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McGoughs in Iowa in the 1900 Census of the United States and the 1915 State Census of Iowa by Hugh McGough

Most of the McGoughs/McGeoughs on this page are descendants or relatives of Bernard McGough and Catherine Kernaghan, who emigrated from Ireland to Ontario, Canada, in 1832; to Winnebago, Illinois in 1852; and to Allamakee county, Iowa, in about 1852. For more of the history of this family, see my page: Bernard McGough and Catherine Kernaghan of Lindsay, Ontario, and Allamakee County, Iowa.

This page is a substitute for the Iowa section of my page: McGoughs and McGues in the 1900 Census of the United States. I have also included here a table of the McGoughs in the 1915 state census of Iowa, and references to McGoughs and McGeoughs in Iowa cemetery transcriptions. I have also included reference to several sources of Iowa history and genealogy.

References

The McGoughs originally settled in Iowa in Allamakee county. Members of the family later moved on to Hardin and Franklin counties, but the majority stayed in Allamakee county. These references. therefore, are weighted toward Allamakee county.

Devereux = McGeough—The Story of an Irish Family by Phyllis McGeough Devereux (Garden Grove California 1992). (The book is available at the Family History Library (FHL FAM HIST Book, call number 929.273 M173d). This family genealogy of mostly Iowa McGoughs is the result of twenty years of effort by Phyllis Devereux—and was completed before censuses and other Iowa records became available on the Internet. The result of her persistent research rates high in accuracy and completeness. The Iowa records show a trend toward adding an e to McGough, beginning in about 1880. Families whose name was more often McGough in records before 1900 often became McGeoughs in 20th century records. In her family history, Devereux does not attempt to differentiate the spellings, and in her genealogical charts always shows the name as McGeough:

"There were several McGeough family given names that proved to be very popular and were used over and over again. As the family increased in number and many had the same first and last names, it became confusing in a legal sense. It is said that an attorney suggested some should change the spelling, so those living on one side of the river dropped the 'e' from the McGeough name. (For purposes of this book, I have not tried to determine family spellings of the name, and have spelled them all with an 'e')." Devereux, page 49.

SharylsCabin.com is the web address of Allamakee Co. Iowa Pioneer Families, a superior site hosted by Sharyl Groth-Ferrall, that contains links to many websites that are invaluable to any genealogical rearch of Allamakee county. This page contains many citations to Sharyl's collection.

Ancestry.com publishes Iowa State Census Collection, 1836–1925 on a subscription basis. This database contains state censuses for the years 1856, 1885, 1895 (Allamakee county is missing), 1915, and 1925. The McGoughs in the 1915 Iowa state census are tabulated below.

For earlier reports of this family in US census returns, look under Iowa on my pages on the US censuses of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880.

Cyndi's List: U.S. - Iowa

Allamakee Co. IAGenWeb. A word search of McGough on June 1, 2007, returned a dozen entries, some of which are cited on this page.

Linkpendium Census Records and Indexes, Genealogy and Family History, Allamakee County, Iowa

Allamakee County Iowa Genealogy on Kindred Trails.

See: A Memorial to those who came from Ireland to Iowa.

Iowa Maps

Map of Iowa Counties

There is a good county map of Iowa in the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas in Austin. For a detailed zoomable map, see Colton's new railroad map of the states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin & Iowa. Minnesota, Nebraska & Kansas: showing the township lines of the United States surveys, 1864, by Joseph Hutchins Colton, in the University of Illinois Library Collections.

Historic Maps of Allamakee County (Iowa), part of the David Rumsey Map Collection.

Allamakee county is at the upper right corner of Iowa, with Dubuque county one county removed to the south. The eastern edge of the map is the Mississippi River. Paint Creek township lies on the southern edge of Allamakee county, on its border with Clayton county. The eighteen townships of Allamakee county are listed and mapped in the Wikipedia article on Allamakee County, Iowa.

See: Allamakee County Iowa 1895 in 1895 US Atlas. On this same website is an 1895 map of Iowa, and 1895 maps of other Iowa counties.

A map of the townships of Winnebago County, Illinois, is also available on the Internet.

Here are the McGough/McGeough entries in the 1900 census of Allamakee county.

IA - Allamakee County

Jefferson Township

(1900) Timothy McGuire, age 34, born in November, 1865, in Iowa, to parents born in Ireland, farmer, married 4 years, owned his farm subject to a martgage (T-623, roll 415, page 9B, line 98). [In the 1885 state census of Iowa, Timothy McGuire, single, age 19, was listed in Paint Creek township, Allamakee county, with his parents Timothy McGuire, age 55, born in Ireland, a farmer; his mother, Ellen McGuire, age 54, born in Ireland. Catharine McGeough and Timothy McGuire obtained a marriage license in January, 1896, according to Allamakee co.  Marriage, Anniversary & Divorce records on SharylsCabin.com.

Catharine McGuire, age 33, born in Iowa in May, 1867, to a father born in Ireland and a mother born in Canada, mother of 2 children, both living. [Catherine McGeough McGuire was the daughter of Bernard McGough's brother, Francis McGeough, and Bridget Murphy. See my page: Bernard McGough and Catherine Kernaghan of Lindsay, Ontario, and Allamakee County, Iowa under Bernard's Brother Francis. Catherine is listed as age 3 with her parents, Francis and Bridget, in the 1870 census of Paint Creek township, Allamakee county.]

Mamie B. McGuire, age 3, born in Iowa in October, 1896.

Margueriete I. McGuire, age 1, born in Iowa in November, 1898.

Makee Township

(1900) Edward McGough, age 59, born in February, 1841, in Canada, to parents born in Ireland, married 36 years, emigrated in 1852, 48 years in US, naturalized, farmer, owned farm free of mortgage (roll 415, page 111). [Edward McGough (December 28 1841–July 27, 1916) (according to Ancestry.com), son of Bernard McGough and Catherine Kernaghan. See my page: Bernard McGough and Catherine Kernaghan of Lindsay, Ontario, and Allamakee County, Iowa. Buried as Edward McGeough in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Allamakee county. Iowa Cemetery Records on Ancestry.com. See Edward McGough from page 512–3 of 1882 Biographies from the History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties, Iowa by W. E. Alexander; Western Publishing co.; Sioux City, Iowa; 1882, where this brief biography appears:

"Edward McGough, P.O. Waukon, farmer, sec. 29; son of Barney and Catharine McGough; was born in Canada in 1839. His parents moved to Winnebago County, Illinois, when he was a small boy, and in 1855 they came to Paint Creek Township, this Co., where his father still lives, his mother having died in 1868. Mr. M. was married to Miss Julia Hinchon, in 1864. She was born in Ireland. They resided in Paint Creek Township till 1876, when he moved to his present farm of 280 acres, which is well improved and among the best farms of the township. Their children are Birnet, James E., Thomas, John, Ella, Katie and Julia. He is a member of the Catholic Church."

