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Mildred Madigan¹

• Father: Michael P. Madigan¹ b. 26 Feb 1872, d. 25 Feb 1945
• Mother: Margaret M. Drew¹ b. c 1875, d. 17 Mar 1934

• Charts: Madigan

• Birth*: Mildred Madigan was born on 5 February 1910 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹
• Burial*: She was buried on 13 February 1913 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Worth, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹
• Death*: She died on 13 February 1913 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, at age 3.¹

Nanette Isabel Madigan

Nanette Madigan Rooney, c 1947

• Father: Patrick Madigan b. c 1 Apr 1850, d. 15 Jan 1890
• Mother: Bridget (Bessie) Thompson b. 8 Oct 1852, d. 31 Dec 1935

• Charts: Madigan, Reidy, Thomas/Thompson

• Birth*: Nanette was born at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 23 November 1881.^1,2
• Baptism: She was baptized at Nativity of Our Lord Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 27 November 1881. Religion: Roman Catholic.
  Nativity of Our Lord Church
  653 W. 37th Street
  Chicago 9, Illinois
  
  Name: Anna Madigan (Nanette added at a later time)
  Born at: November 23, 1881
  Baptized: November 27, 1881
  Father: Patrick Madigan
  Mother: B. Thompson
  Sponsors: Charles Halloren & B. Thompson
  Priest: Rev. J. M. Hagan
  Signed: Rev. R. M. Devaney
  Date: November 6, 1947.³
• Baptism Name: Her baptism name was Anna.⁴
• (daughter) Census1900: Mary, Ellen and Nanette was listed as a daughter in Bridget (Bessie) Thompson's household on the 1900 Census at 364 Loomis Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁵
• Census1900*: Nanette was listed as a daughter in an unknown person 's household on the 1900 Census at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.⁶
• Name Variation: As of 2 June 1900, Nanette Isabel Madigan was also known as Annie.⁷
• Marriage License: She and George William Rooney obtained a marriage license on 31 July 1903 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.⁸
• Married Name: As of 2 August 1903,her married name was Rooney.⁹
• Marriage*: She married George William Rooney at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, on 2 August 1903. The minister was E. A. Murphy and the marriage was witnessed by Ed Green.^9,10
• (godparent) Baptism: They became Thomas Aloysius Sullivan's godparent at his baptism at St. Agatha Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 18 July 1908.^11,12
• Residence: Nanette, as an unknown person 's wife, resided with an unknown person , on 15 April 1910. Rents home.¹³
• Census1910*: She was census 1910 on 15 April 1910 at 1335 Miraposa Street, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA.¹³
• Residence*: Nanette, as an unknown person 's wife, resided with an unknown person , on 9 January 1920. Rents home.¹⁴
• Census1920*: She was census 1920 on 9 January 1920 at 534 Logan Street, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA.¹⁴
• Census1930: She was census 1930 on 9 April 1930; Rents home for $65.00 per month.¹⁵
• Residence*: She lived on 2 January 1936 at San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA.¹⁶
• Death*: Nanette died on 1 May 1963 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, at age 81.^1,17,18,19
• Rcfuneral: She was buried from on 4 May 1963 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.²⁰
• Burial*: Her body was interred on 4 May 1963 at Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, USA, at All Saints Cemetery. Grave 2, Lot N9 of 17, block 10, section 8.^21,20
• Note*: Helen M. McIntyre interviewed by Elaine M. Beaudoin in April, 2006.
  E: What are your first memories of your Aunt Nannie? How old were you?
  H: The first I remember Aunt Nannie was when I was 4 years old and we went to visit her in Denver Colorado where Uncle George was transferred. She was nice and pleasant. There was a little cat in her backyard running around all the time. I called it the MOW and went out and played with it every day. She would look out and laugh at me.
  
  E: Did you ever visit Aunt Nannie’s home? What was her home like? Do you remember any of her addresses?
  H: I visited her in Denver when I was 4. They owed a nice brick bungalow with a big back yard and a nice front porch where we would sit every evening. The view was very pretty.
  
  E: Did you ever visit her in Denver or San Francisco?
  H: I also visited when I was 16. Ruth had to have her appendix out and she wanted the operation to take place in Denver. She asked my Mother if I could go with her, which I did. I stayed a month and enjoyed it all. Aunt Nannie was nice and Uncle George was a lot of fun. I never got to see her in San Francisco. They rented a high 3^rd floor and when she looked out her from windows she could see the Golden Gate Bridge.
  
  E: Who did Aunt Nannie marry? What do you remember about her husband? What did he do for work?
  H: She married George Rooney. I really like him. He was so nice and friendly. He had a great sense of humor. He worked for the Denver Rio Grand Railroad. He was transferred to Denver when Ruth was 3 and transferred to San Francisco about 20 years later.
  
