Francis O'Rourke
Birth Name | Francis O'Rourke |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 80 years, 9 months, 3 days |
Narrative
From the Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Peoria County, Volume II, 1902.
Chapter XXII Personal Sketches, page 613
https://archive.org/details/historicalency02bate/page/n8
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“Frank H. O'Rourke, Horseshoer; born at Killowen, County Down, Ireland, in 1845, is a son of Michael and Alice (Cunningham) O'Rourke. His paternal grandparents, John and Mary (Sloane) O'Rourke, and his maternal grandparents, James and Ellen (Colgan) Cunningham, were natives of Killowen. His father and grandfather were both horseshoers. The latter died at the age of eighty-six, his wife at the age of seventy-three. Michael O'Rourke was born in 1818, his wife in 1820; he died in his seventy-third year, she at the age of seventy- four. They had three sons and five daughters. Mr. O'Rourke's maternal grandparents lived to old age on their farm in Ireland.
“Frank H. O'Rourke learned horseshoeing in his father's shop. He landed in New York May 12, 1866, and went thence direct to Peoria, where some of his cousins had located. There at the age of twenty-one years he began life in America as a journeyman horseshoer. About ten years later he opened a shop for himself, and for more than a quarter of a century he has been one of the best-known horseshoers in Illinois. Mr. O'Rourke is a Democrat, and as such he was in 1888 elected Alderman for the then First Ward of the city of Peoria, and in 1893 Alderman for the Sixth Ward, serving two full terms of two years each. In 1900 he visited Ireland, England. Scotland and Wales and renewed his old acquaintance in the place of his birth.
“He and his family are members of the Roman Catholic Church. He was married at Peoria February 1, 1877, to Margaret McDonough, daughter of James and Ellen (Day) McDonough, and they have four children: Frank H.. William L., James P. and Mary E. Mrs. O'Rourke, whose father was a farmer, was born in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1853, and came to America in 1868.”
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The biography says Frank went to Peoria, "where some of his cousins had located." There is a James Cunningham in Peoria in that era, but he was born in Pennsylvania. There is a Daniel Cunningham born 1839 in Ireland in Peoria in 1870. I don't know yet where he was from.
Also, there is Edward Colgan (1818-1910) from Kilkeel who live in Stark County, Illinois. Edward's father was Francis Colgan and his grandfather was named Edward, so he wouldn't be Frank O'Rourke's first cousin, but might have been a second cousin. I don't know if Frank war referring to him or not when he mentioned having cousins in Peoria.
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | August 4, 1843 | County Down, Ireland | 1a | |
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Baptism | August 5, 1843 | Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland | ||
General
Kilbroney Church Register, Baptisms |
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Immigration | May 10, 1866 | New York, New York, United States | 2a | |
Event Note
Arrived May 10, 1866, New York, Star of the West, from Liverpool
John Rourke, 45, blacksmith All born in Ireland, traveling in steerage, and hope to settle in the United States. Who are John and Ann? |
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Residence | 1867 | Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States | 46 South Washington | 3a |
Event Note
1867 Peoria City Directory |
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Census (Head) | June 4, 1880 | Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States | 904 First Street | 4a |
Event Note
1880 Census Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
Francis O'Rourke, 34, blacksmith, born in Ireland who is this John O'Rourke? |
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Residence | from 1881 to 1924 | Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States | res: 904 First, work: 206 Liberty | |
Event Note
Peoria City Directory
1881
1882, 1883 and 1885
1890
1900 same
1910
1920
1924
1925
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Census | June 1, 1900 | Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States | 904 First Street | 5a |
General
1900 Census Ward 6 Peoria, Illinois
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Death | May 7, 1924 | Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, United States | 1a | |
General
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947" "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NQFG-1B5 : accessed 15 Nov 2013), Francis Henry O'Rourke, 07 May 1924. |
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Burial | May 9, 1924 | 1a | ||
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Michael Rourke | about August 27, 1815 | February 9, 1888 | |
Mother | Alice Cunningham | about 1814 | November 29, 1888 | |
Francis O'Rourke | August 4, 1843 | May 7, 1924 | ||
Brother | John Rourke | about December 4, 1844 | ||
Sister | Mary Rourke | about November 1845 | July 1, 1870 | |
Brother | William O'Rourke | about September 1847 | August 6, 1889 | |
Sister | Ann O'Rourke | about October 1849 | November 23, 1910 | |
Sister | Elizabeth “Bessie” O'Rourke | about October 30, 1851 | January 27, 1924 | |
Sister | Margaret O'Rourke | about 1862 | April 27, 1927 |
Families
Family of Francis O'Rourke and Margaret McDonough |
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Married | Wife | Margaret McDonough ( b. d. August 1, 1934 ) |
Pedigree
Source References
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Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths
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- Page: Dudley Or Bobbie Anderson Or Carroll, 19 Mar 1932, Chicago
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New York Passenger Lists
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- Page: May 10, 1866, Star of the West, from Liverpool
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Citation:
"New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPJ-8FZV : 12 March 2018), Francis Rourke, 1866; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .
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City Directories
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- Page: 1867 Peoria
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National Archives and Records Administration: 1880 United States Census
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- Page: Peoria IL, ED 204, sheet 46B
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKS-1J3 : 20 August 2017), Francis Ororke, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 204, sheet 46B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0240; FHL microfilm 1,254,240.
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1900 United States Federal Census
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- Page: Cleveland, Ward 18, ED 70, sheet 6, family 133
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMZM-R5N : accessed 17 Feb 2014), Jas Mcaney in household of Lizzie Welch, Precinct D Cleveland City Ward 18, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet , family 133, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241254.
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