John O'Rourke

Birth Name John O'Rourke
Gender male
Age at Death 83 years, 11 months, 21 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1846 Ireland   1a 2a
Event Note

His death record gave an exact date of 6 Dec 1846. His censuses usually pointed to about 1850. He was baptized Dec 3, 1846, according to the parish record.

Baptism December 3, 1846 Kilkeel Catholic Parish, County Down, Ireland   3a
Event Note

Kilkeel Parish Register, at nli.ie
December 3, 1846
John [son] of John and Catherine Rourke
sponsors: John and Sarah Byrne

Obviously either the date recorded here or John's date of birth found on his death record is incorrect by a few days. But I think they are close enough to identify John as the son of this couple. See the notes for his parents.

Immigration 1871     4a
Naturalization 1876     5a
Residence (Father) June 9, 1877 Collinwood, Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   6a
Event Note

living in Collinwood when their son William Francis was born.

Census (Head) June 2, 1880 East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   2a
Event Note

1880 United States Census, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, Series T9, Roll 1009, Page 103D
June 2, 1880

[Found at familysearch.org by looking without the '

O Rourke, John, 29, born in Ireland, parents also, R.R. Fireman
O Rourke, Ann, 29, born in Ireland, parents also Keeping House
O Rourke, John, 4, born in Ohio
O Rourke, William, 3, born in Ohio
O Rourke, George, 11 months, born in Ohio

Census (Head) June 11, 1900 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States at 59 Waring 4a
Event Note

1900 Federal Census, Ohio, Cuyahoga Co., 9th Ward of Cleveland, Series T623, Roll 1252, page 281.
June 11, 1900
Renting at 59 Waring St
[became 1429 East 31st in 1906]

Indexed as O Rourke at familysearch, no apostrophe.

O'Rourke, John, head, born --- 1860, 40, Married 27 yrs, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1871, here 30 years, naturalized, day labor.
O'Rourke, Ann, wife, born --- 1851, 49, married 27 years, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1873, here 27 years, four children, four alive.
O'Rourke, John, son, Nov 1875, 24, born in Ohio, day labor.
O'Rourke, Frank, son, Jun 1877, 22, born in Ohio, railroad labor.
O'Rourke, James, son, Apr 1883, 17, born in Ohio, apprentice machinist
O'Rourke, Anna, dau, Jul 1889, 10, born in Ohio

Census (Head) April 20, 1910 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States at 1450 East 91st 7a
Event Note

1910 Census 24th Ward, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, Series T624, Roll 1175, Page 189
April 20, 1910
at 1450 East 91st

O'Rourke, John, head, 62, widowed, born in Ireland, parents also, arrived 1872, Na, hostler, steam railroad
O'Rourke, John, son, 31, single, born in Ohio, chauffeur, auto factory
O'Rourke, Frank, son, 30, single, born in Ohio, switch tracker, steam railroad
O'Rourke, James, son, 26, single, born in Ohio, machinist, steam railroad
O'Rourke, Anna, dau, 20, single, born in Ohio, no occupation

Census (Father) January 9, 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States at 1450 East 91st 5a
Event Note

1920 Census 21th Ward, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
January 9, 1920

at 1450 East 91st

O'Rourke, James, head, 36, born in Ohio, machinist, railroad shop
O'Rourke, Mary, 35, born in Ohio
O'Rourke, Catherine, 8, born in Ohio
O'Rourke, Kenneth, 4y 11m, born in Ohio
O'Rourke, John, father, 75, widowed, arrived 1870, naturalized 1876, born in Ireland, parents also, retired

Death December 22, 1929 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States at his residence, 1450 E 91st 1a
Event Note

Certificate of Death, Cleveland, #76079
December 22, 1929, at his residence, 1450 E 91st
John O'Rourke
Birth: 6 Dec 1846, Ireland
Age at death: 83y, 16d
white, male, widowed, retired
Spouse: Mary Sloan [sic. Did he remarry? The death records of his sons Frank and John and the marriage record of his daughter Ann all say their mother was Ann Rodgers.]
Father: John O'Rourke, born in Ireland
Mother: "don't know", born in Ireland
Informant: James O'Rourke, son, 1450 E. 91St.
Cause of Death: artero sclerosis
Contributory: apoplexy
Burial 26 Dec 1929, Calvary, Mahon Brothers

Burial December 26, 1929 Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   1a
Event Note

From Cleveland Necrology File at http://dxsrv4.cpl.org
Id#: 0265476
Name: O'Rourke, John
Date: Dec 23 1929
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #062.

Notes: O'Rourke-John, age 83 years, beloved husband of the late Ann and father of Mrs. K. Burgenson, Frank, James and the late John, Sunday, Dec. 22, 1929, at 7 p. m., at his home, 1450 E. 91st Street. Funeral notice later.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father John Rourke1890
Mother Catherine O'Rourke1821May 5, 1908
         John O'Rourke 1846 December 22, 1929
    Brother     Henry O'Rourke 1848 April 15, 1930
    Brother     Peter Rourke 1850
    Sister     Mary Rourke 1851
    Brother     James Rourke 1853
    Sister     Catherine O'Rourke 1857 June 23, 1930
    Sister     Margaret Rourke 1859
    Brother     Francis Rourke 1861

Families

Family of John O'Rourke and Anna C Rodgers

Married Wife Anna C Rodgers ( b. about 1851 d. September 23, 1905 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
John O'RourkeNovember 1875February 27, 1926
William Francis O'RourkeJune 9, 1877September 8, 1942
George O'Rourkeabout July 1879November 5, 1886
James Henry O'RourkeJuly 1883August 8, 1960
Ann O'RourkeJuly 31, 1889September 7, 1983

Source References

  1. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
      • Page: #76079, December 22, 1929, Cleveland, John O'Rourke
      • Citation:

        "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6H5-SSF : 8 December 2014), John O'Rourke, 22 Dec 1929; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 76079; FHL microfilm 1,992,021.

  2. National Archives and Records Administration: 1880 United States Census
      • Page: East Cleveland, Ohio, ED 61, sheet 103D
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8MS-51T : 13 September 2017), John O Rourke, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 61, sheet 103D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1009; FHL microfilm 1,255,009.

  3. Kilkeel Parish Registers
      • Page: December 3, 1846, John Rourke
  4. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Cleveland, (ED) 34, sheet 22B, family 401
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMCY-BCC : accessed 16 February 2018), John O Rourke, Precinct A Cleveland City Ward 9, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 22B, family 401, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,252.

  5. National Archives and Records Administration: 1920 United States Census
      • Page: Cleveland, ED 420, sheet 8B, line 61, family 160
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD1J-BMG : accessed 16 February 2018), John O'Rourke in household of James O'Rourke, Cleveland Ward 21, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing ED 420, sheet 8B, line 61, family 160, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1370; FHL microfilm 1,821,370.

  6. Ohio County Births
      • Page: June 9, 1877, Collinwood, Wm Frank O'Rourke
      • Citation:

        "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR99-5Z5 : 22 December 2016), Wm. Frank O'Rourke, 09 Jun 1877; citing Birth, Collinwood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 877,902.

  7. 1910 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Cleveland, ED 367, sheet 12B, family 32
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLDB-4VM : accessed 16 February 2018), John Orourke, Cleveland Ward 24, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 367, sheet 12B, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1175; FHL microfilm 1,375,188.