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THE CLEARYS OF CAMDEN

201:JAMES FRANCIS CLEARY, (John200, James1) was born on February 10, 1863, in Camden, New Jersey.. (1863-1924); He died August 13, 1924, at 555 Pine Street in Camden, New Jersey of organic heart disease. James was interred on August 18, 1924, at Calvary Cemetery in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The directories of Camden list him at various addresses between 1883 and 1892 near Pine Street, where his parents lived. After the death of his mother, Mary, he was left with lifetime tenancy in a house at 705 South Sixth Street. His occupation changed from laborer to collector to driver for Burnett and Betts, then to work in “wine and liquors” in 1892. From 1893 through 1897, he appears to have been in business for himself with a partner named Corbett. From 1898 through 1905, he lived at 225 Pine Street and was listed as a “bottler.”

His niece, Agnes (Cleary) Weatherby, remembers that he had a ‘soda fountain’ during the early 1920s. A news account in the Camden Daily Courier on Thursday, August 14, 1924, under the headline JAMES CLEARY DIES SUDDENLY, SOUTH CAMDEN MAN DROPS DEAD WHILE SERVING MAN IN STORE,

reads as follows:

“James Cleary, age 65, 555 Pine Street, widely known resident of South Camden, fell dead of heart disease last night in the candy store in the rear of his home, while waiting on a customer. The dead man had complained of ill health for several days; he had insisted on going to his work in the tool shop of the New York Ship Building Corporation where he had been employed for many years. Cleary was alone in the store adjoining the stage entrance of the Towers Theatre when he fell unconscious behind the counter shortly after ten o’clock. His two sons, James and John, and a daughter-in-law were in the theater watching the performance of “Made in Camden” when the show stopped for an announcement that their father had suddenly fallen ill.

They hurried home but were too late. Cleary was stricken while handing an ice cream cone to a six-year-old performer in the musical comedy review, Master Jack Tory. Frank McCullough, 525 Lime Street, who was also in the store, called Patrolman Charles Naylor and the two attempted to resuscitate Cleary. Coroner Pratt pronounced death due to heart disease. The deceased was a brother of William Cleary, County Detective, and an active member of the Camden Aerie of Eagles. His wife, Mrs. Georgianna Cleary, who was spending several weeks at their summer home in Wildwood, was immediately notified, and arrived home this morning.” The next day the obituary indicated that he was a member of the Holy Name Society, the Camden Aerie No. 65, F. O. E. and the Welcome Circle No. 3, B. of A. He was buried at his home with a Solemn Requiem Mass at 9 o’clock at the Church of the Immaculate Conception on August 18, 1924.

James married Georgiana (Georgeanna) Obert on July 10, 1884, in Camden, New Jersey. Georgiana was born in Newton Township, Camden County, on August 27, 1864, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Penn) Obert. John Cleary and Mary Brown witnessed the marriage. Rev. P. Fitzsimmons performed the ceremony. James was living at home with his parents at 229 Pine Street and was a “collector.” At the time of the marriage, Georgiana lived at 8 Parry Street in Camden. (Georgiana apparently had a sister named Daisy, a schoolteacher in Camden who lived with her mother; she also had a sister, Nan, who married Tom Weaver and had an adopted daughter, Adelaide.) Georgiana died on December 7, 1928. The death certificate lists bronchial pneumonia as the cause of death, but the obituary published in the Evening Courier Post on December 8, 1928, states that “she died of shock suffered when . . . [her] son, George, 42, died two weeks ago.” At the time of her death at age 63, she was living at 555 Pine Street. Her funeral Mass was at 10 o’clock at Immaculate Conception Church. She was interred December 11, 1928, in Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill.

The children of this marriage were:

207. i. John b. October 29, 1884.

208. ii. George b. January 28, 1887.

iii. James b. January 25, 1889. James never married. He worked at the shipyards during World War I.

202. JOHN J. CLEARY (John200, James1) b. 1867 in Camden, New Jersey, d. January 25, 1909, of “Apoplexy.” The length of his illness, as stated on the death certificate, was 40 hours. At the time of his death. John was a member of the Camden Aerie, No. 65. F.O.E. Division No. I.A.O.H. Mas(-) Tribe (-) No. 101, Imp’d O.R.M. From 1884 to 1888 he is listed in the directories as living at 229 Pine Street, where he worked first as a laborer and later as a clerk for J.H. Haines (1884-1886) then as a bartender for E. Barr 1887-1888). He moved to 800 S. Second Street in 1889 and his occupation is listed as “liquors.” He moved to 766 Cherry Street where he was listed as first a bartender, then a driver for the Southwark Bottling Company (address listed as R 766 Cherry in the directory of 1898).

