Thomas Flood

Birth Name Thomas Flood
Gender male
Age at Death 60 years, 1 month, 19 days

Narrative

Thomas ( - d 1878, Renfrewshire)
+ Jane McCormick ( - d 1894, Spring Valley, Bureau County, Illinois)
- Thomas ( - d 1918, Chicago)
arrived 1881
+ Mary Reilly
arrived 1884
- Thomas (1881, Scotland - 1942, Chicago)
arrived 1884
+ Christina O'Rourke

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth February 1882 Scotland   1a
Census (Son) 1900 Hall Township, Bureau County, Illinois, United States   1a
Event Note

1900 Census, Hall, Bureau County, Illinois
on 6th Street
June 6, 1900

Thomas Flood, March 1859, Scotland, arrived 1881, coal miner
Mary Flood, April 1861, Scotland, arrived 1884
Thomas Flood, February 1882, Scotland, arrived 1884
Annie Flood, November 1884, Illinois
Jennie Flood, August 1886, Illinois
Mary E Flood, March ? 1888, Illinois
Maggie Flood, September 1890, Illinois
Lizzie Flood, May 1892, Illinois
Addie Flood, July 1894, Illinois
Alice Flood, January 1897, Illinois
George Flood, 1899, 8m, Illinois

https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/9866727:7602

 

 

Census January 1, 1920 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States 5603 Princeton Ave 2a
General

1920 Census Ward 31, Chicago
ED 1897, Sheet 7A
at 5603 Princeton Ave, a two family home shared with Peter McParland and family, both renting

Flood, Thomas, 37, Ireland, arrived 1885, naturalized 1915, pipe fitter, auto supplies
Christina, 35, Ireland, arrived 1906, "na, mar" naturalized as a result of marriage, I guess?
Thomas, 6, Illinois
William, 4y 1m , Illlinois
George, 2y 6m, Illinois


"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MJ76-YZX : accessed 21 Nov 2013), Thomas Flood, Chicago Ward 31, Cook (Chicago), Illinois, United States; citing sheet , family 151, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820348.

Census April 1, 1930 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States 5530 Shields Ave 3a
General

1930 Census Chicago, ED 653, Sheet 7B, household 148
owns the home worth $34,500 at 5530 Shields Ave

Thomas S Flood M 45 Illinois, married 1st at 28, born in Illinois, parents in Irish Free State, asbestos worker, building trade
Christina Flood F 42, married 1st at 25, born in Northern Ireland, parents also, arrived 1906, naturalized
Thomas E Flood M 16 Illinois
William Flood M 14 Illinois
George Flood M 12 Illinois
Margaret Flood F 10 Illinois
Maurice Flood M 8 Illinois
Michael Flood M 5 Illinois

"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XSLP-7HR : accessed 21 Nov 2013), Thomas S Flood, Chicago (Districts 0501-0750), Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0653, sheet , family 148, NARA microfilm publication .

Census April 1, 1940 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States 5530 S. Shields Ave 4a
General

1940 Census Ward 17, Chicago
ED 103-1139, Sheet 18A
owns the house worth $2000 at 5530 S. Shields Ave

Thomas S Flood M 58 Illinois, asbestos worker
Christine Flood F 53 Irish Free State
Thomas E Flood M 26 Illinois, asbestos worker
William M Flood M 24 Illinois, asbestos worker
George F Flood M 22 Illinois, baker's helper
Maurice J Flood M 18 Illinois, field work, project forestation?
Michael J Flood M 15 Illinois

all lived in the same house in 1935. Christine provided the information.

"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KWB7-LRK : accessed 21 Nov 2013), Thoma S Flood, Ward 17, Chicago, Chicago City, Cook, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 103-1139, sheet 18A, family 396, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 955.

Death March 20, 1942 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States   5a
Event Note

Illinois Death and Stillbirths Index
Thomas S Flood
died: 20 March 1942, Chicago, Illinois
born 17 February 1883, Spring Valley, Illinois
occupation: asbestos worker
spouse: Christine
father: Thomas Flood, born Limerick, Ireland
mother: Jane McCormick, born Limerick, Ireland

[Some of this information is incorrect. Thomas' mother's name was Mary Reilly. Both parents were born in Scotland, according to their own census in 1900. The family is said to have been in Donegal a generation or two before that, according to a tree on ancestry.com]

 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Thomas FloodMarch 1859October 8, 1918
Mother Mary Reilly1861
         Thomas Flood February 1882 March 20, 1942

Families

Family of Thomas Flood and Christina O'Rourke

Married Wife Christina O'Rourke ( b. December 22, 1883 d. January 1970 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage November 28, 1912 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States   6
General

Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920

Nov 28, 1912, Chicago
Thomas Flood, age 28
Christine or Christina O'Rourke, age 26

"Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N7CP-JZ2 : accessed 21 Nov 2013), Thomas Flood and Christine Or Christina O'Rourke, 28 Nov 1912.

Source References

  1. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Hall, Bureau County, IL Thomas Flood Household
      • Citation:

        https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/9866727:7602

         

         

  2. National Archives and Records Administration: 1920 United States Census
      • Page: Ward 15, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, Series T625, Roll 1367, Page 97, ED 293, Sheet 3A
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDRT-24B : accessed 20 February 2018), Margaret Cushing, Cleveland Ward 15, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing ED 293, sheet 3A, line 16, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1367; FHL microfilm 1,821,367.

  3. National Archives and Records Administration: 1930 United States Census
      • Page: Cleveland, ED 397, sheet 11B, line 56, family 12
  4. 1940 United States Census
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KW57-VC3 : accessed 08 Nov 2013), Joseph Salek, Ward 8, Cleveland City, Cleveland City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 92-174, sheet 8B, family 233, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 3210.

  5. Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths
      • Page: Thomas S Flood, d 20 Mar 1942, Chicago
      • Citation:

        https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1337137:2542

         

  6. Illinois, Cook County Marriages