Henebry/Henneberry Families from the Irish counties of
  Cork, Kilkenny, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford

Online Since March 1995

• Margaret Henneberry Foley (1823-1905)

Children of John Henry Foley, Sr. and Margaret Henneberry

• William Foley:  served in the Civil War in the 90th Infantry, Company I, died in Peoria in 1910.  Never married.

• Margaret (Maggie) married Thomas O'Brien in Will County on Oct. 17, 1881, Lic # 8734.  Thomas was a younger brother of John O'Brien.  They moved to Dalton City.  Margaret died in 1939 and buried in Mt Olivet Cemetery in Wilmington, IL.  No children.  (Note:  John Henebry the brother of Margaret married into the O'Brien family in Wilmington, IL.)

• Jane E. Foley married William H. Donnelly on Jan 11, 1887. William was 37 and Jane was 27.  William was a bridge builder.  Jane died in 1930 and buried in Altamont, IL.  They had one child, Margaret who died in 1938.

• James Foley married Elizabeth O'Rourke about 1870 in Illinois.  Elizabeth died in 1891 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Decatur, IL.  James married Mary Ann Hogan (1857-1917).  James died in 1929.  James and Elizabeth had one child, Elizabeth Foley who married Thomas O'Brien.

• David Edward Foley: b. June 5, 1851 in Wilmington, IL, moved to Moultrie County with his family.  Married Mary Agnes Ryan in 1880.  Mary Agnes (June 27, 1854-June 2, 1932).  Both are buried in St. Isidore Cemetery.  Two children:  John Francis (June 24, 1885-June 15, 1940) John married Dorothy Kitch; Edward James (1890-1961) married Mabel Chambers.

• Mary H. Foley married Charles Mallon in Decatur IL on July 18, 1877. Charles was 24 and Mary was 20.  Charles died in 1930 and Mary died in 1938.  They had five children; John, Frank, Margaret, Marie and ??

• John Henry Foley, Jr.  was born on Dec. 28, 1860 in Grundy County and died on April 1, 1937 in Macon Co. IL.  He married Catherine Permelia Hickey.  Catherine was born on May 22, 1863 in Moweaqua, IL and died on Aug. 11, 1917 in Moultrie County.   Catherine's parents were John Hickey (1814-1890) born in County Tipperary Ireland, and Catherine Bailey (1822-1882) born in Saks Weimer Germany.  John and Catherine Foley are buried in St. Isidore Cemetery, Bethany, IL.  Four children; John Thomas (m. Agnes Pearl Hogan), Harold Francis (m. Ruth Delahunty), Marie Catherine (m. Russell E. Cole), James Leo b. 1907 d. 1947.

• Frank Foley born Aug. 15, 1862 in Wilmington, IL, married Mary Jane Jeffries.  Frank died July 27, 1947 and Mary died Nov. 13, 1953.  They are buried in Calvary Cemetery in Kansas City, MO.  They had nine children.

• Ellen (Nellie) Foley married Phillip Jacob Vollmer on Dec. 28, 1892 in Dalton City, Illinois.  Ellen died June 12, 1955 in Lake City, IL and Philip died 1941 in Lake City, IL.  They are buried in St. Isidore Cemetery.  They had six children.  Anthony Irwin Vollmer married Katherine E. McGowan the daughter of Thomas McGowan & Elizabeth Dunn.

• Elizabeth Foley married to John H. Wehmhoff on Feb. 5, 1889 in Dalton City, Illinois. John was 28 and Elizabeth was 20.  John died in 1941 and Elizabeth died in 1962.  They are buried in Calvary Cemetery in Decatur.  They had six children: Margaret (April 13, 1893-Oct. 23, 1893); Lloyd (May 5, 1896-Dec 11, 1896); Merrill F. (1892-1962) no children; Nina (1894-1982) married Perry Bobbitt, no children; Charlotte (Lottie) married Otto Tohill, one child; George Harry (1903-1976)  married Josephine Hines, four children.

• Two other children died in infancy.  William and James were born in Galbally, Ireland.  Most of the other children were born in Wilmington, IL.