Mary Agnes Burns (b. 1/12/1871 d. 12/26/52) married Edward Doyle in 1893. Ed's father was James Doyle (our great-great grandfather). James Doyle was born in the parish of Tramore, County Waterford in 1833. (according to Judy Waters "Roots") He came to Quebec in 1848, one year later moved to Rutland, Vermont. There he married Mary in 1848. In 1858 they went to Chicago by covered wagon. This story had James I's wife as Mary Goilsdon.
Another account (probably the right one), from The Doyle Family History that the Waucoma Branch worked on, has Great Great Grandma Doyle's name as Mary Flannery. She came to the US with her mother Margaret and brother Patrick after her father, a professor, died in Ireland. She married James in Vermont, had two children, lived briefly in Warren, IL, (Jo Davies County) had another child, then they came west to Waucoma in a covered wagon. Her brother went off to serve in the Civil War and was never heard from again, according to this account.

James died in 1905 and Mary in 1917. They are buried in Waucoma.

James Doyle had three sisters: Katie Doyle Maher, Louise Doyle Derby, Maria Doyle Murphy. He had one brother, Thomas Doyle.

Katie Maher's children were: Tim Maher, Lou Carroll, Mary Winks, and Walter Maher.

Walter Doyle & wife Katie lived in Waucoma; had three sons. Sons lived/ are buried? In  Mason City.
Tom Doyle's children were Tommy Doyle, Mame(?) Kieran, Johanna Shoemaker, Jimmy  Doyle and Walter Doyle.  Johanna Shoemaker lived in Alaska. Mame Kieran (Kieron?) lived in Waucoma her whole life in a corner house across the street from Dewey Chisek. Her husband died early in life, and she had a son  James who taught in Clermont. He committed suicide. Mame was Waucoma City Clerk for many, many years.

Children of James and Mary Doyle
 

They had 12 children; three died in infancy. Nine of their children were:

• Johanna Doyle Farrell whose children were: (all buried in Waucoma)
• Marie Brennan
• James (died of diabetes at 30}
• Johnnie--ran the tavern in Waucoma and died at 70.
• Pat died of cancer at age 50.
• James Doyle II whose children were
• Bessie (Mary Elizabeth) Burke died at age 85; buried in Waucoma
• Frank died of a stroke in '52; buried in Beloit, Wisconsin.
• Emmett died of complications of surgery in '67; buried in Wilton, Wisconsin
• Mildred Mitchell still around
• Willie & Harold died in infancy
• Pat Doyle, who moved to Oregon. His children were
• Mamie
• Jimmy (killed in airplane accident
• Two more
• Maggie Doyle Fish died many years ago; buried in Waucoma
• One daughter, Leona, died at age 26, buried in Waucoma
• Alice Doyle Lawrence m. Alec Lawrence, who was a cousin of Mattie Lynch (buried Waucoma). Uncle John recalls her name as Agnes Lawrence. He says Alec was a RR man, and they lived in both Sterling and Savannah. IL. One son Joe
• Eddie Lawrencewith two adopted children. Worked JC Penney.
• Hazel Price

 
• Edward Doyle (our great grandfather)
• Kathleen Cosgrove (11/14/1894 - 3/31/'66)
• Earl "Larry" (4/14/1897 - 9/24/'65)
• Darrell (12/12,1899 - 2/10/'87)
• Conan (11/18/'01 - 4/13/32)
• Agnita Peterson (6/20/'05 - 12/5/'63)
• Donald John (10/31/'07 - 11/1/'57)
• Dolores Gallagher 4/14/'10 - 2/'94).
• Frank Doyle went to Canada; served in Parliament; buried in Canada
• Elliott (lived in Canada)
• (Anastasia) Anna Kelly m. Will Kelly; They lived in Cedar Rapids. After he died she  moved to Davenport & lived on Grand Avenue. Uncle John said they used to see her  frequently.
• Lyle Kelly career man at J C Penney (one time had a store in Oelwein) Big, handsome witty guy according to Uncle John. Lived in Los Angeles area; Sheila used to visit when she worked for Santa Fe RR as a nurse. Married a woman who had been married about four previous times (acc. To Uncle John), and she got all his money, and he died of booze.
• Walter Doyle died at age 10
• Mary Degnan (Dignan) died at age 25. Lived in Dewitt; Her daughter Mae Sherman  married Mona's family doctor in Farley, IA. There was a son Darrell who died in Utah.
• Daughter lived next door to Mona Greenwood Cosgrove as a child. Shermans buried in  Farley.

This is a photo of our Great Grandfather Ed Doyle who married Great Grandma Agnes Burns. He is pictured with his father, James Doyle (1) who came from Tramore, County Wexford, Ireland in 1848 at age 15. The mother, Mary Flannery Doyle, came from Nenagh, County Tipperary. They married in Vermont in 1854. After Vermont, they moved to Chicago, then Warren Township (Ill.) and finally settled in Waucoma, Ia. in 1864. James worked for the railroad there, but purchased 160 acres of land. Ed is seated second from right.

Seated (l-r) Patrick, James I, Mary, Edward, James II
Standing (l-r) Alice, Johannah, Anne, Margaret
Missing: Frank & Mary

(The daughter of James II, Mary Elizabeth, had a daughter, Frances Trewin, who still lives in Waucoma. She is the source of the following picture and information.) Frances Trewin was in Ireland three years ago, and they talked to some Doyles in Tramore that were the descendents of the Doyles who stayed back. They lived in the same Doyle homestead. They have photocopies of records that showed they were tenants of Cullen Castle since the 1600's.

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