John J. married Mary Theresa O’Toole on February 10, 1887, in Camden, New Jersey. The marriage witnesses were Pat J. May and Margaret McGuin. Mary lived in Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey. She was born on November 15, 1865, in Marlin, New Jersey. Mary was the daughter of Edward and Anna (Hannan) O’Toole, both born in County Mayo, Ireland. Mary’s first cousin. Anna Mahan married Thomas L. Dennis. In 1891, they lived next door to Mary and John on Lime Street. Mary died February 17, 1945, at her home, 634 Lime Street, Camden. They buried her on February 22 in Calvary Cemetery, Camden.

John and Mary’s children are:

i. Mary, b. July 1888 in Camden, New Jersey, at 237 Pine Street. She died on October 10, 1888, of marasmus, a disease of infants who could not digest food properly, and was buried in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. St. Patrick’s Cemetery no longer exists, and we do not know what happened to Mary’s remains.

ii. Annie, b. June, 1889 in Camden, New Jersey, at the southeast corner of Second and Pine Streets. She died on February 17, 1894, of “Congestion of the brain” and was buried in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, which is no longer in existence, and we do not know what happened to Annie’s remains.

203. MICHAEL F. CLEARY (John200, James1) b. August 6, 1871 in Camden, New Jersey, d. December 2, 1913, of tuberculosis. He lived at 229 Pine Street from 1890 to 1895. Directories list him as a “brass finisher” working in Philadelphia. From 1897 through 1890, he lived at various numbers in the 200 block of Pine Street. His occupation is listed as a laborer and a machinist. At the time of his death, the death certificate listed his occupation as a brass worker. His obituary states that, at the time of death, he lived at 442 Berkley Street, Camden. His funeral mass was at 9 a.m. on December 6, 1913, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, and the burial was in Calvary Cemetery.

Michael married Kathleen P. (Burke) Cahill, a widow, on January 2, 1897. Kate, b. 1857, daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Crawley) Burke, had been married previously to (?) Cahill. The witnesses to the Cleary wedding were Lewis Holl and Isaac Robinson. Charles M. Baldwin, Justice of the Peace, performed the ceremony. At the time of the marriage, Michael lived at 233 Pine Street, and Kate lived at 212 Pine Street. According to the 1900 Federal Census, Kate had ten children from her previous marriage, six of whom were alive in 1900. She died on January 15, 1923, of bronchial pneumonia. Her last residence was her son-in-law Leonard Tey’s home at 413 Senate Street, Camden. Her Requiem Mass was at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, and she was interred at New Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The information of her death certificate was given by Leo Cahill. Michael and Kate had no issue.

204. CHARLES MICHAEL CLEARY (John200, James1) b. September 29, 1875, in Camden, d. May 26, 1946, in Camden County General Hospital, of chronic myocarditis, and buried in Calvary Cemetery May 29, 1946. In 1897, his occupation was listed as a “brass molder” and “brass finisher” working in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1898 and 1899, he worked in “milk,” and from 1891 to 1899 he lived with his parents at 229 Pine Street. His sister, Mary, also worked in “milk” in 1893. When Mary married John McCloskey, John was a grocer at 233 Pine Street, Camden. After the death of Mary, the husband, John McCloskey, moved to 229 Pine Street, Camden, with his son, John and daughter, Marie. In 1899, Charles stated on his marriage certificate that his occupation was milk dealer. In 1900, Charles’ occupation is listed as a grocer at 233 Pine Street, John McCloskey’s original address. At the time of his death, he was a retired insurance salesman, and he lived at 907 Pearl Street in Camden. His funeral mass was at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 9 a.m.

Charles married Nellie Agnes Ottinger, born June 29, 1876, in Pennsylvania, on May 30, 1899. Witnesses to the marriage were Thomas Cleary and Lizzie Ottinger. The marriage ceremony was performed by Father J.A. Caulfield in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Camden. Nellie was the daughter of John David and Maria (Doman) Ottinger, both born in New Jersey. Nellie died at 46 years of age on March 9, 1923 of pulmonary tuberculosis at her home, 530 Division Street, Camden. Her funeral mass was from the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul at 9 a.m. She is buried in Calvary Cemetery.

