Walt & Terri Sterneman's Family Pages

Person Chart

Parents

Father	Date of Birth	Mother	Date of Birth
Michael McLaughlin	1841	Bridget Sheridan	25 Mar 1845

Partners

Partner	Date of Birth	Children
Clara Justin Klecan	26 Jan 1881	Clara Mae McLaughlin Mildred McLaughlin Mary Bernadine McLaughlin Bernard McLaughlin Margaret Irene McLaughlin

Person Events

Event Type	Date	Place
Birth	21 Feb 1876	St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO
Marriage	25 Jun 1906	St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO
Death	01 Jun 1950	St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO

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His mother Bridget Sheridan disowned him, when he married Clara Klecan, (after being engaged for five years). His older brother joined the priesthood, and since he was the next in line, he was supposed to remain single and care for his widowed mother. She did not see him again until he and his young son (Bernard) were sick with influenza in 1917 (neither were expected to recover, although both did). The first time my grandmother (Mary McLaughlin DeNeen) remembers seeing Bridget Sheridan was when she brought over some cloth at this time so Clara could make the children clothes. My grandmother remembers hating the color and rough texture of the material that she had to wear for years later. Being the third daughter, she not only had to wear the clothesmade for her, but dresses made for her older sisters, Clara May and Mildred, that she eventually grew into.

His mother Bridget Sheridan disowned him, when he married Clara Klecan, (after being engaged for five years). His older brother joined the priesthood, and since he was the next in line, he was supposed to remain single and care for his widowed mother. She did not see him again until he and his young son (Bernard) were sick with influenza in 1917 (neither were expected to recover, although both did). The first time my grandmother (Mary McLaughlin DeNeen) remembers seeing Bridget Sheridan was when she brought over some cloth at this time so Clara could make the children clothes. My grandmother remembers hating the color and rough texture of the material that she had to wear for years later. Being the third daughter, she not only had to wear the clothesmade for her, but dresses made for her older sisters, Clara May and Mildred, that she eventually grew into.

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