Harney, James G.

1899 - 1932  (32 years)

• Name	Harney, James G.  [1]
  Birth	14 Nov 1899	Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1900 Census	1900	Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA
  page 06
  Listed living with parents a ge 6/12 born Nov 1899 in MN.
  1910 Census	1910	Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA
  Ed43, page 19a
  on Duluth Rd.; Listed living with paren ts age 10. Listed as James Jr.
  1920 Census	1920	Thomson, Carlton, Minnesota, USA
  Page 07a
  Listed living with parents age 20 occupation RR
  1930 Census	1930	Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
  Ed 83 Page 25B
  Listed living with wife, no childre n, age 30 married at age 26, occupation Prohibition Office Internal Reven ue Service, Gerladine age 25 married age 21, mother in law Mary j. Flynn a ge 65 widowed.
  Biography	Bef 1932
  Federal Revenue Agent, killed during Prohibition poss ibly in Detroit, Michigan. From Linda Harney Files; JAMES GERALD HARNEY (1899-1932); He was born 14 November 1899 in Minnesota, the son of James Harney and Anna (Ryan ). He became a Treasury Agent, like his brother, Malachi. James married Geraldine Flynn and they had two children. James was shot to death while investigating an illegal still during prohibition. According to family history he was murdered and buried under a brush pile. The case was solved by his younger brother, Martin, a newspaper reporter (who had learned to speak Finn). This is written up by Martin Harney and was made in to a radio play. The killer was sentenced to Stillwater prison for life but was released in the 1990s. Chart reference: MNJKL.WES. Harney, James G -- , 1932 24 Sep MN, Tamarack; Possibly died 9/24/1939 mur dered at Tamarack? You asked about the obit of James Harney d. 1932. I found it in the New York Times as follows: DRY AGENT SLAIN IN WEST. One of Four Hunters for a Still Found Shot in Minnesota. TAMARACK, Minn., Sept 24 (AP) - James G. Harney, a Federal prohibition age nt and brother of M.L. Harney, Federal dry law enforcement chief in the Chicago district, was found shot dead near here today. Associates said that Mr. Harney, attached to Northwest district prohibition headquarters in St. Paul, was shot while searching for operators of a still which he and three other agents had found. The other three in the party said they last saw him alive yesterday afternoon. Search for him was under way all night and today. New York Times, 25 Sept 1932.
  Occupation	Bef 1932
  Prohibition Office Internal Revenue Service
  Prohibition Office Internal Revenue Service
  Death	23 Sep 1932	Tamarack, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  	Cause: Murdered - Aged 32 years
  News Mention	24 Sep 1932
  	Harney, James News
  Obituary	Aft 24 Sep 1932
  See Image ------------- Date: 2/24/2003 7:52:11 AM Pacific Standard Time From: sppl.info@ci.stpaul .mn.us, Hello -We have received your request for a copy of an obituary for James Harney ( d. 9/24/1932). We have checked our newspaper holdings (Saint Paul Pione er Press and Saint Paul Dispatch) for a week following this date and ha ve been unable to find an obituary for a James Harney.Checking the Minnesota Death Certificate Index (online at: http://people.m nhs.org/dci/), we find three James Harneys listed: James Kyran Harney (d. 3-22-1928 in Olmstead County) James Harney (d. 8-19-1939 in St. Louis County) James Geoffrey Harney (d. 8-5-1989 in Wabasha County)The only Harney we can find in the Index for 1919 is a Richard Harney ( d. 7-30-1932 in St. Louis County).We are sorry that we could not come up w ith anything more for you. Let us know if you have any further questions!t hank you,Saint Paul Public Library sppl.info@ci.stpaul.mn.us
  	Harney, James G. Obituary (1932)
  Burial	?, Unknown Location
  Person ID	I34306	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, HaleyKleckner37946, TomTurriff28815
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2016

  
  

  Father	Harney, James,   b. 28 Jun 1866, Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland d. 19 Aug 1939, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Ryan, Anna Margaret,   b. 14 May 1865, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 6 Mar 1954, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F2376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Flynn, Geraldine E.,   b. Abt 1904, , , Minnesota, USA d. Abt Dec 1935, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA (Age ~ 31 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1925	?, Unknown Location
  Children	+ 1. Harney, James Patrick,   b. 27 Apr 1930, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA d. 22 Dec 2004, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA (Age 74 years) + 2. Harney, Lawrence Timothy "Tim",   b. 26 Jul 1931, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA d. 31 Oct 2016, Duluth, St. Louis, Minnesota, USA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F10145	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree, (Release date: December 15, 1997 Customer pedigree.).