Ohio Families

Kilbroney Parish Registers, Baptisms
January 22, 1860
John [son] of Edward Roark, Mary Fegan
sponsors: Peter Fegan, Mary Colgan

When John declared his intention to be a US Citizen in April 1891, he said he had first arrived in the US in June 1884.

This arrival matches what he said when he declared his intention to become a citizen.

SS Baltic, from Liverpool, arrived June 14, 1884
John Rourke, 22, laborer

Exhibit A attached to his Naturalization file:

Declaration Number 2904 in Court of Common Pleas
I John O'Rourke, native of Ireland, arrived June _, 1884, my intention to be a citizen of US ...
signed 4 April 1891, John O'Rourke

from the index card
Ohio, County Naturalization Records, Index card
John O'Rourke
address: Newburgh
born: 1861
country of birth or allegiance: Ireland
arrived: June 1884
naturalized: October 26, 1893
Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland
Petition No 5953
witness: Michael McGreal, 2430 Elenon [should be Elmo] St, Cleveland

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a brief transcription of the documents:
Petition and Naturalization file
I John O'Rourke ... renounce allegiance etc
signed October 26, 1893
witness: Michael McGreal, 2430 Elmo St, Cleveland
Petition
John O'Rourke, subject of Queen of Great Britain, born 1861, no month or date, in Ireland, no town or county
On or about 4 April 1891 he declared his intention to become a citizen. declaration is attached
he is a laborer, and resides in Newburgh, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
signed John O'Rourke
Exhibit A
Declaration Number 2904 in Court of Common Pleas
I John O'Rourke, native of Ireland, arrived June _, 1884, my intention to be a citizen of US ...
signed 4 April 1891, John O'Rourke

Departed Liverpool 14 Jun 1899, on the SS Majestic, arrived New York Jun 22, 1899

John O'Rourke, 37, single, laborer, could read and write, nationality: "Irish" overwritten with "citizen", last residence: Ballinatore. destination: Cleveland, has ticket to destination, carrying more than $30. Have you been in the US before: "Citizen" overwritten with "6 years". Destination: brother on Detroit St

William O'Rourke, 24, single, laborer, could read and write, nationality: Irish, last residence: Ballinatore, arrived in New York, destination: Cleveland, has ticket to destination, carrying $30, had not been in US before. Destination: J. O'Rourke, Cleveland.

William's surname is dittoed from John's. In the white space after the ditto mark is some writing that could be "cousin"

Is this him? There is no other information on the register
UK Incoming Passenger Lists

John O'Rourke
British subject
arrival Liverpool, SS Baltic, 21 December 1905
occupation: fitter

 

1911 Census
Residents of house number 2 in Ballintur (Killowen, Down)
[Edward was renting out house 1]
[Edward was next to his uncle John and family, in house 3]

 

Rourke, Edward, 46, head, farmer
Rourke, John, 50, brother, farm servant
Rourke, William, 48, brother, farm servant
Rourke, Mary, 56, Female, sister, farm servant
Rourke, Annie, 44, Female, sister, farm servant

All were single. All were Roman Catholic, born in Co. Down. Only Edward and John could read and write. The property had 7 buildings on it, beside the residence. (Did this include the buildings for household #1 which Edward owned? There were no buildings listed for that household.) These buildings were: a stable, coach house, cow house, calf house, piggery, fowl house, and barn. Edward's house was a private dwelling, build of stone, brick or concrete, with a tile, slate or iron roof. It had two rooms and two windows in the front of the house. This made it a second class dwelling.

Superintendent Registrar's District: Kilkeel
Registrar's District: Rostrevor
County Down
Deaths #73
April 28, 1912, Ballintur
John O'Rorke, bachelor farmer of Ballintur, age 52, of malignant tumor of pylorus, 8 months duration. exhaustion. no recent medical attendant. Informant: Mary O'Rorke, sister, of Ballintur, present at death.