Mary Rita McGinness^[1]

1922 - 1977  (54 years)

• Name	Mary Rita McGinness  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	17 Dec 1922	Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA   [7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	92BA07EA04BDDE4EBC2BC30BB1FC5B6047A7
  Death	19 Jan 1977	Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA   [8, 9]
  Burial	22 Jan 1977	, Erie, New York, USA   [9]
  Notes	Per 1930 US Census, age 7
  Person ID	I359	broderick
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Arthur McGinness,   b. 21 Jun 1900, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA d. 22 Oct 1984, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Sarah Florence Armour,   b. 27 Sep 1904, Geneva, Seneca, New York, USA d. 23 Feb 2001, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	16 Dec 1922	St. Ann's R.C. Church, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA   [10, 11, 12, 13]
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	James Adalbert Collopy,   b. 26 Jan 1918, Depew, Erie, New York, USA d. 20 Dec 1997, Prob Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	22 Jul 1940	Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA   [14]
  _STAT	Divorced
  Children	1. James Joseph Collopy,   b. 25 Apr 1941, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA d. 1 Mar 1999, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 57 years)   2. Winifred Linda Collopy,   b. 25 Jul 1942, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Francis Earl Tally, Jr,   b. 15 Oct 1923, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 Jul 1983, New York, USA (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1943
  Children	1. Joseph Tally   2. S.A. Tally   3. Mary Tally   4. John A. Tally
  Family ID	F3563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Dec 1922 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Marriage - 22 Jul 1940 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Death - 19 Jan 1977 - Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA Burial - 22 Jan 1977 - , Erie, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S479] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, ( Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), See text (Reliability: 3). Name Mary McGinniss Collopy [Rita Mary Tally] [Rita Tally] [Mary McGinniss McGinniss] Gender Female Race White Birth Date 17 Dec 1922 Birth Place Buffalo Erie, New York Death Date Jan 1977 Father Arthur McGinniss Mother Sarah Starmour SSN 066201781 Signature on SSN Card Mary Collopy Relationship of Signature Signature name differs from NH's name. Notes Jan 1943: Name listed as MARY MCGINNISS COLLOPY; Apr 1944: Name listed as RITA MARY TALLY; 04 Jan 1988: Name listed as RITA TALLY [S61] State of New York, New York 1925 Census, Erie, Buffalo Wd 03, A.D. 04 E.D. 01, p 51, img 28, ln 19 (Reliability: 3). Name: Mary McGinness Birth Date: abt 1923 Birth Place: United States Age: 02 Gender: Female Residence Place: Buffalo Ward 03, Erie Relationship: Daughter Color or Race: White Assembly District: 04 House Number: 602 Line Number: 19 Page Number: 51 Household Members: Name Age Arthur McGinness 24 Sara McGinness 20 Mary McGinness 02 David McGinness 01 [S14] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 15th, 1930, (Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), New York, Erie, Buffalo Wd5. Roll 1424, ED51, Sht 1B, img 2, line 82 (Reliability: 3). Age 7, single. No occ. Address - Rear, 155 Monroe st. [S262] United States. Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 16th, 1940, NY, Erie, Buffalo, ED64-274, img 3, sht 2A, ln 12 (Reliability: 3). Mary McGinniss, daughter, age 17, single, 2d yr HS completed, born NY, resided same house in 1935, not employed, seeking work, occ. New Worker. Resides 52 Best st. Household 50. [S665] United States Census, 17th, 1950, New York, Erie, Buffalo, 65-364, sht 7, ln 29 (Reliability: 3). Name May Talley [May McGinness] Age 28 Birth Date abt 1922 Gender Female Race White Birth Place New York Marital Status Married Relation to Head of House Daughter Residence Date 1950 Home in 1950 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Street Name Elm St House Number 821 Apartment Number Han Dwelling Number 76 Farm No Acres No Inferred Previous Residence Place Occupation Presser Industry Dates Laundry Father Birth Place USA Mother Birth Place USA Occupation Category Working Hours Worked 40 Worker Class Private Same House Yes Previously on Farm No Same County Yes School Completed S9 Grade Completed Yes School Attendance Yes Weeks Worked 50 Income 2000 Other Income 24 Supplemental Income none Previous Occupation Presser Previous Industry laundry Previous Worker Class Private Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Arthur McGinness 50 Head Sara McGinness 40 Wife David McGinness 25 Son Sara McGinness 23 Daughter Marcia McGinness 20 Daughter Florence McGinness19 Daughter May Talley 28 Daughter Frank Talley 28 Son-in-law [entry lined through] Sara Talley 2 Granddaughter Joanna Dublino 17 Daughter Paul M Dublio 0 Grandson Notes: Frank Tally in Japan in service [S18] Ancestry.com, Family Trees on Ancestry.Com, (http://trees.ancestry.com), Kramer-Greene family tree, by Jennifer Kramer-Greene (Reliability: 2). Provides middle name. Unsourced [S664] New York State Department of Health, New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942, (Source Citation New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Birth Index Source Information Ancestry.com. New York State, Birth Index, 1881-1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: New York State Birth Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.), New York State Department of Health, 1922, img 1017 (Reliability: 3). Name Rita McGinness Birth Date 17 Dec 1922 Birth Place Buffalo, New York, USA Certificate Number 99325 [S67] United States Social Security Administration, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Name Rita Tally Social Security Number 066-20-1781 Birth Date 17 Dec 1922 Issue year Before 1951 Issue State New York Last Benefit 14217, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA Death Date Jan 1977 (Reliability: 3). [S673] The Buffalo News, (Online images at Newspaper.com), Thu, Jan 20, 1977 ·Page 8 (Reliability: 3). Death location and burial location not stated. Funeral from St. Timothy's [S653] New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, ( Source Citation New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index Source Information Ancestry.com. New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.), 1922, Marriage, img 725 (Reliability: 3). Name Arthur McGinness Gender Male Marriage Date 16 Dec 1922 Marriage Place Buffalo, New York, USA Spouse Sarah St Amour Certificate Number 34322 [S653] New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, ( Source Citation New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index Source Information Ancestry.com. New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.), 1922, Marriage, img 376 (Reliability: 3). Name Sarah St Amour Gender Female Marriage Date 16 Dec 1922 Marriage Place Buffalo, New York, USA Spouse Arthur McGinness Certificate Number 34322 [S682] Newspapers.com, Miscellaneous Newspapers at Newspapers.com, (Images of various newspapers.), Buffalo Courier, Sun, Dec 17, 1922 ·Page 80 (Reliability: 3). Marriage Licenses. [S18] Ancestry.com, Family Trees on Ancestry.Com, (http://trees.ancestry.com), Kramer-Greene family tree, by Jennifer Kramer-Greene (Reliability: 2). Rev. Herman J. Marchel, S.J. officiated. Unsourced [S653] New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, ( Source Citation New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index Source Information Ancestry.com. New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: New York State Marriage Index, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY.), 1940, Marriage. img 1315 and 337 (Reliability: 3). Name Mary McGinniss Gender Female Marriage Date 22 Jul 1940 Marriage Place Buffalo, New York, USA Spouse James Collopy Certificate Number 20979 --- Name James Collopy Gender Male Marriage Date 22 Jul 1940 Marriage Place Buffalo, New York, USA Spouse Mary McGinniss Certificate Number 20979