Descendants of Thomas Walsh

updated 7-30-2001

Descendants of Thomas Walsh

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS WALSH SR. died 1872 in Inver Grove Heights. He married ELLEN. She died in 1865.

Notes for THOMAS WALSH SR.:
.....Thomas was the head of the family that originally settled in Inver Grove in 1859. Four farms extending over 150 acres to the south or Cuneen Trail east of the curve where Cahill becomes College Trail were owned by this extended family. Along with his wife Ellen he came to America from Ireland about 1849. They settled in Maine for about 10 years.

THOMAS WALSH SR was elected 1st clerk of Inver Grove Heights on May 11, 1858. In 1872 he was Town Clerk.

Children of THOMAS WALSH and ELLEN are:

i. THOMAS WALSH JR, b. Bef. 1830; d. 1872; m. MARGARET; b. Bef. 1849; d. 1865.

THOMAS WALSH JR was the eldest of Thomas and Ellen Walsh's children. He came with his wife, his parents, and his sister and brothers to America (Maine) in 1849. He was the elected Constable of Inver Grove between 1864 – 1872. Between 1860 – 1864 he was in the Union Army during the Civil War.

MARGARET emigrated to Maine in 1849 with her husband and his family.

ii. PETER WALSH SR., b. Feb 1827, Ireland(see #2 below)
iii. EDWARD WALSH, b. 1841
iv. CATHERINE WALSH, B. 1824, Ireland

Generation No. 2

2. PETER WALSH SR. (THOMAS) was born Feb 1827. He married WINIFRED HIGGINS in 1852 in Maine.

PETER WALSH SR emigrated to Inver Grove in 1857. In 1872 his father's farm was divided between Thomas, Peter and Edward. WINIFRED emigrated in 1859.

Children of PETER WALSH and WINIFRED are:

i. MARY WALSH, b. Jan 1855, Bangor, Maine, d. Aug 1, 1938, W St. Paul; m. CHARLES BRENNAN in 1890. Charles was born 1857; d. Feb 19, 1896, St. Paul, MN. Mary lived at 690 Mt. Hope, WSP, MN in 1938.
ii. JAMES THOMAS WALSH SR, b. July 21, 1854, Bangor, ME; d. August 3, 1926, Inver Grove Heights(DC on file) (see #4 below)
iii. PETER WALSH JR, b. Sept. 7, 1859, Bangor, ME; d. February 4, 1941, Rich Valley(DC on file) (see #5)
iv. BRIDGET DELIA WALSH, b. July 1, 1861, MN; d. March 15, 1923, Ramsey Cty. (DC on file) (see #6 below)
v. MARTIN WALSH, b. 1864; d. Bef. 1910 (see #7)

3. CATHERINE WALSH (THOMAS) was born 1824 in Ireland. She married PATRICK GRACE March 7, 1859. Patrick was born 1819 in Ireland. In 1854 Patrick emigrated from Illinois with his brother William. He was a stonemason.

Children of CATHERINE WALSH and PATRICK GRACE are:

i. MARY GRACE, b. 1860, MN
ii. JOHN GRACE, b. Bef. 1862, MN.
iii. WILLIAM GRACE, b. 1863, MN.
iv. BRIDGET GRACE, b. Abt. 1863.

Generation No. 3

4. JAMES THOMAS WALSH SR (PETER SR, THOMAS) was born July 21, 1854 in Bangor, ME, and died August 3, 1926 in Inver Grove.(DC on file) He married JOHANNA RYAN February 22, 1877 in St. Patrick's church in Inver Grove, MN. Johanna was daughter of LANT RYAN and HANNAH (NORA) WALSH. She was born December 9, 1854 in Oswego, NY, and died January 7, 1938 in Inver Grove, MN. James was Constable of Village of Inver Grove.

Obituary for JAMES THOMAS WALSH SR in So. St. Paul Daily Reporter of Aug. 3, 1926: Resident of County for 66 Years Passes Away at Home. .....James Thomas Walsh, Sr., for 66 hears a resident of Inver Grove died at his home at 11:30 o'clock this morning. He has been ill for several months suffering from cancer of the throat. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Johanna Walsh, two daughters, Mrs. David Malm of Inver Grove and Mrs. W. B. Vaughn of St. Paul, one son, James Walsh, Jr., also of Inver Grove, Mrs. Mary Brennan of St. Paul, and one brother, Peter Walsh of Inver Grove.
.....Funeral Services will be held from the family home Thursday morning at 8:30 o'clock and from St. Augustine's Catholic Church at 9:00 o'clock. Burial will be made in the Inver Grove cemetery. Rev. H. G. McCall will have charge of the services.
.....Mr. Walsh was born in Bangor, Me., in 1854. He came to Inver Grove to make his home in 1860. He was employed with various local and St. Paul contractors as a stone mason.

