William Robert Rooney, 18941956 (aged 62 years)

Name
William Robert /Rooney/
Given names
William Robert
Surname
Rooney
Birth
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Event Description: Old Saint Benedict's Cemetery, Avon

Death of a maternal grandmother

Event Description: Old Saint Benedict's Cemetery, Avon

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Death of a daughter
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Family with parents
father
18591925
Birth: January 6, 1859 38 36 Wakefield Township, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada
Death: November 28, 1925Sedan, Pope County, Minnesota
mother
18721902
Birth: October 15, 1872 31 30 Avon, Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: June 22, 1902Sedan, Pope County, Minnesota
Marriage Marriage
elder sister
18901963
Birth: August 20, 1890 31 17 Sedan, Pope County, Minnesota
Death: April 8, 1963Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
15 months
elder brother
18911891
Birth: November 1, 1891 32 19 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota
Death: November 1, 1891Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota
16 months
elder sister
18931976
Birth: March 8, 1893 34 20 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota
Death: May 2, 1976Sun Prairie, Dane County, Wisconsin
13 months
himself
18941956
Birth: March 21, 1894 35 21 New York City, New York
Death: October 28, 1956St Louis County, Minnesota
11 months
younger brother
18951895
Birth: February 12, 1895 36 22 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota
Death: February 18, 1895Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota
11 months
younger sister
18961938
Birth: January 22, 1896 37 23 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota
Death: October 5, 1938Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota
5 years
younger sister
19011901
Birth: April 30, 1901 42 28 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota
Death: April 30, 1901Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota
13 months
younger brother
19021902
Birth: June 2, 1902 43 29 Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota
Death: June 2, 1902Bangor Township, Pope County, Minnesota
Father’s family with Anna Murphy
father
18591925
Birth: January 6, 1859 38 36 Wakefield Township, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada
Death: November 28, 1925Sedan, Pope County, Minnesota
stepmother
18581943
Birth: February 17, 1858Templeton, West Ottawa, Quebec, Canada
Death: December 29, 1943Brooten, Stearns County, Minnesota
Marriage Marriage1903Eden Valley, Meeker County, Minnesota
Family with Mary Bridgett Raden
himself
18941956
Birth: March 21, 1894 35 21 New York City, New York
Death: October 28, 1956St Louis County, Minnesota
wife
19001959
Birth: October 17, 1900 35 27 Stearns County, Minnesota
Death: June 12, 1959St Louis County, Minnesota
daughter
19291930
Birth: May 2, 1929 35 28 Duluth, St Louis County, Minnesota
Death: December 20, 1930Duluth, St Louis County, Minnesota
3 years
daughter
19322005
Birth: June 22, 1932 38 31 Duluth, St Louis County, Minnesota
Death: March 29, 2005Duluth, St Louis County, Minnesota
21 months
daughter
19342016
Birth: March 2, 1934 39 33 Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin
Death: May 12, 2016Duluth, St Louis County, Minnesota
daughter
Private
Death
Shared note

Event Description: Calvary Cemetery, Duluth, Minnesota

Shared note

William R. Rooney was an orphan train adoptee from New York and is referred to in Thomas T. Rooney's will as "my foster son." Virgel Egerman's records state not legally adopted.

Roster of the Men and Women Who Served in the Army or Naval Service (Including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Volume 4 Rich to Zygmond

Name: William Robert Rooney
Army #: 46,222
Registrant: no
Birth Place: New York City, N. Y.
Birth Date: 21 Mar 1893
Parent's Origin: of Canadian parents
Occupation: express messenger
Comment: enlisted in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 14, 1917; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 13, 1917; Company D, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 9, 1918; Company B, 18th Infantry, to discharge. Grade: Corporal, Oct. 20, 1918; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to Aug. 13, 1919; wounded, severely, July 18, 1918. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Discharged at Camp Lee, Va., on Aug. 17, 1919, as a Corporal. Cited in General Orders No. 5, Headquarters, 1st Infantry Brigade, AEF, Selters, Germany, June 1, 1919, for gallant conduct and self-sacrificing spirit displayed during the battles of Montdidier-Noyon defensive; Aisne-Marne offensive; St. Mihiel offensive; Meuse-Argonne offensive. The success of these engagements was due to the efforts and spirit of the officers and enlisted men engaged. Entitled to wear a silver star.