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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IA-IRISH] Thanks for the info & more on Ray McNally
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 10:42:25 -0500
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However if you contact the Tama News Herald (which
: is also on line) they might be able to help you. That web address is
: http://www.tamatoledonews.com.
: Hope that helps. Carol


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Thanks much, Carol. That was far more than I had before I posted my note and
I will definitely follow up. I am kind of past the names and dates phase of
research and going on to more (besides trying to make connections in Ireland
to info-McNallys were from Newport Co. Mayo.). I never met Ray McNally, my
grandmother's brother, but he sounds like an interesting person. When he
did go into the service it sounds like he was one of the first to administer
tetnus shots. (See article below)
I also know nothing of his wife's family and I don't believe they had any
children. His wife was Iola Smith; however, when the family gave me original
info on her they gave me her name as Iola Cain. Perhaps she had a previous
marriage, but I wouldn't know which was her maiden name.

Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, July 30, 1919

HANDLED SERUM IN ARMY IN FRANCE

Ray McNally, Who Returned Home Sunday Morning
Ray McNally arrived home from France Saturday evening. He was mustered out
at Camp Mitchell, New York. He came to Chicago over the New York Central. He
enoyed a couple of days taking in the sights of the great eastern
metropolis. His coming was a surprise to his father and the others of the
family. He is looking exceptionally well but is quiet [sic] badly tanned. He
was evidently out in the warm sun a great deal while he was in France.
Sunday he put on his civilian clothes. He is glad to be one of our people
again.
Mr. McNally was in the medical department of the army. Our government has
still large supply depots not far from Paris. Mr. McNally was, however, in
the French metropolis only once while over there. He tried to get permission
to visit England and Ireland, but his request was denied.
While the French are not enemies of the Americans, they are not so friendly
as they were when our boys first went across. A bad riot occurred in Brest
several weeks ago. A Frenchman tore down the American flag. Trouble followed
and six or seven French soldiers were killed. After that the Americans were
denied certain liberties they had previously enjoyed. The young French men
are jealous of the American soldiers, many of whom are popular with the
French young ladies. The Americans spend their money freely and the French
do not believe in this. Of course this is not true of Mr. McNally and many
other young Americans.
There has been a great improvement in the condition of Brest. When Ray first
went over he had to tramp for days through the mud and at night he often
slept in the mud. The city is now better drained and cleaned and there is
not so much cause for complaint. Criticism evidently did the war department
some good.
Considering the high price of food, the French are not so unreasonable in
their charges for meals. Mr. McNally became quiet [sic] fond of French bread
but he does not care much for some of the food that is placed on the tables
in restaurants in that country.
The slums of New York are cleaner than the small French cities and the
villages. Sanitary conditions in France are very poor. The well to do
classes have, of course, better environments but a large number of the men
who were prosperous were killed during the war. It requires considerable
formality for our boys to secure permission to mingle with the better
classes. We need not say that the men in khaki did not care to humble
themselves in order to secure the recognition of any class of foreigners.
Mr. McNally had a great deal to do in looking after the various kinds of
serum that were used in the army. It proved very effectual in preventing
diseases. A special kind of serum was injected into the bodies of soldiers
as soon as they were wounded in order to prevent them from taking lock jaw.
Our reporter was surprised to learn that there several thousand American
prisoners in France. They are required to work regularly and it will
probably be a long time before some of them are released. Quite a number of
officers sold food to the French people without permission and pocketed the
proceeds. Others are serving time for minor offenses. The sentences range
from thirty days to a year and a few will have to spend the remainder of
their lives in federal penitentiaries.

Emmetsburg Democrat
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
Wednesday, June 29, 1927

Ray McNally, Benedict
Marriage Took Place at Cathedral Chapel at Toledo, Ohio

An announcement received by relatives reports the marriage of Mr. Raymond B.
McNally to Miss Iola Smith of Madison, Wisconsin, in the Cathedral chapel at
Toledo, Ohio, last Wednesday, June 22. Further particulars have not been
learned. Mr. and Mrs. McNally enjoyed a trip to Detroit, Michigan, and also
to Chicago where they spent a day with the groom's sister, Sister Mary
Edwardetta, who teaches in one of the Catholic schools in that city. They
will not come to Emmetsburg until the Christmas holiday when they intend
visiting at the home of the groom's father.
Mr. McNally has traveled for the Bauer-Black Company of Chicago for several
years. His territory is Indiana and Ohio. He first met Mrs. McNally at
Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. McNally grew to manhood in this locality and was for
a number of years employed in the Bert Hughes drug store. Later he traveled
for a well known business house. He was also engaged in business at
Graettinger, Tama City and Cedar Rapids. He is a gentleman of very pleasing
personality and is clever and tactful. Hosts of warm friends in this
locality will learn with pleasure of his marriage and will offer
congratulations.

Descendants of Edward McNally (father of Ray McNally)

1 Edward McNally b: 06/11/1864 in Ixonia, Wisconsin d: 12/11/1950 in
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Burial: 12/14/1950 StJohn's Catholic Cemetery,
Emmetsburg
. +Jane Jennie Griffin b: 03/01/1865 in Minnesota m: 07/23/1888 in
Emmetsburg Iowa d: 04/28/1912 in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
........ 2 Raymond Bernard McNally b: 05/17/1888 in Dakota d: 1952
............ +Iola Smith m: 06/22/1927 in Toledo, Ohio
........ 2 Clement Joseph McNally b: 10/27/1890 in Emmetsburg Iowa d:
08/29/1938 in Sumner, Iowa
............ +Hazel Cass m: 01/15/1930 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
........ 2 Elizabeth Genevieve McNally b: 01/03/1893 in Emmetsburg, Palo
Alto, Iowa d: 02/16/1985 in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa
............ +David William Joynt b: 10/02/1887 in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto,
Iowa m: 01/16/1916 in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa src: Palo Alto County
Marriage Records-Book 8 d: 03/21/1973 in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa src:
Palo Alto County Death Records-Book 5
........ 2 Mary Bernette McNally b: 01/17/1895
............ +Floyd McCain b: 01/28/1892 src: St. John's Cemetery Records
d: 11/10/1962 src: St. John's Cemetery Records
........ 2 Irene McNally b: 08/12/1896 in Emmetsburg Iowa d:
04/12/1897 in Emmetsburg Iowa
........ 2 Vera McNally aka: Sister Mary Edwardetta b: 04/08/1897 in
Emmetsburg Iowa d: 12/18/1993 in Dubuque,Iowa
........ 2 Mildred Irene McNally b: 08/19/1899 d: 11/27/1986
............ +Paul Charles Kerber m: 07/15/1925 in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto,
Iowa
........ 2 Maurice McNally b: 05/20/1904 d: 06/03/1982
............ +Hazel Anderson m: 02/12/1929 in Milford, Iowa


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