  E: How did her husband die? Where did he die?
  H: He died in San Francisco. He was so happy when he was made Vice President. He was going to have his own office with his name on the door but he only lasted in his new office about 3 days. One night he and Aunt Nannie were having dinner. He said he didn’t feel good and dropped dead at the table. Ruth and my mother went out to San Francisco to help Aunt Nannie come back to Chicago. She brought Uncle George back here and he was buried in All Saints Cemetery.
  
  E: Did you spend time with her daughter Ruth when you were young? What did you do? H: Ruth and I were always friends. She was almost 9 years older than me and always played with me when I was little. She was always at all our get-togethers and when I was in my teens she would invite me over to her apartment on North Sheridan Road. When I married I entertained a lot and she was always there. Lots of times she would call Larry and up and take us out to dinner.
  E: Do you remember spending holidays with Aunt Nannie? Which ones? Any particular memories about them?
  H: Aunt Nannie and Uncle George only visited us in the summer. We never saw them on Thanksgiving or Christmas. When Uncle George died she lived in Chicago and we would see her then at all the holidays. Before she moved to Chicago I remember always getting a real nice Christmas present from her.
  
  E: Do you remember her being ill? Or, her wake and funeral?
  H: She always seemed very peppy and healthy. She was living with Ruth and suddenly decided to get a job at Fields as a clerk to help Ruth out with the bills – although Ruth didn’t want her to. She worked at Fields about 4 or 5 years and it was getting too much for her so she quit. One day she told Nell she was putting on weight because her stomach was getting big. It just kept getting bigger and bigger and she was slowing p. Ruth made her go to the doctor. The doctor said she had ovarian cancer and operated. She was in the hospital about 2 weeks and then she died. She is buried next to Uncle George at All Saints Cemetery.
  
  E: What funny things do you remember about Aunt Nannie?
  H: I really don’t remember anything funny. Aunt Mae was the funny one. Aunt Nannie was just pleasant and nice. She had a nice figure and always walked very straight. She had red hair and blue eyes and a nice smile.
  
  E: Do you remember any sad times with Aunt Nannie?
  H: Uncle George had died in March and Aunt Nannie was her living with Ruth. In December she was at Nell’s Christmas Eve Party. My Father loved to play our player piano and sing. He started to sing “Silent Night” and Aunt Nannie yelled “Oh, no.” and started to cry hysterically and ran into my bedroom. Ruth followed her to calm her down. Aunt Nannie said the song reminded her of George.
  
  E: Did your mother, Nell Sullivan, spend much time with her? What did they do together?
  H: Mother, Aunt Mae and Aunt Nannie spent a lot of time together going to lunch, visiting each others houses, getting together for the holidays.
  
  E: Shall we do Uncle John and Uncle Harry next?
  H: Yes.²²
• Blog*: She was mentioned in a blog at http://madiganthompson.blogspot.com Madigan/Thompson Genealogy Blog on 13 March 2010.²³

Nora Madigan

• Father: Michael T. Madigan b. b 8 Aug 1841, d. 9 Dec 1915
• Mother: Bridget Cherry b. b 1 Nov 1843, d. 30 Apr 1923

• Charts: Madigan

• Birth*: Nora was born at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 22 September 1870.¹
• Name Variation: As of 25 September 1870, Nora Madigan was also known as Honora.²
• Baptism: She was baptized on 25 September 1870 at St. James Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Sponsors James Cherry and Honora McInerney.^1,2
• Residence*: She lived on 15 June 1880 at 2806 Dashield Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.³
• Marriage License: She and Joseph P. Carey obtained a marriage license on 7 October 1893 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.⁴
• Married Name: As of 11 October 1893,her married name was Carey.²
• Marriage*: She married Joseph P. Carey at All Saints Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 11 October 1893.^4,2
• Biography*: Member of All Saints Court No. 12 W.C.O.F.⁵
• Residence: Nora Madigan lived in January 1909 at 2853 Emerald Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁵
• Death*: She died on 1 February 1909 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, at age 38; Chicago Tribune, February 3, 1909, page 15.
  Carey - Nora Carey, nee Madigan, wife of Joseph Carey. Funeral Thursday at 9:00 a.m. from 2853 Emerald Av. To All Saints Church, carriages to Calvary. Member of All Saints Court No. 12 W.C.O.F.^6,7
• Name Variation: As of 1 February 1909, Nora Madigan was also known as Norah.⁷
• Funeral: She received the blessing of the church at the funeral on 4 February 1909 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.⁵
• Burial*: Her body was interred on 4 February 1909 at Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA, at Calvary Cemetery.⁸

Nora Madigan

• Father: James Madigan b. b 4 Sep 1847, d. 25 Mar 1893
• Mother: Margaret Clancy b. 1850, d. 1 Apr 1893

