County Kerry |
Dennis (1Dennis) Mullin
Dennis Mullin was born 1827 in Knockenaugh, County Kerry, Ireland. Dennis' date of birth is determined from the 1860 Decatur Co IA and 1885 Taylor Co IA Censuses. And, Dennis had to help work the family farm after the death of his father.
On 2/18/1849 in Ballybunion, County Kerry, Ireland, Dennis married Margaret Houlihan b. 1832 Kilshenaugh Parish, County Kerry, Ireland.
Beginning in 1845, a disease struck Ireland, destroying the primary food crop. The Potato Blight began in southeastern Ireland and eventually spread throughout the island. By 1849 one out of every four Irish had died from starvation or disease and one out of every four Irish had migrated, mostly to America. And, the Mullin Family became part of this great migration. [Great Famine]
To survive the famine, the family migrated to America in stages. Circumstantial evidence leads to the belief that Dennis' mother, Margaret, in the company of his sister, Ellen, and husband, Maurice Daughton, immigrated to America first in about 1849. Having established their household, patriarch Maurice Daughton then sent for Dennis, Dennis' brother Patrick, the Houlihans, and his brother John who sailed aboard the Barque Hopewell, arriving 5/9/1851 in New York.
Reportedly, Dennis, the Daughtons, and the extended family lived in New Jersey for about four months before migrating to Ohio. The extended family is next found 9/15/1851 in Pickaway Co OH where sons Joseph and Michael were christened. And on 10/6/1856 in Fairfield Co OH, Dennis petitioned for naturalization.
Dennis and Margaret migrated along with the Maurice Daughton family to Decatur Co IA in 1858. They were among the pioneer settlers of "Little Ireland" in Woodland Twp. Evidence indicates that the local Catholic cemetery was established on Dennis' land--this particular plot and three adjoining pieces were donated to the Church--as son Bartholomew is the first burial in the cemetery.
The Catholic Church in the name of the Right Reverent Clement Smyth, Bishop of Dubuque, September 22, l863, acquired title to ten acres in Section 19, Woodland Township, for cemetery and church site for the sum of one dollar from WILLIAM GROGAN, PATRICK GROGAN, DENNIS MULLIN, MAURICE DAUGHTON and PATRIC MULLIN and their wives.
Rev. Edward J. Harkin, "A History of the Catholic Church, Decatur County, Iowa" l956.
On the gravestone of seven year-old Bartholomew Mullin
is written: "Lonely boy, how brief thy stay, Short and hasty was thy day,
Ending soon thy sojourn here, Pain or grief no more to bear."
The Dennis Mullin family traded their land south of Leon
for land in Taylor
County
south of Clearfield, Iowa, an area which was known as Shay's Settlement. Dennis and Margaret migrated to Taylor Co IA in 1876, leaving
behind Ellen and Patrick. The Bart Houlihan's lived with them. Dennis built them
a one-room house attached to his house.
Dennis and Margaret lived the remainder of their lives on the family farm, attending church at St. Mary's just across the line in Maloy, Ringgold Co IA.
Dennis died 4/18/1892 in Taylor Co IA. He and Margaret are buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ringgold Co IA.
