Monday, October 30, 2017

Brennan forebears - Calvary Cemetery Section 20 Lot 749

Anastasia Brennan (nee Whyte) and Thomas L Brennan, paternal grandparents of TGB Sr.

Katie Margaret Brennan (there is a good Irish name!), daughter of Anastasia and Thomas L Brennan, aunt of TGB Sr.

note: I have no info on Hughes of Duff families.

Direct descendants of lot owner, Thomas L Brennan, have rights to use this lot. Up to 6 full caskets may be interred here.





Brennan forebears - Calvary Cemetery Section 14 Lot 575

Sarah Brennan (nee Sreenan) and Edward Brennan (Union Army veteran) , parents of James Brennan, and paternal grandparents of MAB.

Anne D Brennan, daughter of Sarah and Edward Brennan, aunt of MAB.
Bessie Brennan, daughter of Sarah and Edward Brennan, aunt of MAB.
Walter Brennan, son of Sarah and Edward Brennan, uncle of MAB.

Loretta Hagerty (nee Yengst), daughter of Alice Brennan Murphy Yengst and Thomas Murphy, step-daughter (possibly adopted daughter) of Louis Yengst. Cousin and childhood companion of MAB.

Thomas Murphy, first husband of Alice Brennan, son-in-law of Sarah and Edward Brennan,

Note: I have no other documentation on infants Edward, Catherine, and Stephen Brennan. They could be children and/or grandchildren of Edward and Sarah.

Direct descendants of lot owner, Sarah Brennan, have rights to use this lot. Up to 2 full caskets may be interred here.

Note: on my first visit to this site, I found the small obelisk, which was likely the original grave marker. It is now gone and was replaced by the new and larger gravestone (see photos). I do not know who had the new marker installed. The adjacent "Mother" stone remains in place.








Brennan forebears - Calvary Cemetery Section 15 Lot 969

Nellie McCarthy, daughter of Catherine McCarthy (nee Hayes) and Dennis McCarthy, sister of Margaret Elizabeth Brennan (nee McCarthy), and aunt of MAB.

Kate Yengst (nee McCarthy), daughter of Catherine McCarthy (nee Hayes) and Dennis McCarthy, sister of Margaret Elizabeth Brennan (nee McCarthy), and aunt of MAB. First wife of Louis Yengst.

William Brennan, son of Sarah Brennan (nee Sreenan) and Edward Brennan, brother of James Brennan, and uncle of MAB.

Alice Yengst (nee Brennan), daughter of Sarah Brennan (nee Sreenan) and Edward Brennan, sister of James Brennan, and aunt of MAB. Wife of Thomas J Murphy and second wife of Louis Yengst.

Louis Yengst - married Kate McCarthy Yengst, married Alice Brennan Yengst.

Direct descendants of lot owner, Nellie McCarthy, have rights to use this lot. Up to 2 full caskets may be interred here.

Note: for those of us who are grandchildren of MAB and TGB Sr, Nellie McCarthy is our great grand aunt. While we are not "direct" descendants, I believe we would still have inheritance rights. However, I did not inquire about this at the Calvary office.










Brennan forebears - Calvary Cemetery Section 15 Lot 744

Dennis McCarthy, date of burial 3-13-1889, and Catherine McCarthy (nee Hayes), maternal grandparents of MAB.

Catherine Dunn - Aunt Cathy, daughter of MAB and TGB Sr, mother of Theresa, David, and Todd Dunn.

Direct descendants of lot owner, Dennis McCarthy, have rights to use this lot. Up to 4 full caskets may be interred here.

Note: this lot is on the side of a hill. If you go over the crest of the hill and down by the street, you can find the grave of playwright Tennessee Williams.

Note: I have no further documentation on Jno.Reardon or other McCarthy family members.







Sunday, October 29, 2017

Brennan forebears - Calvary Cemetery Section 12 Lot 655

Mary Brennan (nee Mullen) , date of burial 2/11/1937, and Thomas J Brennan, parents of TGB Sr.

Bridget Mullen (nee Nugent) and John Mullen, date of burial 1/12/1894, maternal grandparents of TGB Sr.

John J Mullen, brother of Mary Mullen Brennan and uncle of TGB Sr.

Anastasia Traub (nee Brennan) , sister of TGB Sr, and her husband, Earl Traub.

Mary Brennan, sister of TGB Sr.

Direct descendants of lot owner, Bridget Mullen, have rights to use this lot. Up to 4 full caskets may be interred here.

Note: I have no further documentation on Joseph M Brennan, Duggan, or Hughes families.

Note: in the section map, which is hard to read, look for highlighted lot 655 near The Way of the Third Dolor. Highlighted lot 567 is not a Brennan family lot.




Brennan forebears - Calvary Cemetery Section 21 Lot 637

Margaret Agnes Brennan, (nee Brennan) (MAB) and Thomas Grant Brennan Sr (TGB Sr).

Margaret E Brennan (nee McCarthy) and James F Brennan, parents of MAB.

Robert J Brennan, the first grandchild of MAB and TGB Sr. The son of Bob and Gen Brennan, sadly, he lived for only about 3 weeks.

Direct descendants of lot owner, Margaret E Brennan, have rights to use this lot. Up to 3 full caskets may be interred here.