• Charts: Madigan

• Birth*: Nora Madigan was born in June 1884 at Illinois, USA.¹
• Birth: She was born on 19 June 1886 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.²
• Birth: She was born circa 1887.³
• Residence*: She lived on 9 June 1900 at 3023 Emerald Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹
• Marriage License: She and William F. Hofelt obtained a marriage license on 27 January 1911 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁴
• Married Name: As of 8 February 1911,her married name was Hofelt.^2,5
• Marriage*: She married William F. Hofelt at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 8 February 1911.^2,4
• Address*: As of 21 April 1914, Nora Madigan and William F. Hofelt lived at 2419 W. Madison Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.³
• Death*: Nora Madigan died on 28 April 1920 at 625 S. Central Park Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, at age 35.^2,6
• Burial*: She was buried on 1 May 1920 at St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Cook County, Illinois, USA.²

Patrick Madigan

Patrick Madigan, c1890

• Father: Patrick Madigan b. 1809, d. 19 Aug 1884
• Mother: Margaret Fitzgerald b. 1806, d. 10 Jan 1886

• Charts: McIntyre/Sullivan Pedigree Chart, Madigan

• Birth*: Patrick was born at Coonagh, Killeely Civil Parish, County Limerick, Ireland, circa 1 April 1850. There is no townland address on Patrick's baptismal record but all of his siblings were living in Coonagh, St. Munchin's Catholic Parish, County Limerick when they were born. The baptismal record received from the Limerick Achives did not include a birth date, only a baptismal date. It has been assumed that Patrick was born within 7-10 days of his baptism for purposes of determining a birth date..^1,2,3
• Baptism: He was baptized at Parteen & Meelick Church, Killeely Civil Parish, County Limerick, Ireland, on 10 April 1850. Religion: Roman Catholic. Godparents: Michael Kenny and Helena Grimes.^1,2
• Emigration*: He emigrated, in 1872. Point of origin: an unknown place . First recording of Patrick Madigan in Chicago is in the 1872 city directory. His brother Michael is in the 1871 city directory..⁴
• (Witness) Marriage: He was a witness at James Madigan and Margaret Clancy's wedding at Nativity of Our Lord Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 4 February 1877.^5,6,7
• Marriage License: Patrick Madigan and Bridget (Bessie) Thompson obtained a marriage license on 23 February 1878.⁸
• Marriage*: He married Bridget (Bessie) Thompson at Old St. John's Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 24 February 1878.⁹
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of Mary (Mayme) F. Madigan at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 17 April 1879.^10,11
• Occupation*: Patrick Madigan was Laborer in 1880.¹²
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of Ellen "Nellie" Theresa Madigan at 3644 Dashiell Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 29 May 1880.¹³
• Occupation: Patrick Madigan was a building houseman (?) On 29 May 1880.¹⁴
• Residence*: He lived on 29 May 1880 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; Occupation: Building house man.¹⁵
• Census1880*: Patrick was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.¹⁶
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of Nanette Isabel Madigan at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, on 23 November 1881.^17,18
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of Thomas Madigan at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, on 27 September 1883.¹⁹
• Address*: As of March 1885, Patrick Madigan and Bridget (Bessie) Thompson lived at 3644 Dashield, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.³
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of Patrick "Harry" Madigan at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on 8 March 1885.^20,3,21,22
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of John Joseph Madigan at 3644 N. Dashield, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 17 April 1887.²³
• Residence*: Patrick Madigan and Bridget (Bessie) Thompson lived on 14 January 1890 at 2853 Emerald Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁴
• Death*: Patrick died on 15 January 1890 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.^4,24
• Burial*: His body was interred on 17 January 1890 at Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA, at Calvary Cemetery. Lot 2, block 26, section P, owned by Kathleen English, purchased April 23, 1901. Patrick Madigan had originally been interred in lot 272, block 11, section T on January 17, 1890 and then reinterred in the English plot..²⁵
• Name Variation: Patrick Madigan was also known as Madison.²⁶
• Blog*: He was mentioned in a blog at http://madiganthompson.blogspot.com Madigan/Thompson Genealogy Blog on 12 March 2010.²⁷
• Blog: He was mentioned in a blog at http://madiganthompson.blogspot.com Madigan/Thompson Genealogy Blog on 13 March 2010.²⁷

Patrick Madigan

Patrick Madigan gravestone
Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Illinois
Photo courtesy: Elaine Beaudoin

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• Charts: McIntyre/Sullivan Pedigree Chart, Madigan