1886 Union Prairie twp. Land-owners shows ownership by Edward McGough of land in section 20; 1903 Makee twp. Land-owners lists Ed McGough as the owner of property in section 30.]

Julia McGough, age 56, born in May, 1844, in Ireland, married 36 years, mother of 9 children, 8 living, emigrated in 1851, 49 years in US. [Julia Hinchon (May 2, 1843– July 17, 1928) married Edward McGough on April 4, 1864, at McGregor Church in Allamakee county, Iowa, and is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Waukon, Iowa. Devereux, page 68]

Thomas McGough, age 23, born in July, 1876, in Iowa, clerk grocers. [SSDI - Thomas McGeough, born July 27, 1877, died June (19) 1966 in Waukon Allamakee county, Iowa. Never married - Devereux, page 68. In 1911, Thomas McGeough became a member of the original board of directors of St. Patrick's church in Waukon, Iowa.]

Julia McGough, age 18, born in July, 1882, in Iowa. [(Lou) (July 28, 1881–December 7, 1961). Never married. Devereux publishes her obituary at page 72. Buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.]

Willie McGough, age 15, born in December, 1884, in Iowa, at school. [William McGough, December 1, 1883–?. Last seen in 1916. Devereux, page 68.]

[The 1885 Iowa State Census of Union Prairie township, Allamakee county, lists:

(1885) Edward Mcgough, township 98, range 6, section 29, NE 1/4, age 44, married, farmer. born in Canada. (roll: IA 1885_143, page 696, line 8).

Julia Mcgough, age 44 (?), married, born in Ireland. [Julie Hinchon, born in 1844 in Kilenlin, county Cork, Ireland; married Edward McGough on April 4, 1864.]

Bernard Mcgough, age 19, subject to military duty, born in Allamakee, father and mother foreign-born. [Bernard McGough, born on February 9, 1865, married Maryan in 1895 or 1896, and moved to Omaha. Devereux, page 68. See the 1900 census of Nebraska, Douglas county, Omaha (6th ward), where Bernard McGough, age 35, born in February, 1865, in Iowa, to parents born in Ireland, married 4 years, collector express company, is listed with his wife, Mary McGough, age 34, born in June, 1864, in Iowa, to parents born in Ireland, married 4 years, 1 child, living, and with their 2 year old son, Kenneth McGough, who was born in June, 1897, in Nebraska.]

James Mcgough, age 18, subject to military duty, born in Allamakee, father and mother foreign-born. [James Edward McGough, born November 10, 1866; died 1946; married Ella Kilpatrick on February 28, 1889. Devereux, page 68.]

Ella Mcgough, age 15, born in Allamakee, father and mother foreign-born. [Eleanor McGough, born January 3, 1869; January 27, 1941; married James Ryan; no children. Devereux, page 68.]

John McGough, age 13, born in Allamakee, father and mother foreign-born. (spelled Mcghugh). [John McGough, born on February 16, 1871; died 1953. Devereux, page 68.]

Katie Mcgough, born in Allamakee, father and mother foreign-born, age 11. [Catherine McGough, born June 24, 1873; died 1946; married Frank Spinner. Devereux, page 68.]

Thomas Mcgough, age 8, born in Allamakee, father and mother foreign-born.

Julia McGough, age 3, born in Allamakee, father and mother foreign-born.

William McGough, age 1, born in Allamakee, father and mother foreign-born.

Marianne Linch, age 18, father and mother foreign-born.]

Paint Creek Township

(1900) Charley McGough (indexed by Ancestry.com as McGaugh), age 41, born in April, 1859, in Iowa, to parents born in Ireland, married 19 years, farmer (T-623, roll 416, page 7B (or 145), line 83). [Living next to his parents, Frank and Bridget McGough, who are listed below. Charles McGough was a son of Francis McGough (1825–1910) and Bridget Murphy (1836–1911). Charles married Jane Cosgrove on October 26, 1881, in St. Pius Church, Cherry Mound, Allamakee county. He died on April 18, 1975, and is buried in Cherry Mound Cemetery. Devereux, page 75.]

Jane McGough, age 36, born in September, 1863, in Iowa, to parents born in Ireland, married 19 years, 8 children, 7 living. [Jane Cosgrove (1863–1940), daughter of Thomas Cosgrove and Ann Wood. Devereux, page 75.]

John McGough, age 14, born in October, 1885, in Iowa, at school. [SSDI - John McGeough, born October 24, 1885, died August 1972, Waterville, Allamakee, Iowa. Married Margaret Moore (August, 1880–1917) in 1913 at St. Patrick's Church in Waukon. Devereux, page 76.]

Frank McGough, age 11, born in October, 1888, in Iowa, at school. [SSDI - Frank McGeough, born on October 18, 1888, died in January, 1970, in Waukon, Allamakee county, Iowa. Married Frances Smith (1892–1973). SSDI - Frances McGeough, born February 8, 1892, died June, 1973, in Waukon. Devereux, page 76. The 1915 Iowa State Census shows Frank C. McGough, age 26, in Waukon (Paint Creek township), Allamakee county, a farmer, with $400 earnings from the occupation of farming in 1914. His mother and father were born in Iowa, and his church affiliation was Catholic. Frank Charles McGeough, age 28, of Route 3, Waukon, Iowa, born on October 28, 1888, in Paint Creek township, registered for the WWI draft at Paint Creek, Allamakee county, Iowa, on June 5, 1917. He was employed in farming for himself, and was married with a wife and 2 children. He was of medium height and medium build, with dark blue eyes and dark brown hair. (WWID)]

Vincent McGough, age 9, born in April, 1891, in Iowa, at school. [SSDI - Vincent McGeough, born April 28, 1891, died February, 1979, in Harpers Ferry, Allamakee county, Iowa. Devereux, page 78 - buried in Cherry Mound Cemetery. For his children, see Devereux, page 78. Vincent Thomas McGough, age 26, of Waterville, Iowa, born April 28, 1891, in Paint Creek, Iowa, registered for the WWI draft in Allamakee county, Iowa, on June 5, 1917.He was single and employed hauling cream by the Farmers Co-Operative Creamery in Waterville. He was tall, stout, with light blue eyes and light brown hair. Although the heading of the card is McGough, he signed it McGeough. (WWID)]

Maggie McGough, age 6, born in June, 1893, in Iowa, at school. [Maggie McGeough (1893–1981) married Jim Rooney (1884–1964) and 6 children. Devereux, page 79.]

Clemen McGough, age 4, born in August, 1895, in Iowa. [Clemen McGeough (August 1895–1917). Killed in World War I - Devereux, page 80. Clement Alyosus McGeough, of Waterville, Iowa, age 21, born August 3, 1895, in Waterville, Iowa, registered for the WWI draft in Paint Creek on June 5, 1917. He was single and employed in farming by John McGeough of Allamakee county, Iowa. He was of medium build and medium height, with dark blue eyes and dark hair. (WWID).]

Leo McGough, age 1, born in June, 1898, in Iowa. [SSDI - Leo McGeough, born June 25, 1898, died January 1985, in Chicago, Illinois.] [Leonard McGeough married Rita Hennesey (1917–1988) and they lived in Chicago. Devereux, page 80.]

