James Francis Cagney, Sr.

1875 - 1918  (42 years)

• Name	James Francis Cagney  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	28 Oct 1875	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 Jun 1880	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [10]
  Residence	7 Jun 1880	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [10]
  	Avenue D
  Residence	22 Dec 1897	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [9]
  	193 Madison Street
  Residence	27 May 1898	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [3]
  	383 East 4th Street
  Occupation	17 Jul 1899  [1]
  	telegraphist
  Residence	17 Jul 1899	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [3]
  	351 East 8th Street
  Census	4 Jun 1900	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [7]
  Census	4 Jun 1900  [7]
  	barkeeper
  Residence	4 Jun 1900	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [7]
  	437 East 79th Street
  Also Known As	15 Nov 1901	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [3]
  	429 East 79th Street
  Census	1 Jun 1905	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [4]
  Occupation	amateur boxer  [1]
  Occupation	bartender  [1]
  Occupation	1 Jun 1905  [4]
  	bartender
  Residence	1 Jun 1905  [4]
  	429 East 79th Street
  Death	10 Oct 1918	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [1, 6, 8]
  Burial	Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, New York, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I2	Cagney Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

  Father	William Cagney,   b. Abt. 1842, Ireland d. 26 Aug 1899, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Sullivan,   b. Abt. 1842, Ireland
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carolyn Elizabeth Nelson,   b. 20 Mar 1877, New York, USA d. 7 Oct 1945, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1897	St. Theresa's Church, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Harry Vincent Cagney,   b. 27 May 1898, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 10 Jun 1964, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 66 years) + 2. James Cagney,   b. 17 Jul 1899, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 30 Mar 1986, Washington, District of Colombia, USA (Age 86 years)   3. Edward Cagney,   b. 15 Nov 1901, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 5 Jan 1968 (Age 66 years) + 4. William Cagney,   b. 26 Mar 1905, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 3 Jan 1988, Newport Beach, Orange, California, USA (Age 82 years)   5. Grave Agnes Cagney,   b. 29 Feb 1908, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 10 May 1908, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 0 years)   6. Robert N. Cagney,   b. 30 Dec 1917, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 3 Feb 1918, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 0 years) + 7. Jeanne Cagney,   b. 25 Mar 1919, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 7 Dec 1984, Newport Beach, Orange, California, USA (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  4 Jun 1900 - Rented his home at this time source: National Archives and Records Administration. 1900 United States Federal Census, Manhattan, Enumeration District 759, New York County, New York National Archives Microfilm Roll T623_1113; 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Wikipedia Contributors, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, "James Cagney," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cagney, (San Francisco, CA: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.). [S3] Wikipedia Contributors, Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, "Jeanne Cagney," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Cagney, (San Francisco, CA: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.). [S4] New York City Department of Records, New York, New York, U.S., Index to Birth Certificates, 1866-1909 [database on-line], (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2020). [S6] New York State Archives, New York, U.S., State Census, 1905 [database on-line], (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S8] New York City Department of Records, New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937 [database on-line], (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S9] Find a Grave, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line], (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). [S10] National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, Manhattan, Enumeration District 759, New York County, New York National Archives Microfilm Roll T623_1113; 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line], (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2004). [S11] New York City Department of Records, New York, New York, U.S., Extracted Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line], (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S12] New York City Department of Health, James Cagney and Carrie Nelson, Marriage Certificate No. 19755, 22 Dec 1897, Manhattan, New York County, New York, USA. [S13] National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, Manhattan, Enumeration District 312, New York County, New York National Archives Microfilm Roll T9_881; 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line], (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010).