The children of Charles and Nellie were:

209. i. Charles, b. 1899.

ii. Teresa H. b. September 19, 1902, in Camden, d. December 27, 1946 of hepatic failure (acute) due to cirrhosis of the liver in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She died at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. At the time of her death, she was living with her husband at 707 South Sixth Street, Camden. The funeral was held at Frank J. Leonard Funeral Home in Camden. She married Raymond Raymond, b. July 31, 1893, in Pennsylvania, d. March 9, 1985, at Camden County Health Service Center in Blackwood, of respiratory failure. At the time of his death, Raymond lived at Red Oak Manor, Blackwood, New Jersey. He is the son of Nicholas and Maria (Amarosa) Raymond. Raymond was a railroad engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia. He was a World War I veteran.

210. iii. Clifford, b. 1908.

211. vi. John

205. THOMAS H. CLEARY (John200, James1) b. April 3, 1877, in Camden, New Jersey, d. June 19, 1925. Directories list him in 1895/96 as a “ship builder” and “brass finisher” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From 1897 through 1899, he was a “helper” at J. H. Dialogue & Son, and in 1900 he is listed as a “fitter.” Throughout this time, he lived at 229 Pine Street, Camden. At the time of his death, he worked as an iron worker for the Public Electric and Gas Company of Camden, New Jersey, and lived at 622 Clinton Street. He died of acute nephritis, apparently brought on by tonsillitis. His terminal illness started on May 11, 1925. He was a member of the Holy Name Society and the Camden Lodge of Eagles No. 65. His funeral mass was at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at 9 a.m. He is interred in Calvary Cemetery.

Thomas married Mary Elizabeth (Mullen) on May 23, 1901. Mary was the daughter of John and Brigid (Phelan) Mullen, both born in Ireland. They married at Sacred Heart Church in Trenton, New Jersey. Fr. Thaddeus Hogan performed the ceremony. Mary was born December 22, 1869. Mary’s father, John, was born in 1835 in Ireland. Her mother was born in 1840 in Ireland. Mary had at least seven brothers. In 1880 her whole family was living at 535 Broad Street, Trenton. Mary’s father and older brothers all worked at Roeblings Wire Company. Mary’s mother was a sister of Margaret (Phelan) Cleary, wife of Michael J. Cleary of Trenton. Mary E. died on November 15, 1943, and was interred on November 20, 1943, in Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She was living at 1923 Sycamore Street in Haddon Heights, New Jersey, and died in Camden County General Hospital in Glenlark Borough, Gloucester Township, after an illness lasting 35 days. She died of a malignant growth on the spine.

The children of Thomas and Mary are:

i. Regina Elizabeth, b. May 23, 1902 in Camden, New Jersey, d. February 22, 1903 of meningitis at 811 South Second Street, Camden, New Jersey. She was buried in St. Patrick’s Cemetery.

ii. Mary Margaret, b. November 23, 1904, at 811 South Second Street, Camden, d. February 17, 1985, at West Jersey Hospital, North Division, in Camden, of organic brain syndrome. She was buried at Calvary Cemetery. Mary was living at 18 Eleventh Avenue, Haddon Heights, New Jersey, with her husband at the time of her death. Mary married Albert Walter Branson in 1941. Albert was born on September 14, 1904, the son of Howard and Anna (Hoffbauer) Branson, both born in New Jersey. At the time of Albert’s birth his family was living at 1158 Mechanic Street, Camden. He served in the Navy from 1924 to 1941. After his Navy service he was an electrician for the New York Shipbuilding Corporation and for the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He died on July 18, 1987 of chronic obstructive lung disease and diabetes at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery.

The children of Mary and Albert Branson are:

i. Mary Ann Branson b. June 21, 1942, in Bellview Hospital, Camden. The family was living at 1923 Prospect Ridge Boulevard in Haddon Heights, New Jersey. She married Robert Oetting in 1974 at St. Rose of Lima, Haddon Heights, New Jersey. Robert is an accountant. in 1987, she was living at 4746 Lafayette Avenue, Pennsauken, New Jersey.