• Birth*: Patrick was born at City of Limerick, Ireland, in 1809.¹
• Note*: It is likely that Patrick Madigan's father was Michael Madigan since Patrick names his eldest son Michael. And, when it appears Michael 1 dies, he names his next son Michael 2. The tradition was to name the eldest son after the paternal grandfather. circa 1809. It is likely that Patrick Madigan's father was Michael Madigan since Patrick names his eldest son Michael. And, when it appears Michael 1 dies, he names his next son Michael 2. The tradition was to name the eldest son after the paternal grandfather.²
• Birth: He was born circa 1819. Not likely that he is 61 in 1880, as he would have only been 14 years old when he married Margaret Fitzgerald in 1833.³
• Marriage*: He married Margaret Fitzgerald at St. Munchin's Church, Limerick City, St. Munchin's Civil Parish, County Limerick, Ireland, on 22 October 1833. Witnesses were James Kenny and Mary Fitzgerald.^4,2,5
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of Michael 1 Madigan at Coonagh, Killeely Civil Parish, County Limerick, Ireland, before 8 November 1837.^2,4
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of Anne Madigan at Killeely Civil Parish, County Limerick, before 17 March 1839.^2,4
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of Michael T. Madigan at Killeely Civil Parish, County Limerick, before 8 August 1841.^4,2
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of Mary Madigan at Killeely Civil Parish, County Limerick, before 4 October 1844.^2,4
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of James Madigan at Meelick Gate, Killeely Civil Parish, County Limerick, Ireland, before 4 September 1847.⁴
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of Patrick Madigan at Killeely Civil Parish, County Limerick, circa 1 April 1850.^4,2,6
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of Thomas Madigan at Killeely Civil Parish, County Limerick, before 5 September 1853.^4,2
• (father) Birth: Patrick became the father of Margaret Madigan at Killeely Civil Parish, County Limerick, before 12 October 1856.^2,4,7
• Immigration*: Patrick immigrated, in 1873. Destination: USA.¹
• Census1880*: He was census 1880 on 3 June 1880 at 2851 Emerald Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Patrick and Margaret (Fitzgerald) are living with their son, James and his wife Margaret.⁸
• Occupation*: He was a laborer in 1884.¹
• Address*: As of 19 August 1884, Patrick Madigan lived at 2859 Dashiel, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹
• Death*: Patrick died on 19 August 1884 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹
• Burial*: His body was interred on 20 August 1884 at Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA, at Calvary Cemetery. Grave card: Section T, Block 11, Lot 272.¹

Patrick Madigan

• Father: James Madigan b. b 4 Sep 1847, d. 25 Mar 1893
• Mother: Margaret Clancy b. 1850, d. 1 Apr 1893

• Charts: Madigan

• Birth: Patrick was born in March 1879.^1,2
• Birth*: He was born in 1880 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.³
• Residence*: He lived on 3 June 1880 at 2851 Emerald Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁴
• Residence: He lived on 9 June 1900 at 3023 Emerald Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹
• Occupation*: He was Day laborer on 9 June 1900.¹
• Death*: He died on 10 February 1907 at 20 Sholto Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.^5,6,3,2
• Burial*: He was buried on 13 February 1907 at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Plot: Section S, Block 44, Lot N9.^7,3,5

Patrick "Harry" Madigan

P. Harry Madigan, c 1940s

• Father: Patrick Madigan b. c 1 Apr 1850, d. 15 Jan 1890
• Mother: Bridget (Bessie) Thompson b. 8 Oct 1852, d. 31 Dec 1935

• Charts: Madigan, Reidy, Thomas/Thompson

• Birth*: Patrick was born at 3644 Dashield, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 8 March 1885.^1,2,3,4
• (son) Census1900: Patrick, John and James was listed as a son in Bridget (Bessie) Thompson's household on the 1900 Census at 364 Loomis Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁵
• Census1900*: Patrick was listed as a son in an unknown person 's household on the 1900 Census at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.⁶
• Census1910*: Patrick was listed as a son in an unknown person 's household on the 1910 Census at 3511 W. Fillmore Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁷
• Employment: He was an applicant for a saloon application on 17 April 1917 at 4701 W. Harrison, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁸
• Residence*: He resided at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, in 1917, at 3511 W. Fillmore Street. 1917 Chicago City Directory..
• Milt-WWI*: He registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.⁹
• Description: He was described as medium height and build with blue eyes and dark grey hair on 12 September 1918.⁹
• Employment: He was employed as a saloon keeper,a saloon which he owned, on 12 September 1918 at 4701 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁹
• Association*: He was associated circa 1920 at Ragen's Athletic and Benevolent Association, i.e., Regan's Colts, Ragen's Colts was a predominantly Irish street gang which dominated the Chicago underworld during the early twentieth century later becoming part of the Chicago Outfit under Al Capone. Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... The Chicago Outfit is a crime syndicate that has a long and storied history dating back to long before Prohibition. ... FBI mugshot of Capone, 1931 Alphonse Gabriel Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), more popularly known as Al Scarface Capone, was a famous American Gangster in the 1920s and 1930s, although his business card is reported to have said he was a dealer in used furniture. ...
  
