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Census: 1880 census at Howard Township, Howard, IA shows John Ahern, 25, grocer, b. CT, parents b. IRELAND; Ellen B., b. OH, parents b. IRELAND; children b. IA: Lizzie, 4; Eddie, 2; Lily, 3/12; also enumerated is James Ahern, 21, brother, saloon, b. IA, parents b. IRELAND.
John married Ellen B. UNKNOWN about 1875. Ellen was born about 1853 in OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Note: 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) Immigratn: Came to America around 1848 to New Milford, Connecticut and was listed as a bootmaker. Census: 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: 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.
John married Mary Ann MURPHY on 2 Feb 1848 in St. Finbar Church (South), Cork, Cork, IRELAND. Mary (daughter of James MURPHY and Mary JORDAN) was born on 13 Dec 1829 in IRELAND; died on 8 Jan 1908; was buried in Jackson County Cemetery, Andrew, Jackson, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Immigratn: Came to America around 1848 to New Milford, Connecticut and was listed as a bootmaker.
Edward married Joanna BANFIELD on 20 Jun 1813 in St. Finbar Church (South), Cork, Cork, IRELAND. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
James + Mary JORDAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
