James Sarsfield McNamara

Male 1889 - 1932  (43 years)


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  • Name James Sarsfield McNamara  [1
    Born 7 Feb 1889  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    787 Larned E 

    • McNamara, Sarshfield, born Aug 1857, age 42, married 14 years, born Can Eng, immig 1870, barber
      McNamara, Bridget, born Dec 1862, age 37, born Can Eng, immig 1875
      McNamara, William, born Nov 1897, age 12, born Mich
      McNamara, James, born, Feb 1889, age 11, born Mich
      McNamara, Josephine, born, Oct 1891, age 8, born Mich
    City Directory 1909  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    202 Meldrum Ave 
    • McNamara, Sarsfield, barber h 202 Meldrum av
      McNamara, James S, painter, h 202 Meldrum av
      McMamara, Margaret (wid Wm), bds 202 Meldrum av (Mother)
    Census 1910  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    202 Meldrum ave 

    • McNamara, James, age 38, born Can Eng, immig 1864, sign painter, sign shop
      McNamara, Mary, sister, age 35, born Michigan
      McNamara, James, nephew, age 21, born Mich, parents born Can Eng, sign painter, sign shop
    World War I Draft Registration 5 Jun 1917  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    544 Redding 
    • James Sarsfield McNamara, age 28, of 544 Redding, Detroit. Born Feb 7, 1889 at Detroit. Sign writer for J. H. Kunsky, Farmer St, Detroit. Has wife and two children. Description: short, slender build, blue eyes, brown hair, haulty eyesight
    Census 1920  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6

    • McNamara, James, age 30, born Mich, Sign writer, Adv Co.
      McNamara, Edna, age 27, born Mich
      McNamara, Jack, age 5, born Mich
      McNamara, Emmet, age 8, born Mich
    Border Crossing 3 Feb 1921  [7
    • James S. McNamara of 210 Ashland Ave, Detroit, age 31, born in Detroit. Occupation is sign writer. Going to leased house at 409 Riverside Drive, Sandwich, Ont.
    Census 1930  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    2656 Dickerson 

    • McNamara, James S., age 41, born Mich, president, own Sign Co.
      McNamara, Edna H., age 37, born Mich
      McNamara, Emmet, age 18, born Mich, clerical, railroad
      McNamara, John, age 15, born Mich
    Occupation Oct 1932  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    sign writer 
    Death 5 Oct 1932  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • James S. McNamara, 44 years old, of 2658 Dickerson Ave. Detroit was struck by a car and died.

      Detroit News dated October 5, 1932
    Name James N. McNamara  [10, 11
    _HASHTAG Mt. Elliott Cemetery 
    • buried at Mt. Elliott Cemetery
    _UID 07A8B6C67D224CF59E74391B3DFB52827D35 
    Died 5 Oct 1932  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Cause: Traumatic cerebral hemorhage - skull fracture 
    Buried 8 Oct 1932  Detroit (Mt. Elliott), Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I5213  Gauthier Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2018 

    Father Sarsfield M. McNamara,   b. 11 Aug 1857, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1909, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Bridget "Bid" Reilly,   b. 14 Dec 1862, Maidstone, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1946, Eloise, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1886  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Divorced 2 Nov 1900  Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • Divorce - Detroit, Wayne County, page 529
      Record nbr 22343
      Bridget McNamara and Sarsfield McNamara
      Married Nov. 26, 1886 in Detroit
      Four children
      Complainant was wife, for non-support
      PENDING
    Family ID F2125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edna Henrietta Schultz,   b. 17 May 1892,   d. 25 Jun 1974, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 4 Mar 1911  Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Children 
     1. Emmett James McNamara,   b. 12 Aug 1911, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1984, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. John "Jack" Francis McNamara,   b. 6 Oct 1914, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 2002, Wayne County, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 4 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F2127  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • (Medical):struck by auto

  • Sources 
    1. [S130] World War I Draft Registration, 1917-1918, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2005.), (ancestry.com : accessed 4 Apr 2014), James Sarsfield McNamara - card nbr 1298; National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. (Reliability: 3), 4 Apr 2014.

    2. [S337] Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, ((familysearch.org)), accessed 4 Apr 2014), 1932 death of James N McNamara of Detroit - fhl film 1973007; Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing, Michigan. (Reliability: 3), 4 Apr 2014.

    3. [S108] 1900 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623, Detroit (ward 13), Wayne County, enumeration district (ED) 82-142, sheet 15A, dwelling 240, family 261, Sarshfield McNamara, accessed 5 Apr 2014 (Reliability: 3), 5 Apr 2014.

    4. [S260] Michigan, Detroit, City Directory 1880 - Ancestry, J. W. Weeks & Co., 40 Larned St. West, Tribune Building, Detroit, Michigan, (\i Ancestry.com Operations, Inc\i0 . ancestry.com : 2011), 1909 - Sarsfield and James S. McNamara: 1476;
    5. [S109] 1910 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry. com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T624, Detroit (ward 15), Wayne County, enumeration district (ED) 82-216, sheet 5A, dwelling 96, family 103, James S McNamara, accessed 5 Apr 2014 (Reliability: 3), 5 Apr 2014.

    6. [S107] 1920 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T625, Detroit (ward 17), Wayne County, enumeration district (ED) 521, sheet 3B, dwelling 43, family 40, James McNamara, accessed 19 Jul 2018 (Reliability: 3), 19 Jul 2018.

    7. [S328] Border Crossings: From U.S, to Canada, 1908-1935 - Ancestry, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc. \i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2008), "Border Crossings: From U.S. to Canada, 1908-1935" (ancestry.com : accessed 4 Apr 2014), manifest, \i ferry\i0, James S. McNamara (Reliability: 3), 4 Apr 2014.

    8. [S110] 1930 - US Census - Michigan - Ancestry, Michigan, (ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T626, Detroit (ward 21), Wayne County, enumeration district (ED) 82-795, sheet 15B, dwelling 278, family 344, James S. McNamara, accessed 4 Apr 2014 (Reliability: 3), 4 Apr 2014.

    9. [S391] Michigan Death Certificates, 1921 -1952 - seekingmichigan.org, Michigan Michigan Department of Vital Records, Michigan Historical Center and Archives of Michigan, Lansing, MI, (seekingmichigan.org :2015.), Death Records, 1921-1952," death certificate 162497 - Wayne County (1932), James S McNamara, accessed 19 Mar 2015. (Reliability: 3), 19 Mar 2015.

    10. [S337] Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, ((familysearch.org)), accessed 4 Apr 2014), 1932 death of James N. McNamara - fhl film #1973007; Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Lansing, Michigan. (Reliability: 3), 4 Apr 2014.

    11. [S101] McCoy, Robert Emmett, McCoy, Robert Emmett. Supplied by compiler, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Whitmore Lake, Michigan. 2009.

    12. [S491] Michigan Divorce Records, 1897-1952, Michigan Dept of Health & Vital Statistics, (\i Ancestry.com\i0 . www.ancestry.com : 2017.), (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 Jul 2018); 1900 - Wayne County - nbr 22343 - Bridget McNamara & Sarsfiled McNamara - PENDING; Michigan Department of Community Health for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan. (Reliability: 2), 19 Jul 2018.

    13. [S321] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Ontario., (Digital images. Ancestry.com Operation, Inc., \i Ancestry.com\i0 . ancestry.com : 2010.), marriage certificate nbr 024598, Archives of Ontario; Series Ms932-194; reel 194, James Sarsfield McNamara-Edna Henrietta Schultz, 1921; accessed 4 Apr 2014. (Reliability: 3).