Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


Larry Raymond Singer

Address as of January 2001:
83 Ridge Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15221


Helen Jane Bodnar

Obituary:

Helen Jane (Bodnar) Singer, 68, of Braddock Hills, died
Saturday, May 13, 2006. Jane retired from Westinghouse with
over 20 years of service as a technical librarian in its nuclear
energy systems. She graduated from Carlow College with a
degree in education, and taught at many parochial schools in
the Mon Valley area. After retiring, she volunteered at Forbes
Regional Hospital.
Jane was a lifelong member of St. Maurice Church. She was
a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
Loving wife of Larry R. Singer for 35 years; mother of Lawrence
R. (wife, Valerie), of North Huntingdon; grandmother of Kayla and
Anthony Singer; daughter of Irene Bodnar and the late Paul Bod-
nar; and sister of Kathy Yurcevich and Regis Bodnar, both of
Greensburg.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and
Tuesday at the Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home Inc., 700 Linden
Ave. at Cable, East Pittsburgh, 412-824-8800. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Maurice
Church.


Gregory Michael Maguire

Living in White Oak (Allegheny Co.) PA in 2000.


Bernard Joseph Kearney

In 1900, Bernard Kearney (36) and his wife, Catherine (34) owned a home at 513 Sixth St. in the 3rd Ward of Braddock, Allegheny County, PA. Bernard and Catherine had been married for nine years. Catherine had given birth to six children, five of whom were alive at the time of the 1900 census. Living in the household with them were Mary (7), Annie (6), Eugene (4), John (2), and Catherine (4 months). Only Mary attended school. Bernard and Catherine were natives of Ireland; the children were all born in Pennsylvania. They both came to America in 1887. Bernard was a naturalized citizen. He worked as a day laborer. The family was misidentified under the surname "Renny" in the index for the 1900 census.

At the time of the 1910 census, the family still lived in the same house. A portion of the home was reneted to the McGuire family. The Kearney household consisted of Bernard (46), his wife of 20 years, Kate (44), their children, Annie (16), Eugene (14), John (12), Katherine (10), Agnes (8), Bernard (4), and Michael Hughes (40), an unmarried cousin of Bernard Sr. All of the adults were born in Ireland. The children were all natives of Pennsylvania. Bernard and his cousin were laborers in a steel mill. According to the census, Bernard came to America in 1882, Kate in 1887 (or 1881 -- hard to read), and Michael in 1890. The men were both naturalized citizens. Kate had given birth to ten children, four of whom died prior to 1910. The family's name was misspelled "Kerney" in the census.

The family lived in the same house in 1920. The household members were Bernard "Carney" (58), his wife Catherine (54), and children Jean (23), John (21), Catherine (19), Agnes (17) and Bernard (13). Only Bernard attended school. Bernard Sr. was a laborer in a steel works; Eugene also worked in the mill, but his occupation is illegible (Cranlyman?). John's occupation is also illegible; Agnes was employed as a saleslady in a dry goods store. The census states that the years of immigration for Bernard and Catherine were 1881 and 1887, respectively.

By 1930, Bernard (68) and Catherine (64) had purchased a home worth $4000 at 420 Mills Ave. in Braddock. Bernard was retired. They rented a portion of the home to their daughter and son-in-law, Catherine and John O'Donnell, for $25 a month. The O'Donnell children, Virginia (10) and Dorthy (5) also lived in the home.


Cornelius Tolan

In 1930, Cornelius Tolan (38) rented a home at 420 Elm Way in Braddock, Allegheny, PA for $30 a month. Other members of the household were his wife, Anna (36), and children Bernard (14), Cornelius (8), Jene (5) and Mary K. (9 mos.). Everyone in the home was a native of Pennsylvania; Cornelius's father and mother were from Ireland and Scotland, respectively. Cornelius was a conductor on the Union Railroad. According to the census, the couple had been married for about 16 years. The family did not own a radio set.


Eugene Joseph Kearney Sr.

Records conflict on date of birth:
Jan 1896 -- 1900 census
10 Jan 1894 -- gravestone
10 Jan 1896 -- draft cards

In about 1917, Eugene Kearney completed a U.S. military draft registration card. He stated that he was born on Jan. 10, 1896 in Braddock, Pa. He gave his occupation as an electrician at the Braddock Works of Carnegie Steel. YHe was single and had no dependents. He was 5'2" with a slender build, blue eyes, and light brown hair. He had no obvious physical disabilities.

In 1930, Eugene Kearney Sr. (33) rented a home for $20 a month at 513 1/2 Sixth St. in Braddock. (His parents had formerly owned the home at 513 Sixth St.). Members of the household were Eugene and his wife, Christine (31), and their children Mary C. (8), Eileen (6), Eugene Jr. (4), and Christine (3). The two oldest children attended school. Everyone in the household was a native of Pennsylvania. Eugene's parents were from Northern Ireland. Christine's father and mother were born in Germany and Scotland, respectively. Eugene worked as a laborer in a steel mill. The family owned a radio set.

In 1942, Eugene Joseph Kearney of 646 Corey Ave., Braddock, Allegheny County, PA filled out a U.S. military draft registration card. His telephone number was Brandywine 1903. His wife, Christine Kearney, of the same address, was listed as a person who would always know his address. Eugene was listed as being self-employed at 601 Braddock Ave., but the occupation was not asked for.