Person:John Brennan (18)

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John Joseph Brennan
b.1 Jul 1851 Tipperary, Ireland
d.12 Aug 1930 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1840
  1. Margaret "Maggie" Brennan1847 - 1891
  2. Catherine "Kate" Brennan1847 - 1917
  3. Martin S. Brennan1850 - 1904
  4. John Joseph Brennan1851 - 1930
Spouse and Children
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m. 1873
  1. Mary Agnes "Mamie' Brennan1874 - 1946
  2. John Joseph Brennan1875 - 1945
  3. James Ambrose Brennan1877 - 1957
  4. Remond Brennan1879 - 1879
  5. Catherine Johanna Brennan1879 - 1972
  6. Anna Margaret Brennan1881 - 1954
  7. William A Brennan1883 - 1972
  8. Edmund A. "Eddie" Brennan1886 - 1947
  9. Martin Leo Brennan1890 - 1981
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] John Joseph Brennan
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3][4][5][6] 1 Jul 1851 Tipperary, Ireland
Other[5] 1870 Arrival
Other[3] 1871 Arrival
Occupation? 1873 Saint Louis City, Missouri, USAGrocer
Residence[7] 1873 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Marriage 1873 Massachusetts, USAAccording to the 1900 census
to Mary Catherine Waters
Residence[8] 1876 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Residence[9] 1878 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Residence[4] 1880 Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Residence[20] 1880 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Residence[21] 1882 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Residence[10] 1883 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Residence[12] 1887 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Residence[14] 1889 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Residence[15] 1893 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Residence[16] 1895 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Residence[17] 1899 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Residence[3] 1900 St. Louis City, St. Louis, Missouri
Residence[18] 1901 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Residence[19] 1903 St Louis, Missouri, USA
Residence[1] 1910 St Louis Ward 13, Saint Louis City, Missouri
Residence[5] 1920 St Louis Ward 13, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri
Other? 1928 Member, Catholic Knights of America
Residence[6] Apr 1930 St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri
Death? 12 Aug 1930 Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Burial? 14 Aug 1930 Calvary Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri, USASection 11, Lot 397

The Brennan Brothers

Research Statement:

The purpose of this report is to show that John Joseph Brennan and Martin Stanislaus Brennan are brothers.

John Joseph Brennan(1851-1930)

John was born 1 July 1851 in Saint Louis, Missouri to John Brennan and Mary Shanahan.[1] No marriage record could be found, but the 1900 U.S. Federal Census says he married Mary Waters in about 1873.[2] He died 12 August 1930 in Saint Louis.[3]Both John and Martin ran a grocery store in Saint Louis named Brennan and Brother beginning in 1872.

Martin Stanislaus Brennan(1850-1904)

Martin was a brother to John Brennan. Martin was born in Ireland in about 1850 and married Margaret Scully in Saint Louis.[4] Martin left the family grocery to work for the Saint Louis City Assessor’s office, and later became a real estate agent. He died 22 April 1904 in Saint Louis.[5][6]

The following table shows the Brennan brothers in the Gould’s Saint Louis City directory. It lists the year, address, and occupation of each brother. 


                   The Brennan Brothers in the Gould’s Saint Louis City Directory

                           John J. Brennan       Martin S. Brennan

Year Occupation Address Occupation Address

1871 --------------------------- Clerk 1205 N.7th

1872 MS Brennan&Bro 2602 Chouteau MS Brennan&Bro 2602 Chouteau

1873 Brennan & Bro 327 S. 14th Brennan & Bro 2602 Chouteau

1873 ( Brennan and Brother is listed as a grocery)

1874 Brennan & Bro 327 S. 14th Brennan & Bro 2003 Randolph

1875 Grocer Summit and Larned -------------

1876 Brennan&Bro Cooper and Summit Brennan&Bro-14th and Spruce

1877  ??????????? Grocer 327 S. 14th

1880 Grocer- Papin and Summit Assessor’s Off 1907 Randolph

1883  ???????????? Bkkpr 1907 Randolph

1887  ??????????? Dep Asses 1907 Randolph


The table shows that in 1872, both John and Martin are living in the same house, and both work for “M S Brennan and Brother”. The 1873 directory shows them living at different addresses, but both work for what is now called Brennan and Brother. The business section lists Brennan and Brother as being a grocery. So, we have both of them living in the same house and working at the same grocery.

John Brennan is a common name in Saint Louis at this time, as demonstrated by the number of men named John Brennan. However, Martin Brennan, and in particular, Martin S. Brennan, is not as common. In fact, the city directories in this time frame list only two Martin S. Brennans in the city. The other is the Reverend Martin S. Brennan, a Catholic priest. This helps differentiate the two Martin S. Brennans.

The city directory helps us see Martin Brennan transition from running a grocery, to working in the city assessor’s office.

