Vital Information
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Full Name | John Mullaney | Family notes (Image 3), FaG #119745851 |
| Born | 1852, Cedarburg, Wisconsin | Family notes ("born in Cedarburg, Wis."), FaG (1852) |
| Died | 1935 (aged 82-83) | FaG #119745851 |
| Burial | Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Milwaukee, WI | FaG #119745851 |
| Father | Edmund Mullaney | Family notes (Image 3) |
| Mother | Unknown (m. (1) Jeremiah Hearn, Lowell, MA; (2) Edmund Mullaney) | Family notes (Image 3) |
| Spouse | Bridget_Corrigan_Mullaney (m. 29 Dec 1874) | Family notes (Image 3), Golden Jubilee postcard (Image 2) |
| Children | Eleanor "Nettie" (1876-1967), Agnes (1878-1890), Gertrude (1879-1904), Edward Bernard (1881-1960), Gerald Louis Sr. (1884-1956), Rev. Eugene (1889-1957), Leonard "Leo" (1891-1964), Sr. Mary Eugene "Bernadette" (1894-1986) | FaG #119745851 |
Their Story
Cedarburg Roots
John Mullaney was born in 1852 in Cedarburg, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, a small town north of Milwaukee with a significant Irish Catholic community. His father, Edmund Mullaney, was his mother's second husband; she had previously been married to Jeremiah Hearn in Lowell, Massachusetts. John had a full brother, Ed Mullaney, who later moved to Nevada, and a full sister, Hannah, who married a man named Kenney. From his mother's first marriage, John had a half-brother, Jerry Hearn, who eventually settled in El Paso, Texas.
Marriage and Family
On December 29, 1874, John married Bridget Corrigan, daughter of John C. Corrigan and Ellen Mooney of Cedarburg. Family notes record that the couple had eleven children, though only eight are documented on Find a Grave. Two of the eight died young: Agnes at age 12 (1890) and Gertrude at age 25 (1904). Two children entered religious life: Rev. Eugenius Phillip "Eugene" Mullaney became a priest, and the youngest daughter took vows as Sr. Mary Eugene "Bernadette."
The couple celebrated their Golden Jubilee (50th wedding anniversary) on December 29, 1924, documented by a postcard sent by a "little brother" and printed in Italy.
Later Years
John died in 1935 at approximately 83 years of age. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the oldest remaining Roman Catholic cemetery in the city. His wife Bridget survived him by a decade, dying in 1945 at approximately 90 years of age.
Document Sources
| Document | Type | Vault Note |
|---|---|---|
| Find a Grave #119745851 | cemetery record | FaG memorial |
| Handwritten family notes (Image 3) | family document | Transcribed 2026-03-22 |
| Golden Jubilee postcard, Dec 29, 1924 (Image 2) | family document | Transcribed 2026-03-22 |
| Handwritten note in book cover (Image 5) | family document | Identifies Bridget as "Nana" |
Data Discrepancies
| Field | Source A | Source B | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| children_count | 11 (family notes) | 8 (FaG) | 3 children unaccounted for; may have died in infancy |
| wife_surname | Carrigan (family notes) | Corrigan (FaG) | Generational spelling shift; both correct |