James and Mary (Lawler) Cuddy, Hastings, Neb.

born: 9 Jun 1848, Kentucky

died: 25 Apr 1887

bur.: south of Vail,Crawford Co.,Iowa, at St. Ann's Cemetery

occu: school teacher

spouse: James CUDDY

born: Abt 1853, Chicago, Illinois

died: Bef 1900, possibly CO or KS?

Children:

Joseph CUDDY

Mary Cornelia CUDDY

Margaret CUDDY

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           |---------Phenton LAWLOR (Ireland - Ireland)
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  |------John LAWLOR (1803, Ireland - 1883, Iowa)
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Mary A. LAWLER (1848, Kentucky - 1887)
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  |------Mary LALOR (1816, Ireland - 1860)
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Mary's tombstone reads, ``Mary A. Lawler, wife of James Cuddy, June 9, 1848, April 25, 1887'' Hence the spelling of her surname.

The following story appears in the circa 1944 Lawler family history, while talking about the Lawler's time in Crawford County, Iowa:

One of the first school houses ever built in Jackson Twp., was built by Patrick James Lawler, and taught by his sister, Mary, who later became Mrs. Cuddy. The bldg. still stands, but is used as a chicken house by Leo Dunn, a son of Margaret Lawler and Tom Dunn. It was built about 1880. For a few months a school was taught by Mary Lawler --- later Mrs. Cuddy, in an upstairs room of the house now occupied by Bill and Tom Lawler.

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