(1900) Francis McGough (indexed by Ancestry.com as McGaugh), age 61, born in July, 1838, in Canada, widower, emigrated in 1852, 48 years in US, naturalized, farmer, owned farm subject to mortgage (T-623, roll 416, page 5A (or 143), line 13). [Son of Barney McGough and Catherine Kernaghan, born in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada; married Mary Cunningham (1839–1874). She is buried with an infant, Catherine McGough, and probably died in childbirth. Francis McGough then married Mary Agnes Boden (1860–July 15, 1898). Devereux, page 57. Buried as Francis McGeough in Cherry Mound Cemetery (1837–October 14, 1909. Iowa Cemetery Records on Ancestry.com. The Waukon Democrat reported in October of 1909 that his children were: Tom, Leo, Rosella, John, William, and Clement. See: Allamakee co. WPA Records (group #2 surnames H-M).

Thomas McGough, age 33, born in December, 1866, in Iowa, to a father born in Canada, mother born in New York, farm laborer. [(1866–1950), born to Francis McGeough and his first wife, Mary Cunningham, never married. Devereux, page 57.]

William McGough, age 13, born in January, 1887, in Iowa, to a father born in Canada, mother born in Iowa, at school. [(January 9, 1887–April 6, 1980). This is Phyllis McGeough Devereux' father. He moved to Willow Lake, South Dakota, married Elsie May Wulke there, and died in Willow Lake. Phyllis McGeough was his 8th child, who was born in Willow Lake on September 2, 1928, married Nicholas Devereux there, and eventually moved to Garden Grove, California. Devereux, pages 57–58. William D. McGeough, age 43, married at age 21, born in Iowa to a father born in Canada and a mother born in Canada; and Elsie M. McGeough, age 42, married at age 20, born in Iowa to a father born in Germany and a mother born in New York, are listed in the 1930 census of Rosedale township, Clark county, South Dakota, with these children: Leona M McGeough 18, Margaret E McGeough 16, Lillian R McGeough 14, John W McGeough 13, Beatrice E McGeough 11, Bernard T McGeough 9, Morris R McGeough 6, and Phyllis L McGeough 1 6/12 (roll 2219, page 1A, line 4). William McGeough, age 30, of Willow Lakes, South Dakota, who was born on January 9, 1887, in Waterville, Iowa, registered for the WWI draft in Clark county, South Dakota, on June 5, 1917. He was a self-employed farmer, married with a wife and four children. He was tall with gray eyes and dark hair. (WWID)]

Clem McGough, age 11, born in December, 1888, in Iowa, to a father born in Canada, mother born in Iowa, at school. [1889–1960. Never married; died in Breckenridge, Minnesota. Devereux, page 58. A Clem McGeough, age 28, of Willow Lakes South Dakota, born on December 23, 1881 (should have been 1888 to match his stated age in 1917), in Waterville, Iowa, registered for the WWI draft in Clark county, South Dakota, on June 5, 1917. He was a single, self-employed farmer, 5'7 1/4" tall, stout, blue eyes, dark hair. His arm had been "affected." (WWID).]

Leoy (son), age 8, born in October, 1891, in Iowa, to a father born in Canada, mother born in Iowa, at school. [Leo McGough (1891–1919), married Freda Heim; died of diphtheria in Waukon, Iowa, in the same year as the birth of his son, Leon John McGough, Sr., on March 11, 1919. Devereux, page 58. Leo Francis McGeough, age 25, of route 2, Waterville, Iowa, born on October 23, 1892, in Paint Creek, Iowa, a self-employed farmer of Allamakee county, Iowa, who was married, and whose left leg had been broken, registered for the WWI draft in Paint Creek township on June 5, 1917. He was tall, of medium build, with light blue eyes and brown hair. (WWID).]

Rose E. McGough, age 3, born in January, 1897, to a father born in Canada, mother born in Iowa. [SSDI - Rosella McGeough, born January 31, 1897, died August, 1975.] [Rosella McGeough, also known as Sister Mary John (1897–1975, who taught school for 56 years and died in Dubuque, Iowa. Devereux, page 58.]

Mary Gaynor (servant), age 18, single, born in March, 1882, in Iowa to parents born Ireland, servant.

(1900) Frank McGough (indexed by Ancestry.com as McGaugh), age 75, born in December, 1824, in Ireland, married 46 years, emigrated in 1848, 52 years in US, naturalized, farmer, owned farm subject to a mortgage (T-623, roll 416, page 7B (or145), line 91). [Living next to his son Charley McGough. Francis McGeough (1825–1910) is the brother of Bernard McGough, and he may have immigrated to Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, with his brother Bernard in 1832. For more on this early history of this family, see my page: Bernard McGough and Catherine Kernaghan of Lindsay, Ontario, and Allamakee County, Iowa. Francis lived in Paint Creek township after 1855, and was naturalized there on September 24, 1860. Devereux, page 75. Barney McGeough and his brother Francis McGeough are both listed as settlers who took government or school lands in Allamakee county in the early 1850s. Past and present of Allamakee County, Iowa: a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement by Ellery M. Hancock, volume 1, page 283 ( S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, 1913, 1173 pages. Francis McGough is not listed in the 1854 Iowa state census of Paint Creek (Barney McGough is listed in a family of seven.), but is listed in the 1856 census of Allamakee county. (See also a transcription of the 1856 Iowa state census of Allamakee county by Patrick J. Utrecht.):

392 82 82 Francis McGough, age 28, born in Ireland (Married. 1 year resident in county. Alien. Militia. Landowner.)

392 82 82 Bridget McGough, age 20, born in Canada [Bridget Murphy]

392 82 82 Mary McGough, age 0, born in Illinois

392 . . Mary Murphy, age 13, born in Canada. [Probably Bridget Murphy McGough's younger sister.]

(To return to the family of Frank McGough as listed in the 1900 census)

Bridget McGough (wife), age 64, born in March, 1836, in Canada, to parents born in Ireland, married 46 years, mother of 12 children, 8 living, emigrated in 1842, 58 years in US. [Bridget Murphy. Devereux, page 75.]

Francis McGough (son), age 28, born in July, 1871, in Iowa, farm laborer. [Devereux, page 82, says that Francis was born in 1869 in Iowa.]

Robert McGough (son), age 23, born in August, 1876, in Iowa, farm laborer. [(August 13, 1876–August 8, 1848). Married Agatha Gavin (1877–1952). One of their daughters, Grace McGeough, married Pat Kilroy, an Irish cop in Chicago. Devereux, page 82. The marriage was probably at the Chapel of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Chicago on May 27, 1947. My wife's mother was a Kilroy. See my page: The Kilroy Connection.]

Maggie Moore (grand-daughter), age 19, born in October, 1880, in Iowa, to a father born in Iowa, mother born in Illinois.