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Obituary in So. St. Paul Daily Reporter of Aug. 5, 1926: FUNERALS TODAY FROM ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH .....Funeral services for James Thomas Walsh, a pioneer resident of Inver Grove, who died at his home Tuesday morning, were held from the family home at 8:30 a.m. today and from St. Augustine's Catholic Church at 9:00 a.m. Burial was made in the Inver Grove cemetery. Rev. H. G. McCall was in charge of the services.

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Obituary for JOHANNA RYAN in So. St. Paul Daily Reporter of Jan. 7 1938: PIONEER INVER GROVE WOMAN DIES, AGED 83
Mrs. Johanna Walsh Lived in Community Since Before Civil War .....Mrs. Johanna Walsh, 83 years old, widow of the late James T. Walsh of Inver Grove, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. David Malm, in Inver Grove at 2 a.m. today. She had been in failing health for some time, but had not been seriously ill until two weeks ago. Surviving her are two daughters and a son, Mrs. Malm and Nora Vaughn of St. Paul and James F. Walsh and one granddaughter, Frances Walsh of Inver Grove.
.....Funeral arrangements had not ben completed at a late hour this afternoon but the tentative plans are that the services will be held from the Shepard Funeral home Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock and form St. Augustine's Catholic church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Patrick's cemetery in Inver Grove township. Friends may call at the funeral chapel after 1 o'clock on Saturday.
.....Mrs. Walsh was born in Oswego, NY December 9, 1854. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lanty Ryan. When she was two years old the family moved to Inver Grove from New York state and she had lived in the village and township of Inver Grove ever since. She was married to Mr. Walsh on February 22, 1877 in the little old St. Patrick's church in the township of Inver Grove.
.....Mr. Walsh died August 3, 1926.

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Obituary in So. St. Paul Daily Reporter of Jan. 8, 1938: LAST RITES MONDAY FOR MRS. WALSH AT CATHOLIC CHURCH .....Funeral services for Mrs. Johanna Walsh, 83 years old, widow of the late James T. Walsh and daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lant Ryan who came here from Oswego, NY before the Civil War, will be held from the Shepard Funeral chapel, 141 Fifth Avenue South, Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock and from St. Augustine's Catholic church at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Patrick's cemetery in Inver Grove township.
.....Mrs. Walsh died early Friday morning at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. David Malm in Inver Grove. Surviving her are Mrs. Malm, another daughter, Nora Vaughn of St. Paul, a son, James F. Walsh and granddaughter, Francis Walsh. There are also two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Frank Weber, Mrs. Mary Walsh and William Ryan, all of Inver Grove and Lanty Ryan, of Hastings.

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Obituary of So. St. Paul Daily Reporter of Jan. 10, 1938: WOMAN WHO LIVED THROUGH RED WAR, DIES
Funeral Held Today for Mrs. Walsh, Inver Grove Pioneer .....Funeral services for Mrs. Johanna Walsh, pioneer resident of Inver Grove, were held from the Shepard funeral chapel, 141 Fifth Avenue South, at 8;30 a.m. today and from the St. Augustine's Catholic church at 9 o'clock. Burial was made in St. Patrick's cemetery, Inver Grove.
.....Frank and George Maher, Donald Dayhoff, Evan McCollum, George Cameron and Alex Fitzpatrick served as pallbearers.
.....Mrs. Walsh had lived in the vicinity of Inver Grove for 81 years. She was born in Oswego, NY and when 2 years old was brought here by her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Lant Ryan. Mr. Ryan was stone mason and worked at his profession in St. Paul, assisting in the construction of many of the old stone structures in St. Paul. There was at the time no train or streetcar transportation so he walked from his home over to the river where he took the ferry across and then walked the rest of the way. He remained in St. Paul during the week coming home Saturday evenings and returning on Monday morning. His sons took charge of the small farm.
.....Mr. and Mrs. Ryan lived here during the time of the New Ulm Indian uprising and were visited many times by Indians who were on their way to that city. Mrs. Walsh recalled that one day her mother had just taken several loves of fresh bread out of the oven. As she looked up an Indian stood at the window and made motions for a contribution. So she gave him two loaves and he went on his way with a loaf under each arm.
.....When the alarm of the Indian uprising spread through the villages the people living in this vicinity took their families and trekked up the river past the village of Kaposia and on to St. Paul. The men in the party then returned to their homes here to care for their stock while the women and children were protected in St. Paul.
.....Mrs. Walsh had related many other interesting events in her early life to her family and friends.
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History of Inver Grove Heights 1858-1990 (Copyright 1990) stated that:
.....Many in the village recall Mrs. Johanna Walsh with affection and know her as "Grandma Walsh." She operated one of the first boarding houses in the Village and always had a fresh pot of coffee ready for drop-in guests. _______________

