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Family History

My 2nd-great-grandmother, Ann Quinn Barrett (widow of William) moved to Milwaukee from Cedarburg (Ozaukee County) sometime between 1880 and 1889. Her surviving children -- John, Julia, William, Elizabeth, Jeremiah, and Mary -- also moved to Milwaukee during this period. If the family moved together, the move must have taken place between 1882, when John Barrett married Sarah Scott in Cedarburg, and 1884, when Elizabeth Barrett married Robert Owens in Milwaukee.

My great-grandparents, Jeremiah Barrett and Elizabeth Reilly, were married in this city in 1891, and lived the rest of their lives here. All of their children were born in Milwaukee, and three died here -- an unknown child, Sylvester (1899) and Annetta (1911). After Elizabeth's death in 1911, the children went to separate homes, and only Bill and Ray remained in Milwaukee. Later, Jerry, Bill, and Frances all lived in Sheboygan County, and Laura in Dodge County. Ray lived in San Francisco.

Homes

Date Ann John Julia William Elizabeth Jeremiah Mary
1889
(City Directory)
453 Cramer St. 459 Cramer St. 468 Thomas St. 453 Cramer St.
1890
(City Directory)
453 Cramer St. 459 Cramer St. 467 Oakland Ave. 453 Cramer St.
1894
(City Directory)
453 Cramer St.
1895
(City Directory)
454 Prospect Ave.
1900 (Census) 434 Prospect Ave. 381 Prospect Ave. 436 Prospect Ave. 454 Prospect Ave. 434 Prospect Ave.
14 May 1902
(death cert.)
434 Prospect Ave.
17 May 1909
(death cert.)
454 Prospect Ave.
1910 (Census) 436 Prospect Ave. widow, Elizabeth
454B Prospect Ave.
434 Prospect Ave.
1920 (Census) 465 Oakland Ave. 1314 Murray Ave.
Shorewood
469 Oakland Ave.
3 Jul. 1925 (obit) 1314 Murray Ave.
26 Jul. 1927 (obit) 465 Oakland Ave.
1930 (Census) 345 Beverly Rd.
Shorewood
1111 Cramer St.
Shorewood
1082 Cramer St.
Shorewood
3 Nov. 1930 (obit) 345 Beverly Rd.
25 Jan. 1937 (obit) 3522 N. Cramer St.

Orphan Asylums

Jeremiah and Elizabeth Barrett and their eldest daughter, Annetta, all died of tuberculosis. Sixteen months after Jerry's death, and six and a half months before her own, Elizabeth found it necessary to place her four younger children in orphan asylums in Milwaukee. On 27 September 1910, Bill and Ray were placed at St. Aemilian's Orphan Asylum, and Laura and Frances were placed at St. Rose's Orphan Asylum.

Churches

Members of the Barrett Family were members of Holy Rosary Church. Baptisms are documented there for children of John and Sarah Barrett and Jerry and Elizabeth Barrett. Some members of the family were members of St. Robert's Church, where the funerals of Julia Clifford (1925), William Henry Barrett (1930), and Mary Dowling (1937) were held.

Hospital

Elizabeth Reilly Barrett died 8 April 1911 at Milwaukee County General Hospital.

Funeral Directors

Members of the Barrett family usually used S. F. Peacock & Son funeral home.

Cemeteries

Members of the Barrett family were buried at Calvary Cemetery and Holy Cross Cemetery.

Notes on Research

Research at the office of the Milwaukee County Register of Deeds is by appointment. No on-site research is permitted by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. However, many records are available through the Family History Library and the University of Milwaukee. See these links:

  • Milwaukee County Register of Deeds: Genealogical Research
  • Archives of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee: FAQ.
  • Family History Library Catalog: City of Milwaukee.
  • Family History Library Catalog: Milwaukee County.
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: Archives
  • Milwaukee County Historical Society.
  • Wisconsin Historical Society.