(1900) Michael McGough, age 42, born in September, 1857, in Iowa, to parents born in Ireland, married 15 years, owned farm free of mortgage (T-623, roll 416, page 2B (or 140, line 73). [Son of Francis McGough and Bridget Murphy (who is listed immediately above as Frank McGough); married Agnes Hart on April 10, 1885, in Paint Creek township, Allamakee county. Devereux, page 75.]

Agnes McGough, age 33, born in November, 1866, in Iowa, to parents born in Ireland, married 15 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living. [Agnes Hart]

Kittie McGough, age 14, born in February, 1886, in Iowa, at school. [Devereux, page 75, says Katie McGough.]

Marella, age 11, born in January, 1888, in Iowa, at school. [Devereux, page 75, says Marvella McGough.]

Emet, age 6, born in January, 1894, in Iowa, at school. [Emmett McGeough, of Waterville, Iowa, age 24, born on January 30, 1893, in Waterville, Iowa, registered for the WWI draft in Wabasha, Minnesota, on May 29, 1917. He was single and employed as a farm laborer by L. D. Colby, Plainview, Minnesota. He was of medium height (5'8"), medium build, with blue eyes and brown hair. (WWID)]

Leonard McGough, age 3, born in January, 1897, in Iowa. [Leonard Earl McGough, of Plainview, Minnesota, born in Waterville, Iowa, on February 22, 1897, whose father was born in Waterville, Iowa, registered for the WWI draft in Wabasha county, Minnesota, on June 5, 1918. He was employed by Buege Construction in Plainview, Minnesota. His nearest relative was Michail McGough of Plainview. He was of medium height, medium build, with gray eyes and dark brown hair. (WWID).]

Union Prairie Township

(1900) James E. McGough, age 33, born in November, 1866 (census sheet erroneously says 1886), in Iowa, to a father born in Canada, mother born in Ireland, married 11 years, farmer (T-623, 416; page 6A, roll 416, page 6A (or 183), line 43). [James Edward McGough, born November 10, 1866, died in 1946; son of Edward McGough and Julia Hinchon; married Ella Kilpatrick on February 28, 1880. Devereux, page 68. 1903 Union Prairie twp. Land-owners lists James E. McGough as the owner of land in section 23.]

Ella R. McGough, age 30, born in December, 1869, in Iowa, to parents born in Pennsylvania, married 11 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living. [Ella Kilpatrick]

Mary McGough, age 10, born in April, 1890, in Iowa, at school. [Mary Edith (Mayme) McGough, born April 14, 1890; married Frank Urell, lived in Dubuque. Devereux, page 68. She is listed as Mamie in the 1910 census.]

James L. McGough, age 8, born in September, 1891, in Iowa, at school. [Later known as Leo J. McGough. [Devereux, at page 68, list a Leo McGough in this spot in the family, and says that he "lived in Seattle." In the 1910 census of this same township, there is listed within this family as a son, instead of James L. McGough: Leo J. McGough, age 18, single, born in Iowa, a farm laborer on the home farm. James Leo McGeough met Catherine Fitzgerald in Waukon, Iowa, while she was visiting there from her home in Tacoma, Washington, and Leo traveled to her home in Tacoma and married her there in about 1913. The newly-married couple immediately moved back to Waukon, Iowa. They moved from Iowa to Tacoma around 1927, then to Seattle in about 1932. From 1937 to 1962, the Leo McGough family lived within a few blocks of our family home on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. See my page: Bernard McGough and Catherine Kernaghan of Lindsay, Ontario, and Allamakee County, Iowa. Also with the family of James and Ella McGough in the 1910 census of Union Prairie township, Allamakee county, Iowa, was Joseph McGough, an orphan, age 8, born in Iowa to parents born in Iowa. He was the son of Patrick Donahue, Jr., and Sophie Smith, who was born in Allamakee county on April 6, 1902, and died in Chicago in December of 1966. Joseph was the grandson of Bridget McGough (1832–1878) (born in county Monaghan, Ireland, oldest daughter of Bernard McGough) and Patrick Donahue, whom she married in Freeport, Illinois, in 1852. Devereux, at page 53, says that Joseph was "raised by Jim Ed McGough & took the name Joseph Donahue McGeough." In the 1920 census (T-625, roll 476, page 23A, line 21) of the same family on Pleasant Street in Makee township, Allamakee county, Iowa, Joseph McGeough, age 17, born in Iowa, is listed as an "adopted son." Also with the family in 1920 was James' father-in-law, John Kilpatrick, age 73, a widower, born in Pennsylvania to parents born in Pennsylvania. James Leo McGeough, age 25, of Waukon, Iowa, born September 27, 1891, in Waukon, Iowa, registered for the WWI draft in Makee precinct, Allamakee county, Iowa, o June 5, 1917. He was a self-employed merchant, married, with a wife and two children. He was tall, of medium build, with blue eyes and black hair. (WWID)]

William A. Kilpatrick (brother-in-law), age 20, born in January, 1880, in Iowa, to parents born in Pennsylvania. [Don Meyers, a relative, says this correct name was Frank R. Kilpatrick. See my page: Bernard McGough and Catherine Kernaghan of Lindsay, Ontario, and Allamakee County, Iowa.]

IA - Franklin County

Grant Township

(1900) John McGough, age 67, born in November, 1832, in Canada, to parents born in Ireland, married 30 years, emigrated in 1850, 50 years in US, farmer, owned farm free of mortgage (roll 32, page 9A) [Son of Bernard McGough and Katherine Kernaghan. See my page: Bernard McGough and Catherine Kernaghan of Lindsay, Ontario, and Allamakee County, Iowa. Born in 1834 in Lindsay, Ontario (according to an Ancestry.com family tree, November 1, 1932, in Petersboro, Ontario County, Canada); died January 7, 1910, in Osceola Township, Franklin County, Iowa; buried on January 10, 1910, in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ackley, Franklin County, Iowa; religion: Catholic (1895 state of Iowa census). John McGough bought 120 acres in Grant township in 1866. John's first wife was Margaret Downing, by whom he had one child, Mary McGough, born on May 4, 1866. In January, 1869, he married his second wife, Bridget Horan, in Allamakee county, and they moved to Franklin county. Theirs was the second home in Grant township (Devereux, page 56). In the 1885 state census, John McGough was living in section 24 of Grant township. A newspaper article in the Hampton Globe of December 6, 1895, says: "McGough, John, owns 120 acres in section 24 on which his buildings are located and also owns 80 acres in section 7 and 160 acres in section 19, in Osceola Township. His 1895 crop was fair; his corn going about 40 bushels per acre. He has 35 head of cattle and 60 hogs and gets his mail at Ackley." John's obituary is in the Inter-County Journal, Ackley, Hardin county, Iowa, January 14, 1910, page 1, column 5. His father was Bernard McGough who was born in Ireland, and his mother was Katherine Kernaghan (called Kiernan in the Ancestry.com family tree), also born in Ireland. See: Bernard McGough and Catherine Kernaghan of Lindsay, Ontario, and Allamakee County, Iowa, particularly the section called: John McGeough Moves From Paint Creek Township to Ackley, Iowa. In the 1895 Iowa state census of Grant township, John McGough, born in Canada, is listed as 64 years old. Find A Grave Memorial# 74653665.]