  Originally established as an athletic club, the Ragen's Athletic and Benevolent Association was soon dominated by team pitcher Frank Ragen eventually hiring the club out to Chicago Democrat politicians for election fraud. The Democratic Party soon gained control over the Chicago City Council and Illinois legislature due to the gangs activities. The gang quickly expanded numbering 160 members by 1902 and 2,000 by 1908 earning the motto "Hit Me and You Hit 2,000". By the end of the decade the gang had financed the careers of hundreds of city officials including prominent alderman, police chiefs, and city treasurers including gang leader Frank Ragen himself who later became Chicago police commissioner. By 1920 many members of the gang had become prominent criminals and gunmen such as William "Gunner" McPadden, Harry Madigan, Joseph "Dynamite" Brooks, Danny McFall, Hughey "Stubby" McGovern, Davy "Yiddles" Miller, and Ralph Sheldon. Electoral fraud is the deliberate interference with the process of an election. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major parties in the United States. ... An alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. ... For other people named David Miller, see David Miller (disambiguation) David Miller (left, wearing the Mayors Chain of Office) marching with veteran Gene Dorotheo Sr. ...
  
  During the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 the gang began instigating fights between black and other Southside neighborhoods as the gang later led raids into the Black Belt, looting homes and killing several people, and blacks retaliating by attacking other Southside neighborhoods. As news of the attacks were heard other neighborhoods around the city began rioting lasting four days and resulting in 34 deaths, of which 14 black and 20 white, and over 1,000 injured. From July 27 to August 2, 1919, a race riot broke out in Chicago after Eugene Williams, a black youth, paddled his raft into white territory at the 29th Street beach, and drowned after being hit by a volley of rocks. ... In many martial arts, each practitioners level is marked by the colour of the belt. ...
  
  During Prohibition the gang soon began bootlegging although member Ralph Sheldon formed his own group and began hijacking rival liquor shipments. While the gang came into conflict with the Chicago Outfit during the bootleg wars Capone, impressed with the gang, hired them as enforcers for the organization and were eventually absorbed into the organization following the establishment of the National Crime Syndicate in 1932 as many members would later become top leaders of the Chicago crime syndicate. Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol. ... The National Crime Syndicate was the name given to an organized crime syndicate, set up in the 1930s, by Charles Lucky Luciano and based out of New York City. ...
  
  Several members of Ragen's Colts would leave to form the NFL football team the Chicago Maroons, later known as the Chicago Cardinals, in 1920. NFL logo For other uses of the abbreviation NFL, see NFL (disambiguation). ... The Arizona Cardinals are a National Football League team based in Tempe, Arizona.
  NationMaster.com.¹⁰
• Biography: Ragen members could be secured to do "strong arm" work in the elections in other districts as well as the stockyards area. Hugh McGovern and John and Harry Madigan and John O'Brien kidnapped a Cicero clerk of election by the name of Joseph Rice and held him prisoner in a West Harrison Street saloon. The plaintiff charged kidnapping and assault to kill. The history of the trial of these four men is an interesting sidelight on the administration of the law. True bills were voted by the April grand jury in 1924. The case did not come up for trial until June, 1926. Critics of State's Attorney Crowe, who was elected in the primaries of the 1924, when so much violence was used in the elections, accused him of purposely shelving this case along with others that grew out of the 1924 elections. Just before the case was due to come to trial a new assistant prosecutor was assigned to it, in place of the one who had been familiar with the case from its inception. The men were acquitted of the charge although the defense had offered no closing argument and the assistant prosecuting attorney in charge had made only a brief summary of the case for the state. The prosecuting witness, who had positively identified his assailants as McGovern, the Madigan Brothers, and O'Brien two years before, refused in 1926 to say that these four were the kidnappers, and it was generally understood that it was for fear of his life.
  Chapter XXIV, The Gangster and the Politician, 9. Election Violence, The Illinois Crime Survey, page 1005.¹¹
• Employment: He opened the Pony Inn circa 1925.¹²
• Biography: "Relations between Capone and the O'Donnells had deteriorated to the brink of open combat. The Irishmen grew daily bolder in their encroachments upon Capone's Cicero territory. Harry Madigan later explained to Chief of Detectives Schoemaker how matters had stood: 'When I wanted to start a saloon in Cicero more than a year ago, Capone wouldn't let me. I finally obtained strong political pressure and was able to open. Then Capone came to me and said I would have to buy his beer, so I did. A few months ago Doherty and Myles O'Donnell came to me and said they could sell me better beer than Capone beer, which was then needled. They did and it cost fifty dollars a barrel, where Capone charged me sixty. I changed, and upon my recommendation so did several other Cicero saloonkeepers.'"
  Kobler,Capone, Page 173.
  
