John J Bolan

Birth Name John J Bolan
Gender male
Age at Death 63 years, 11 months, 20 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth March 19, 1875 Ohio, United States   1a 2a
Event Note

Record of Births, Cuyahoga County
John J Boland, March 19, 1875, Cleveland, parents: Thomas and Susan

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6S6-3QJ : accessed 5 March 2016), John J. Boland, 19 Mar 1875; citing Birth, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference v 2 p 257, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 877,901.

Census (Son) June 7, 1880 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 2005 Booth 3a
Event Note

1880 Census, Cleveland, ED 52, sheet 269C, census page 31
June 7, 1880
at 2005 Booth

Thomas Bowlan, 40, working in an iron mill, out of work 3 months in past year, cannot write, born in Scotland, parents in Ireland
Susan Bowlan, 34, cannot read or write, born in Scotland, parents also
Peter Bowlan, 9, born in Scotland, parents also
John Bowlan, 5, born in Ohio
Susan A Bowlan, 3, born in Ohio

3 boarders: William Reid, Charles O'Neil, and James Moffatt

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8M9-BH9 : accessed 6 March 2016), Susan A Bowlan in household of Thomas Bowlan, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 52, sheet 269C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1008; FHL microfilm 1,255,008.

Census (Son) June 1, 1900 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1626 Harvard 1a
General

1900 Federal Census, Ohio, Cuyahoga Co., 27th Ward of Cleveland.
Series T623, Roll 1257, page 309, ED 144, Sheet 1B, family 13
June 2, 1900
owns the home at 1626 Harvard

[Note: this is the old street number. this corresponds to about 86th and Harvard after 1906.]

Thomas Bolen, 52, head, born March 1848, married 30 years, born in Scotland, parents in Ireland, arr 1872, naturalized, laborer
Thomas Bolen, 17, son, February 1883, born in Ohio, parents in Scotland, laborer
Susan Bolen, 49, wife, December 1850, married 30 years, 10 children, 4 alive born in Scotland, parents also, arrived 1872
Peter Bolen, 29, son, single, Nov 1870, born in Scotland, parents also, arrived 1872, clerk, out of work all last year
John Bolen, 25, son, single, March 1875, born in Ohio, parents in Scotland, laborer

Anna Meara, 23, daughter, May 1877, married 4 years, 2 children, 1 alive, born in Ohio, parents in Scotland, no occupation
James Meara, 3, grandson, July 1896, born in Ohio, father in Ohio, mother in Iowa

John Coughlin, 60, boarder, Jun 1839, married 22 years, born in Ireland, parents also, married 22 yrs, arrived 1871, naturalized, laborer
William O'Rourke, 23, boarder, Jan 1877, single, born in Ireland parents also, arrived in 1899, been here 1 year, laborer

[The initial "O" in William's name was written over by a "W". He was indexed as Rourke at heritageQuestOnline.com and at familysearch.org.]

"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMZF-J2R : accessed 09 Dec 2013), Wm Rourke in household of Thos Bolen, Precinct G Cleveland City Ward 27, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet , family 13, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241257.

Census (Uncle) January 1, 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 9018 Harvard 4a
Event Note

1920 Census Ward 15, Cleveland, ED 297, sheet 10a
owns the home at 9018 Harvard

James Mara, head, 23, single, born in Ohio, parents also, fireman, fire department
Anna Flynn, mother, 42, widowed, born in Ohio, parents in Scotland (Scotch), keeper of a boarding house, working on her own account
Thomas Flynn, brother, 12,
John C Flynn, brother, 4
John J Bolan, uncle, 43, single, born in Ohio, parents in Scotland (Scotch), no occupation

11 boarders

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDRY-7ZQ : accessed 6 March 2016), John C Flynn in household of James Mara, Cleveland Ward 15, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 10A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,367.

Death March 8, 1939 Warrensville Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States at 9018 Harvard 5a
Event Note

Ohio Deaths, #14673
Jack Bolan [final "d" scratched out]
died March 8, 1939 at Cleveland City Infirmary, Warrensville Twp
residence: 9018 Harvard
lived in city 11m 2d
white, male, divorced
wife: Effie
born March 17, 1878, Cleveland
unemployed
father: Thomas Bolan, born Cauthebank, Scotland
mother: Susan Gibbs, born Bells Hill, Scotland
informant: Ann Flynn (Sis), 9018 Harvard
buried: Calvary, March 13, 1939

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ87-C1R : accessed 4 March 2016), Thomas Bolan in entry for Jack Bolan, 08 Mar 1939; citing Warrensville, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 14673; FHL microfilm 2,023,678.

Burial March 13, 1939 Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   5a
Event Note

Name: Bolan, John J. (Jack)
Date: Mar 12 1939
Source: unknown, Reel #8
Notes: Bolan: John J. (Jack), beloved son of the late Thomas and Susan (nee Gibbs), brother of Peter, Mrs. Ann Flynn, the late Thomas F., uncle of James Mera and Thomas F. Flynn, at his residence, 9018 Harvard ave. Funeral Monday, March 13. Services at Holy Name Church at 9 a. m.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Thomas Bolanabout 1839December 20, 1917
Mother Susan Gibbabout 1847December 22, 1917
    Brother     Peter T Bolan October 31, 1870 April 12, 1946
    Sister     female Bolan March 23, 1874
         John J Bolan March 19, 1875 March 8, 1939
    Sister     Susan Anna Bolan May 1877 before January 26, 1956
    Sister     Mary Bolan August 21, 1880 January 11, 1884
    Brother     Thomas F Bolan February 25, 1883 November 6, 1918
    Sister     Mary Agnes Bolan November 12, 1885 February 1, 1886
    Brother     male Bolan June 12, 1887

Families

Family of John J Bolan and Effie L Wilson

Married Wife Effie L Wilson ( b. d. ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage January 18, 1927 Shaker Heights, Warrensville Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   6a
Event Note

Marriage Records
married January 18, 1927

John J Bolan, 48, a cook, born in Cleveland, living at 13464 Euclid. father: Thomas, mother: Susan Gibbs

Effie L Wilson, 39, born in Salem, WV, living at 13464 Euclid, father: Jacob, mother: Martha Baumgartner

first marriage for both. married by W J Zoul, J.P., Shaker Heights, Ohio

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2Q7F-GV5 : accessed 6 March 2016), John J Bolan and Effie L Wilson, 18 Jan 1927; citing Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, reference ; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,901,657.

Source References

  1. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Page: Ward 27, Cleveland, ED 144, Sheet 1B, family 13
  2. Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962
      • Page: John J Boland, March 19, 1875, Cleveland
  3. National Archives and Records Administration: 1880 United States Census
      • Page: Thomas Bowlan, Cleveland, ED 52,sheet 269C, census page 31
  4. National Archives and Records Administration: 1920 United States Census
      • Page: James Mara, Ward 15, Cleveland, ED 297, sheet 10a
  5. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
      • Page: Jack Bolan, March 8, 1939, Cleveland
  6. Ohio County Marriages
      • Page: Bolan-Wilson, January 18, 1927, Shaker Hts