Smyth Connection of Madison & Sauk Counties


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James Smith Wedding, Wisconsin

Alice McCluskey death certificate

Patrick Smyth Wedding

 

These are the vital records for the following people:

Marriage record of James Smith
Marriage record of Patrick Smyth
Death certificate of Alice McCluskey

In the first document, we learn that James Smith is the son of Patrick _______ and Margareth Geenan.  The registrar in that part of the country was not the world's best speller of last names, and may not have understood how to correctly spell "Greenan".  It looks like Geenan, but almost looks like he tried adding an 'r' in there too.  The cemetery records lists Margaret's last name as "Gravon", but may have been the registrar's attempt to write the name as he heard it. 

Patrick Smyth's second marriage was to Catherine Davey.  This didn't work out though.  We have been told that they had seperated (didn't quite get along), but being good Catholics, never divorced.  Patrick's parents were William Smyth and Mary McCannan.  There were a McCannon family living in Aghnalog Townland in neighboring Kilmore Parish, and a short distance from the Catholic Church in Latnamard.

The last item is interesting in that it shows information surrounding the death of Alice McCluskey.  Prior to 1900 there was no strict requirement for counties to write up a death certificate unless it was an accident or suspicious.  Alice's husband, Bernard, was not buried in this cemetery.  He is buried in St. Patrick's cemetery in Loreto.  Look at the mother's surname.  It looks like someone is trying to spell out Gerinau or Gerinan.  There is a McCluskey family tree on the web and they spelled Alice's birth name as German.  They don't list her parents' name.

Downtown Madison, Wisconsin  Circa 1900  (Pinckney Street)