Martin J. Cooney
(1896-1919)
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Ad for Standard Parts Co., Cleveland, OH
Private Martin J. Cooney, signature on WWI draft registration
Gravestone, Private Martin J. Cooney, Kildownet Cemetery New, Achill, County Mayo, Ireland
Photo of gravestone with unidentified men
Martin J. Cooney
*No plaque found
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: 6/7/1896, House 23 and House 48, Saula, Achill, County Mayo, Ireland [island off the west coast of Ireland]
Birth: 6/7/1896, House 23 and House 48, Saula, Achill, County Mayo, Ireland [island off the west coast of Ireland]
Address: 6300 Lawn St. [or Long Ave.], Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: age 21 at draft registration; single; Caucasian; declarant for U.S. Citizenship; occupation Bookkeeper at Standard Parts Co., W. 73rd St., Cleveland, OH; claimed draft exemption for his dependent sister under the age of 12 and his mother
Appearance: Height tall, Build medium, Eyes gray, Hair dark brown
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 4/1/1918; rank Private
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 4/1/1918; rank Private
Service Number: 2429455
Deployment: deployment record not found
Action:
Death: February 6, 1919 at age 22; cause of death Tuberculosis
Death: February 6, 1919 at age 22; cause of death Tuberculosis
Burial: Kildownet Cemetery New, Achill, County Mayo, Ireland
Burial: Kildownet Cemetery New, Achill, County Mayo, Ireland
Next of Kin: Peter James McGuinty, cousin, 6300 Long Ave. [or Lawn St.--see above], Cleveland OH
Additional Information: This soldier also had a cousin Matilda McGinty, wife of Peter James McGinty [see above], W. 73rd St., Cleveland, OH. Research was impeded by the prevalence of the surname Cooney.
Father: Bryan Cooney, who was a Farmer; Mother: Anna or Nancy Cooney; Siblings: Mary Cooney Cafferty, Thomas, Patrick, Michael. Sibling list may be incomplete.
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