John Rourke
| Birth Name | John Rourke |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | unknown |
Narrative
John was also a horseshoer, according to the biography of his son Michael's son Frank in the Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Peoria County, Volume II, 1902, Chapter XXII Personal Sketches, page 613
Is he the John Rourke Sr in Ballintur on the Tithe Applotment Books? There were no Rourkes in Ballyneddan on those Books, but there are three in Ballyneddan by the time of Griffith's Valuation: John's son Michael, plus Owen and Thomas.
Is he the John Rourke who was buried in Kilbroney in 1857, age 85? His grandson Frank O'Rourke's biography said that John died at the age of 86.
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Families
Family of John Rourke and Mary Sloane |
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| Married | Wife | Mary Sloane ( b. d. ... ) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| James Rourke | about March 28, 1809 | |
| Mary Rourke | about April 22, 1813 | |
| Michael Rourke | about August 27, 1815 | February 9, 1888 |
| William Rourke | about July 6, 1817 | |
| Henry Rourke | about June 20, 1822 |
