Michael Joseph McGinty
16 Months old
Taken @ December 1929
New Years Greeting card
On a sad note Papa did have an older brother that he never met. His brother Joseph was Sioux City's New Year Baby in 1927. Here is a transcript of the newspaper story from the time:
Sioux City's New Year's Baby Dies
Paying but a short visit on earth, Joe McGinty, Jr., Sioux City's only New Years's baby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe McGinty, Route 1, Leeds, passed away at 3:30 o'clock Saturday morning.
Born on New Year's, Baby Joe was the first baby to arrive in Sioux City in 1927. His arrival was premature and he spent the few days of his wee life in an incubator. Until Friday evening it was believed that he would live and then the weak little life grew fainter and gradually came to an end Saturday morning.
Joe was his parent's only child.
Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Kidd's undertaking parlors. Rev. A.J. Lynott, of St. Michael's Catholic church, conducted the services. Interment was at Calvary cemetery.
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