Robert and Mary’s children are:

i. Steve Oetting b. 1976.

ii. Lisa Oetting, b. 1978.

ii. Albert Walter Branson, Jr. b. November 6, 1943, in Cooper Hospital, Camden. The family is living at 1923 Sycamore Street, Haddon Heights. Albert is a sheet metal worker. He was married and divorced. He has two boys, one named Raymond.

iii. Thomas Francis, b. October 14, 1906, at 811 South Second Street, Camden, New Jersey, d. May 3, 1951, of Coronary Thrombosis. Thomas was living at 586 Washington Street. Thomas never married. At the time of his death, he was a shipfitter for the New York Ship Company. His funeral mass was at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 9:30 a.m. on May 7. He was buried in Calvary Cemetery.

iv. John Joseph, b. April 2, 1908, at 811 South Second Street, Camden, New Jersey, d. July 18, 1963. At the time of his death, he lived at 415 S. 6th Street with his Aunt, Anna, and her friend, Elsie Green. John died of pancreatic carcinoma in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital after an illness of 28 days. John was buried in Calvary Cemetery on July 22, 1963. His funeral mass was at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 9:30 a.m. He was an operator at the water treatment plant in Camden, New Jersey. John never married.

v. Agnes Ann, b. August 2, 1910 in Camden. Her Godfather was her uncle Michael Cleary. On August 30, 1941 at 9 a.m. Agnes married Francis Joseph Weatherby, b. March 19, 1915, son of William and Margaret (Kelley) Weatherby. William was railroad brakeman. Agnes was living at 624 Clinton Street and William was at 234 Chestnut Street, Audubon, New Jersey at the time of their marriage. The witnesses were John Keating and Marie Morrissey. They lived at 112 1/2 Seventh Avenue, Haddon Heights, New Jersey. Frank was a machinist for R.C.A. and the Esterbrook Pen Company in Camden.

The children of Agnes and Frank Weatherby are:

i. Kathleen Ann Weatherby b. July 21, 1942, in Camden. New Jersey. She graduated from Glassboro State Teachers College and taught the 6th and 7th grades in East Orange for ten years. Kathleen married David Winton, b. April 22, 1942, in Maine, the son of Robert and Betty (?) Winton, on April 15, 1972 in Merchantville, New Jersey. David is a vice president of finance for the Chrysler Corporation.

The children of Kathleen and David are:

i. Brian Winton, b. January 5, 1975.

ii. Carolyn Winton, b. September 13, 1977.

iii. Jonathan Winton, b. June 30, 1979.

iv. Elizabeth Winton, b. October 23, 1982.

ii. William Joseph Weatherby, b. March 6, 1944, in Camden, New Jersey. He attended Temple University and graduated from Woodbury University with a BS in Marketing. Bill is a self-employed real estate broker in Santa Monica, California. Bill married Libby Greenberg, b. July 18, 1953, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Louis and Lillian (Schatz) Greenberg, on August 19, 1979, in Beverly Hills, California.

Bill and Libby’s child is:

i. Scott Lawrence Weatherby, b. May 5, 1985 in Saint John’s Hospital, Santa Monica.

iii. Agnes Anna Weatherby, b. July 2, 1945, in Camden. She received her BS in nursing from Temple University in June of 1966. Agnes married James J. Madden, son of Thomas and Rose (?) Madden, on May 20, 1967 at St. Rose of Lima, Haddon Heights, New Jersey. Jim graduated from Temper University Law School and is an attorney.

Agnes and Jim’s children are:

i. Patrick Madden, b. March 19, 1968.

ii. Peter Madden, b. April 4, 1969.

iii. Maura Madden, b. November 20, 1973.

iv. Matthew Madden, b. December 22, 1971.

v. Anne Madden, b. July 8, 1977.

vi. Kathryn Madden, b. December 1, 1979.

iv. Mary Margaret Westherby, b. May 27, 1947, in Camden. She graduated from Pierce Business College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She married Daniel Maguire, b. February 9, 1945, in Manayunk, Pennsylvania, the son of Daniel and Vera (Cavanuagh) Maguire, on May 24, 1970, at St. Rose of Lima, Haddon Heights, New Jersey. Daniel attended St. Joseph’s College in Philadelphia. He is in sales and marketing.

