Connolly Family Descendants

Thomas W. Connolly and May (Groendyke) Connolly are my maternal great-grandparents.

Their early years are still a bit of a mystery to me...What can YOU tell me about ANY of these folks ?

I am especially interested in ANY info concerning:
Thomas Connolly prior to Oct 7, 1886
May Groendyke prior to 1880

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**THOMAS W. CONNOLLY**
BORN	MARRIED	DIED	NOTES
Dec 22, 1856 (Dublin?), Ireland	Oct 7, 1886 Atchison County, KS	Oct 25, 1945 Forest Grove, OR	1900 census states Thomas immigrated to US in 1873 and was naturalized 1920 census states Thomas immigrated to US in 1868 and was naturalized in 1879 1930 census states Thomas immigrated to US in 1872 and was not naturalized Resided in Washington County, OR from 1888 until his death in 1945

**MAY GROENDYKE**
NAME	BORN	DIED	NOTES
MAY GROENDYKE	Jul 10, 1866 Colorado?	Jul 1, 1950 Hillsboro, OR	1880 census shows May living with her parents in Iowa, Mills County, Malvern Twp 1900 census shows May living with her husband (Thomas Connolly) in Washington County, OR
LOUIS GROENDYKE (May's father)	Dec 6, 1833 Fayette County, IN	July 28, 1913 Dilley, OR	Served in Indiana Infantry (16th Regiment, Co. E, 1861-1862) Alternatively spelled "Lewis"in some records Son of John Nelson & Elizabeth (Smelser) Groenendyke
MARY E. (HARD) GROENDYKE (May's mother)	Nov 1, 1846 New York	May 20, 1922 Dilley, OR	Daughter of Burton Hard & Fanny (Brown) Hard of New York

THOMAS AND MAY'S CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN

THOMAS & MAY'S CHILD

BORN

DIED

KNOWN SPOUSE(S)

NOTES

WINIFRED (CONNOLLY-MUIR) KEENE

Aug 01, 1887
Kansas

April 20, 1971
Washington County, OR

WILLIAM J. MUIR
(1880-1965)

THOMAS V. KEENE
(about 1868-1947)

**Known Children of Winifred/William Muir**
George H. Muir	1906-1990
Nelson L. Muir	1908-1982
Arthur W. Muir	1911-1986
Ruth D. Muir	about 1915-(?)

**Known Children of Winifred/Thomas Keene**
Mildred S. (Keene) Thain	1918-1964

ARTHUR CONNOLLY

Oct 07, 1893
Washington County, OR

Sep 05, 1972
Washington County, OR

ELIZABETH JANE FINSLEY
(1918-1993)
(daughter of Guy Earl Finsley
& Myrtle Zula Smith-Brown)

**Children of Arthur/Elizabeth Connolly**
Judy (Connolly) Thiringer	(living)
Sally (Connolly) Verboort	1944-1984

Served in US Army (1917-1919)
Logger by trade

MARY E. (CONNOLLY) KLINGENBERG

Oct 05, 1895
Washington County, OR

Feb 23, 1975
Tacoma, WA

ALBERT FRIEDRICH KLINGENBERG
(1894-1969)
(Special thanks to
Mary Jo Lloyd for this info!)

**Known Children of Mary/Donald Klingenberg**
Edith (Klingenberg) Emery	(living?)
Alice (Klingenberg) Youngblood	(living?)
Fred Lewis Klingenberg	1928-1999
Donald Robert Klingenberg	(living?)

BURTON LOUIS CONNOLLY

Jun 29, 1900
Washington County, OR

Jul 11, 1972
Washington County, OR

(never married?)

(no known children)

ROY CONNOLLY

Aug 26, 1903
Washington County, OR

Jul 09, 1979
Yakima, WA

DOLLIE HENRIETTA EUTSLER
(daughter of Adam Eutsler
& Mary Roberts)
(Special thanks to Marilynn, Becky,
and Cate for this info!)

**Known Children of Roy/Dollie Connolly**
Roy Adrian Connolly	(living)

**Children of Roy Adrian/Doris Connolly**
Cathy Connolly	(living)

Served in US Army prior to 1920
Operated Roy Connolly Ice & Fuel Company
Was a Foreman at J.M. Perry Ice Company
Member of Yakima Eagles Lodge #289

SIDNEY JAMES CONNOLLY

Nov 01, 1904
Yamhill County, OR

Oct 07, 1995
Crescent City, CA

HELEN HOLLENBECK
(1915-1994)
(daughter of Ira Earl Hollenbeck
& Sadie Keene)
(Thanks to Carolyn Connolly
for supplying Helen's maiden name!)

**Known Children of Sidney/Helen Connolly**
Darlene (Connolly) Tomlinson	(living)
Judy (Connolly) Jones	(living)
Harvey Connolly	(living)

Member of I.O.O.F. Lodge in Crescent City, CA

GEORGE CONNOLLY

May 15, 1906
Washington County, OR

Jul 02, 1989
Washington County, OR

OPAL GLADYS REYNOLDS
(1909-1996)
(daughter of Charles S. Reynolds
& Maggie O. Hahn)

**Known Children of George/Opal Connolly**
Merlyn Dennis Connolly	1935-1994
Velene (Connolly) Tarkington	1939-2004

Worked as a logger & rancher
Owned Mountaindale Store in Mountaindale, OR
Member: Oregon Association of Mounted Posses
Member: Washington County Sheriff's Posse

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