Brigit McGough, age 62, born in July, 1837, in Ireland, mother of 7 children, 7 living, emigrated in 1851, 49 years in US. [Age 63 in the 1895 Iowa state census. Bridget H. Horan (Haron in the Ancestry.com family tree), who was born on July 3, 1838, in county Mayo, Ireland; died on July 6, 1912, in Ackley, Hardin county, Iowa, and was buried on July 9, 1912, in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ackley, Franklin county, Iowa. Bridget's obituary is in the Inter-County Journal, Ackley, Hardin county, Iowa, of July 12, 1912. Devereux, page 55, says: "Bridget came to the U.S. at age 13. Her parents Michael and Bridget Horan." Find A Grave Memorial# 74653600.]

Mike McGough, age 29, born in February, 1871, in Iowa, farm labor. [Michael McGough, born February 25, 1871, in Grant township, Franklin county, Iowa; died on September 27, 1921; buried on September 29, 1921, in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ackley, Franklin county, Iowa. Michael's obituary is in the Inter-County Journal, Ackley, Hardin county, Iowa, of September 29, 1921. The 1895 Iowa state census lists Michael McGough, age 23, born in Franklin county. Find A Grave Memorial# 74653414.]

John McGough, age 27, born in April, 1873, in Iowa, farm labor. [The 1895 Iowa state census lists a John McGough, age 25, born in Franklin county. John A. McGough, Jr., born in Grant Township, Franklin county, Iowa, on April 9, 1873; died on May 5, 1947, buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ackley, Franklin county, Iowa. He married Alice Cooney (1871–1937) on April 11, 1901, in St. Mary's Church, Ackley, Franklin county, Iowa, and they had several children. The Iowa census of January 1, 1925, lists these children of Alice Cooney and John McGaugh of Franklin county: Bernard McGaugh, born about 1911; Cyril McGaugh. born about 1904 (SSDI - Cyril McGough, born July 15, 1903, died September, 1982, in Ackley); Edmund McGaugh, born about 1905 (SSDI - Edmund McGough, born February 1, 1905, died February, 1972, in Ackley); Regina McGaugh. born about 1903 (Iowa State Census Collection, 1836–1925 on Ancestry.com). Alice Cooney is probably the 10 year old daughter (7th child) of Martin Cooney, age 55, and Ellen Cooney, age 50, both born in Ireland, listed in the 1880 census of Osceola township, Franklin county, Iowa as born in Iowa to parents born in Ireland (T-9, roll 340, page 489, line 3). In the 1910 census of Osceola, Franklin county, Iowa, Alice McGough (mistakenly indexed as Helen McGough by Ancestry.com), wife of John McGough (age 37, born in Iowa to a father born in Canada and a mother born in Ireland, a general farmer) is listed as age 38 (Ancestry.com interprets this as 39), born in Iowa to parents born in Ireland, with these children, all born in Iowa: Regina 8, Cyril 6, Edmund 5, and an unnamed baby boy, 4 (or 11) months old (T-624, roll 403, page 3A, line 9). In the same township in 1920, Alice McGough (indexed by Ancestry.com with her husband, John A. McGough, as McGaugh) is listed as 48, and the children are listed as Regina 17, Cyril 16, Edmund 13, and Bernard 9 (T-625, roll 490, page 5B, line 56). In the 1930 census, Alice McGough is listed as age 59. Living with her and her husband (and sons Cyril L. and Bernard M.) was her sister, Katherine McIntyre, age 75, a widow, born in Iowa to parents born in Ireland (roll 655, page 4A, line 46). Find A Grave Memorial# 74763558.]

Margaret McGough, age 25, born in March, 1875, in Iowa. [Born on March 28, 1875, in Grant township, Franklin county, Iowa. Died in 1968 in the Presbyterian Home, Ackley, Hardin county, Iowa; buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ackley, Franklin county, Iowa. In the 1930 census, Margaret owned her home on Franklin Street in Ackley, Iowa. Brother Michael, and sisters Bridget and Nellie were living with her. Margaret's obituary may be found in the Ackley World, Ackley, Hardin county, Iowa, of December 19, 1968. SSDI - Margaret McGough, born on March 28, 1875, died at the age of 93 in December, 1968, in Ackley, Iowa. Find A Grave Memorial# 74653665. [The 1895 Iowa state census lists a Margaret McGough, age 19, born in Franklin county.]

Brigit McGough, age 22, born in October, 1877, in Iowa, school teacher. [Bridget Teresa McGough, born on October 17, 1877, in Grant township, Franklin county, Iowa; died in 1923 in Ackley, Hardin county, Iowa; buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ackley, Franklin county, Iowa. Bridget's obituary is in the Inter-County Journal, Ackley, Hardin county, Iowa, of December 6, 1923. The 1895 Iowa state census lists Brigit McGough, age 17, born in Franklin county. Find A Grave Memorial# 74653600.]

Edward McGough, age 20, born in May, 1880, in Iowa, farm labor. [Born May 17, 1880, in Grant township, Franklin county, Iowa; baptized on June 5, 1880, at St. Mary's Church, Ackley, Franklin county, Iowa, Iowa, by Rev. Father Peter O'Dowd; sponsors were Mike McCormack and Mary Horan. He married Mamie E. Doherty, and they had two children, Catherine M. McGough, born in 1918 in Iowa, and Elaine M. McGough, born in 1922, in Iowa. The 1895 Iowa state census lists a Edward McGough, age 14, born in Franklin county.] ]

Ellen McGough, age 18, born in February, 1882, in Iowa. [Nellie McGough was living with her sister Margaret in the 1920 and 1930 census of Ackley, Franklin county, Iowa. She died on January 2, 1963, in Mercy Hospital, Mason city, Cerro Gordo county, Iowa ; and was buried on January 5, 1863, in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ackley, Franklin county, Iowa. Nellie McGough's obituary is in the Ackley World, Ackley, Hardin county, Iowa, of January 8, 1963. The 1895 Iowa state census lists Nellie McGough, age 12, born in Franklin county. Find A Grave Memorial# 74653978.]

[Here is part of an 1885 Iowa state census of Grant township, Franklin county:

(1885) John McGough, section 24, SE 1/4 NE 1/4, age 51, born in Canada, entitled to vote, cannot read or write. [Iowa State Census Collection, 1836–1925, on Ancestry.com.]

Bridget McGough, age 45, keeping house, born in Ireland.

Mary A. McGough, age 18, born in Iowa.

Francis McGough, age 15, born in Iowa.

Michael McGough, age 13, born in Iowa.

John McGough, age 11, born in Iowa.

Maggie McGough, age 9, born in Iowa.

Bridget McGough, age 7, born in Iowa.

Edward McGough, age 4, born in Iowa.

Ellen McGough, age 2, born in Iowa.]

