COONEY, Co Kilkenney Ireland to America Generation No. 1 1. MATTHEW1 COONEY. He married CATHERINE JOYCE. Children of Matthew COONEY and Catherine JOYCE are: 1 ii. John Charles COONEY, b. June 14, 1841, Callen, Co Kilkenney, Ireland; d. October 04, 1919, Condon, Gilliam Co, OR. His father reportedly died when he was young. His mother brought the rest of the family to America, but left her baby with an Aunt and Uncle in Ireland. When he was 21 he came to America (NY) {to be near his family?}worked as a stone mason, but he got homesick and returned to Callen, then he returned to America later, legend says he came up Mississippi to Iowa, but not fact yet. He is said to have had 12 brothers and sisters in America, and his Mother may have married a second time and been a ST CLAIR. Have his baptismal certificate. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN CHARLES COONEY was born June 14, 1841 in Callen, Co Kilkenney, Ireland, and died October 04, 1919 in Condon, Gilliam Co, OR. He married Mary Ellen SUMMERS April 01, 1880 in Winfield Cowley Co, KS, daughter of Michael SUMMERS and Mary Ellen MCCORMICK. More About John Charles COONEY: Fact 6: April 06, 1886, Certified Citizen Children of JOHN COONEY and MARY SUMMERS are: i. EDWARD COONEY, b. April 09, 1881; d. June 12, 1882, Williams, AZ. 3. ii. MARY DRUCILLA COONEY, b. January 08, 1883, Needles, AZ; d. March 19, 1954, Pendleton, Umatilla Co, OR. 4. iii. WILLIAM MATHEW COONEY, b. April 08, 1885; d. November 18, 1958, Lovelock, NV. 5. iv. EMMET OTTO COONEY, b. April 05, 1887, Condon, Gilliam Co, OR; d. October 21, 1948, Spokane, WA. 6. v. SYLVESTER MICHAEL COONEY, b. June 24, 1889; d. April 23, 1973, Citrus Heights, CA. 7. vi. LEON CHARLES COONEY, b. December 1890, Condon, Gilliam Co, OR; d. June 1967, Salem, OR. 8. vii. MARGARET MARY COONEY, b. August 31, 1894, Condon, Gilliam Co, OR; d. April 1990, Spokane, Spokane Co, WA. Laura -----Original Message----- From: MRS RUTH C HAKALA <WKBW98E@prodigy.com> To: FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com <FIANNA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 5:51 PM Subject: [FIANNA-L] FIANNA-D Digest V98 #112 >Laura: > I wouldn't be surprised if Coomey and Cooney weren't from the >same line. Many times our family name was spelled Cooney - on >passenger list, on census records, etc. > > What is your Cooney line? > >Ruth Hakala >wkbw98e@prodigy.com >