Thomas McManus, Died on 02/02/1922
- Kevin McManus
- United states
- February 22, 2022
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Today, on 2/22/2022, is the 100th anniversary of Thomas McManus death.
Thomas, Born in NYC in 1859
Thomas McManus was the first born native American child of two Irish immigrant parents, Michael McManus (b 1832 Ireland - d 1894 New York) and Maria Spellman (b 1833 Ireland - d 1917 New York). Thomas was born in NYC sometime in August 1859. He was named after his grandfather, Thomas McManus
1855 - Michael McManus in NYC
The first documented source of the Irish Immigrant, Michael McManus, Thomas’s father living in NYC was in the New York 1855 Census, 2nd ED, 18th Ward, Page - 19th June 1855. Michael is believed to have been born in Roscommon Ireland, possibly near Kilronan but this has not been sourced as of yet.
Michael Living with Sister’s Family
In 1855, Michael was listed on the Census along with with his sister Mary Timms (nee McManus), her husband Patrick Timms, their daughter Mary, and Patrick’s mother, Ann Timms (nee Casey) at 147 East 28th Street, New York NY
Plasterer in the 1856 City Directory
The next address for Michael comes from an 1856 City Directory that listed him living by himself at 139 East 11th Street, New York, NY and was listed as a plaster by trade.
1859 Michael and Maria married
Thomas’s parents, Michael & Maria were married on 24 Jul 1859 in the Parish of St. Vincent de Paul Church, a Roman Catholic church at 123 West 23rd Street between the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) and Seventh Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
Thomas in the 1860 Census
In the 1860 US Federal Census, 5th E.D., 18th Ward, New York, NY - Page 85 - Date June 19th, 1860 , Thomas was recorded as a 10 month old, the 1st child of seven of Michael and Maria. If Thomas date of birth is accurate, that would mean his birth month was August 1859.
Children of Michael & Maria McManus
- Thomas McManus (b 1859 - d 1922)
- Patrick McManus (b 1862 - d 1905)
- Mary Agnes McManus (b 1864 - d 1918)
- Ellen McManus (b 1866 - d 1895)
- Catherine A. McManus (b 1868 - d unk)
- Edward McManus (b 1874 - d 1904)
- Annie L. McManus (b 1876 - d 1960)
1870 Census, Thomas was 10 years old
In the 1870 US Federal Census 18th District, 18th Ward Page 28 dated 9th January 1870, the 10 year old Thomas was living with his family on 234 East 22nd St, New York, NY
1880 Census, Thomas was 20 years old
In the 1880 US Federal Census 18th District, 18th Ward Page 28 dated 9th January 1870, the 20 year old Thomas was living with his family on 234 East 22nd St, New York, NY
2nd Generation Plasterer
Thomas followed his father Michael in the Plaster Trade.
1883 - Thomas and Delia Married
St. Stephen’s Church Just after completion, 1854
Thomas married Delia Reid on 05 Apr 1883 in St. Stephen R.C. Church on 142 East 29th Street, New York NY.
Delia Reid was born in 1857, possibly in Galway, Ireland. She immigrated from Ireland with her family in 1864. She passed on 03 November 1925 in New York City at the age of 68, but her death certificate indicates 60.
Children of Thomas & Delia McManus
- Robert McManus (b 1880 - d 1901)
- Ellen G McManus (b 1885 - d 1964)
- Mary McManus (b 1886 - d unk)
- Cecilia Clare McManus (b 1888 - d 1954)
- Harry Joseph McManus (b 1889 - d 1955)
- Michael Francis McManus (b 1892 - d 1972)
- Annie McManus (b 1893 - d 1894)
- John McManus (b 1895 - d 1895)
- Edward McManus (b 1895 - d 1895)
- Thomas McManus (b 1897 - d 1910)
- Patrick J. McManus (b 1901 - d 1959)
Thomas’s Previous Known Home Addresses
Died 22 February 1922
Thomas died on 22 February 1922 in Bellevue Hospital. His death certificate listed the cause of death as “Diabetes mellitus and Chronic nephritis”..
Diabetes mellitus
Until the early nineteenth century, diabetes mellitus was regarded as a disease of the kidney, in which there was an increase in the volume of urine and a wasting of the flesh. With the identification of glucose in blood and urine in the late eighteenth century, first it was re-framed as a disease of assimilation and only then became a metabolic disorder.
Chronic nephritis
Bright’s disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that are described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis.[1] It was characterized by swelling and the presence of albumin in the urine, and was frequently accompanied by high blood pressure and heart disease.
Age at Death was 63, not 55
The certificate also indicates his age of the time of death as 55, but since he is listed on the 1860 census, his age should be around 63.
At the time of his death in 1922 his home residence was 322 East 35th Street, New York, NY
Buried in Calvary Cemetery
Thomas McManus was interred in Calvary Cemetery - Section 8 on 25 February 1922 in Woodside, Queens, New York
