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1880 On June 10, James Quinn (age 30, born in Canada) was a boarder in a boarding house in Wheeling, Cook County, Illinois. James' father was born in Ireland and his mother was born in England. His occupation was machinest. [1]

1880 James F Quinn and Alice M Largay were married on November 10 in Cook County, Illinois. [2] [3]

1881 Avis May Quinn, daughter of James Thomas Quinn and Alice Mary Largie was born on October 6 in Worth, Cook County, Illinois. [4]

1884 Francis Marian Quinn, daughter of James T. Quinn and Alice Largay, was born on November 2 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. [5]

1900 On June 12, Jas T. Quinn (born in Canada in November 1849) and his wife Alice M. Quinn (born in Canada in May 1856) lived at 657 Park Street, Ward 4, Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, with their children Avis M. Quinn (age 18, born October 1881), Frances M. Quinn (age 15, born November 1884), Wilfred L. Quinn (age 11, born October 1888), and Hazel U. Quinn (age 7, born October 1892). James' father was born in Ionian Isles [Iona Island, Scotland] and his mother was born in England. His occupation was Supt. at Sterling Bicycle Works. Alice's parents were born in Ireland. James immigrated to the U.S. in 1878 and Alice in 1880. James and Alice had been married 19 years. The children were born in Illinois. [6]

1910 On April 22, James T. Quinn (age 60, born in Canada) and his wife Alice M. Quinn (age 53) lived at 319 South Taylor Avenue in Oak Park Village, Cook County, Illinois, with their children Avis M. Quinn (age 28), Frances M. Quinn (age 25), Wilfred L. Quinn (age 21), and Hazel Quinn (age 17). James' father was born in Ireland and his mother was born in England. His occupation was machinist in the tool manufacturing industry. James and Alice had been married for 29 years. This was his second marriage and her first. Alice had had 4 children and all were living. James immigrated in 1879 and Alice in 1880. [7]

1917 Wilfrid Leo Quinn registered for the draft in Cook County, Illinois. He was born on October 10, 1888 in Illinois. He had characteristics: Black hair, Blue eyes, Medium build, and Tall height. [8]

1919 On 4 February, James Thomas Quinn (born 4 November 1849 in Canada), son of John Quinn (born Iona Island, Scotland) and Eleanor Meakins (born England), died at Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois. James Thomas Quinn was a machinist. [9] James Thomas Quinn died at age 67 years, 3 months and was buried at Mt. Carmel. [10]

1942 Wilfred L Quinn registered for the draft in Chicago County, Illinois. He was born on October 10, 1888 in Chicago County, Illinois. [11]

1945 Alice Mary Largay Quinn died on October 22 at Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois and was buried at Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois. Alice Mary Largay Quinn was born in 1853. [12] [13]


1945 Alice Largie Quinn obituary.
The Journal Times, Racine, Wisconsin, October 23, 1945. [14]

Mrs. Alice Largie Quinn

Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Alice Largie Quinn, 90, at her home in Oak Park, Ill., Monday. Mrs. Quinn is the mother of Mrs. G. H. Kearney of 2918 North Main St. Mrs. Quinn was born at Ste. Agathe near Quebeck City, Can. but had lived in the United States for 60 years. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Kearney of Racine, Mrs. Avis Griffin and Miss Hazel A. Quinn and one son, Wilfrid L. Quinn, all of Chicago and Oak Park. Funeral services will be held at the 318 North Central Ave. funeral home in Chicago, Thursday at 9:30 a. m. and at St. Catherine of Sienna Church. Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery.

1966 Hazel Quinn died in September in Chicago, Illinois. Hazel Quinn was born on October 13, 1892. [15] [16] [17]

1966 Frances Q Kearney died on October 1 in Keno, Wisconsin, at age 81. [18]


Obituary for Frances Quinn Kearney
Kenosha News, Kenosha, Wisconsin, October 3, 1966. [19]

Mrs. Frances Kearney dies at nursing home Mrs. Frances Quinn Kearney, 81, died at the Sheridan Nursing Horne Saturday morning, following a prolonged illness.

Born Frances Quinn, Nov. 3, 1884, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James T. Quinn. She received her education in the Frank School, St. James School, Kenosha High School, and Oak Park High School, Oak Park, Ill.

She married G. Harold Kearney, June 25, 1912, at St. Edmund's Catholic Church, Oak Park, Ill., and he preceded her in death, Feb. 1, 1961. Mrs.

Kearney lived in Oak Park from 1900 until 1936, when she moved to Racine and lived there until 1961, then came to Kenosha and made her home with her son, Richard H. Kearney, 7950 20th Ave., her only survivor. She was a member of St. Mark's Church and the Racine Catholic Women's Club. Mrs.

Kearney was preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters, John Quinn, Wilfrid Quinn, Mrs. Avis Griffin and Miss Hazel Quinn.


Footnotes:

[1] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[2] Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920, [AncestryRecord].

[3] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, [AncestryRecord].

[4] Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, [AncestryRecord].

[5] Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922, [AncestryRecord].

[6] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[7] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[8] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[9] Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, [FamilySearchRecord].

[10] FamilySearch.org, [FamilySearchRecord].

[11] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[12] Find A Grave Memorial 209290060, [FindAGrave].

[13] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[14] The Journal Times, Racine, Wisconsin, October 23, 1945, page 4, [NewspapersClip].

[15] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, [AncestryRecord].

[16] Find A Grave Memorial 209290064, [FindAGrave].

[17] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[18] Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[19] Kenosha News, Kenosha, Wisconsin, October 3, 1966, page 16, [NewspapersClip].