Ethel Garnet Duncan

14 September 1886–23 October 1953 (Age 67)
Alpha, Henry, Illinois, United States

The Life of Ethel Garnet

When Ethel Garnet Duncan was born on 14 September 1886, in Alpha, Henry, Illinois, United States, her father, Thomas Henigan, was 24 and her mother, Delia McDonough, was 20. She married Phillip Neal Hennegan on 20 June 1906, in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Carbon Cliff, Rock Island, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Bloom Township, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 23 October 1953, in Chicago Heights, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Phillip Neal Hennegan
1876–1961
Ethel Garnet Duncan
1886–1953
Marriage: 20 June 1906
Martha Leone Hennegan
1907–1917
Irene Elisabeth Hennegan
1910–1987
Marjorie A. Hennegan
1918–2011
Neal Elwin Hennegan
1925–2005

Spouse and Children

    Phillip Neal Hennegan

    Male1876–1961Male

    Ethel Garnet Duncan

    Female1886–1953Female

MARRIAGE
20 June 1906
Rock Island, Illinois, United States
children

(4)

    Martha Leone Hennegan

    Female1907–1917Female

    Irene Elisabeth Hennegan

    Female1910–1987Female

    Marjorie A. Hennegan

    Female1918–2011Female

    Neal Elwin Hennegan

    Male1925–2005Male

Parents and Siblings

    Thomas Henigan

    Male1862–1941Male

    Delia McDonough

    Female1866–1945Female

siblings

(9)

    Ethel Garnet Duncan

    Female1886–1953Female

    Mary Hennegan

    Female1886–Female

    Thomas Lester Hennegan Jr

    Male1892–1941Male

    Lucille Hennegan

    Female1895–1983Female

    Monica Hennegan

    Female1897–Female

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 4

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892 · The Masonic Temple Building

Age 6

The Masonic Temple Building was a skyscraper built in Chicago and from 1895 to 1920 it was the tallest building in Chicago. The building featured a central court surrounded by shops on nine floors. On top of the shops there were meeting rooms that were also used as theaters. In 1939 the Masonic Temple was demolished, and a Walgreens drug store was erected in its place. 
1904

Age 18

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

Scottish: Powerful chieftain

Sources (3)

  • Ethel Hennegan in household of Philip Hennegan, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Ethel Hannigan in household of John Mcmanus, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Ethel Hennigan in household of Bridget A Hennigan, "United States Census, 1930"

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