James Quinn

Birth Name James Quinn
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Death        
Birth July 1, 1891 Cranfield Townland, Kilkeel Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   1a 2
Census March 31, 1901 Cranfield Townland, Kilkeel Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland 1901 Hugh Quinn household 1a
General

1901 Census of Ireland
Residents of a house 17 in Cranfield (Greencastle, Down)

Quinn, Hugh, 54, head, married, farmer, born in Ballinahatten
Quinn, Hugh, 21, son, single, farmer,
Quinn, Maggie, 16, daughter, single
Quinn, Annie, 14, daughter, single, scholar,
Quinn, James, 12, son, single, scholar,

All children were born in Cranfield
All Roman Catholic. All can read and write except Hugh, Jr., who can read only. None spoke Irish.

Residence March 31, 1901 Cranfield Townland, Kilkeel Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland Cranfield Townland 1a
Immigration May 5, 1901 New York, New York, United States   3a
General

Arriving in New York May 05, 1901, aboard the SS Etruria

Quinn, Hugh, 50, male, married, farmer
Quinn, Ellen, 23, single, housewife
Quinn, Hugh, 20, single, laborer
Quinn, Maggie, 17, single, housework
Quinn, Annie, 14, single, housework
Quinn, James, 11, single, boy

All: could read and write, were Irish, last residence was Kilkeel, headed to Cleveland, paid their own fare, had a ticket to their destination. None had been in the US before. Destination [Hugh Sr.'s] daughter, Mary Quinn, Cleveland, Ohio.
All were in good health. A note for Hugh, Sr., said "slight debility."
Hugh, Sr, was carrying $50. the others had no money

http://www.ellisisland.org/search/shipManifest.asp?pID=605281020324&MID=06162514290001337952&

Census April 15, 1910 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1910 John Sands household 4
General

1910; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 17, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1173; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0266 (at ancestry.com)
at 7112 Winfield Ave [from information in city directories. census page was torn.]

John Sands 32, married 9 years, born in Ireland, parents also, moulder, foundry, arrived 1899, naturalized
Mary Sands 30, 5 children, 4 alive, born in Ireland, parents also, no arrival date
Marie Sands 8, born in Ohio
Daniel H Sands 6, born in Ohio
Helen L Sands 4, born in Ohio
John V Sands 3, born in Ohio
---------, father in law, 62, widowed, born in Ireland, parents also, teamster, foundry, arrived 1902
---------, brother in law, 28, single, born in Ireland, parents also, laborer, foundry, arrived 1902
---------, brother in law, 21, single, born in Ireland, parents also, core worker, foundry, arrived 1902
The page was torn and the names of the inlaws are missing. They were Mary Sands' father Hugh, and her brothers Hugh and James.

 

 

Residence April 15, 1910 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 7112 Winfield Ave 4
General

7112 Winfield Ave

Draft Registration June 5, 1917 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   2
General

WWI Registration Card, signed June 5, 1917
James Quinn
residence: 3531 East 78th, Cleveland
single, born July 1, 1891, Kilkeel, Ireland
an alien, subject of Ireland
occupation: coremaker, employer [Farro Illaih Co? - unreadable]
dependent: father
brown hair, grey eyes

Residence June 5, 1917 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 3531 East 78th 2
General

3515 East 78 St

Census January 1, 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1920 Hugh Quinn household 5a
General

1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 15, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1367; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 290
renting at 3519 E 78th

Hugh Quinn, 70, head, widowed, born in County Down, Ireland, parents also, arrived 1901, naturalized 1910, stable man, riding academy
James Quinn, 25, son, single, born in County Down, Ireland, parents also, arrived 1901, unknown if naturalized, core maker, iron foundry
Margaret Quinn, 31, daughter, single, born in County Down, Ireland, parents also, arrived 1901, unknown if naturalized, laundress, laundry
Anna Lally, 28, daughter, widowed, born in County Down, Ireland, parents also, arrived 1901, unknown if naturalized, no occupation
Thomas Lally, 10, grand-son, single, born in Ohio, father in Ohio, mother in County Down
Michael McNichols, boarder, 29, single, born in County Mayo, parents also, arrived 1902, final papers pending, laborer, rolling mill. Mother tongue: Irish
The mother tongue for the Quinns was English.

"United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDRT-TS1 : accessed 24 Sep 2013), Hugh Quinn, 1920.

Residence January 1, 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 3519 East 78th 5a
Census April 1, 1940 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1940 James Quinn household 6a
General

1940; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T627_3218; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 92-393 (at ancestry.com)
renting at 4215 East 76th

James Quinn, head, 43, single, 6 years of school, born in Northern Ireland, parents also, core [something], machine mfg.
Margaret Quinn, sister, 45, single, 5 years of school, born in Northern Ireland, parents also, lodging keeper, lodging house,
William Tremelling, brother in law, 54
Anna Tremelling, sister, 54, married, born in Northern Ireland, parents also,
and six lodgers

Margaret provided the information.

Residence April 1, 1940 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 4215 East 76th 6a
General

4215 East 76th

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Hugh Quinnbetween 1846 and 1852December 12, 1928
Mother Maria CunninghamMay 9, 1898
    Brother     John Quinn June 8, 1871 before December 1928
    Sister     Ellen “Nellie” Quinn October 24, 1873
    Brother     Hugh Quinn March 14, 1879 December 29, 1945
    Sister     Mary E Quinn about 1880 December 3, 1962
    Sister     Margaret Quinn April 2, 1961
    Sister     Anna Quinn 1887 March 24, 1961
         James Quinn July 1, 1891

Source References

  1. 1901 Census of Ireland
      • Citation:

        http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Greencastle/Cranfield/1235855/

      • Citation:

        http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Down/Killowen/Kilfeaghan/1236841/

  2. United States, Selective Service System: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  3. Ellis Island Passenger Record
      • Page: SS Alaska, May 23, 1892
  4. 1910 United States Federal Census
  5. National Archives and Records Administration: 1930 United States Census
      • Page: Cleveland, ED 397, sheet 11B, line 56, family 12
  6. 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.