  Other articles are in the Madigan file regarding the murder of McSwiggin.¹²
• Biography: Harry Madigan ran an Al Capone-controlled bar called the Pony Inn at this location, 5613 W. Roosevelt, Cicero, in 1926. In Spring of that year, the sidewalk in front of the saloon became the scene of a famous crime that haunted Capone throughout the rest of his career. The building still stands, now know as Sarno's Restaurant.
  William McSwiggin was Assistant Statues' Attorney in Chicago, and had vigorously pursued an indictment against Al Capone in 1924 for killing Joe Howard in a South side bar. While unable to successfully prosecute Capone (despite the presence of several eye-witnesses), McSwiggin became known as a "hanging" prosecutor. But there was more to him than met the eye.
  McSwiggin was also a card player, gambler, and drinker, and that naturally brought him into close contact with Capone and his associates on a regular basis. In fact, with the passage of time, Capone began to consider McSwiggin a friend. One night in late Spring, 1926, after dinner at his parents' house, McSwiggin and a few close friends went out for a night of gambling and drinks. Shortly after leaving the house, their car broke down and they ended up joining a couple of other friends in their car. These friends were the O'Donnell brothers, rival bootleggers who had a growing feud with Capone.
  The O'Donnells' shiny new Lincoln went cruising through Cicero with McSwiggin and friends, hitting bar after bar, until they ended up here, at the Pony Inn, not far from Capone's Cicero headquarters. When word came to Capone that his rivals were encroaching on his territory, he sent a convoy of Lieutenants, armed with machine guns, to make his displeasure known. No one told him his friend McSwiggin was with the group.
  As the drinking party left the Pony Inn, bursts of gunfire sent fifty rounds into the group, killing three, including McSwiggin (the O'Donnells, the targets of the attack, escaped unharmed).
  Public outcry at the gangland death of a state prosecutor pushed the police into action. Chicago police invaded Cicero, arresting Ralph Capone and raiding several Capone-owned joints. Al fled the city, spending the summer of 1926 among friends in the Italian community in Lansing, Michigan, until the heat died down enough for him to return to the Chicago area.
  Never again, however, was Capone completely unmolested by the police. Though he had never intended to hurt McSwiggin, he had lost his standing with the public, who began to put increasing pressure on the police to shut down gang operations.
  Posted by Kendall, The Chicago Crime Scenes Project: Photographs of locations associated with infamous criminal incidents in Chicago. Thursday, September 30, 2008.¹³
• Biography: Chicago Tribune, March 20, 1929, page 2. Slain in Cicero Saloon. William J. Vercoe, 51 years old, a credit expert who recently ventured into business for himself and met reverses, was shot to death last night at the bar of the Pony Inn cafe, 5615 Roosevelt road, Cicero. Machine gunners killed Assistant State's Attorney William H. McSwiggin three years ago in front of the same resort, which was operated the, as it is now, by Harry Madigan and Michael Wendel. (The article continues about the murder and is in the Madigan file.)¹⁴
• Occupation*: He was Pluming proprietor on 4 April 1930.¹⁵
• Residence: He resided at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 4 September 1930, at 4826 W. Quincy Street.¹⁵
• Biography*: Signed his mother, Bridget "Bessie" Thompson Madigan's death certificate.¹⁶
• Residence: He lived on 31 December 1935 at 4826 W. Quincy Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹⁶
• Description*: He was described as five feet eight inches tall weighing 195 pounds. He had blue eyes, brown hair and a light complexion. on 27 April 1942.¹⁷
• Residence: He lived on 27 April 1942 at 6 N. Hamlin, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.³
• Name Variation: As of 27 April 1942, Patrick "Harry" Madigan was also known as Harry Patrick Madigan.¹⁷
• Milt-WWII*: He registered for the draft on 27 April 1942 at Chicago Local Board no. 43, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹⁷
• Employment*: He owned his own business on 27 April 1942 at 3936 W. Madison, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. It is believed that it was a tavern.¹⁷
• Marriage License*: He and Margaret McHugh obtained a marriage license on 23 February 1945 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.^18,19
• Marriage: Patrick "Harry" Madigan married Margaret McHugh on 25 February 1945 at Mount Carmel Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Reverend Harold A. Steffens presiding.¹⁹
• Employment: Patrick "Harry" Madigan was employed on 28 October 1948 at Madigan's Restaurant, 3926 Madison, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.²⁰
• Biography: Harry applied for social security on 12 Dec 1952.⁴
• Occupation: He was Pipe fitter before 1956.²¹
• Residence*: He and Margaret McHugh lived in November 1956 at 221 S. Central Park Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹⁸
• Address*: As of 26 November 1956, Patrick "Harry" Madigan lived at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Harry was in Cook County Hospital for one day.²¹
• Death*: He died on 27 November 1956 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, at age 71; 1956-11-30
  Chicago Tribune (IL)
  MADIGAN
  Edition: Chicago Tribune
  --Harry P. Madigan of 221 S. Central Park avenue, beloved husband of Margaret Saunders Madigan, nee McHugh; brother of Nell Sullivan, Nan Rooney, John J., and the late Mayme Harvison (sic). At funeral home, 17 Madison street, Oak Park. Funeral Saturday, Dec. I, 9:30 a.m., to Our Lady of Sorrows church. Mass 10 a.m. Interment Calvary. Member of Pipe Fitters union, local No. 597.
  Copyright 1956, Chicago Tribune. Record Number: 19561130dn117.^21,22
• Funeral: He received the blessing of the church at the funeral on 1 December 1956 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹⁸
• Burial*: His body was interred on 1 December 1956 at Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA, at Calvary Cemetery. Lot 15, part of lot N, block 6, section Z. The grave marker reads "digan". The "Ma" has broken off..²³
• Note*: He Elaine M. Beaudoin interviewed Helen M. McIntyre regarding her Uncle Harry.
  E: What are your first memories of your Uncle Harry? How old were you?
  H: I was about four or five. We lived out west in the Austin neighborhood. Uncle Harry opened up a movie theatre on West Roosevelt Road. I would go there with my Mother and Father and see silent movies.
  
