Jane C. <I>Neely</I> McNamara

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Jane C. Neely McNamara

Birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
2 Dec 1969 (aged 76)
USA
Burial
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
section H Lot 207 grave 5
Memorial ID
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Jane C. Neely McNamara was an active suffragette in her youth. She married Francis James McNamara. They had Billy, Mary Dorothy, Robert Louis and twins Jane Elizabeth and Francis. She was a teacher, loved opera and was a gifted pianist.

She lost her husband at a young age and her oldest boy Billy died at age 5, staggering losses, but she persevered and raised a wonderful family. After her husband died she and her children went to live with her father "Papa Neely" at 116 Sherman Ave in Pittsburgh, the Mexican War Streets by Allegheny General Hospital. She went back to school and became a kindergarten teacher.
She last lived at 224 Pennsylvania Ave in Emsworth PA with her daughter Jane Elizabeth and grandchildren. She and Jane E took in her brother Edwin J. Neely too and cared for him. She was a member of Court Allegheny No. 6634 of the Catholic Daughters of America. She had a requiem High Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Emsworth.
The Neelys were rumored to be in the Irish Mafia but of course that isn't possible. Her mother's father James Flood was born in Ireland and served in the Pennsylvania 4th Regiment during the Civil War.
Jane C. Neely McNamara was an active suffragette in her youth. She married Francis James McNamara. They had Billy, Mary Dorothy, Robert Louis and twins Jane Elizabeth and Francis. She was a teacher, loved opera and was a gifted pianist.

She lost her husband at a young age and her oldest boy Billy died at age 5, staggering losses, but she persevered and raised a wonderful family. After her husband died she and her children went to live with her father "Papa Neely" at 116 Sherman Ave in Pittsburgh, the Mexican War Streets by Allegheny General Hospital. She went back to school and became a kindergarten teacher.
She last lived at 224 Pennsylvania Ave in Emsworth PA with her daughter Jane Elizabeth and grandchildren. She and Jane E took in her brother Edwin J. Neely too and cared for him. She was a member of Court Allegheny No. 6634 of the Catholic Daughters of America. She had a requiem High Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Emsworth.
The Neelys were rumored to be in the Irish Mafia but of course that isn't possible. Her mother's father James Flood was born in Ireland and served in the Pennsylvania 4th Regiment during the Civil War.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121188515/jane_c-mcnamara: accessed ), memorial page for Jane C. Neely McNamara (29 Dec 1892–2 Dec 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 121188515, citing Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by E. (contributor 46782320).