Ilion High School
CLASS OF 1905
ihs class of 1905
James Edward 'Ed' Carney (top row - third from left), Leo Powers (front row - far right), Edna Brand McGowan (top row - far right)

Class Roster....

    Learn more about the IHS Class of 1905 ....as published in the Alumni book "History of the Union School", which was published in 1925. The book contained the names and address of each alumnus, as of 1925.

    The Lyrics to the Alma Mater were written by Edna Brand McGowan, Class of 1905. Edna's words, set to the tune of Cornell's "Far Above Cayuga's Waters", were selected as the winning entry, in a contest held to determine the lyrics. (Information provided by Edna's grandson, Richard Parkinson, Class of 1966)

James Edward Carney, Class of 1905 was the son of Patrick J. Carney II and the father of Dr. Theodore Carney, Class of 1936.

'Ed' Carney's
Ilion educated grandchildren are:


Bridget Carney GoddardClass of 1965
Kathleen Carney DonahueClass of 1966
Mary Carney HoulihanClass of 1967
Patrick CarneyClass of 1969
Notre Dame High
Roberta Carney HaefeleClass of 1971
Aileen Carney SweeneyClass of 1974
Erin Carney MonahanClass of 1975
Shawn CarneyClass of 1977
Theodore Carney IIClass of 1981


Ed Carney's Ilion educated great-grandchildren
(IHS alumni and future alumni) are:

Paul DonahueClass of 1994
Mark DonahueClass of 1995
Katherine DonahueClass of 1998
Lauren HaefeleClass of 2000
Sarah DonahueClass of 2000
Alison HaefeleClass of 2001
Mary Margaret SweeneyClass of 2002
Bridget SweeneyClass of 2004
Future GraduateClass of 2008
Future GraduateClass of 2012

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Updated July 11, 2004

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