[CLAFFEY-L] "By Jove, I think we've got it."
by Carol Ann Claffey Mounts
Fellow Listers, One more message from me today. Obit of my 2nd great
grandfather Thomas Claffey of Rankintown or West Washington Pa. Carol
Mounts
'Deaths
Claffey, On Tuesday Aug. 21, 1883, Thomas Claffey of Rankintown (West
Washington, Pa.) of cancer of the face, aged about 70 yr.
Meet at his residence at 10 o'clock on Thursday and proceed
to the Catholic Church, from this to the Catholic graveyard.'
Same paper, same page,
'Death of Thomas Claffey
Thomas Claffey, whose death appears under the proper heading, was born
1813 in Longford Co., Ireland. At the age of 5 years, he came to the
United States. In 1833 he married Christina Sybert, from over the
mountains in this state and they at once set up housekeeping in this
county, where he has remained ever since. His wife died in 1859, having
been the mother of six boys and six girls, four of the former and five
of the later are living, five are married and four single. William and
Thomas Claffey live in Rankintown and Mrs. Ann Lennox, a daughter, live
in this place. The remainder of the children are not residents of this
county.
The deceased married Harriet E. Clark of Washington about two years ago
by whom he has an infant daughter living.
He was a contractor on the National Pike for over 50 years and a better
workman could not be found. He well deserved the reputation he had as
being an honest man. He was baptized when an infant into the Catholic
church of which he remained a consistent member til his death.'