The children of Mary and Daniel Maguire are:

i. Christopher Maguire, b. 1970.

ii. Kara Maguire, b. 1974.

iii. Timothy Maguire, b. 1977.

v. Patricia Weatherby, b. January 1, 1950, in Saint Joseph Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is employed in marketing at Pennsylvania Bell Telephone Company.

vi. Dennis Thomas Weatherby, b. July 4, 1953, in Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden. He graduated from Stockton State Teacher College. He is presently a General Contractor. Dennis married Marilyn Salmonese, b. November 8, 1953, in Denver, Colorado, on April 30, 1983, at St. James Church in Ventnor, New Jersey. Marilyn has a degree in education.

Dennis and Marilyn’s children are:

i. Anna Weatherby, b. October 29, 1983.

ii. Mattie Weatherby, b. December 15, 1986.

206. WILLIAM A. CLEARY (John200, James1), b. May, 1878 in Camden, New Jersey, d. December 10, 1936, at home, of chronic myocarditis after an illness of 24 days’ duration. At the time of his death, he was living at 586 Benson Street, Camden. He was buried on December 17, 1936, in Calvary Cemetery. he was a “brass finisher” working in Philadelphia, probably with his brother, Thomas H., in 1896. In 1897, he was a “helper” in J.H. Dialogue & Son, and in 1898 his occupation is listed as riveter, and in 1899 he is a fitter for J. H. Dialogue & Son. In 1900, he is a “ship joiner.” He lived at 229 Pine Street all this time.

William married Henrietta S. (Horner), b. 1877 in Camden, daughter of Henry and Julia A. (Bennett) Horner, on July 18, 1900. Henrietta, also known as “Etta,” died May 29, 1938, of Basilar Meningitis after falling down a stairway. She lived at 586 Benson Street when she died. Her funeral mass was at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 9 a.m. She was buried on June 1, 1938, in Calvary Cemetery. Henrietta’s father was born in 1840 in New Jersey, and his parents were, too. Her mother was born in 1842 in Pennsylvania, and her parents were as well. In 1880, they lived on Massachusetts Avenue in Atlantic City, where Henry worked as a carpenter. Henrietta’s brothers, Harry H. and Eugene, were boatmen. Henrietta had an older sister, Winifred. They married at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, New Jersey. The Rev. William P. Tighe performed the ceremony. The witnesses were William Cleary’s brother and sister, Henry H. Cleary and Anna (sic) Cleary. William was a ship-fitter (sic) living at 229 Pine Street. Henrietta was a dress maker living at 920 Lawrence Street in Camden at the time of the marriage. They had no children.

207. JOHN J. CLEARY (James F.201, John200, James1) b. October 29, 1884, in Camden. Father J. M. O’Leary baptized John at Immaculate Conception Church in Camden on November 30, 1984. His sponsors were his Uncle and Aunt, John and Mary. He died February 6, 1938, in Erlton, New Jersey, of coronary artery disease. John worked for North American Newspapers and the Philadelphia Daily Ledger. He was business manager for the North American Composition Company when he died. He was member of the Camden Aerie No. 65 F.O.E. Lodge No. 183 of Philadelphia. Typographical Union No. 2 of Philadelphia and the Holy Name Society of the Church of Christ the King. His funeral mass was held on Friday, February 11, 1938 at 8 a.m. from the Church of Christ the King. He was interred at Calvary Cemetery. He died at home at 16 Edison Avenue in Erlton.

John married Florence Rebecca Ivins, born March 24, 1885, in Camden, who died May 4, 1943, of heart disease at Cooper Hospital in Camden. She was the daughter of William E. and Mary (Morrow) Ivins. William was born November 2, 1861, in Camden, and his wife, Mary, was born in Monivea, County Gateway, Ireland, on March 24, 1862. William and Mary were married December 17, 1882, at Saint Paul’s Church, Camden. Father B.J. Mulligan married Florence and John at Immaculate Conception Church in Camden, New Jersey, on October 31, 1905. The witnesses were John’s Uncle and aunt, Thomas and Anna Cleary. At the time of Florence’s death, she was living at 1266 Kenwood Avenue in Camden. The funeral mass was held on May 8 at 9 a.m. at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Camden. She was buried at Calvary Cemetery on May 8, 1943.

