Jeremiah McCheane (1818-1870) - Find a Grave Memorial

Jeremiah McCheane

Birth

1818

Cork, County Cork, Ireland

Death

26 Jun 1870 (aged 51–52)

Burial

Prospect Hill Cemetery

Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map

Plot

lot 192

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Married Mary Jane. Came to Omaha in 1857 from Cork, Ireland with his wife Mary Jane and his son James, and worked as a peace officer. On June 26 1870, Constable McCheane along with Col. James Mulcahy and Patrick Rockbud went to the home of Bernard Doran to arrest him for a complaint of adultery. In an ensuing struggle McCheane was fatally injured, Mulcahy was seriously injured, and Rockbud was slightly injured. Doran fled but was captured, tried, convicted and sentenced to life in prison, only to escape during a fire never to be found again.

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Mary Jane Ellis McCheane

unknown–1872

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Margaret L. McCheane

Sarah M McCheane

Anna McCheane Barnard

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Helen McCheane Axtell

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Sarah M McCheane

Anna McCheane Barnard

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Helen McCheane Axtell

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