Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Mr. and & Mrs. Thomas W. Bradley, the parents of Leona Bradley. Josephine Belle Kelly was born March 1868 in Emmetsburg, IA. She was married to Thomas W. Bradley on October 28, 1885 by Rev. John J. Smith in Emmetsburg. The 1900 census shows one adopted daughter and no other children.
Submitted by Thomas P McGoey

Co. K Basketball Team c. 1922
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Ellen Carroll Donahue and Son, John Donahue c. 1867
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Leona Bradley when she was about age 6 - cir. 1891
Submitted by Thomas P McGoey

Men Who Attended Our First Country School
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Ellen Carroll Donahue
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Leona Bradley-Higley, adopted daughter of Thomas and Josephine Bradley. She was born in April, 1885 in New York.
Submitted by Thomas P McGoey

Who is This?

Looking for information on "Mother McNarra". This is an old picture of my grandparents John & Kathryn Myers who lived in Emmetsburg for many years.
Don't know who she is.
Submitted by Janette Miller

Seated (l. to r.):  Ellie Donahue Murphy, a friend, Annie
Mahan Donahue, Standing (l. to r.): Eve Donahue, a friend

Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Mary Higley, daughter of Leona Bradley Higley and Sidney Higley
Submitted by Thomas P McGoey

Seated: Daisy Donahue, Standing (l. to r.): Thomas Eaton, Daniel Earl Murphy, and Alice Donahue
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Back Row: Josephine Kelly Bradley and Leona Bradley Higley
Front row: Unknown.
Submitted by Thomas P McGoey

Cecelia Brennan and Patrick Leahy ca. 1914
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

This is Josephine KELLY Bradley. I'm trying to determine what the occasion was with the rosary around her neck, the white dress and THE hat. If you have any idea, let me know!
Submitted by Thomas P McGoey

David Finn (1813-1909)
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

John Donahue and Elizabeth Hutchison
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Sara Ryan Hession
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

John Finn, Sr. with sisters Nora and Mary, ca. 1893
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Daniel Donahue and Mary Murphy
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Margaret Ryan, Sadie Derrig McDonnell and Sara Ryan Hession
Sadie was a cousin of the Ryans
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

Nora Leahy Finn, 1947
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

James Donahue and Rose Murphy
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Sara Ryan and Sara Derrig McDonnell ca. 1884
(Note: Sara "Sadie" McDonnell raised her cousin, Sara Ryan, after Sara's mother, Honora Finn Ryan died.)
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

John Finn, Sr.
1960 at 90 yrs
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Eve Donahue
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

William Derrig
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

St. Patrick's Day Dinner - 1909
Emmetsburg, Iowa
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

Edward Fitzpatrick and Geneva Donahue Wedding day. Attendants were Bart Fitzpatrick and Ellie Donahue
Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Bridget Finn Derrig
of Springreen, Wis. and mother of Sara Derrig McDonnell
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

Will Joyce
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

School Play-Emmetsburg, IA ca 1888-1890
Sara Ryan second from left. Rest unidentified.
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

Dr. Thomas S. Hession
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

St. Mary's 1899
l. to r.-Sara Ryan, Clark Meade, Mary Duffy, Joe Joyce, Mollie Laughlin
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

Matthew Ryan (1833-1908) and second wife, Jane Brown (1847-1920) m. 1880s
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

Matthew Ryan (1833-1908) and Honora Finn (1845-1882) m. 1870s
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

Terrence McDonnell
Submitted by Lorraine Hession

Daniel Murphy, Jr., 1941

Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Ellen Donahue Murphy (Mrs. Daniel Murphy, Jr), 1941

Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

Daniel Earl Murphy (1897-1936) - son of Daniel Murphy Jr. and Ellen Donahue

Submitted by Kathleen Frailey Puls

The Irish in Iowa