James O'Rourke

Birth Name James O'Rourke
Gender male

Narrative

1885
James O'Rourke, laborer, bds 2007 Booth
no matching John
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1886
James O'Rourke, laborer, bds ss Booth, 1st house w of Sawyer
John O'Rourke, laborer, bds ss Booth, 1st house w of Sawyer
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1887
James O'Rourke, laborer, bds 2005 Booth
John O'Rourke, laborer, bds 2005 Booth
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1888
James O'Rourke, fireman, bds 2005 Booth
John O'Rourke, laborer, bds 2005 Booth
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1891
James O'Rourke, engineer bds 487 Detroit
John O'Rourke, Cleveland Rolling Mill Co, no address

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1894
James O'Rourke, puddler r rr 844 Broadway
John O'Rourke, machinist, bds 2430 Elmo

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1895 Cleveland City Directory, page 718
James F O'Rourke, sailor, boards 1626 Harvard
John O'Rourke, laborer, boards 2430 Elmo

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1898
James O'Rourke, sailor, boards 11 Lake
[Lake St became Lakeside Ave, east and west side
Lake Ave became Lake Ave, west side]

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1899
James O'Rourke, bridge builder, boards 11 Lake
John F O'Rourke, car inspector, boards 2013 Meech
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1906
James O'Rourke, laborer, r 9603 Meech

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Baptism February 18, 1858 Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland   1a
General

Kilbroney Parish Registers, Baptisms
February 18, 1858
James [son] of Edward Roark, Rose Fagan
sponsors: Patrick Hughes, Mary Fearon

Immigration 1882     2a
Naturalization March 17, 1891 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   3a
Event Note

Is this him:
Naturalization Index Card
James O'Rourke
1121 Bolivar Road, ward 9, precinct O
office number 23789, volume 10, petition 8754
native of Ireland
naturalized March 17, 1891
US District Court, Cleveland
age when naturalized: 33
age when recorded: 53

reverse side:
moved to 730 Eagle on 15 August 1916
moved to 2173 East 14th on October 11, 1917

Residence 1911 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1121 Bolivar Road 3a
Event Note

was living at 1121 Bolivar Road when the index reference to his naturalization was recorded.

Residence August 15, 1916 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 730 Eagle 3a
Event Note

reverse side of naturalization card says
moved to 730 Eagle on 15 August 1916

Residence October 11, 1917 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 2173 East 14th 3a
Event Note

reverse side of naturalization card says
moved to 2173 East 14th on October 11, 1917

Census January 3, 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 2173 East 14th 2a
Event Note

1920 Census, Ward 11 Cleveland
January 3, 1920
at 2173 East 14th

James O'Rourke, lodger, 58, single, arrived 1882, naturalized 1891, born in Ireland, parents also, laborer, electric light plant

Death July 18, 1922 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States res: 2173 East 14th Street 4a
Event Note

Certificate of Death
July 18, 1922
James O'Rourke
2173 East 14th Street
died at City Hospital
white, male, single, age 62
laborer, Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
born in Down, Ireland
in Cleveland for 40 years
parents names and birthplaces unknown
cause of death: uremia, chronic nephritis
doctor attended him from July 13 until death
doctor: E L Russell, City Hospital
informant: James O'Rourke "cousin", 8315 Broadway
burial: Calvary Cemetery, July 20, 1922
John P McGreal, undertaker, 8315 Broadway

Burial July 20, 1922 Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   4a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Edward Rourkeabout 1824April 4, 1894
Mother Rose Faganbefore 1901
    Sister     Mary Ann Rourke September 14, 1853 September 6, 1939
    Sister     Margaret Rourke December 13, 1855 February 23, 1947
         James O'Rourke February 18, 1858 July 18, 1922
    Brother     John O'Rourke January 22, 1860 April 28, 1912
    Brother     William Rourke May 11, 1862 February 19, 1942
    Brother     Edward Rourke May 14, 1864 March 1, 1953
    Sister     Ann Rourke May 10, 1866 April 28, 1962

Source References

  1. Kilbroney Catholic Parish Registers
      • Page: 18 February 1858, James Roark
  2. National Archives and Records Administration: 1920 United States Census
      • Page: Cleveland Ward 11, ED 196, sheet 2B, line 63, family 27
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDY6-TJG : accessed 8 February 2019), James Orourke in household of John Donnellon, Cleveland Ward 11, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing ED 196, sheet 2B, line 63, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1365; FHL microfilm 1,821,365.

  3. Ohio County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977
      • Page: James O'Rourke, US Dist Court, volume 10, petition 8754
      • Citation:

        "Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8HS-BNL : 29 July 2017), James O'Rourke, 1891; citing Naturalization, , various county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,371,159.

  4. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
      • Page: Cleveland, July 18, 1922, James O'Rourke, # 37348
      • Citation:

        "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X84V-VWL : 9 March 2018), James O'Rourke, 18 Jul 1922; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, reference fn 37348; FHL microfilm 1,992,027.