Obituary of Katherine (Hughes) Coyle
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Obituary of
Katherine (Hughes) Coyle
(1846 - 1914)


Katherine (Hughes) Coyle was the second youngest daughter of John and Kate Hughes, and a half-sister of Martin Hughes. She was born in County Mayo, Ireland and emigrated to the U.S. in the late 1860's. She married James C. Coyle on 21 Jan 1869 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They had eleven children, two of which died young. Their children were John J. (who married Mary Dailey and lived in Los Angeles), Anne (who married Dennis A. Sweeney), Mary, Frank J. (who married Margaret Doherty), James W., Catherine G. (who married Howard R. Morgan), Isabelle (who married William C. Assman and lived in South Dakota), Margaret (who married John B. Keeline) and Elizabeth (Sister Mary Clarence).

Related Items:
Obituaries for her children James W. and Elizabeth (Sister Mary Clarence).
Death notice for her father, John, and obituaries for her mother Kate and sisters Honora Murphy, Anne Coyle and Mary Carter.
Biography and obituary for her half-brother Martin D. Hughes.
Pictures of the Coyle family plot and the tombstones of other individuals connected to the Hughes family in St. Joseph's Cemetery.


The Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa)
Sunday, 1 November 1914

Mrs. James Coyle.
      Mrs. James Coyle, aged 68 years, died at 1:30 a. m. Saturday at her home, 635 Bluff street. Mrs. Coyle was born in County Mayo, Ireland, coming to America when quite young. She was the daughter of John and Catherine Hughes.
      She is survived by her husband, James Coyle, four daughters and three sons. The daughters are Mrs. T. A. Sweeney 1 of this city; Mrs. H. R. Morgan,2 Omaha; Mrs. William Assman,3 Jordon, S. D.; Sister Mary Clarence,4 Marcus, Ia. The sons are John Coyle, Rapid City, S. D.; Frank Coyle, Gregory, S. D.; James Coyle, of this city. She also leaves four sisters and one brother. They are Mrs. John Coyle 5 of Council Bluffs; Mrs. Edward Murphy 6 of Lewis township; Mrs. James Claar 7 of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. George Gleason 8 of Grand Island, Neb., and Martin Hughes of Omaha.
      The funeral will be held Monday morning at 9 o�clock from St. Francis church. The funeral will be conducted with requiem high mass by Rev. Father McManus. Interment will be in St. Joseph�s cemetery.


1 Daughter Anne, wife of Dennis A. Sweeney.
2 Daughter Catherine, wife of Howard R. Morgan.
3 Daughter Isabelle.
4 Daughter Elizabeth, a Sister of Charity.
5 Sister Anne.
6 Sister Honora "Nora".
7 Sister Sarah. Should be "Clair", not Claar.
8 Sister Ellen. She was married at least twice prior to this marriage, first to Albert O. Hill and then to John Denney.




Transcribed by Erica DeCoursey
2003