IA - Hardin County

Hardin Township

(1900) Francis McCough (should be McGough), age 31, born in November, 1868, married 2 years, born in Iowa to parents born in Ireland, farmer, cannot read or write, renting a farm (T-623, roll 435, page 7A, line 14). [Son of John McGough and his second wife, Bridget Horan (1838–1912), who are listed above under Grant township, Franklin county. Francis Joseph McGough, born in 1869 in Grant Township, Franklin county, Iowa; died on October 1, 1942, in Hardin township, Hardin county, Iowa; buried on October 1, 1942, in St. Mark's Cemetery, Iowa Falls, Hardin county, Iowa. Frank's obituary may be found in The Citizen, Iowa Falls, Hardin county, Iowa, of Thursday, October 8, 1942, page 1, column 8. (He hanged himself in the stairwell of his home. He had been diagnosed with lip cancer shortly before his death.) (According to Devereux, page 55, he married Mary Ann Cooney, the cousin of Alice Cooney who married his brother, John. I believe Mary Ann Cooney should be Mary Ann Kiley.] He married Mary Ann Kiley in Grant township on April 20, 1898, and later census information shows that this was the first marriage for both John and Mary Ann. She was the daughter of Patrick Kiley and Catherine Walsh (originally I had said Mary Ann was the daughter of Philip Kiley, who was Patrick's brother, and Margaret Rail, but was corrected by Suzie Arnold of Tacoma, Washington. Philip Kiley and Margaret Rail also had a daughter named Mary Ann Kiley who may have married John Laurance Conway on June 13, 1888. Dan Kiley says that John L. Conway and his wife Mary (May) E. Kiley moved from Applington, Butler County, Iowa, to Woodstock, Minnesota, in 1908 or 1909, with at least 4 children. Both are buried at St. Mary's, Ackley, Hardin Co., Iowa. ). See World Family Tree, volume 104, tree 1419. Here is an entry from the records of St. Mark's Cemetery, Hardin Township, Hardin County, Iowa: "McGough, Francis J. 73y 1869–10-1-1942." ]

Mary McCough (should be Mary Ann McGough), born in February, 1869, married 2 years, no children, born in Iowa to parents born in Ireland. [Mary Ann Kiley. The 1905 census of Hardin township, Hardin county Iowa, lists in order: Francis McGough, Mary McGough, and Joseph McGough (roll 1A_99, line 769, card numbers 771–773)]

[Suzie Arnold of Tacoma, Washington, sent me this history of Mary Ann Kiley and her parents:

"Mary Ann Kiley
Born: 2 Feb 1869
Osceola, Franklin, Iowa, USA
Died: 15 Apr 1953
Iowa Falls, Hardin, Iowa, USA "

"Patrick Kiley also spilled Killelea
Born: 1 May 1832
Boyle, [parish], Roscommon, Ireland
Died: 12 Dec 1911
Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, USA"

"Catherine Walsh
Born: abt 1840 in Tipperary, Ireland
Died: 12 Feb 1878 in Osceola, Franklin, Iowa, USA
Marriage: 22 Oct 1860 " See this entry in the Meagher Archives on RootsWeb: Father Michael Meagher by Dan Kiley: Reverend Michael Meagher "buried Thomas parents at St. Mary's, Patrick KILEY (1 May 1832 - 12 Dec 1911) and Catherine WALSH (1840–15 Jun 1874).]

The 12 children of Patrick Kiley and Catherine Walsh were:

John Kiley (B: 1861)
Thomas Kiley (B: 1862)
Michael Kiley (B: 1864)
Philip B Kiley (B: 1865)
Patsy Kiley (B: 1866)
Roger Kiley (B: 1866)
Patrick Kiley (B: 1868)
Mary Ann Kiley (B: 1869)
Katherine Jane Kiley (B: 1870)
Hanorah Kiley (B: 1872)
Ellen Kiley (B: 1874)
Alice Kiley (B: 1878)

The 1880 census of Osceola township, Franklin county, Iowa, lists: Patrick Kiley, age 53, widowed, farmer, born in Ireland (T-9, roll 340, page 492, line 37), and these children, all born in Iowa except his third son, Michael, who was born in Illinois: John 17, Thomas 16, Michael 15, Rodger 13, Mary A. 11 (who married Francis J. McGough), Kate 9, Hanorah 8. (Ellen and Alice are not listed.) The 1900 census of Hardin township, Hardin county, Iowa, shows Patrick Kiley, age 70, widower, born in May 1830 in Ireland, who had immigrated in 1849 and been in the United States for 51 years (T-623, roll 435, page 22B, line 53), living with his daughter Nellie (Ellen Kiley) Cutting, age 25, born in June 1874, in Iowa to parents born in Ireland, mother of a newborn infant, Nora, who was living with her and who had been born in May, 1900, and her husband of 2 years, George Cutting, age 26, born in September, 1873, in Iowa, to a father born in England and a mother born in Ireland, a locomotive engineer.

[The Francis J. McGough family is listed in the 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses of Hardin township, Hardin county, thusly:

(1910) Francis J. McGough, age 41, in his first marriage for 12 years, born in Iowa to an Irish father born in Canada, and a mother born in Ireland, a farmer on a general farm who owns the farm free of a mortgage. The census says Francis can read and write.(T-624, roll 404, page 6A, line 45).

Mary A. McGough (wife), age 41, in her first marriage for 12 years, born in Iowa to parents born in Ireland.

Joseph McGough (son), age 8, born in Iowa. [SSDI - Joseph McGough, born May 14, 1902, died May, 1971, in Belmond, Wright county, Iowa.]

Mary M. McGough (daughter), age 5, born in Iowa. [SSDI - M. McGough, born April 9, 1905, died October, 1980, in Belmond, Wright county, Iowa.]

Michael Kiley (hired man), age 46, single, born in Iowa to parents born in Ireland, laborer/farm hand. [Mary Ann Kiley McGough's brother.]

Frank P. Sprowles (laborer), age 35, single, born in Illinois to parents born in Illinois, farm hand/farmer.

(1920) Frank J. McGough, age 50, born in Iowa, to a father born in Canada and a mother born in Ireland, farmer, can read and write (T-625, toll 492, page 7A, line 30)

Mary A. McGough, age 50, born in Iowa

Joseph McGough, age 17, born in Iowa, attended school within the year.

Mary McGough, age 14, born in Iowa, attended school within the year.

Mike Kiley (servant), age 56, born in Illinois to parents born in Ireland, farm laborer/home farm.

(1930) Frank J. McGough, age 60, age at first marriage 29, born in Iowa to a father born in Canada and a mother born in Ireland, farmer/farm owner (roll 658, page 5B, line 95).

Mary McGough, age 61, age at first marriage 30, born in Iowa to parents born in Ireland

F. Joseph McGough, age 27, single, born in Iowa, no occupation.

Margaret McGough, age 25, single, born in Iowa, no occupation.

Mike Kiley (laborer), age 65, single, born in Illinois to parents born in Ireland, laborer/farm laborer.]

