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Jeremiah Vitalis AHERN

Jeremiah Vitalis AHERN

Male 1849 - 1929  (79 years)

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  • Name Jeremiah Vitalis AHERN 
    Birth 1 Nov 1849  New Milford, Litchfield, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    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 Jerry Ahern, 27, laborer, b. CT, parents b. IRELAND; Kate, 22, b. IA, parents b. IRELAND; children b. IA: Mercillis, 3; John, 2; Mary, 11/12, July.
    Census 1895  Cresco, Howard, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 1895 Iowa State Census at Cresee or Croses, Howard, IA shows Jerry V. Ahern, 45, b. CT; Katie, 37, b. Howard Co., IA; children b. Howard Co., IA: Marcella, 17; Vitelles, 14; Ralph, 11; Etta, 9; May, 8; Joseph.
      Note: I do not find a place named Cresee or Croses, the transcriber might have meant Cresco.
    Census 6 Jun 1900  Orleans Township, Winneshiek, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • 1900 census at Orleans, Winneshiek, IA shows Jeremiah Ahern, b. Nov 1849, 50, married 24 years, farmer, b. CT, parents b. IRELAND; Kate, b. Feb 1858, 42, 12 children born / 11 living, b. IA, parents b. IRELAND; children b. IA: Marcella, b. Feb 1877, 23, school teacher; Vitalis, b. Aug 1881, 18; Ralph, b. Sep 1883, 16; Eva C., B. Jul 1885, 14; May B., b. Oct 1886, 13; Joseph, b. May 1888, 12; Orvine, b. Jul 1889, 10; Frank, b. Apr 1892, 8; Eletha, b. Dec. 1895, 4; Geneviev, b. Dec 1899, 5/12.
    Death 7 May 1929  Cresco, Howard, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial Calvary Cemetery, Cresco, Howard, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I17313  MM
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2013 

    Father John AHERN,   b. 10 Feb 1828, IRELAND Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary Ann MURPHY,   b. 13 Dec 1829, IRELAND Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1908 (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F3889  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine PURCELL,   b. 27 Feb 1857, Lourdes, Howard, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1945 (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 29 May 1876  Assumption Chapel, Cresco, Howard, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Marcella AHERN,   b. 28 Feb 1877, Howard Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1951 (Age 74 years)
     2. John Francis AHERN,   b. 28 Apr 1878   d. 12 Sep 1959 (Age 81 years)
     3. Mary Elizabeth AHERN,   b. 16 Jul 1879   d. 29 Jun 1880 (Age 0 years)
     4. Vitalis Michael AHERN,   b. 3 Aug 1881, Howard Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1931 (Age 49 years)
     5. Raphael Jeremiah AHERN,   b. 5 Sep 1883, Howard Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1963 (Age 79 years)
     6. Evangeline Catherine AHERN,   b. 16 Jul 1885, Howard Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1927 (Age 41 years)
     7. Mary B. AHERN,   b. 16 Oct 1886, Howard Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1966 (Age 80 years)
     8. Joseph Marcus AHERN,   b. 22 May 1888, Cresco, Howard, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1967, Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     9. Orvin Eugene AHERN,   b. 9 Jul 1890, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1981 (Age 91 years)
     10. Francis Joseph AHERN,   b. 28 Apr 1892, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1971 (Age 78 years)
     11. Aletha Anastasia AHERN,   b. 30 Dec 1896, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1965 (Age 68 years)
     12. Margaret Genevieve AHERN,   b. 10 Dec 1899, IA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1985 (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F3896  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Nov 1849 - New Milford, Litchfield, CT Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 May 1876 - Assumption Chapel, Cresco, Howard, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1880 - Vernon Springs, Howard, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1895 - Cresco, Howard, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 May 1929 - Cresco, Howard, IA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Calvary Cemetery, Cresco, Howard, IA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S462] Paula Thompson Hendrix Family File, 462.

    2. [S1900] 1900 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1900), 1900.

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

    4. [S461] Ancestry.com, 1895 Iowa Census, (MyFamily.com, Inc., Provo, Utah, 2003), 461.