  E: Uncle Harry lived with Nana for some time. Do you remember visiting with him and Nana? Anything you remember about the visits?
  H: We visited Nana a lot but didn’t see too much of Uncle Harry. He seemed to be always working.
  
  E: When did Harry get his own place? Where did Uncle Harry live? Did you ever visit Uncle Harry’s home? What was his home like?
  H: He married Margaret Saunders and moved to an apartment at 221 S. Central Park. I visited a few times. It was a nice first floor apartment near Garfield Park.
  
  E: Uncle Harry owned several taverns. What were they like? Any stories about visits to the bars?
  H: He owned one at Madison and Crawford. We would go sometimes for dinner. My Mother and Father went there a lot. After he left it became Apollo Savings and Loan! (Where Helen McIntyre worked)
  
  E: Did Uncle Harry own any other businesses? What were they? Do you remember anything about them?
  H: He finally sold (the tavern) after several years. He thought the neighborhood was changing for the worst. He bought a new place out West but didn’t get as much business and missed his old friends so finally gave it up. I think he started off as a pipe fitter.
  
  E: There are articles about Uncle Harry in the newspaper when someone was shot outside one of his taverns. Do you remember anything about the incident?
  H: I remember Nellie and Aunt Mae talking about it. It was in the newspapers and sort of blamed Uncle Harry. Nellie and Aunt Mae were upset about it. One man was a gangster. He and another man had an argument at the bar. They went outside in the back yard and the gangster shot and killed the other man.
  
  E: Who did Uncle Harry marry? How old was he? What do you remember about her? Was she married before? Did she have any children with her first husband?
  H: Uncle Harry was in his fifties (when he got married). He married Margaret Saunders. He knew her for a long time. She was married before but her husband died. I think she had one son.
  
  E: Do you remember spending holidays with Uncle Harry? Which ones? Any particular memories about them?
  H: Uncle Harry seemed to always be working at his tavern. But lots of time my Mother, Father, Aunt Mae and I would go there to celebrate a birthday or holiday.
  
  E: What other stories do you remember about Uncle Harry?
  H: Not too much. He was nice but on the quiet side and very serious about everything.
  
  E: Do you remember him being ill? Or, his wake and funeral?
  H: He had low blood pressure and dropped dead on an “El” on his way home. I remember his wake. He is buried next to Nana in Calvary Cemetery.
  
  E: What funny things do you remember about Uncle Harry?
  H: Not too much. He was very serious and was always working at his tavern.
  
  E: Do you remember any sad times with Uncle Harry?
  H: Before he and Margaret Saunders got married, they were taking a ride. Uncle Harry was driving. He drove across an “El” track too late and the car was hit by an “El” train. Margaret had to have her leg amputated. Uncle Harry was really upset.
  
  E: Did your mother, Nell Sullivan, spend much time with him? What did they do together?
  H: Not too much. She saw him mostly when she and my father would go to his tavern on the weekend and have dinner and a few drinks.
  
  E: What else do you remember about Uncle Harry?
  H: Not too much. He seemed to be always at his tavern working. He always seemed quiet but very nice.
  
  E: Can you physically describe him?
  H: He was about five feet seven inches. Black curly hair, a bit on the plump side. Blue eyes and a nice smile.
  