IA - Sac County

Levey Township

(1900) Mary McGough (house keeper), age 27, born in August, 1872, in Iowa, to a father born in Canada, mother born in Ireland. Housekeeper for Reverend Daniel Kelly, a Catholic priest, age 42, born in May, 1858, in Ireland, emigrated in 1884, 16 years in US (roll 457, page 274). [The 1895 Iowa state census lists Mary McGough in Wall Lake, Sac county, age 24, and lists her birth place as Allamakee county, Iowa.]

IA - Webster County

Cooper Township

(1900) William McGough, age 25, born in January, 1875, in Wisconsin (later census returns say Iowa), to parents born in Ireland (later census returns says his father was born in Ireland and his mother in Wisconsin), married 2 years, farmer (T-623, roll 465, page 7B (or18), line 72). [The 1920 census lists the children as: Walter 20, Cecelia 16, Harold 13, Gertrude 8, William 3 (T-625, roll 517, page 6A, line 36)]

Emma G. McGough, age 21, born in March, 1879, in Iowa to parents born in Bohemia, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, living. [Her maiden name was Wesley and she had four children according to her great-grandson, Patrick McGough. Patrick's grandfather was Harold McGough, a son of William and Emma. In addition to Walter and Harold, there was another son, Paul, and a daughter. SSDI - Emma McGough, born March 4, 1879, died in April, 1982 in Alameda, California.]

Walter F. McGough, age 10 months, born in July, 1899, in Iowa. [SSDI - Walter McGough, born July 21, 1899, died in November, 1865. Walter Francis McGough registered for the World War I draft in Fort Doge, Webster county, Iowa, on September 12, 1918. He was 19 years old, born on July 21, 1899, employed by William McGough as a farmer. WWID.]

[The 1895 Iowa state census lists William McGeaugh, age 20, born in Webster county, living in the town of Newark in Webster county. Will McGough is listed in the 1910 census (roll 428, page 64a) of Cooper township, Webster county, as 35 years old, born to a father born in Indiana (this probably should have been recorded as Ireland) and a mother born in Wisconsin, a general farmer, who owned his farm subject to a mortgage; with his wife, Emma, age 31, born in Iowa to parents born in Bohemia; with these children, all born in Iowa: Walter, age 10; Cecil, a daughter, age 6; Hearld (sic), a son, age 4; and Leo, a son, age 3 months. Other McGeaughs listed in the 1895 Iowa state census as living in the town of Newark, Webster county, were: Harriett McGeaugh, age 44, born in Wisconsin; and William, age 20; Frank, age 16; and Betris, age 13—all born in Webster county.]

[William McGough is listed in the 1920 census (roll 517, page 208, farm #123) of Cooper township, Webster county, as 45 years old, born in Iowa to a father born in Ireland and mother born in Wisconsin, a farmer who owned his farm; with his wife, Emma, age 40, born in Iowa to parents born in Bohemia, and these five children, all born in Iowa, all single, and whose parents were both born in Iowa: Walter, age 20; Cecile, age 16; Harold, age 13 (SSDI - Harold McGough, born April 4, 1906, died September 13, 1989); Gertrude, age 8 years and one month; and William, age 3 years and 2 months. Their son Leo probably died between 1910 and 1920. In 1930, the family is listed in Fort Dodge, Webster county, Iowa, where both William and Emma are shown as having been born in Iowa. William, owner of a farm worth $6500, is listed as 55 years old who married at age 23. Emma is listed as 51 years old who married at age 19 (roll 687, page 8A, line 9).]

[The 1895 Iowa state census lists a Frank McGough, age 15, born in Webster county, living in the town of Beaver, Webster county. In 1920, living close to William McGough, was Frank G. McGough, almost certainly William's brother (roll 517, page 208, farm #128). Frank was 40, born in Iowa to a father born in Ireland and a mother born in Wisconsin, and a farmer who was renting his farm. With him was his wife, Mary, age 37, born in Iowa to parents born in Ireland; and three children, all born in Iowa and all single: Bernice, age 17; Robert, age 6 years and 11 months (SSDI - Robert McGough, born January 29, 1913, died March 29, 1992); and Emmett, age 4 years and 4 months. Living with the Frank G. McGough family was Lafayette Helms, age 31, a hired man working as a farm hand, who was born in West Virginia. Here is the listing from the 1825 Iowa State Census of Cooper township, Webster county:

(1925) Frank McGough, age 45, married, completed 4th reader (roll IA1925_1983, line 145, line 25 on the page.) [His father was Terrence McGough who was born in Ireland; his mother was Harriet Kidder, who was born in Wisconsin.]

Mary McGough (wife), age 42, completed 8th reader. [Mary McBride].

Bernice McGough (daughter), age 22, single, completed 8th grade.

Robert McGough (son), age 12, single, completed 5th reader.

McGough (son), age 9, single, completed 4th reader.]

Johnson

(1900) Edward Gough, age 49, born in May, 1851, in Ireland, married 25 years, emigrated in 1856, 44 years in the United States, naturalized (roll 465, page 5B;  FHL microfilm 1240465). [Son of Bernard Gough (originally McGough) who is listed in the 1860 census of Centre, Lafayette county, Wisconsin. Edward J. Gough died in Iowa in about 1935. The 1920 census of Pocahontas, Bellville county, Iowa, says that Edward J. McGough, age 69, born in Ireland, a teamster, immigrated in 1855 and was naturalized in 1865.]

Kate Gough, age 38, born in May, 1862, in Wisconsin to parents born in Ireland, married 25 years, mother of 10 children 7 living. [Catherine Donahue]

John Gough, age 24, born in Wisconsin in February, 1876, farmer.

Jennie Gough, aEdward Goughge 21, born in Wisconsin in March, 1879,

Frank Gough, age 15, born in Iowa in June, 1885, farmer.

Mary Gough, age 13, born in Iowa in January, 1887.

Annie Gough, age 9, born in Iowa in February, 1891.

Edward Gough, age 7, born in Iowa in May, 1893.

Alice Gough, age 5, born in Iowa in February, 1895.

1915 Iowa State Census

The enumerators of the 1915 Iowa State Census completed a separate card for each person counted. The card contains no reference to the other members of the same family. The tables below are the result of my effort to tabulate in alphabetical order some of basic information on the cards in each Iowa county.

Allamakee County (all could read and write, all white, all Catholic)

Dubuque County

Franklin County

Hardin County (all could read and write, all white, all Catholic)

Webster County (all could read and write, all white, all Catholic)

McGoughs (McGeoughs) in Iowa Cemeteries

Here are all the McGeoughs and McGoughs I found in Iowa Cemetery Transcriptions. No one is listed as a McGough in Allamakee county, but all are listed as McGoughs in Hardin county.

For a combined list of all the McGeough burials in all the Allamakee county cemeteries, see Allamakee County Iowa Burial Grounds 1845–1988, Index:  Mc - Me Surnames, part of Allamakee County Cemetery Records, part of the valuable Sharyl's Cabin website — which is word searchable and full of information on McGeough families in Allamakee county, mostly after 1900.