The children of John and Florence are:

i. Florence b. February 12, 1907, in Camden, New Jersey, m. September 27, 1930. Frank Daley, b. September 26, 1905, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, d. October 13, 1984. Son of Francis J. and Mary Jane (Milligan) Daley. Mary Jane was born in Ireland. Frank spent his early years in Camden, New Jersey, before his family moved to Gloucester City. Florence and Frank met while they were both employed by J.R. Bigly Company; he as a salesman and she as a clerk.

The children of Frank and Florence are:

i. Alice, b. December 9, 1910 in Camden, New Jersey. Worked for New Jersey Job Service (with the State of New Jersey), first in Camden, then, in 1969, transferred to West Wildwood, New Jersey.

208. GEORGE F. CLEARY (James F.201, John200, James1) b. January 28, 1887, d. November 24, 1928 of tuberculosis at the Lakeland Sanitarium (Glendale?) New Jersey. Lakeland Sanitarium is now known as Lakeland General Hospital in Blackwood, New Jersey. The funeral mass was held on November 28 at the Church of St. Mary, Gloucester, New Jersey. George was buried in Calvary Cemetery. He and his family were living at 828 Bergen Street, Gloucester. He was a conductor in the railroad yard for the Pennsylvania Railroad and a member of the (Union of the) Brotherhood of R.R. Trainmen, No. 257. He was also a member of the Camden Aerie, No. 65, F.O.E.

George married Catherine (also spelled Katherine) M. Welsh, January 11,1911 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Camden, New Jersey. Ther service was performed by Father Thomas A. Gribbin. One witness was Frank Leonard, who would later serve as the funeral director for many in the Cleary family. At the time of the marriage, George was living at 530 Division Street, and Catherine at 744 Mount Vernon Street, Camden. Catherine was born August 24, 1893 and died of tuberculosis on March 22, 1928 at Lakeland Sanitarium. Her funeral mass was held on Monday, March 26 at 9 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Gloucester and she was interred in Calvary Cemetery, Camden. She had refused to leave her home when she became ill with tuberculosis and the whole family contracted the disease. She was sick for two and a half years before her death. Herself, her husband, and the two children were hospitalized. One of the boys, George, was with his father when his father, George Sr. died. The parents died within six months of each other. George was 42 years old and Catherine was 34 at the time of their deaths. Both boys survived the disease. Catherine was the daughter of George and Abbie (McNutly?) Welsh. Her father was born in Philadelphia and her mother was born in Camden, New Jersey.

The children of George and Catherine are:

212. i. James, b. 1911.

213 ii. George, b. 1913.

209. CHARLES M. CLEARY (Charles M.204, John200, James1), b. September 27, 1899 in Camden. He died November 26, 1954 in the Cooper Hospital in Camden of bronchopneumonia. Charles was buried in Calvary Cemetery, December 1, 1954. At the time of his death, he was living at 841 Newton Avenue, Camden, and employed as a shipyard worker.

Charles married Mary Edna Dunn, b. August 6, 1906 at South 24th Street, Camden, New Jersey. She died on June 30, 1976. Mary’s parents were Henry E. and Mary (Mendel) Dunn. Henry E. was born in 1879 and died in 1938. His wife, Mary, was born in 1882 and died on January 24, 1923. Charles’ wife, Mary Edna, had a brother, Henry A. of Camden, born in 1913 and died in 1983. Mary is the older sister of Catherine G. (Dunn) Cleary, wife of John Cleary (212). Mary had another sister, Ida (Dunn) Riddell of Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, and two other brothers, James, of National Park, New Jersey, and Frederick, of Mt. Laurel. Mary was livign at 811 N. Broad Street, Woodbury, New Jersey, at the time of her death. Mary died of “acute myocardial infarction” in Underwood Memorial Hospital. The funeral was held on Saturday, July 3 from the McGuinness Funeral Home in Woodbury. Mass was celebrated at St. Patrick’s Church in Woodbury, New Jersey at 10 a.m. Mary was interred in Calvary Cemetery.

Their children are:

i. Doris, b. married (?) Danenhauer.

ii. Mary b. married (?) Revallo.

iii. Charles.

210. CLIFFORD LAWRENCE CLEARY (Charles M.204, John200, James1), born 1908, married Dorothy Winkler, born 1909.

Their children are:

i. James R. b. 1941 m. Elizabeth Conn.

ii. Lawrence m. Evalyn England.

iii. Teresa m. Joseph Hopkins.

iv. Dorothy m. Elwood Flemming.

