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James McGinness

Male 1828 - Abt 1904  (75 years)

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  • Name James McGinness  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Birth Apr 1828  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID CFE1954BC500A64DA22037D983F03F3E0A90 
    Death Abt 1904  Prob Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Listed in 1903 Buffalo Directory as Plastering Contractor, 222 West Av. Son James Jr at same address. No listing for either in 1904. James (presumably Jr.) listed as Laborer, residence on Normal St. in 1905 Directory.

      Imm. to US in 1841, per US 1900 Census, 59 yrs in US.
    Person ID I2157  broderick
    Last Modified 12 Jun 2017 

    Family 1 Elizabeth (McGinness)   d. Bef 1860 
    Children 
     1. James Joseph McGinness,   b. Jul 1850, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1915, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     2. John T. McGinness,   b. Abt 1851, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Patrick McGinness,   b. Abt 1852, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Ellen McGinness,   b. Abt 1855, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F3656  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2017 

    Family 2 Susan Bingham,   b. Abt 1831, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1865 and 1870, Prob Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Children 
     1. Henry P. McGinness,   b. Abt 1864, Prob Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. William McGinness,   b. Abt 1866, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F688  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2017 

    Family 3 Mary Cragge,   b. Feb 1822, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1900 and 1910, Prob Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1870  Prob Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2772  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Apr 1828 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1870 - Prob Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Abt 1904 - Prob Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S76] New York 1865 Census, (As of Jul 1, 2013 - images only, no index.), Erie, Buffalo Wd 10, p 25, img 1175, ln 33 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: James McGiness
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head: Head
      Married, twice, now married
      Father of 4.
      Birth Year: abt 1828
      Age: 37
      Occ.: Masson / City
      Residence: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
      District: 01
      Ward: 10
      Line Number: 33
      Page Number: 25
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      James McGiness 37
      Susan McGiness 35
      James McGiness 14
      John McGiness 13
      Mary Pindar 11
      Henry McGiness 1-6/12

    2. [S45] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 9th, 1870, (Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), New York > Erie > Buffalo Wd10 > img 115, p 113, ln 17 (Reliability: 3).
      Jas.McGinness, age 44, occ. Plaster, val. pers. estate $6000, val. real estate $1000, born Ireland, both parents of foreign birth, citizen.
      Dwelling 856, household 840.
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Jas Mcginnes 44
      Mary Mcginnes 48
      Jas Mcginnes 19
      John Mcginnes 18
      Henry Mcginnes 7
      Richd Morrell 12
      Augusta Oates 17
      Also in household 1 domestic servant.

      Note - occ. listed in census as mason, but in 1870 city directory as plasterer.
      In both the census and the city directory of that year, one Andrew Morrow, policeman, is listed as neighbor, confirming that the entries both refer to the same James McGinnis.

    3. [S77] New York 1875 Census, Erie, Buffalo Wd 10, ED04, img 27, p 51, ln 19 (Reliability: 3).
      James McGinness, age 48, head, born Ireland, married, occ. Plaster, naturalized, owner of land.
      Framed house, $4000,
      Dwelling 440, household 460.
      Also in household, Charles O. Nash, age 20, born Erie county, nephew, occ. Wagoner (?), single.

    4. [S80] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 10th, 1880, (Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), New York > Erie > Buffalo > ED165 > img 11, p 11, ln 1 (Reliability: 3).
      James McGinness, age 53, head, married, occ. Builder & Plasterer, born Ireland, borh parents born Ireland.
      Resides 222 Eleventh st.
      Dwelling 91, household 94.

    5. [S98] State of New York, New York 1892 Census, (FamilySearch.org. 1892 New York State Census, database on-line.), Erie, Buffalo Wd23, ED01, img 10, p 18 (Reliability: 3).
      Jas. McGinniss, age 65, born Ireland, citizen, occ. Plasterer.

    6. [S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), NY, Erie, Buffalo Wd23, ED 196, sht 7B, ln 65 (Reliability: 3).
      James McGinnis, head, born Apr 1828, age 72, married, for 30 years, born Ireland, both parents born Ireland, imm. to US 1841, 59 years in county, NA, occ. Plasters, own acct.
      Resides 222 West ave., owns, mortgage.
      Dwelling 122, household 138.

    7. [S149] Buffalo Address Book and Family Directory, The, 1894-95, pp 292 and 385 (Reliability: 3).
      222 West Ave, Mr. and Mrs. James McGinness.
      McGinness, Jas., 222 West Ave.

    8. [S63] Buffalo City Directory, (Polk-Clement Directory Co., Inc.), See text (Reliability: 3).
      1870, p 432, img 237:
      McGinnis, James, plasterer, h. 263 Maryland

      1881, p 500, img 520:
      McGinness, James, mason, rm 13, ov.248 Main

      McGinnis, James, mason, b. 422 Bristol

    9. [S548] Ancestry.com, U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, ( Source Citation National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War); Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 3 of 3 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registrations, 1863-1865. NM-65, entry 172, 620 volumes. NAI: 4213514. Records of the Provost Marshal General’s Bureau (Civil War), Record Group 110. National Archives at Washington D.C. Description This is a collection of Civil War Registrations from 1863-1865. There were four drafts that included 776,000 individuals in that time.), New York, 30th, Vol 2 of 7, img 45, ln 19 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: James McGinnews
      Birth Year: abt 1829
      Place of Birth: Ireland
      Age on 1 July 1863: 34
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Married
      Residence: Buffalo, New York
      Congressional District: 30th
      Class: 1
      Born: Ireland
      Occ.: Mason
      Buffalo, 4th Ward, 6th pct.



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