4. | John AHERN was born on 10 Feb 1828 in IRELAND (son of Edward AHERN and Joanna BANFIELD). Other Events and Attributes:
- Note: Garry Owen, Jackson, IA
- Immigratn: 1848
- Census: 26 Sep 1860, Butler Township, Jackson, IA
- Census: 1 Jun 1880, Vernon Springs, Howard, IA
Notes:
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]
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