211. JOHN D. CLEARY (Charles M.204, John200, James1), d. (after May 1964).

John married Catherine G. Dunn, b. August 15, 1917, sister of Mary Edna Dunn, wife of John’s brother Charles. Catherine died at her home, 907 Pearl Street, Camden, New Jersey on May 2, 1964 of breast cancer. Catherine is the daughter of Henry E. and Mary (Mendel) Dunn (see Mary E. (Dunn) Cleary, wife of Charles Cleary210 above). Catherine, a life long resident of Camden, was employed in maintenance at R.C.A. in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She was a member of the P.T.A. and the Altar and Rosary Society of Holy Name Church. Her funeral Mass was celebrated at 9 a.m. in Holy Name Church, and she was buried in Calvary Cemetery on May 6.

The children of John D. and Catherine are:

i. Mildred, a twin, b. April 14, 1945, d. April 18, 1945 of lung congestion in New Jersey Homeopathic Hospital in Camden. She was buried in Calvary Cemetery on April 20, 1945.

ii. Kathleen, a twin, b. April 14, 1945, d. in her thirties.

iii. John D. Jr. (living at home 1964).

iv. Joan b. married (?) Weidel, of Camden.

v. Judith b. married (?) Tipton of Camden.

212. JAMES F. CLEARY (George208, James F.201, John200, James1). b. December 6, 1911, d. July 26, 1984 at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden of emphysema. He is buried in New St. Mary’s Cemetery in Bellmawr, New Jersey. James was given a job during the depression by his uncle, John McCloskey, Jr. who was the president of the Philadelphia City Construction Company. James, who started at the bottom with the firm, became president. At the time of his death the firm name was the Counties Construction Company, still located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

James married first Alice (Farrell) born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. James and Alice were living at 6015 Summer Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the time of Patricia’s death. James and Alice divorced.

James married secondly Ruth (Schneck?) (Flynn) who had a daughter by her previous marriage. James and Ruth were living at 1400 Prospect Ridge Boulevard in Haddon Heights, New Jersey at the time of his death.

The children of James and Alice are:

i. Patricia Ann, b. in Philadelphia on August 10, 1935, d. in Philadelphia on February 20, 1937. She died of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery.

ii. Joan.

iii. Helen.

The children of James and Ruth are:

i. Patricia Catherine Cleary, b. January 7, 1954. She is a nurse and resides in Audubon, New Jersey. she married Richard Gibboni, now divorced.

The children of Patricia and Richard are:

i. Alycia Kathleen.

ii. Nicole Amanda.

ii. Kathleen Cleary, b. February 13, 1956. She is a nurse and resides in Gloucester City, New Jersey. She married Joseph Lapane, now divorced. She then married James Underwood, (now deceased) on May 26, 1996.

Their children are:

i. Kassandra Catherine, b. July 22, 1988.

ii. Joseph James, b. March 27, 1990.

iii. Krystal, b. September 23, 1997.

iii. James F. Cleary, Jr. b. September 22, 1960. He married Denise (?), now divorced.

The children of James and Denise are:

i. J.C. James Cleary III, b. March 12, 1984, married Shannon Goldberg.

The children of James and Shannon are:

i. Damon, b. July 9, 2004.

ii. Dominic, b. July 25, 2005.

iii. Hannah, b. December 27, 2013.

ii. Kristopher, b. April 28, 1987.

213. GEORGE FRANCIS CLEARY (George208, James F.201, John200, James1). Born June 28, 1913. Geroge was the owner and editor of the Gloucester City News and Camden County Record. The Camden County Record is no longer in the family and George’s son, William E. purchased the Gloucester City News in 1985 from his parents. George, who was retired, died in June 1994 of complications from Parkinson’s Disease and diabetes.

George married Mazie Elizabeth Tucker, b. October 7, 1909, in Philadelphia. George and Mazie first met on a tennis court in Camden, New Jersey, when George was working a summer job with the parks department. Because George was Roman Catholic and Mazie was Lutheran, they married at New York City Hall, Manhattan on November 3, 1932. The witnesses to the marriage werre Mrs. Edward J. Tucker of 832 East Brown Street, Gloucester, New Jersey and Joseph E. Hogan of 2416 Masher Street, Philadelphia. At the time of the marriage, George was a truck driver, and Mazie was a stenographer, both living at 832 East Brown Street. They were married at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Gloucester, New Jersey.