Cherry Mound Cemetery, Linton Township, Allamakee County, Iowa—from Allamakee County Iowa Burial Grounds by Dale P. Woodmansee, Waukon, Iowa—lists these McGeoughs. Abbreviations are explained at Woodmansee Abbreviations. "The Cherry Mound Cemetery is on the grounds of St. Pius Catholic Church located on an improved road one mile northeast of its intersection with State Highway 76 eleven miles southeast of Waukon, Iowa."

McGeough, ? 1884 1889 Mar 28
McGeough, Agnes 1877 Sep 22 1952 Apr 09 FH DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47624558]
McGeough, Bernard 1905 (should be 1805) 1890 [Not copied to Find A Grave ?. This is probably the Bernard McGough listed below.]
McGeough, Bernard B 1935 Jan 01 1974 May 08 FM DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47624588]
McGeough, Bernice M Meehe 1911 May 06 1983 Jun 22 FM DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47624627]
McGeough, Bridget 1836 1911 [Find A Grave Memorial# 47624644]
McGeough, Catherine 1809 1867 [This is the Catharine McGough listed below. Find A Grave Memorial# 47624664]
McGeough, Charles 1859 Apr 18 1934 Oct 04 DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47624690]
McGeough, Clair 1908 Aug 07 1967 May 03 DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47624719]
McGeough, Frances 1825 1910 [Find A Grave Memorial# 47624737]
McGeough, Frances B 1870 1908 [Find A Grave Memorial# 47624768]
McGeough, Francis 1837 1909 Oct 14 Obit [Find A Grave Memorial# 47624793]
McGeough, Irene Veronica 1910 Mar 06 1957 Oct 18 FH DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47624823]
McGeough, Jane 1863 1940 [Find A Grave Memorial# 47624842]
McGeough, John 1885 Oct 24 1972 Aug 16 FB DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47624882]
McGeough, Leo 1891 1919
McGeough, Margaret ? 1866 [Find A Grave Memorial# 47625185]
McGeough, Margaret Lorett 1890 Aug 14 1977 Dec 15 FB DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47625212]
McGeough, Martina 1900 1977 [Find A Grave Memorial# 47625265]
McGeough, Martina ? 1924 Sep 22 DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47625299]
McGeough, Mary 1839 1874 [Find A Grave Memorial# 47625328]
McGeough, Mary 1916 1933 [Find A Grave Memorial# 47625346]
McGeough, Monica Marie 1954 Nov 25 1955 Dec 20 FH DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47625377]
McGeough, Nora 1897 ?
McGeough, Robert 1876 Aug 13 1946 Aug 08 FH DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47625405]
McGeough, Vincent T 1891 Apr 28 1979 Feb 20 FH WWI Vet DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47625459]
McGeough, William 1928 Jun 01 1928 Jun 01 DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 47625585]

There are three McGough gravestones in the Cherry Mound Cemetery, not indexed as such by Woodmansee:

Bernard McGough (1803–1890). The gravestone says that Bernard McGough, a native of county Monaghan, Ireland, did on June 18, 1890, aged 81 years. This would make the probably year of his birth as 1803.

Catharine McGough (1809–1867), wife of Bernard McGough. [Catharine Kernaghan or Kieran]

Margaret McGough (1845–1866), who died on April 18, 1866, at the age of 21; daughter of Ann Downing (1804–February 4, 1901,at the age of 97, whose name is above Margaret McGough's on the same gravestone. Wife of John McGough, the son of Bernard McGough (1803–1891) and Catharine Kernaghan (or Kiernan) (1809–1867), and who was born in Lindsay, Ontario, on November 1, 1832.

A comparison of Woodmansee's list (above) with the compilation of Allamakee McGeoughs on the Iowa Gravestone Photo Project reveals some differences.

"The Mt. Olivet Cemetery serving St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Waukon, Iowa as well as others in the vicinity is reached by traveling north on State Highway 76 one mile out of Waukon, Iowa, thence southeast on improved road .5 mile to site." The Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Union Prairie Township, Allamakee county, lists:

McGeough, Donald Francis 1919 Mar 10 1919 Mar 17 CR B16 [Find A Grave Memorial# 65913066]
McGeough, Edward 1841 Dec 28 1916 Jul 28 Obit CR B152 [Find A Grave Memorial# 67293729]
McGeough, Ella R 1869 Dec 01 1956 Apr 01 FM Mrs. James B16 [Find A Grave Memorial# 65913114]
McGeough, Frances 1892 Feb 06 1973 Jun 14 FH CR A100 DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 61892116]
McGeough, Frank C 1888 Oct 18 1970 Jan 21 FH CR A100 DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 61892079]
McGeough, James Edward 1866 1946 CR B16 [Find A Grave Memorial# 65913154]
McGeough, Joseph Donahue 1902 1952 Jun 24 [Find A Grave Memorial# 67247914]
McGeough, Julia 1843 May 02 1928 Jul 17 CR Mrs. Edward B152 NM DR
McGeough, Lou 1881 Jul 28 1961 Dec 07 FH CR B152 DR
McGeough, Mary 1879 Apr 24 1880 Aug 24
McGeough, Thomas 1876 Jul 27 1966 Jun 19 FH CR B152 DR

"The Sixteen Cemetery, so-called because of its location in Section 16 (also called Russell) is on Road X32 3.75 miles south of that Road's intersection with State Highway 76." Sixteen Cemetery, Linton township, Allamakee County, lists:

McGeough, Charity ? 1977 Jul 28 Twin Dau of Maurice [Find A Grave Memorial# 57047530]
McGeough, Chastity ? 1977 Jul 28 Twin Dau of Maurice [Find A Grave Memorial# 57047535]
McGeough, Maurice Dale 1959 Oct 21 1978 Jul 14 FH DR [Find A Grave Memorial# 57047586]

"St. Mark's Cemetery, Hardin Township, Section 13. Located on the south side of Union Cemetery with Pine Street running East-West between them in the North part of Iowa Falls, IA 50126. Records are kept in the Church offices at 415 Main St., Iowa Falls, Ia. 50126. The records from the church office were edited by Lorraine Bitters, then typed into the following record by Madeline Mason, 1999.

"This cemetery was purchased with donations from members of the Catholic Church in 1895. It was incoporated the 25 May 1895. B.G. Cummings was the first secretary. Until 1912 the Iowa Falls parish was known as St Ambrose and was a mission of Eldora, Iowa."

St. Mark's Cemetery, Hardin Township, Hardin County, Iowa, lists

McGough, Francis J. 73y 1869- 10-1-1942
McGough, Joseph F. 68y 1903- 5-13-1971
McGough, Kenneth 63y McGough, Carol 6-11-1993 Buried Ackley, IA.
McGough, Margaret 75y McGough, Kenneth 1905- 10-13-1980
McGough, Mary Ann 84y 1869- 4-15-1953

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