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Maloy, Ringgold Co IA |
Dennis Mullen |
Born 1827 Knockenaugh, County Kerry, Ireland
Married 2/18/1849 in Ballybunion, County Kerry, Ireland to Margaret Houlihan b. 6/1830 Kilshenaugh Parish, County Kerry, Ireland
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Immigrated 5/9/1851 to New York
The Mullin/ Houlihan/ Daughton family immigrated Limerick, Ireland to New York, 9 May 1851 I, Abm Dixon, Master of the Br Bark Hopewell, do solemnly. . .swear that the following List. . .delivered by me to the. . .District of New York, is a full and perfect list of all the passengers taken on board the said Bark at Limerick, from which port said Bark has now arrived. . . . Abraham Dixon Sworn to this May 9 1851 List or Manifest of all passengers taken on board the Bark Hopewell whereof Abraham Dixon is Master, from Limerick. Burthen 268 tons [The Houlihan/ Mullin family] Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild, "Bark Hopewell (1851)," <http://www.immigrantships.net/v7/1800v7/hopewell18510509.html> 2011. |
Migrated before 9/1851 to Pickaway Co OH
10/6/1856 Petition for Naturalization, Fairfield Co OH
DENNIS MULLIN Naturalization Certificate, America our only Country, The State of Ohio, Fairfield County (ss) I, John Radebaugh, clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for said County, certify that at the October term of said Court, A.D. l856, (October), DENNIS MULLIN, a native of Ireland, was duly admitted to Citizenship of the United States of America and is therefore entitled to all the rights and privileges of a naturalized citizen. In testimony whereof, I, as Clerk of said Court, have hereunto fixed my seal this sixth day of October, l856. Signed: J. Radebaugh C.F.C.P. |
Migrated 1858 to Decatur Co IA
11/6/1858 Decatur Co IA Land Transaction
On November 6, l858, DENNIS MULLIN and PATRICK MULLIN, two brothers, and a brother-in-law, MAURICE DAUGHTON, acquired title jointly to land in Section l9, Woodland Township, from MR. ISAM T.W. KILGORE. |
1860 Decatur Co IA Census
1860 Decatur Co IA Census: Woodland Twp DW# FM# Last First Age Sex Occup POB ========================================================= 1560 1450 Mullins Dennis 33 M Farmer Ire Margaret 27 F Ire Bartholomew 4 M OH Mary 2 F OH John 4/12 M IA |
1870 Decatur Co IA Census: Not found
Migrated 1876 to Taylor Co IA
1880 Taylor Co IA Census, Grant Twp p. 147:
Name | Relation | Marital Status | Gender | Race | Age | Birthplace | Occupation | Father's Birthplace | Mother's Birthplace |
Dennis MULLIN | Self | M | Male | W | 50 | IRE | Farmer | IRE | IRE |
Margret MULLIN | Wife | M | Female | W | 47 | IRE | Keeping House | IRE | IRE |
Mary MULLIN | Dau | S | Female | W | 22 | OH | No Occupation | IRE | IRE |
Edward MULLIN | Son | S | Male | W | 20 | IA | Farming | IRE | IRE |
Ella MULLIN | Dau | S | Female | W | 17 | IA | No Occupation | IRE | IRE |
Dennis MULLIN | Son | S | Male | W | 15 | IA | Farming | IRE | IRE |
John MULLIN | Son | S | Male | W | 13 | IA | At School | IRE | IRE |
Kate MULLIN | Dau | S | Female | W | 9 | IA | At School | IRE | IRE |
Jas. MULLIN | Son | S | Male | W | 7 | IA | At School | IRE | IRE |
Patrick MULLIN | Son | S | Male | W | 2 | IA | IRE | IRE | |
Houlihan BARTHOLEMEW | FatherL | M | Male | W | 90 | IRE | Retired Farmer | IRE | IRE |
Mary BARTHOLEMEW | MotherL | M | Female | W | 82 | IRE | Retired Housekeeper | IRE | IRE |
1885 Taylor Co IA Census, Grant Twp p. 68:
1885 Iowa State Census: Taylor Co Grant 1885 #68 Last First Age Sex POB ? ==================================== Mullen Dennis 58 m Ir Margaret 51 f Ir Edward 24 m 27 Ellen 22 f 27 Dennis 19 m 27 John 17 m 27 Catarine 14 f 27 Patrick 7 m 87 |
Died 4/18/1892 Taylor Co IA
1900 Taylor Co IA Census
1900 Federal Census: Taylor County, Iowa Dad Mom DW# FM# Last First Rel. Sex R Age POB POB POB =========================================================== 246 246 Mullin Margaret Head F W 69 Ire Ire Ire Willie Son M W 22 IA Ire Ire |
Margaret died 1/13/1920 Taylor Co IA
Both are buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Maloy, Ringgold Co IA
Note: Dates are provided by Fr. Harkin as cited in the Mullin Family Bible which was in the possession of Mrs. Helen Monahan of Creston IA.
