN:

He died of a stroke.

Child of JAMES CULNAN and ANNIE FITZPATRICK is:

i. JOSEPH3 CULNAN, b. Detroit, Michigan.

Notes for JOSEPH CULNAN:

He was living in Detroit as of 1941.

5. ELLEN "NELLIE"2 CULNAN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1868 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, and died 1924. She married JOHN O'BRIEN17.

Child of ELLEN CULNAN and JOHN O'BRIEN is:

i. HONORINE3 O'BRIEN, d. 1936.

6. ELIZABETH "LIZZIE"2 CULNAN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1873 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan. She married (1) DENNIS SULLIVAN. She married (2) JOHN MCKIERNAN.

Notes for ELIZABETH "LIZZIE" CULNAN:

Her brother Edward Francis was living with her in Detroit as of 1941. Also her 25-yr-old son (by her first marriage) was living with her.

Notes for JOHN MCKIERNAN:

He was of Scotch-Irish descent and a quiet, genial man.

Child of ELIZABETH CULNAN and DENNIS SULLIVAN is:

i. EDWARD3 SULLIVAN18, b. Abt. 1916; m. MARY <UNKNOWN>18.

 

Endnotes

1. Jeanne Beaumont Dillon, "Threads, Strands from My Past", (TRC, Woodbridge, NJ; 1999), pg 190, Brigid (Birdie) Culnan (1854-1937) m. Dennis Hogan (d. 1896).

2. Jeanne Beaumont Dillon, "Threads, Strands from My Past", (TRC, Woodbridge, NJ; 1999), pg 190.

3. Jeanne Beaumont Dillon, "Threads, Strands from My Past", (TRC, Woodbridge, NJ; 1999), pg 190, Agnes (1881-1864).

4. Jeanne Beaumont Dillon, "Threads, Strands from My Past", (TRC, Woodbridge, NJ; 1999), pg 191, Loretta (1883-1962).

5. Jeanne Beaumont Dillon, "Threads, Strands from My Past", (TRC, Woodbridge, NJ; 1999), pg 191, Mary Estelle (1888-1936).

6. Jeanne Beaumont Dillon, "Threads, Strands from My Past", (TRC, Woodbridge, NJ; 1999), pg 191, James (1892-1948).

7. Jeanne Beaumont Dillon, "Threads, Strands from My Past", (TRC, Woodbridge, NJ; 1999), pg 191, Grace (1895-1965).

8. Nancy Bagazinski email 3 Aug 2000 to author, "Electronic," Joseph FitzGerald died in Dec. 1961 and Grace in January of 1963.

9. Nancy Bagazinski email 3 Aug 2000 to author, "Electronic," the family insists on a capital G in the last name.

10. Nancy Bagazinski email 3 Aug 2000 to author, "Electronic," Joseph FitzGerald died in Dec. 1961 and Grace in January of 1963.

11. birth certificate for Edgar Belanger Culnan, State of Michigan record #52 1 Jun 1889, copy #1532 1 Jul 1941, Edgar Belanger Culnan, date of birth 17 Feb 1888, male, white, legitimate, County of Houghton, birthplace Calumet, father Michael J. Culnan, residence Calumet, birthplace Michigan, occupation Store Keeper, mother Rose Belanger, residence Calumet, birthplace Michigan.

12. certificate of death for Edgar Belanger Culnan, San Diego Dept of Public Health, registration district 8009, certificate #920 22 Sep 1969, Edgar B Culnan date of death 19 Sep 1969 11:35 am, male cauc, birthplace Michigan, date of birth 17 Feb 1888, age 81, father Michael Culnan birthplace Michigan, mother Rose Belanger birthplace Michigan, citizen US, SSAN 564-03-2246, married Elenora Holmgren, last occupation Manager, 13 yrs, last employed Western Lumber Co, place of death Mercy Hospital, 4077 Fifth Ave, San Diego, 36 yrs (?), residence 885 Woodlawn, Chula Vista, San Diego Co, CA, informant Elenora Culnan, cremation 22 Sep 1969, Greenwood Crematory, Funeral director Hubbard Mortuary, cause of death (A) Infarction, basal ganglia, right (B) due to Thrombosis, cerebral (C) due to Arteriosclerosis, cerebral.

13. marriage license for Edgar B Culnan & Elenora Anna Holmgren, County of San Diego, 16 Sep 1912, Edith M. Hallenbuk, minister First Presbyterian Church, Edgar B Culnan, native of Michigan, age 24, resident of San Diego; Elenora Anna Holmgren, native of Colorado, age 27, resident of San Diego.

14. "obituary for Elenora A. Culnan," Star News; 11 Jul 1976, Star News 11 Jul 1976.

15. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Feb 6, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.53898.75

16. Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Feb 6, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.53898.81

17. Nancy Bagazinski email 10 Aug 2000 to author, "Electronic," Nellie Culnan's husband was named John O'Brien.

18. Nancy Bagazinski email 10 Aug 2000 to author, "Electronic," Lizzie's sons name was Edward. My mom said that he's died. His wife's name was Mary but mom couldn't remember her maiden name.