The Bolliger Family from Switzerland, West Virginia and Ohio:Information about Michael James Treacy, Sr.
Michael James Treacy, Sr. (b. September 16, 1852, d. June 14, 1922)
Notes for Michael James Treacy, Sr.:Michael James Treacy came to America and settled in Louisville, KY. Family said that he came with two other brothers and it is believed that one settled in Pennsylvania and the other in Baltimore, Maryland. He married Catherine Maher (Meagher) and lived in Louisville, KY until 1900 after which he relocated to Indianapolis, IN.
A story circulated in the family for years that when he immigrated to America,
the original spelling of the name was "O'Tracy" and that he changed it by
droppine the "O" and adding an "e" resulting in the last name "Treacy".
There is a family story related to me by my husband, that this Treacy settled
in Louisville, Kentucky when he immigrated to the US and got a job at a meat
packing plant there. I have found no proof of him working in a meat market. I believe he was a gardner and landscaper. It seems that his occupation in Ireland was landscaping.
The following story told to me is also without proof but I thought it was interesting.
It was said that he was becoming finiancially pinched and decided to go to the
bank and ask for a loan. They bank asked him if he had a job and how much he
made. His reply was that he hadn't made any money yet but they kept giving him these pieces of paper every week and when he showed them to the bank manager, they turned out to be a stack of uncashed paychecks. No one had ever explained to him that this was, in fact, money. Having never worked for anything but cash, hehad no idea what these pieces of paper were for. My thoughts on that is that he probably assumed they were some kind of an IOU with a promise to pay for work done.
Michael and his wife moved to Indianapolis, IN shortly after or about the same time as his son Joseph and Joseph's wife Catherine did. He may have lived on Euclid when he died although the cemetery card has his address as 5329 Lowell Ave.
1880 Kentucky Soundex T620, File #0447114, Microfilm Roll #422
Vol. #14, Ed. 102.....Sheet 18, Line 18, House 26
Trasey, Michael J. 28 years old, born in Ireland, Jefferson Co., Louisville, KY, Payne St., Occ. Huckster
Trasey, Cate, wife, 26yrs, born in Indiana, Occ: Housekeeper
Trasey, Joseph, son, 2 years, b. KY
Trasey, James, son, 4 mo., b. KY
Maher, Johana, mother-in-law, 50 yrs., b. Ireland, Occ. seamstress, (widowed or divorced)
Trasey, Edward B., brother, age 26, b. Ireland, occ: laborer (single)
1900 Kentucky Soundex T620, File #1244230, Vol. 34, Sheet 9, Line 24, ED8, B.
Jefferson Co., Louisville, KY, Mag. Dist. 5, Rogers Street, House 1401
Treacy, Mcheal J., b. September 1852, age 47, birthplace:Ireland
Treacy, Catherin, wife, b. Mch, 1854, age 46, birthplace, Ireland
Treacy, Jos. M., son, July 1877, age 22, birthplace Kentucky
Treacy, James P., son, b. Nov. 1879, age:20, birthplace: Kentucky
Treacy, Jno. B., son, b:May, 1882, age:18, birthplace, KY
Treacy, Annie E., daughter, b:October 1886, age:13, birthplace: Kentucky
Treacy, Aloysius, son, b: October 1892, age 7, birthplace, KY
Treacy, Frances, son, b:Feby 1895, age 5, KY
Note: Edward Treacy (Michael's brother) and Johanna Maher are not on the 1900 Census with this family. I would assume that Edward married and moved out. Johanna probably died between 1800 and 1900. She would have been 60 in 1890 and 70 in 1900. I estimate her death between 1890 and 1900.
1900 Kentucky Census, Microfilm Roll #528, Enumerated June 7, 1900, Supervisor District 5,Enumeration District 8, ED8, Sheet 9, Line 24, Jeffersonville, Co., KY,
1401 Rogers Street
Same as above with these exceptions:
Married 24 years
Mother of 9 children, 6 living, all read, write and speak English; Rent;
Michael's date of immigration: 1867
Number of years in US: 37
Naturalization: Aug
Michael James Treacy Occ: Huckster
Joseph M. was a day Laborer
James P. was a sausage maker
Jno. B. was a day laborer
**PROBLEM: If Michael has been in the US for 37 years then he would have immigrated in 1863, which would make him about 11 when he came to the US and his brother Edward would have been about 9 years old.