Born c. 1850 County Kerry, Ireland
Immigrated 5/9/1851 w/ family immigrated to New York
Christened 9/15/1851 Pickaway Co OH
Died 7/1854 Pickaway Co OH
Born c. 1851 County Kerry, Ireland
Immigrated 5/9/1851 w/ family immigrated to New York
Christened 9/15/1851 Pickaway Co OH
Died 11/1852 Pickaway Co OH
Born 9/1/1853 Pickaway Co OH
Died 7/1854 Pickaway Co OH
Born 8/24/1855 Pickaway Co OH
Died 10/9/1862 Woodland Twp, Decatur Co OH
Buried Catholic Cemetery. Woodland Twp, Decatur Co OH
MULLINS,
Bartholemew son of D. & M. died Oct 9, 1862 aged 7y 1m 15d |
Born 12/29/1857 Pickaway Co OH
Married c. 1875 in Ringgold Co IA to John G. Hart b. 4/11/1855 in New York
1880 Ringgold Co IA Census
Name | Relation | Marital Status | Gender | Race | Age | Birthplace | Occupation | Father's Birthplace | Mother's Birthplace |
Michle HART | Self | M | Male | W | 33 | NY | Farmer | IRE | IRE |
Marget HART | Wife | M | Female | W | 26 | IA | Keeping House | IRE | IRE |
Julia M. HART | Dau | S | Female | W | 4 | IA | NY | IA | |
Marry A. HART | Dau | S | Female | W | 2 | IA | NY | IA |
Died 10/9/1944 Maloy, Ringgold Co IA
Buried St. Mary's Cemetery, Ringgold Co IA
6. Edward Dennis Mullin b. 4/11/1860 Woodland Twp, Decatur Co IA
Born 7/20/1862 Woodland Twp, Decatur Co IA
Married c. 1882 in Ringgold Co IA to Michael Chancey Shay b. 1862 in Iowa
Died 12/2/1941 Taylor Co IA
Buried St. Mary's Cemetery, Ringgold Co IA
Born 1/6/1865 Woodland Twp, Decatur Co IA
Married 2/17/1890 in Ringgold Co IA to Mary Catherine Sullivan b. 9/16/1869 Leon, Decatur Co IA
1895 Taylor Co IA Census
1895 Iowa State Census: Taylor Co Grant 1895 #67 Last First Age Sex ? ================================== Mullen Dennis 29 M 27 Kittie 24 F 27 Rogger 3 M 87 James 1 M 87 |
Died 1/29/1948 Maloy, Ringgold Co IA
Buried St. Mary's Cemetery, Ringgold Co IA
Born 9/1/1868 Woodland Twp, Decatur Co IA
Married c. 1885 in Ringgold Co IA to Nora O'Connor b. 9/5/1869 in Illinois
1900 Taylor Co IA Census
1900 Iowa State Census: Taylor Co Grant 1895 #259 Last First Birth Age POB ====================================== Mullen John Sep 1868 31 Ia Ir Ir Nano Sep 1869 30 Il Ir Ir Bryan Jan 1894 6 Ia Ia Il James Jul 1899 Ia Ia Il |
Died 5/14/1947 Taylor Co IA
Buried St. Mary's Cemetery, Ringgold Co IA
Born 9/16/1870 Woodland Twp, Decatur Co IA
Died 2/5/1896 Taylor Co IA
Buried St. Mary's Cemetery, Ringgold Co IA
Born 5/25/1873 Woodland Twp, Decatur Co IA
Died 5/4/1881 Taylor Co IA
Buried St. Mary's Cemetery, Ringgold Co IA