Catherine Agnes Hartnett Richards was my maternal grandmother.
Grandma had 3 major interests when I was growing up, tho one was mainly in the past. When younger, she loved to travel. When I would visit during the summer, we would drag out the movie projector & old film reels, load up on snacks, & watch movies of her travels.
She loved to sew & made me many an outfit when I was young. She also absolutely adored melodrama, getting involved daily in the television soap operas & the old 'Queen for a Day' show. If she couldn't find enough drama on TV, she'd begin some drama of her own, within the family. Berating the mail carriers if they were 10 minutes late was also a favorite of hers, but I figure that falls into the drama category.
She married William Albert Richards when she was 20 years old.
They had 6 children:
William Albert ("Al")
Irma Jane ("Jane")Ford
Caryl Ruth Marciniak
James Wert ("Jimmy")
Robert Joseph ("Bob")
Mary Katherine (altho she always went by Mary Catherine)
Information on her parents:
Father: Michael Hartnett, born 15 October 1862 in Gorteen, County Limerick, Ireland. He was the son of Michael & Catherine Hartnett. He died in Chicago on June 9, 1921 at the age of 58.
Mother: Mary Strogen, born December 1860 in Leitrim, County Leitrim, Ireland. She was the daughter of Robert & Anna Dunbar. Robert & Anna were 25 years old & 19 years old when they married. Mary Strogen Hartnett died 3 January 1920 in Chicago at age 59 years.
Michael Hartnett & Mary Strogen married in 1884. They had 6 children in 10 years.
Catherine's siblings:
Minnie 1887 - 1945
Anna D. 1892 - 1959
Elizabeth 1894 - 1969
William B. 1903 - 1961
Robert Daniel 1896 - 1974
Grandma had 3 major interests when I was growing up, tho one was mainly in the past. When younger, she loved to travel. When I would visit during the summer, we would drag out the movie projector & old film reels, load up on snacks, & watch movies of her travels.
She loved to sew & made me many an outfit when I was young. She also absolutely adored melodrama, getting involved daily in the television soap operas & the old 'Queen for a Day' show. If she couldn't find enough drama on TV, she'd begin some drama of her own, within the family. Berating the mail carriers if they were 10 minutes late was also a favorite of hers, but I figure that falls into the drama category.
She married William Albert Richards when she was 20 years old.
They had 6 children:
William Albert ("Al")
Irma Jane ("Jane")Ford
Caryl Ruth Marciniak
James Wert ("Jimmy")
Robert Joseph ("Bob")
Mary Katherine (altho she always went by Mary Catherine)
Information on her parents:
Father: Michael Hartnett, born 15 October 1862 in Gorteen, County Limerick, Ireland. He was the son of Michael & Catherine Hartnett. He died in Chicago on June 9, 1921 at the age of 58.
Mother: Mary Strogen, born December 1860 in Leitrim, County Leitrim, Ireland. She was the daughter of Robert & Anna Dunbar. Robert & Anna were 25 years old & 19 years old when they married. Mary Strogen Hartnett died 3 January 1920 in Chicago at age 59 years.
Michael Hartnett & Mary Strogen married in 1884. They had 6 children in 10 years.
Catherine's siblings:
Minnie 1887 - 1945
Anna D. 1892 - 1959
Elizabeth 1894 - 1969
William B. 1903 - 1961
Robert Daniel 1896 - 1974
Catherine Agnes Hartnett Richards was my maternal grandmother.
Grandma had 3 major interests when I was growing up, tho one was mainly in the past. When younger, she loved to travel. When I would visit during the summer, we would drag out the movie projector & old film reels, load up on snacks, & watch movies of her travels.
She loved to sew & made me many an outfit when I was young. She also absolutely adored melodrama, getting involved daily in the television soap operas & the old 'Queen for a Day' show. If she couldn't find enough drama on TV, she'd begin some drama of her own, within the family. Berating the mail carriers if they were 10 minutes late was also a favorite of hers, but I figure that falls into the drama category.
She married William Albert Richards when she was 20 years old.
They had 6 children:
William Albert ("Al")
Irma Jane ("Jane")Ford
Caryl Ruth Marciniak
James Wert ("Jimmy")
Robert Joseph ("Bob")
Mary Katherine (altho she always went by Mary Catherine)
Information on her parents:
Father: Michael Hartnett, born 15 October 1862 in Gorteen, County Limerick, Ireland. He was the son of Michael & Catherine Hartnett. He died in Chicago on June 9, 1921 at the age of 58.
Mother: Mary Strogen, born December 1860 in Leitrim, County Leitrim, Ireland. She was the daughter of Robert & Anna Dunbar. Robert & Anna were 25 years old & 19 years old when they married. Mary Strogen Hartnett died 3 January 1920 in Chicago at age 59 years.
Michael Hartnett & Mary Strogen married in 1884. They had 6 children in 10 years.
Catherine's siblings:
Minnie 1887 - 1945
Anna D. 1892 - 1959
Elizabeth 1894 - 1969
William B. 1903 - 1961
Robert Daniel 1896 - 1974
Grandma had 3 major interests when I was growing up, tho one was mainly in the past. When younger, she loved to travel. When I would visit during the summer, we would drag out the movie projector & old film reels, load up on snacks, & watch movies of her travels.
She loved to sew & made me many an outfit when I was young. She also absolutely adored melodrama, getting involved daily in the television soap operas & the old 'Queen for a Day' show. If she couldn't find enough drama on TV, she'd begin some drama of her own, within the family. Berating the mail carriers if they were 10 minutes late was also a favorite of hers, but I figure that falls into the drama category.
She married William Albert Richards when she was 20 years old.
They had 6 children:
William Albert ("Al")
Irma Jane ("Jane")Ford
Caryl Ruth Marciniak
James Wert ("Jimmy")
Robert Joseph ("Bob")
Mary Katherine (altho she always went by Mary Catherine)
Information on her parents:
Father: Michael Hartnett, born 15 October 1862 in Gorteen, County Limerick, Ireland. He was the son of Michael & Catherine Hartnett. He died in Chicago on June 9, 1921 at the age of 58.
Mother: Mary Strogen, born December 1860 in Leitrim, County Leitrim, Ireland. She was the daughter of Robert & Anna Dunbar. Robert & Anna were 25 years old & 19 years old when they married. Mary Strogen Hartnett died 3 January 1920 in Chicago at age 59 years.
Michael Hartnett & Mary Strogen married in 1884. They had 6 children in 10 years.
Catherine's siblings:
Minnie 1887 - 1945
Anna D. 1892 - 1959
Elizabeth 1894 - 1969
William B. 1903 - 1961
Robert Daniel 1896 - 1974
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