Date of Birth: May 23, 1928
Place of Birth: Maysville, Kentucky, U.S.
Date of Death: June 29, 2002
Place of Death: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Ethnicity:
*50% Irish
*25% German
*25% mix of English, Scottish, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. Her deep, rich, and smooth voice earned her recognition as one of America’s premier pop and jazz singers.
Rosemary was the daughter of Marie Frances (Guilfoyle) and Joseph Andrew Clooney. With her ex-husband, actor José Ferrer, she was the mother of actor Miguel Ferrer. Her brother is television personality Nick Clooney, and her nephew is actor George Clooney, who is Nick’s son.
Rosemary’s paternal grandfather was Andrew Bartholomew Clooney (the son of Nicholas Clooney and Bridget Byron). Nicholas and Bridget were Irish immigrants. Nicholas was born, c. 1829, in Windgap, County Kilkenny, Ireland, the son of David Clooney and Mary McGrath, farmers.
Rosemary’s paternal grandmother was Crescentia Koch (the daughter of Joseph A. Koch and Margaret Fehler/Manns). Crescentia was born in Ohio, to German parents.
Rosemary’s maternal grandfather was Michael Joseph Guilfoyle (the son of Cornelius/Con Guilfoyle and Roseanna/Rosanna Sweeney). Cornelius was born in Tipperary, Ireland, the son of William Guilfoyle and Mary Felix/Frielly/Feeley. Roseanna was the daughter of Michael Sweeney, from Laois, Ireland, and of Mary Denhanity, from Kilkenny, Ireland.
Rosemary’s maternal grandmother was Martha Adelia/Ada Farrow (the daughter of Samuel Tully Farrow and Louella/Ellin Breckenridge Vanden). Samuel was the son of John Bruer Farrow and Martha Jane Bramel. Louella was the daughter of Preston B. Vanden and Adelia S. Cooper/Cooker.
Sources: Genealogies of Rosemary Clooney – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
https://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Rosemary Clooney (through Rosemary’s nephew, George Clooney) – http://famouskin.com
Pictures and genealogy of Rosemary’s family – http://www.findagrave.com
Notations on Rosemary’s Irish ancestry – http://www.eneclann.ie
Rosemary’s paternal grandmother, Crescentia Koch, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of some of Rosemary’s more distant ancestors – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com