Margaret was the daughter of Thomas McGrath and Harriet McGowan. She married Martin Lilly on 26 Nov 1923 in Fonda, Pocahontas, Iowa. They were the parents of Harriet, Catherine, Thomas, and Eleanor.
SIBLING
Mary Agnes 1893 IL
CENSUS 1900 Manhattan Township Manhattan village, Will, Illinois
Michael F Mcgowan Head Male 43 Illinois
Harriet Mcgrath Sister Female 38 Illinois widow
Margrite Mcgrath Niece Female 9 Illinois
Mary Mcgrath Niece Female 7 Illinois
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934
Name: Martin A. Lilly
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Nov 1923
Event Place: Fonda, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Father's Name: Alexander T. Lilly
Mother's Name: Catherine Mackey
Spouse's Name: Margaret I. Mcgrath
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 29
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Mcgrath
Spouse's Mother's Name: Harriet Mcgowan
Buena Vista County Journal - Wednesday , December 5th, 1990 - Margaret Lilly, 99, York, NE.
formerly of Fonda, died Friday at Hearthstone Nursing Home York, NE.
Services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday November 26, 1990 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Fonda, with Rev. Edward Murray, Rev. Paul Kelly, grandson of the deceased, and Rev Robert W . Phillips officiating. Burial is in Mount Zion Cemetery, Fonda. Mahaney Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Obituary - Margaret McGrath was born October 18, 1891 in Chicago, IL. She received her education from Fonda Community Schools. After graduation, she attended normal school in Pocahontas and received her teaching certificate there. She taught in a one room rural school in Iowa for several years.
She married Martin Lilly in 1923 at Fonda. After her husband's death, she moved to Nebraska in 1977 to live with her daughters. She entered Heartstone Nursing Home, York, NE. in 1982. She was a charter member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas and of the Legion of Mary.
Survivors include daughters: Harriet Green, Springfield, NE; Eleanor Weiler, York, NE; and Catherine Kelly, Sioux Rapids; son, Thomas Cedar Rapids; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great -grandchildren.
SIBLING
Mary Agnes 1893 IL
CENSUS 1900 Manhattan Township Manhattan village, Will, Illinois
Michael F Mcgowan Head Male 43 Illinois
Harriet Mcgrath Sister Female 38 Illinois widow
Margrite Mcgrath Niece Female 9 Illinois
Mary Mcgrath Niece Female 7 Illinois
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934
Name: Martin A. Lilly
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Nov 1923
Event Place: Fonda, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Father's Name: Alexander T. Lilly
Mother's Name: Catherine Mackey
Spouse's Name: Margaret I. Mcgrath
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 29
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Mcgrath
Spouse's Mother's Name: Harriet Mcgowan
Buena Vista County Journal - Wednesday , December 5th, 1990 - Margaret Lilly, 99, York, NE.
formerly of Fonda, died Friday at Hearthstone Nursing Home York, NE.
Services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday November 26, 1990 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Fonda, with Rev. Edward Murray, Rev. Paul Kelly, grandson of the deceased, and Rev Robert W . Phillips officiating. Burial is in Mount Zion Cemetery, Fonda. Mahaney Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Obituary - Margaret McGrath was born October 18, 1891 in Chicago, IL. She received her education from Fonda Community Schools. After graduation, she attended normal school in Pocahontas and received her teaching certificate there. She taught in a one room rural school in Iowa for several years.
She married Martin Lilly in 1923 at Fonda. After her husband's death, she moved to Nebraska in 1977 to live with her daughters. She entered Heartstone Nursing Home, York, NE. in 1982. She was a charter member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas and of the Legion of Mary.
Survivors include daughters: Harriet Green, Springfield, NE; Eleanor Weiler, York, NE; and Catherine Kelly, Sioux Rapids; son, Thomas Cedar Rapids; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great -grandchildren.
Margaret was the daughter of Thomas McGrath and Harriet McGowan. She married Martin Lilly on 26 Nov 1923 in Fonda, Pocahontas, Iowa. They were the parents of Harriet, Catherine, Thomas, and Eleanor.
SIBLING
Mary Agnes 1893 IL
CENSUS 1900 Manhattan Township Manhattan village, Will, Illinois
Michael F Mcgowan Head Male 43 Illinois
Harriet Mcgrath Sister Female 38 Illinois widow
Margrite Mcgrath Niece Female 9 Illinois
Mary Mcgrath Niece Female 7 Illinois
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934
Name: Martin A. Lilly
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Nov 1923
Event Place: Fonda, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Father's Name: Alexander T. Lilly
Mother's Name: Catherine Mackey
Spouse's Name: Margaret I. Mcgrath
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 29
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Mcgrath
Spouse's Mother's Name: Harriet Mcgowan
Buena Vista County Journal - Wednesday , December 5th, 1990 - Margaret Lilly, 99, York, NE.
formerly of Fonda, died Friday at Hearthstone Nursing Home York, NE.
Services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday November 26, 1990 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Fonda, with Rev. Edward Murray, Rev. Paul Kelly, grandson of the deceased, and Rev Robert W . Phillips officiating. Burial is in Mount Zion Cemetery, Fonda. Mahaney Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Obituary - Margaret McGrath was born October 18, 1891 in Chicago, IL. She received her education from Fonda Community Schools. After graduation, she attended normal school in Pocahontas and received her teaching certificate there. She taught in a one room rural school in Iowa for several years.
She married Martin Lilly in 1923 at Fonda. After her husband's death, she moved to Nebraska in 1977 to live with her daughters. She entered Heartstone Nursing Home, York, NE. in 1982. She was a charter member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas and of the Legion of Mary.
Survivors include daughters: Harriet Green, Springfield, NE; Eleanor Weiler, York, NE; and Catherine Kelly, Sioux Rapids; son, Thomas Cedar Rapids; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great -grandchildren.
SIBLING
Mary Agnes 1893 IL
CENSUS 1900 Manhattan Township Manhattan village, Will, Illinois
Michael F Mcgowan Head Male 43 Illinois
Harriet Mcgrath Sister Female 38 Illinois widow
Margrite Mcgrath Niece Female 9 Illinois
Mary Mcgrath Niece Female 7 Illinois
Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934
Name: Martin A. Lilly
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 26 Nov 1923
Event Place: Fonda, Pocahontas, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Marital Status: S
Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Father's Name: Alexander T. Lilly
Mother's Name: Catherine Mackey
Spouse's Name: Margaret I. Mcgrath
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 29
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Mcgrath
Spouse's Mother's Name: Harriet Mcgowan
Buena Vista County Journal - Wednesday , December 5th, 1990 - Margaret Lilly, 99, York, NE.
formerly of Fonda, died Friday at Hearthstone Nursing Home York, NE.
Services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday November 26, 1990 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, Fonda, with Rev. Edward Murray, Rev. Paul Kelly, grandson of the deceased, and Rev Robert W . Phillips officiating. Burial is in Mount Zion Cemetery, Fonda. Mahaney Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Obituary - Margaret McGrath was born October 18, 1891 in Chicago, IL. She received her education from Fonda Community Schools. After graduation, she attended normal school in Pocahontas and received her teaching certificate there. She taught in a one room rural school in Iowa for several years.
She married Martin Lilly in 1923 at Fonda. After her husband's death, she moved to Nebraska in 1977 to live with her daughters. She entered Heartstone Nursing Home, York, NE. in 1982. She was a charter member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas and of the Legion of Mary.
Survivors include daughters: Harriet Green, Springfield, NE; Eleanor Weiler, York, NE; and Catherine Kelly, Sioux Rapids; son, Thomas Cedar Rapids; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great -grandchildren.
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