John Lally Family
John Lally
was born on Jun 07, 1848 in
Ireland. John immigrated to the
US
arriving in the port of New York Apr. 20, 1865 aboard the City of
Limerick, his sister Bridget was aboard the ship with him.
He married Elizabeth Dalton the daughter of Barney Dalton and
Unknown O'Clary. While no proof was ever located it is said they
were married abt. 1866 in
Bridgeport, CT. She was born on Jul 01, 1847 in Ireland.
Elizabeth died on Jun 28, 1915 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois.
John died on Aug 11, 1934 in Decatur,
Macon,
Illinois. Both John & Elizabeth
are buried in Calvary Cemetery,
Decatur,
IL.
John & Elizabeth Dalton Lally had 7 children:
1.
Mary Lally
was born on May 21, 1876 in
Stratford,
CT. She married Oliver “Ollie"
Moreland on Jan 10, 1897 in Decatur,
Macon,
Illinois. She died on Nov 08, 1926
in Decatur, Macon, Illinois. Mary was buried in Calvary Cemetery,
Decatur,
IL.
Mary had one child out of
wedlock. His name was
Clarence Lally; Clarence’s father was one Clarence Kelso, who Mary
sued for bastardy. The
spectacle of this suit was carried on the front pages of
Decatur
newspaper. Upon the
death of her brother Frank, Mary once again appeared before the
courts stating her father basically was stealing from her brother’s
estate. She claimed
gold was missing from her brother’s trunk.
Whether Mary ever repaired her relationship with her father
is unknown.
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L. to R.: Margaret McGinty Lally &
John Lally Jr.
(Photo courtesy of Marguerite Mulvey Bergman) |
2.
John Henry Lally
was born on Jan 31, 1879 in Newark, NJ.
He first married Margaret
McGinty on Jun 27, 1901 in Decatur,
Macon,
Illinois. After the death of
Margaret John married Catherine Eich. John died Mar., 1954 in
Chicago,
IL. John was buried at
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL Section V Block 12 Lot
11 Grave 4.
3.
Frank T. Lally.
He was born on Mar 02, 1881. He died on Oct 16, 1913 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois.
Cause of Death was Syphilis & Paralysis. Frank was buried in
Calvary Cemetery,
Decatur,
IL.
In the Friday Evening issue of the Decatur Review Frank Lally's
obituary read as follows:
Frank Lally age thirty-two, for a long time driver boss at No. 2
mine of the Decatur Coal Company, died at 9:40 Thursday night at St.
Mary's Hospital. He was
the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Lally, 1562 East Sangamon St.
His death was caused by paralysis, after a long illness.
He was first stricken last January.
He was taken to St. Mary's hospital in June and later to Hot Springs, Ark.
He improved rapidly for a while but on Sept. 30 he suffered
another stroke and had been confined to bed ever since.
He was well known in the city, where his entire life had been
spent. He was born here
March 30, 1880. He was
a member of St.
Patrick's Catholic Church, and also Knights of
Columbus.
He was employed in the Decatur Coal mines for many years and
was well liked.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lally, and three
sisters Anna Petrosky,
Mrs. Mary Moreland, Mrs. Elizabeth Leveck, and two brothers John
Lally Jr. and William
Lally all of Decatur.
4.
William Joseph Lally.
He was born on Apr 14, 1882 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois.
He died on Jun 27, 1945 in Decatur,
Macon,
Illinois. William was buried in Calvary Cemetery,
Decatur,
Macon,
IL.
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Anna Petrosky Lally
(Photo courtesy of Patricia Holley Norman) |
5.
Anna Lally.
She was born on Oct 10, 1884 in Decatur,
Macon,
Illinois.
She married Fred Petrosky on Feb 29, 1908 in Decatur,
Macon, Illinois. She died on Oct 11, 1967 in
Decatur, Macon, Illinois. Anna was buried in Calvary Cemetery,
Decatur,
IL.
6.
Richard Lally.
He was born Jul 1886 in
Decatur,
IL. He died on Feb 26, 1887 in
Decatur, IL.
7.
Elizabeth Lally.
She was born on Aug 15, 1889 in Decatur,
Macon,
Illinois.
She married Raymond Hiram Leveck on Oct 01, 1907 in
Decatur, Macon,
Illinois. She died on Jun 08, 1978
in Decatur, Macon, Illinois. Elizabeth
was buried in Calvary Cemetery,
Decatur,
IL.
James Lally, 3rd Great-Grandfather