Children of JAMES WALSH and JOHANNA RYAN are:

i. BABY BOY WALSH, b. October 4, 1887.
ii. NORA WALSH, b. 1891; m. W.B. VAUGHN. Nora lived in 1926 in St. Paul, MN

History of Inver Grove Heights 1858-1990 (Copyright 1990) Page 171 stated that:
.....Nora Walsh Smith shared a secret memory recalling the old village carnivals where entertainers would enthrall their audiences at the old pavilion near the Village Hall. One such entertainer was a snake swallower. The skeptical Nora sneaked down to the pavilion the next morning and found, as she suspected, a pile of old snakeskins which had looked so frightening the day before.

iii. WINIFRED WALSH, b. Sept. 27, 1891; d. Dec 1978; m. DAVID MALM. WINIFRED WALSH lived in Inver Grove in 1926. DAVID was elected Mayor of Inver Grove Heights 1939-1947.

History of Inver Grove Heights 1858-1990 (Copyright 1990) Page 171 states that:
Winfred recalled one day when she and her cousins were walking across the Inver Grove bridge pushing one of the babies in a buggy. Suddenly, without warning, a group of drovers started a herd of cattle thundering across the bridge. The girls were frightened to death when the cowboy in the lead just picked up the baby, buggy and all, andd put it up on his horse. He shouted to the women to flatten themselves against the railing as the herd raced by.

iv. JAMES F WALSH, JR, b. 1895 (see #7 below)
v. MARY WALSH, b. Abt. 1895. MARY WALSH live in St. Paul, MN in 1926.

5. PETER WALSH JR(PETER SR, THOMAS) was born Sept. 7, 1859 in Bangor, ME, and died February 5, 1941 in Rich Valley.(DC on file) He married MARY BRENNAN September 8, 1885 in St. Paul, MN. She was born July 1862 in MN, and died Aft. January 1942. In 1859 Peter emigrated to Inver Grove Heights and in 1879 became Town Constable of Inver Grove Heights. The 1900 Census lists Mary as having 8 children, 5 living.

Obituary for PETER JR WALSH in So. St. Paul Daily Report of Feb 6, 1941
Peter Walsh, Old Resident, Dies Aged 83 .....Peter Walsh, 83 years old, died at his home in Rich Valley Wednesday morning. He was born in Bangor, Maine, but came to Rich Valley as a small child with his parents. He had lived in that vicinity ever since. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Brennan Walsh, three daughters, Mrs. Louis Chapdelaine of the Jefferson highway and Mrs. George Shields, and Mrs. John McCormick of St. Paul, and four sons, John and Ray Walsh of Rich Valley, and Mortie and Harold of St. Paul.
.....Funeral services will be held from the family home Friday morning at 9 o'clock and from St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rosemount at 9:30 o'clock. Burial will be made in St. Patrick's cemetery in Inver Grove township.
.....Mrs. Walsh's parents settled on a farm on the Merrimac road in Inver Grove township and he lived there for many years before moving to Rich Valley. On September 8, 1937, Mr. and Mrs. Walsh celebrated their golden wedding. They were married in St. Paul in 1885.

Children of PETER WALSH and MARY BRENNAN are:

i. SYLVANIA WALSH, b. June 1887, d. Aft. January 1942; m. LOUIS CHAPDELAINE. (see 9 below)
ii. MARTIN WALSH, d. Dec 1889; m. MARY (see #6 below)
iii RAYMOND F. WALSH, b. April 1892, d. Aft. January 1942. Raymond lived in Rich Valley, MN in 1941.
iv. MRS GEORGE (EDITH) SHIELDS WALSH, b. Nov 1894, d. Aft. January 1942; m. GEORGE SHIELDS. She lived in St. Paul, MN in 1941.
v.JOHN P. WALSH, b. May 1899, d. January 28, 1942 (see #8 below)
vi. MRS JOHN (MARY?) McCORMICK WALSH, d. Aft. January 1942, m. JOHN McCORMICK. She lived in St. Paul, MN in 1941.
vii. HAROLD WALSH, b. 1902,d. Aft. January 1942. Harold lived in St. Paul, MN in 1941.
viii. MARCELLA WALSH, b.1910

6. BRIDGET DELIA WALSH (PETER SR, THOMAS)was born July 01, 1861 in MN, and died March 15, 1923 in Ramsey Cty.(DC on file) She married FRANK BRENNAN in 1880. He was born September 1860 in Inver Grove Hgts, MN, and died 1905. Frank was a carpenter. In 1923 Bridget was living at 212 Bunker, St. Paul, MN.