The 1880 U.S. Federal Census lists John as a grocer. He is listed with his wife, Mary, and children, Mary, John, James, and Katherine. The family is living at 822 Summit Avenue, which corresponds to the address in the city directory.[7]

The 1880 U.S. Federal Census lists Martin as a clerk. I believe this means he is a clerk in the city assessor’s office. This census shows Martin living with his family.[8]Also, subsequent directories, showing him working in the assessor’s office, also help to confirm his identity

The probate records for Margaret (Brennan) McCoy lists both Martin S. Brennan and John J. Brennan. Martin is explicitly stated as being the brother of Margaret. No explicit relationship is given for John, but he is a witness in the records. Also, he is named the guardian ad litem for Mary Bridget McCoy, the daughter of Margaret.[9]


Summary:

John and Martin are listed as working for Brennan Brothers grocery in several Saint Louis City directories. This, and the fact that they live in the same address in 1872, shows that they are brothers.

The 1880 U.S. Federal Census links these two men to their families.

Probate records for Margaret (Brennan) Connelly show that the three, Margaret, John, and Martin, are siblings.



1. Death Certificate of John Brennan, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, file number 28251.Available online from the Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri State Archives Website. 2. Birth date: Jul 1851 Birth place: Ireland Marriage date: 1873 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: St. Louis City, St. Louis, Missouri Arrival date: 1871. Year: 1900; Census Place: St Louis Ward 24, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T623_899; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 371. Web Address:http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1900usfedcen&h=64914900&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt. Source Information:Title:1900 United States Federal Census. Author. Ancestry.com. Publisher: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18 3. Death Certificate of John Brennan, Missouri State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, file number 28251.Available online from the Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri State Archives Website. 4. Transcript: Birth date: about 1850 Birth place: Ireland Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Saint Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, United States. Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: 723; Family History Film: 1254723; Page: 527D; Enumeration District: 127; Image: 0641. Web Address: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=34243193&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt. Source Information. Title: 1880 United States Federal Census. Author. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Publisher. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 5. Birth date: abt 1851 Birth place: St Louis Death date: 22 Apr 1904 Death place: St Louis, Missouri. Web Address: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=modeaths&h=702.3081&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt. Source Information. Title: Missouri Death Records, 1834-1910. Author: Ancestry.com. Publisher: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008.Original data - Missouri Death Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.Original data: Missouri Death Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives 6. Saint Louis Republic."Martin S. Brennan Dead."23 April 1904.Page 9. 7. Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: 724; Family History Film: 1254724; Page: 236B; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 0419. Description: ED : 143. Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. 8. Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: 723; Family History Film: 1254723; Page: 527D; Enumeration District: 127; Image: 0641. Description: ED : 127. Source Information. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. 9. Probate Records of Margaret Connelly, Circuit Court, City of Saint Louis, Missouri, 1893, Probate Case File, No·19451-19485, 1893, Missouri Secretary of State online database of Judicial Records.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624)
    Year: 1910; Census Place: St Louis Ward 13, Saint Louis City, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Birth date: 1855 Birth place: Ireland Residence date: 1910 Residence place: St Louis Ward 13, Saint Louis City, Missouri Arrival date: 1870 Arrival place: _APID: 1,7884::14968553

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri; Roll: 724; Family History Film: 1254724; Page: 236B; Enumeration District: 143; Image: 0419.

    Birth date: abt 1850 Birth place: Ireland Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States _APID: 1,6742::34257268

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
    Year: 1900; Census Place: St Louis Ward 24, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T623_899; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 371.

    Birth date: Jul 1851 Birth place: Ireland Marriage date: 1873 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: St. Louis City, St. Louis, Missouri Arrival date: 1871 Arrival place: _APID: 1,7602::64914900

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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri; Roll: 734; Family History Film: 1254734; Page: 470C; Enumeration District: 375; Image: 0475.

    Birth date: abt 1851 Birth place: Ireland Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States _APID: 1,6742::34434538

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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625)
    Year: 1920; Census Place: St Louis Ward 13, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T625_951; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 271; Image: .

    Birth date: abt 1852 Birth place: Ireland Residence date: 1920 Residence place: St Louis Ward 13, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri Arrival date: 1870 Arrival place: _APID: 1,6061::58342064

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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626)
    Year: 1930; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: 1246; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 254; Image: 386.0.

    Birth date: abt 1854 Birth place: Ireland Residence date: 1930 Residence place: St Louis, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri _APID: 1,6224::21192877

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  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1873 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::628642726

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  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1876 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::623656565

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  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1878 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::617695677

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  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1883 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::533910613

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  11. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1887 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::537682777

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  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1887 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::537682778

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  13. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1889 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::539046843

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  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1889 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::539046844

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  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1893 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::552467002

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  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1895 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::537362005

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  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1899 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::531972427

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  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1901 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::622547363

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  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1903 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::628713661

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  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1880 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::632466817

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  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1995: [database on-line]. (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    Residence date: 1882 Residence place: St Louis, Missouri, USA _APID: 1,2469::633425205

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