She is the daughter of Edward John and Jessie Elizabeth (Hardiman) Tucker. She was named after a grandmother whose proper name was Mary but who was always called Mazie. Therefore, Mazie became Edward Tucker’s daughter’s proper name. Mazie’s grandfather on her father’s side, Henry Cornelius Tucker, originally came from Farnham, Virginia (near Williamsburg), but because he did not get along with his stepfather, he moved as a young man to a farming area in the Philadelphia area known as “Down the New.” He worked as a farmhand and married the farmer’s daughter. Mazie fell and broke her hip in April 1995, she had Alzheimer’s Disease and was bedridden. She was taken care of by a live in companion and Hospice. She passed away December 12, 1995 at her home located at 832 E. Brown Street, Gloucester City, New Jersey.

The children of George and Mazie are:

i. Dolores, b. July 13, 1938. Married Joseph David Raube May 14, 1960. They reside at 804 E. Brown Street, Gloucester City, New Jersey. Joe is a meat manager and a real estate salesman. Dolores is a teacher aide and works part-time at the Gloucester City News.

The children of Dolores and Joe are:

i. Joseph David Raube, Jr. b. March 31, 1961, married Mary Meyer.

The children of Joseph and Mary are:

i. Gregory, b. January 17, 1991.

ii. Patrick, b. October 29, 2002.

ii. David Charles Raube, b. June 17, 1963, married Margo Heckman.

The children of David and Margo are:

i. Madelyn Dawn, b. August 27, 1993.

ii. Olivia, b. December, 4, 1995.

iii. Charlotte, b. July 9, 2001.

iii. Michael George Raube, b. June 17, 1967. Married Jennifer (Ellis), divorced.

The children of Michael and Jennifer are:

i. Regina, b. May 14, 1999.

ii. Dylan, b. January 17, 2001.

ii. George F. Jr., b. March 11, 1942. Married first Barbara Gianvito.

The children of George and Barbara are:

i. Barbara (twin) b. April 11, 1963, she married Mike Massi.

The children of Barbara and Mike are:

i. Michael.

ii. Anthony.

iii. Ashley.

ii. George (twin) b. April 11, 1963, he married Donna Fitzpatrick.

The child of George and Donna are:

i. Alley.

iii. Debra, b. June 5, 1965, she married James Baca.

The child of Debra and James is:

i. Gina.

Married secondly, Dolores Detora.

The child of George and Dolores is:

i. Renee, b. February 11, 1970, she married John Wilkins.

The children of Renee and John are:

i. Jared, b. December 28, 1997.

ii. Ryan, b. April 18, 2001.

iii. Alaina, b. August 14, 2004.

Married for the third time to Shirley Hampton, George was a postal worker and Shirley was the City’s Truant Officer.

The children of George and Shirley are:

i. Georgeanna, b. December 6, 1973, married Steve Singley.

ii. Kevin, b. April 19, 1976, married Chelsea

iii. William E., b. October 18, 1944. He married Connie J. Sarlo on April 18, 1964. They reside at 3 N. Stinson Avenue, Gloucester City, New Jersey. Bill and Connie own and continue to operate the Gloucester City News, a weekly newspaper his parents previously owned, and that has been in the family since 1950. In 2005, Bill and Connie sold the paper to Albert Countryman.

In 2006, Bill launched Cleary’s Notebook News, a 24/7 news website. Https://gloucestercitynews.net. As of October 25, 2026, the website continues to publish news for South Jersey and Philadelphia, with an emphasis on Gloucester City and the surrounding communities. William, age 82, released a book in January 2026. FROM PEN TO PAPER is about his five-plus decades as a reporter, editor, and publisher. It also contains several chapters about growing up in Gloucester City, NJ. It can be found on Amazon.

The children of William and Connie are:

i. Kelly Ann, b. March 23, 1965; she married Adam Tussey.

Their children are:

i. Jessica, b. June 12, 1983, married Geoffrey Gettings in 202

The children of Jessica and Geoffrey are:

i. Geoffrey, b. May 20, 2015.

ii. Jacob, b. May

ii. Adam Jr., b. December 13, 1986. He married Megan Genovese

The children of Adam and Megan are

ii. Connie Lynn, b. June 8, 1967, married David Woods.

Their children are:

i. Brandie Lynn, b. July 24, 1988, and Joey Herrmann.