Obituary of St. Paul Pioneer Press of March 18, 1923 BRENNAN--Thursday, March 15, at 212 Bunker, Bridget, aged 60 years. The funeral will be held on Monday from the above address at 8:30 A.M. Services at St. Michael's church at 9 A.M. Interment at Inver Grove, Minn. Members of Division No. 4, L.A.O.H. and Star of the Union No. 11, D. of H., are requested to attend.

Children of BRIDGET WALSH and FRANK BRENNAN are:

i. CHARLES E BRENNAN, b. December 1882. Charles was in the Shoe Business.
ii. FRANK BRENNAN, b. 1885.
iii. MARY E BRENNAN, b. April 1887, MN.
iv. FRANCES W BRENNAN, b. August 1891, MN.
v. FLORANCE BRENNAN, b. July 1894, MN.
vi. PETER F BRENNAN, b. September 24, 1897; d. December 1964; m. MARGARET at St. Patricks in IGH, MN; b. Abt. 1900. 7. MARTIN WALSH (PETER SR, THOMAS) was born 1864, and died Bef. 1910. He married MARY, b. May 1872. MARTIN WALSH was elected Town Constable for Inver Grove Hghts in 1886. He lived in St. Paul, MN in 1941. The 1900 Census lists Mary as having 2 living children.

Children of MARTIN WALSH and MARY are:

i. PETER WALSH, b. July 1893, MN.
ii. LANTY WALSH, b. July 1896, MN. Generation No. 4

8. JAMES F WALSH, JR (JAMES THOMAS, PETER SR, THOMAS) was born 1895. He married NETTIE GRAYBILL, b. 1894 in Iowa. James Jr. owned a gas station on Concord St between 1932 – 1957.

Child of JAMES WALSH and NETTIE GRAYBILL is:

i. FRANCIS WALSH, m. X ASHCRAFT. Francis lived in Albert Lea, MN in 1990.

9. JOHN P WALSH (PETER JR, PETER SR, THOMAS) was born May 1899 in Inver Grove Township, and died January 24, 1942 in St. Joseph's Hosp., St. Paul, MN. He married MARY GORMAN in 1935. John was a farmer all his life. He lived in Rich Valley, MN in 1941.

Obituary in Dakota Co. Tribune Jan. 30, 1942: JOHN P. WALSH, ROSEMOUNT, DIES .....John P. Walsh, 42 year old Rosemount man, died at St. Joseph's hospital, St. Paul, Friday morning, after suffering from complications for four weeks.
.....Funeral services were held on Monday morning from the home at 9 o'clock and from St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Rosemount, at 9:30 o'clock. Interment will be made in St. Patrick's cemetary at Inver Grove.
.....The deceased was born in Inver Grove township, where he lived until he was five years old, when he moved with his parents to Rosemount. he attended school there and has lived at Rosemount ever since, operating a farm.
.....He was united in marriage with Mary Gorman of Goodhue seven years ago. Mr. Walsh is survived by his widow, three children, Joanne, Shirley, and John; his mother, Mrs. Mary Walsh; three sisters, Mrs. L. Chapdelaine, Mrs. George Shields, Mrs. John McCormick; three brothers, Harold E. of St. Paul, a brother in Chicago, and Ray F. of South St. Paul.

Children of JOHN WALSH and MARY GORMAN are:

i. JOANNE WALSH.
ii. SHIRLEY WALSH.
iii. JOHN WALSH.

10. SYLVANIA WALSH (PETER JR, PETER SR, THOMAS) was born June 1887 in MN and died Aft. January 1942. She married LOUIS CHAPDELAINE. He was born 1873 in MN. In 1920 they were living at 170 Dodd Rd, Eagan, MN and in 1941 on Jefferson Highway.

Children of SYLVANIA WALSH and LOUIS CHAPDELAINE are:

i. MARIE D CHAPDELAINE, b. 1911, MN.
ii. LORRETTA T CHAPDELAINE, b. 1913, MN.
iii. EDITH F CHAPDELAINE, b. November 1915, MN.
iv. LADONNA S CHAPDELAINE, b. June 1918, MN Endnotes

History of Inver Grove Heights 1858-1990 Copyright 1990
1880 US Census, MN, DA Cty, Inver Grove Hghts, Supvr 2, EN 192, Page 5, 10
1900 census, MN, Ramsey Cty, St. Paul, Supvr. 4, EN 110, Sheet 9.
1920 Census, MN, DA Cty, Inver Grove, Supvr. 8, ED 24, Sheet 7, 11, 14