  E: Can you describe his wife, Margaret?
  H: She was pretty and in her fifties. Curly gray hair; also a nice smile, about five feet four inches and also on the plump side.
  
  E: What else do you remember about Margaret? What was she like?
  H: I never saw her too much but when I did, she was very friendly and had a bit of a sense of humor. on 29 January 2007.²⁴
• Blog*: He was mentioned in a blog at http://madiganthompson.blogspot.com Madigan/Thompson Genealogy Blog on 12 March 2010.²⁵

Teresa "Tess2" Madigan

• Father: Michael T. Madigan b. b 8 Aug 1841, d. 9 Dec 1915
• Mother: Bridget Cherry b. b 1 Nov 1843, d. 30 Apr 1923

• Charts: Madigan

• Birth*: Teresa was born at Illinois, USA, in April 1884.¹
• Baptism: She was baptized on 9 April 1884 at All Saints Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Sponsors were James Madigan and Mary Carey.²
• Occupation*: She was At school on 7 June 1900.¹
• Occupation: She was Office worker on 27 April 1910.³
• Residence*: She lived on 27 April 1910 at 7606 Lowe Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.³
• (Witness) Marriage: She was a witness at Hugh Francis McNally and Clementine Madigan's wedding at St. Leo the Great Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 24 June 1914.^2,4
• (Witness) Census 1920: Teresa "Tess2" Madigan appeared on the 1920 census of 12 January 1920 in the household of Bridget Cherry at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.⁵
• Occupation: Teresa "Tess2" Madigan was employed in beauty culture in the home on 12 January 1920.⁵
• (Witness) Death: She witnessed an unknown person 's death at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, on 30 April 1923.^6,7,8
• Name Variation: As of 5 June 1940, Teresa "Tess2" Madigan was also known as Tessie.⁹
• Death*: She died on 31 January 1955 at age 70; Chicago Tribune, Wednesday, February 2, 1955, page 5.
  Theresa A. Madigan, late of the Gladstone Hotel, beloved daughter of the late Michael and Bridget Madigan, found sister of the late Nora Carey, Michael and Morris Madigan, Clementine McNally and Della Hincks. Funeral Thursday, 9:15 a.m. from funeral home halsted at 76th street to St. Clara's Church. Mass 10 a.m. Interment Calvary Cemetery. Stewart 3-7700.²
• Funeral*: She received the blessing of the church at the funeral on 3 February 1955 at St. Clara Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹⁰
• Burial: She was buried on 3 February 1955 at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹⁰

Theresa Madigan

• Father: James Madigan b. b 4 Sep 1847, d. 25 Mar 1893
• Mother: Margaret Clancy b. 1850, d. 1 Apr 1893

• Charts: Madigan

• Birth*: Theresa Madigan was born on 29 September 1888 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.¹
• Name Variation: As of 7 October 1888, Theresa Madigan was also known as Teresia Agnes.¹
• Baptism: She was baptized on 7 October 1888 at All Saints' Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Sponsors: James Madigan and Hanora Madigan. Priest: P. Guilfoyle.¹
• Birth: She was born in September 1889.²
• Birth: She was born on 29 September 1890 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.³
• Name Variation: As of 9 June 1900, Theresa Madigan was also known as Tessie.²
• Residence*: She lived on 9 June 1900 at 3023 Emerald Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.²
• Married Name: As of circa 1912,her married name was Creed.⁴
• Marriage License: She and John Creed obtained a marriage license on 30 July 1912 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.⁵
• Name Variation: As of 7 August 1912, Theresa Madigan was also known as Maddigan.^6,1
• Marriage*: She married John Creed at Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA, on 7 August 1912.^4,6,1
• Census1920*: Theresa Madigan was census 1920 in 1920 at 3435 Flournoy Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁷
• Residence: She and John Creed lived on 2 April 1930 at 3116 Congress Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁴
• Biography*: Did not have a SS#.³
• Residence: Theresa Madigan lived in 1944 at 735 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.³
• Death*: She died on 23 November 1944 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA, at age 56. Death Notice: Chicago Tribune, November 24, 1944, page 18.
  Creed - Theresa Creed, nee Madigan, beloved wife of John, devoted mother of Mary Rita Quinlan, Tech Sgt. John, U.S.A., and the late James Creed, dear sister of Michael Madigan and the late Margaret Woods, Nonie Hofelt, and Mayme Madigan. At funeral home, 4048-50 W. Harrison street. Funeral Monday, 9 a.m. to Presentation church. Burial Calvary. Nevada 2818.^3,8,9
• Funeral*: She received the blessing of the church at the funeral on 27 November 1944 at Presentation Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁹
• Burial: She was buried on 27 November 1944 at Calvary Cemetery, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA.⁹