1910 Marion Co., Indianapolis, IN Census (This was given to me by Bette (Elizabeth Treacy McQuillen) I need to check the microfilm to see if there is any more information on it.)
Tracey Michael, H, M, W, 58 (years) M (Marrried) 34 years married
Catherine, W, F, 52, M, 34, Mother of 12 children, 6 living
Joseph M., S, W, 33, S(? This can't be right, he was married and had 4 children by 1910)
James P., S, M, W, 31, S
John B., S, M, W, 28, M, 4 (This part about John being married with 4 children probably belongsto Joseph M.)
Anna, D, F, W, 23, S
Aloysius, S, M, W, 17, S
Timothy J.? (should be F.) S, M. W, 15, S
James P. Treacy, son of Michael James Treacy has written that his father was born in the fall of 1853 yet all sources to date have Michael Treacy's birthdate as being in 1852.
More About Michael James Treacy, Sr.:
Cemetery: June 17, 1922, Holy Cross Cemetery, Marion Co., IN.
Immigration: Bet. 1863 - 1867, Immigration.630
Occupation 1: 1900, Huckster.631, 632, 633
Occupation 2: Bef. 1876, Landscape Gardener in Ireland.634
Religion: Catholic.
More About Michael James Treacy, Sr. and Catherine Frances Maher:
Church: August 17, 1876, St. Augustine Church.634
Death of one spouse: Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN.
Marriage: August 17, 1876, Jeffersonville, Clark County , Indiana.635, 636
Marriage Notes for Michael James Treacy, Sr. and Catherine Frances Maher:According to "The Baptisim of Aloysisu B. Treacy", they were married at Saint Ausustine Church, August 17, 1876 at 10:00 a.m. by Rev. Father Earnest Audran, in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
They were living at 1316 Payne Street, Louisville, Kentucky in 1876.
Twelve children with 6 known survivors.
Kentucky Soundex 1900, Microfilm #1244230, Vol. 34, E.D. 8
Treacy, Mcheal J., , born Sept. 1852, age 47, birthplace: Ireland, Citizenship:NA
Jefferson Co., Mag. Dist. 5, Louisville, 1401 Rogers Street.
Treacy, Catherin, w, b. Mch. 1854, age: 46, Birthplace: Ireland, Citizenship:NA or NR.
Treacy, Jos. M. son, July 1877, age 22, birthplace, KY
James P., son, Nov. 1879, age 20, Kentucky
Jno. B. , son, b. May 1882, age 18, Kentucky
Annie E., dau., Oct 1886, age 13, Kentucky
Aloysius, son, b. Oct 1892, age 7, Kentucky
Frances, son, b. Febry. 1895, age 5, Kentucky (Timothy?)
This Census information given to me by Bill & Bette McQuillen:
1910 Indianapolis, IN
Street 01, Dwelling No. 34, Family Visit No. 34
Treacy, Michael, age 58, married 34 years
Treacy, Catharine, wife, age 56, married 34 years, 12 children, 6 children living.
Joseph M. (W?) son, age 33, single (Now this is a mystery! He was married to Catherine Brockman and had several children by 1910) (Why was he on this census and if they all lived there, where was Catherine, his wife and his children?)
James P. son, age 31, single
John B., son, age 28, married 4 years
Anna, Dau., age 23, single
Aloysius, son, age 17, single
Timothy F., son, age 15, single (This is Timothy Frances)
According to the 1900 Census Roll 528, they had 9 children, 6 living and were living at 1401 Rogers Street, Louisville, KY at this time.
According to the 1880 Census Roll 422, they were living on Payne Street in Louisville, KY.
According to Military Records for their son, Timothy, they were living at 419 Euclid Avenue, Indianapolis at the time of his death on August 27, 1918.
According to Catherine Maher Treacy's obit, they were living at 5329 Lowell Street, Indpls. IN , January 25, 1921
Children of Michael James Treacy, Sr. and Catherine Frances Maher are:
- +Joseph Michael Treacy, Sr., b. July 29, 1877, Louisville, KY637, 638, d. April 07, 1963, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN639, 640.