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Michael Barry
Born: 1854 at Canada
Died: 17 JAN 1913
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Blair, Washington County, Nebraska
Married:
Born: 1861 at New Jersey
Died: 1942
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery
Children:
Thomas, b. abt 1881, d. unknown, bur. unknown
Mary L, b. 5 MAY 1885, d. 10 JUL 1970, bur. Holy Cross Cemetery, married James S. Thompson, b. 31 MAY 1883, d. 22 FEB 1943, bur. Holy Cross Cemetery.
Anna C., b. abt. 1886, d. unknown, bur. unknown, m. Edgar Rose.
W. Bryan, b. 20 SEP 1889, d. 30 OCT 1965, bur. Holy Cross Cemetery
Agnes, b. 12 JAN 1891, d. DEC 1968, bur. unknown, m. James Sip
John L., b 8 MAY 1894, d. 12 JUN 1973, bur. Holy Cross Cemetery
Paul, b. 26 FEB 1896, d. 25 DEC 1946, bur. Holy Cross Cemetery
James, b. unknown, d. unknown, bur. unknown
Grace, b. unknown, d. unknown, bur. unknown
Joseph E., b. abt. 1899
Charles, abt. 1904
History of Dodge and Washington Counties, pg. 918.
MRS. MARY BARRY. All of the farm land is not owned by men, for some of the most successful farmers of the country are women, and one who has achieved a gratifying success in agriculture is Mrs. Mary Barry of section 26, Blair Township, Washington County, Nebraska. She is the widow of Michael Barry, and a daughter of James Manny, a native of Ireland, who came to the United States at an early day and settled first in New Jersey, from whence he came to Nebraska, making the trip early in 1865. As far as St. Joseph, he made the trip by water, but on account of the shallows at that point was forced to conclude the journey with wagons to Calhoun. The first winter the family lived in a log cabin, near Calhoun fort, where the overland travelers stopped on their way to the Black Hills and further West. In the spring the family moved on a farm and at that time had an ox team and one cow. They underwent hardships, including trouble from unfriendly Indians, but in time prospered, and when the father died he owned 400 acres of land in Washington County and 320 acres in Kimball and Antelope counties. He passed away when he was fifty-five years old, his widow surviving him until she was sixty-eight years old. Mrs. Barry is the only one of their children living, as her brother, James, was shot while on duty as a watchman at Benson, and her sister, Johanna, died in 1907.
Michael Barry was born in Canada, and came to the United States in 1856, first living for a time at Omaha, Nebraska, and then going on a farm near Calhoun, his father, Thomas Barry accompanying him when he located on this farm. In 1880 he and Mrs. Barry were married and they became the parents of the following children: Thomas; Mrs. James Thompson; Mrs. Edgar Rose; Joseph; Mrs. Jim Sip; James and John, who are at home; Paul, who lives in Dodge County; Bryan, who is at home; Grace, who is a trained nurse of Chicago, Illinois; and Charles, who is also at home. Mr. Barry was a Catholic. For some years he was a member of the School Board of his district, and for many years was road overseer. He was an independent voter. Fraternally he maintained membership with the Woodmen of the World. His death occurred January 17, 1913, and in his passing his community lost a good citizen, and his family a kind and loving husband and father. Since his death his widow and several of her sons are conducting a 160-acre farm, where they live, and another farm of 120 acres in the neighborhood, and are doing very well with their work. They are fine people in every respect and stand pre-eminently well with all who know them.
Source: Ruth Moss, Washington County Genealogical Society
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