James O'Rourke
Birth Name | James O'Rourke |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 86 years, 4 months, 11 days |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | November 10, 1872 | Ballintur Townland, Killowen, Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland | 1a | |
Event Note
Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel |
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Baptism | November 11, 1872 | Kilbroney Civil Parish, County Down, Ireland | 2a | |
General
The sponsors at James' baptism were James Rorke and Bridget Rogers. |
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Immigration | June 9, 1900 | New York, New York, United States | 3a | |
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On 9 Jun 1900, James O'Rourke arrived in the United States aboard the HMS Campania, which had left from Liverpool. His age is given as 25, his last residence was Newry, he could read and write, and he had not been in the United States before. His destination was the home of his brother, William O'Rourke, on Harvard St., in Cleveland. Listed immediately after him was Matthew Sloan, age 21, who later married Lucy Rodgers (a sister- in-law to James brother, William.) The three others in this group all had the same previous residence and same destination. They are: James Mur[ne]y, age 21, and a married couple, Richard Farrell, age 24, and Rose Farrell, age 28. In 1910, a Richard Farrell is living on the same street as James O'Rourke. (Source: Information from image of manifest of HMS Campania, 9 Jun 1900, page 238, 239, line 3 (at ellisisland.org). |
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Arrival | May 13, 1905 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | 4a | |
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In 1905 James returned to Ireland. He left New York aboard the Campania, which arrived in Liverpool on 13 May 1905. He was accompanied by James Murney. Source: UK Incoming Passengers at ancestry.com |
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Arrival | September 1, 1905 | New York, New York, United States | 3 | |
Event Note
James O'Rourke and James Murney both returned through Ellis Island on 1 Sep 1905, having sailed on the Lucania, which left Liverpool on 26 Aug. James O'Rourke was headed "home" to 2484 Elmo, the residence of his brother William's father in law, Edward "Ned" Rodgers. James had been in the United States before, from 1900 to 1905. His last previous residence was Rostrevor. Travelling with him, all from Rostrevor were James Murney, age 27, his brother William Murney, and the Murney's cousin John Hughes, age 24. All three of these men were headed to the home of the Murney's cousin, Peter Murney on Superior Ave. |
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Naturalization | September 27, 1905 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | 5 | |
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Cuyahoga County Naturalizations https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28198-7193-14?cc=1987615&wc=M9MC-3ZZ:n1212520320 |
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Voter Registration | October 3, 1907 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | living at 9323 Harvard | 6a |
Event Note
from 1907 Voter Registration Index |
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Residence | 1907 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | 9123 Harvard av SE | 7 |
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1907 City Directory |
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Residence | 1908 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | 9007 Cannon av SE | 7 |
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1908 City Directory |
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Census (Head) | April 23, 1910 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | 9117 Cannon | 8a |
Event Note
1910 Census, Cleveland Ward 18
James O'Rourke, 36, married 1x for 1 year, arrived 1900, naturalized, born in |
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Residence | 1911 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | 9117 Cannon | 7a |
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1911 Cleveland City Directory |
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Residence (Father) | October 13, 1915 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | at 9818 Elizabeth Ave | 9a |
Event Note
living at 9818 Elizabeth Ave when their son John Thomas died |
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Draft Registration | September 12, 1918 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | res: 10009 Harvard | 10a |
Event Note
James O'Rourke Registrar: William Looby |
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Census (Head) | January 8, 1920 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | 10009 Harvard | 11a |
Event Note
1920 Census, Cleveland, Ward 15
James O'Rourke, 47, arrived 1900, naturalized 1906, born in Ireland, parents |
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Residence | 1921 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | 10009 Harvard Avenue | 7b |
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1921 Cleveland City Directory |
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Census (Head) | April 12, 1930 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | 4116 East 102nd | 12a |
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Census (Head) | April 5, 1940 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | 13401 Ferris Avenue | 13a |
Event Note
1940 Census Cleveland, Ward 30
James O'Rourke, 69, 5 years school, born in Eire, naturalized, laborer, road construction Mary provided the information. All lived in the same house in 1935. |
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Residence | March 1959 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | 13401 Ferris Ave | 14a |
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James' residence when he died was 13401 Ferris Ave |
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Death | March 21, 1959 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | 14 15a | |
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Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 |
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Burial | March 24, 1959 | 14a | ||
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Id#: 0659321, Cleveland Necrology File Notes: O'Rourke, James, beloved husband of the late Mary (nee Keyes), father of Elizabeth, Gilbert and Marie, brother of William and Elizabeth of County Down, Ireland, at his residence, 13401 Ferris Ave. Friends may call at the Lester J. Gallagher Funeral Home, 9615 Miles Ave. Funeral Tuesday, Mar. 24. Services at St. Timothy Church, at 9:30 a. m. |
Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | John Rourke | about January 19, 1827 | January 21, 1913 | |
Mother | Ellen Rogers | February 9, 1836 | March 13, 1918 | |
James O'Rourke | November 10, 1872 | March 21, 1959 | ||
Brother | William O'Rourke | January 23, 1874 | February 20, 1967 | |
Brother | John O'Rourke | October 27, 1875 | March 10, 1941 | |
Sister | Elizabeth O'Rourke | March 1878 | January 30, 1962 |
Families
Family of James O'Rourke and Mary C Keyes |
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Married | Wife | Mary C Keyes ( b. September 3, 1876 d. February 16, 1951 ) | |||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Elizabeth E O'Rourke | April 8, 1910 | September 16, 1997 |
Gilbert James O'Rourke | February 17, 1912 | July 10, 1989 |
John Thomas O'Rourke | November 18, 1914 | October 13, 1915 |
Marie C. O'Rourke | May 11, 1916 | June 15, 1982 |
Pedigree
Source References
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Irish Civil Registrations, images
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- Page: Births #205, November 10, 1872, Ballintur
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Kilbroney Catholic Parish Registers
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- Page: "Joseph" Rorke, Nov 11, 1872
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Ellis Island Passenger Record
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- Page: James O'Rourke, June 9, 1900, manifest of HMS Campania, page 238, 239, line 3
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Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008: UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
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- Page: James O'Rourke, May 13, 1905, HMS Campania, Class: BT26; Piece: 243; Item: 10
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- Ohio County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977
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Voter Registration Records, Board of Elections, Cleveland, Ohio, Index
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- Page: 1907, reg. no. 89 ward 18 prec. B
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Cleveland City Directories
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- Page: 1911
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- Page: 1921
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1910 United States Federal Census
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- Page: Cleveland Ward 18, ED 269, sheet 11B, family 198
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML8G-CNX : accessed 13 May 2018),
Elizabeth E Orourke in household of James Orourke, Cleveland Ward 18, Cuyahoga,
Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 269, sheet 11B, family
198, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and
Records Administration, 1982), roll 1173; FHL microfilm 1,375,186.
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Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
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- Page: October 13, 1915, Cleveland, John Thomas O'Rourke
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Citation:
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8FD-G49 : 8 December 2014), James O'Rourke in entry for John Thomas O'Rourke, 13 Oct 1915; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 53703; FHL microfilm 1,983,546.
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United States, Selective Service System: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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- Page: September 12, 1918, Local Board 11, Broadway YMCA, Cleveland, James O'Rourke
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Citation:
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with
images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6FZ-3TV : 13
March 2018), James O Rourke, 1917-1918; citing Cleveland City no 11, Ohio,
United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National
Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,831,775.
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National Archives and Records Administration: 1920 United States Census
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- Page: Cleveland, Ward 15, ED 294, sheet 9B, line 93
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDRT-VLP : accessed 13 May 2018), Marie
C O'Rourke in household of James O'Rourke, Cleveland Ward 15, Cuyahoga, Ohio,
United States; citing ED 294, sheet 9B, line 93, family 186, NARA microfilm
publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration,
1992), roll 1367; FHL microfilm 1,821,367.
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National Archives and Records Administration: 1930 United States Census
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- Page: Cleveland, Ward 15, ED 293, sheet 12A, line 4
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X43D-VZW : accessed 13 May 2018), Marie
C O'Rourke in household of James O'Rourke, Cleveland (Districts 251-500),
Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 293, sheet
12A, line 4, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.:
National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1771; FHL microfilm
2,341,505.
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- Page: T626, roll 1771, Cleveland, enumeration district (ED) 293
- Confidence: Very High
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General:
Indexed as Oranske.
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1940 United States Census
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- Page: Cleveland, Ward 30, (ED) 92-769, sheet 3A, line 40
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW51-DFY : accessed 13 May 2018), Marie
K O'Rourke in household of James O'Rourke, Ward 30, Cleveland City, Cleveland
City, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 92-769,
sheet 3A, line 40, family 55, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA
digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG
29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll
3234.
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Cleveland Public Library: Cleveland News Index and Necrology File
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- Page: citing death notice of 23 Mar 1959 in the Cleveland Press.
- Confidence: Very High
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Ohio Death Records
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- Page: James O'Rourke, March 21, 1959, certificate 16353, Volume 15706
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