John AHERN

1828 -

• Birth	10 Feb 1828	IRELAND   [1, 2]
  Census	26 Sep 1860	Butler Township, Jackson, IA   [1]
  	1860 census at Butler Township, Jackson, IA shows John Ahern, 33, shoemaker, b. IRELAND; Mary A., 31, b. IRELAND; children b. CT: Jeremiah, 11; Edward, 9; John, 7; remaining children b. IA: Mary A., 4; James P., 1.
  Census	1 Jun 1880	Vernon Springs, Howard, IA   [3]
  	1880 census at Vernon Springs, Howard, IA shows John Ahern, 52, shoemaker, b. IRELAND, parents b. IRELAND; Mary, 49, b. IRELAND, parents b. IRELAND; children b. IA: Mary, 21; Johanna, 18; Lizzie, 14; Frank, 12; Eugene, 8.
  Immigratn	1848  [2]
  	Came to America around 1848 to New Milford, Connecticut and was listed as a bootmaker.
  Note	Garry Owen, Jackson, IA   [2]
  	John wrote editorial's for newspapers for Cresco and Des Moines, Iowa and was a shoemaker in Iowa. John was also a lawyer and Justice of the Peace in Garry Owen he practiced law in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Note: I have been unable to find any information of John after 1880 and am unable to verify the above statement from the Hendrix file. (MKM)

  
  

  Father	Edward AHERN
  Mother	Joanna BANFIELD
  Family ID	F3891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann MURPHY,   b. 13 Dec 1829, IRELAND d. 8 Jan 1908 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1848	St. Finbar Church (South), Cork, Cork, IRELAND   [2]
  Children	1. Jeremiah Vitalis AHERN,   b. 1 Nov 1849, New Milford, Litchfield, CT d. 7 May 1929, Cresco, Howard, IA (Age 79 years)   2. Edward AHERN,   b. Abt 1852, CT   3. John AHERN,   b. Abt 1853, CT   4. Mary A. AHERN,   b. Abt 1856, IA   5. James P. AHERN,   b. Abt 1859, IA   6. Johanna AHERN,   b. Abt 1862, IA   7. Lizzie AHERN,   b. Abt 1866, IA   8. Frank AHERN,   b. Abt 1868, IA   9. Babe AHERN,   b. Jul 1870, Howard Co., IA d. Bef 1880, Howard Co., IA (Age < 9 years)   10. Eugene AHERN,   b. Abt 1872, IA
  Family ID	F3889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Feb 1828 - IRELAND Marriage - 2 Feb 1848 - St. Finbar Church (South), Cork, Cork, IRELAND Census - 1 Jun 1880 - Vernon Springs, Howard, IA Note - - Garry Owen, Jackson, IA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1860] 1860 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1860), 1860. [S462] Paula Thompson Hendrix Family File, 462. [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880.