Family:Daniel Adney and Mary Gerrity (1)

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St. Rose of Lima Church in Carbondale records reflect Mary's birth date as

February 15, 1849 ; parents James Gerrity and Mary Gorman.

Sponsors Michael Gorman and Honora Gorman.

Mary Ann married at age fifteen after her father was killed.

1860 US Census, Clayton, Crawford Co., WI, Dwelling #1178:

Mary Garrity is age 11, Single, Born PA

Living with parents James & Mary Gerrity, both born in Ireland.

See husband Daniel W. Adney for census records 1870-1910.

1930 US Census, Richland Center, Richland Co., WI

Mary Adney, Age 81, Wid., born in PA, Parents born in Ireland.

Living with her daughter Bertha and son-in-law Keith Parke

OBITUARY: Richland Center, Richland County, Wisconsin.

Mary Ann GERRITY, daughter of James and Mary (GORMAN) GERRITY was born Feb 15, 1849 in Carbondale, Lackawanna County, PA departed this life Dec 13, 1935 at the age of 86. On July 5, 1864 she was united in marriage to Daniel W. ADNEY who preceded her in death 17 years ago. To this union were born fifteen children of whom nine have gone before. Those whom she leaves to mourn her passing from life are THOMAS of Gothebury, Neb (sic Gothenburg); DANIEL, of Portage; JOSEPH of Cora, Wyoming; LEO of Soldiers Grove; Mrs MARY MC KINNEY of Blue River and BERTHA FRITZ of Richland Center; also a sister Mrs. Bridget ROWAN (sic RUANE) of Scranton, PA. Thirty-seven grandchildren and more than fifty great grandchildren besides a host of friends both old and new. Mrs. ADNEY was a resident of the town of Clayton, Crawford County for more than 70 years, coming to her residence there when she was a small child with her parents. She spent the last ten years of her life in Richland Center where she made many new friends. (Mary Ellen GERRITY was my great grandaunt and I am interested in information regarding the above families. Please contact Walton J. SULLIVAN at wsullivw@aol.com)

From Walt Sullivan's family tree:

Cause of Death: Cerebral sclerosis Address: 260 Sixth St., Richland Center, Wisconsin

Taken from Family Tree compilation by Laurie Albrecht:

Lawrence Nerby's memories of his great grandmother Mary Ann Gerrity Adney: He recalls a poem she wrote in his autograph book: "When you get old and can not see, put on your glasses and think of me."

He remembers she was a tiny woman. He was going to take his mother and father from Milwaukee to Richland Center for her funeral, in his 1930 roadster. He kissed his girlfriend Jane good bye and left with his parents. It was snowing and the storm was getting heavier. His father had two bottles of beer with him and put them on the running board when they got out of the car to check the snow depth. They were only as far as Pewaukee when they turned around. The beers were still on the running board with just the cap showing when they got home. They never made it to her funeral.

Buried at St. Philips Cemetery in Crawford County, Wisconsin (see tombstone photo).