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John AHERN

John AHERN

Male 1828 -

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  • Name John AHERN  [1] 
    Birth 10 Feb 1828  IRELAND Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 26 Sep 1860  Butler Township, Jackson, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [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)
    Person ID I17311  MM
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2013 

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

    Family Mary Ann MURPHY,   b. 13 Dec 1829, IRELAND Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1908 (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 2 Feb 1848  St. Finbar Church (South), Cork, Cork, IRELAND Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Jeremiah Vitalis AHERN,   b. 1 Nov 1849, New Milford, Litchfield, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1929, Cresco, Howard, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Edward AHERN,   b. Abt 1852, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. John AHERN,   b. Abt 1853, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Mary A. AHERN,   b. Abt 1856, IA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. James P. AHERN,   b. Abt 1859, IA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Johanna AHERN,   b. Abt 1862, IA Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Lizzie AHERN,   b. Abt 1866, IA Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Frank AHERN,   b. Abt 1868, IA Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Babe AHERN,   b. Jul 1870, Howard Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1880, Howard Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 9 years)
     10. Eugene AHERN,   b. Abt 1872, IA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3889  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Feb 1828 - IRELAND Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Feb 1848 - St. Finbar Church (South), Cork, Cork, IRELAND Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1880 - Vernon Springs, Howard, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNote - - Garry Owen, Jackson, IA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1860] 1860 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1860), 1860.

    2. [S462] Paula Thompson Hendrix Family File, 462.

    3. [S1880] 1880 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1880), 1880.