John Joseph Kearney [Parents] 1, 2 was born 3 about 1872 in Clonlum, Newry, Co. Armagh, N. Ireland. He died 4 on 11 Feb 1917 in Braddock, Allegheny Co., PA. He was buried 5 in Braddock Catholic Cemetery, Brinton Rd., Braddock Hills, PA. He married 6 Elizabeth Gray in 1907 in Newry, Co. Armagh, N. Ireland.
Sources vary on year of birth:
1874 or 1875 -- calculated from 1910 censusIn 1910, John Kearney (35) and his wife of three years, Elizabeth (28) rented part of a two-family home at 204 Fourth Avenue in Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Living with them were their two daughters, Mary (2), and Florence (6 mos). John worked as a laborer in a blast furnace. John came to America in 1894 and was a naturalized citizen. Elizabeth arrived in America in 1907, according to the census.
Elizabeth Gray [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 5 on 4 Aug 1879 in Clonlum, Newry, Co. Armagh, N. Ireland. She died 6 on 1 Mar 1949 in Connellsville, Fayette Co., PA. She was buried 7, 8 in Braddock Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA.. She married 9 John Joseph Kearney in 1907 in Newry, Co. Armagh, N. Ireland.
Year and place of birth obtained from Passenger list of the SS Arabic. NA Pub. # T 715, reel 1020, vol. 22 group 26, list 19.
Place of Birth: Parish of Killevy, Townland of Clonlum, (Barony: Orior Upper, Poor Law Union of Newry), County ArmaghElizabeth Kearney was found as a passenger on the SS Arabic, which arrived in New York on 19 Oct 1907. John was not with her.
In 1920, widow Elizabeth Carney (40) rented the home at 104 Comrie Avenue in the 4th Ward of Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Living with her were her children, Mary (11), Florence (10), Alice (7), John (6) and Josephine (3). All of the children attended school except Josephine. The children were all natives of Pennsylvania. Elizabeth was born in Ireland, as was the children's late father. Elizabeth was employed doing day work at a school. According to the census, Elizabeth came to America in 1908 and was a naturalized citizen. The year of her naturalization is unclear, but it looks like 1894 (which is very unlikely.)
In 1930, widow Elizabeth Kearney (52) owned a house worth $10,000 at 7452 Schoyer Ave. in Swissvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Living with her were her children, Mary (21), Florence (20), Alice (18), John (17), and Josephine (13). Only Jack and Josephine attended school. Elizabeth's year of immigration is given as 1890, and she was a naturalized citizen. She was not employed at the time of the 1930 census. The Kearneys were the only family on that census page who did not own a radio set.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Margaret Kearney F ii Florence Frances Kearney M iii infant Kearney 1 was born about 1911 in Rankin, Allegheny Co., PA. He died about 1911 in Rankin, Allegheny Co., PA.
baby Kearney
ALL: notes of Florence Kearney O'Sullivan (sister of subject) state that her
mother gave birth to two children who did not survive.F iv Alice Elizabeth Kearney M v John Joseph Kearney Jr. M vi infant Kearney 1 was born about 1915 in Rankin, Allegheny Co., PA. He died about 1915 in Rankin, Allegheny Co., PA.
baby Kearney
ALL: notes of Florence Kearney O'Sullivan (sister of subject) state that her
mother gave birth to two children who did not survive.F vii Josephine Katherine Kearney
Elias Coburger 1, 2 was born about 1840 in Bavaria, Germany or Austria. He died in 1883 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He was buried in 1883 in Oheb Sholom, Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He married Rose Adler before 1865.
At the time of the 1870 census, Bavarian-born Elias Coburger (31) lived in part of a two family house in Newark's 13th Ward. He lived with Rosa (25), a native of Austria, and four girls: Emilie (5), Sarah (4), Bertha (3) and Riva (?) (Mar 1870). Elias worked as a butcher. Elias owned no real estate, but his personal possessions were valued at $500 (more than most other men on that page of the census). Elias was not a citizen. The fact that Elias and Rose were from two different countries suggests that they may have met and married in America.
In 1880, Elias Coburger (40) lived in the Village of Irvington, Clinton Township, Essex County, New Jersey. Living in the household were his wife, Rose (35) and children Emily (15), Sarah (14), Bertha (12), Moses (9), William (6), Fannie (4), Lena (2) and Louis (8 months). Sarah, Bertha and Moses attended school. Elias Coburger was a butcher and meat dealer. He and Rose were born in Germany; all the children were born in New Jersey.
The Newark (NJ) City Directories (Newark Public Library) 1883 directory lists Elias Coburger, but 1884 directory lists only "Coburger,Rose, widow." The state of NJ has been unable to find a death certificate for Elias (years searched 1881 - 1885). Oheb Shalom Cemtery, Newark, NJ has graves for Elias and Rose Coburger. Rose was buried in 1915, but no year is listed for Elias. The author has not visited the cemetery.
The 1930 census entry for Elias Coburger's daughter, Bertha Coburger Behrend, states that her father was born in Austria and her mother was a native of Bohemia. Their differing birthplaces suggests that Elias and Rose may have met and married in America.
Rose Adler 1, 2, 3 was born in 1845 in Germany, Austria, or Bohemia. She died in 1915 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. She was buried in Oheb Sholom, Newark, Essex Co., NJ. She married Elias Coburger before 1865.
Other marriages:Peck,
Rosa Coburger, widow of Elias, lived at 2037 Third Ave., New York City in 1890.
The state of NJ has been unable to find a death certificate for Rose in 1915. (The search was made before knowledge that Rose remarried after Elias' death.) Oheb Shalom Cemtery, Newark, NJ has graves for Elias and Rose Coburger. Cemetery records indicate that Rose was buried in 1915. This researcher [Lynn Coleman Coburger] has not visited the cemtery.
They had the following children:
F i Emily Coburger 1, 2 was born in 1865 in New Jersey. F ii Sarah Coburger F iii Bertha Coburger M iv Rina Coburger 1 was born in Mar 1870 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He died before 1880 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. The cause of death was in infancy.
The first name is difficult to read in the 1870 census.M v Moses Coburger 1 was born in 1871 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ.
Records conflict: a search of NJ death records reveals a death certificate for Edward Coburger with the word Edward crossed out and "Moses" written above it.
Moses Coburger died at the age of 8 months on April 6, 1884. Moses parents are listed as Elias and Rose Coburger. Moses Coburger will be listed twice in this database: once as Moses, born 1871, and once as Moses E., born Sept. 1883.M vi infant Coburger was born about 1872 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He died before 1880 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. The cause of death was in infancy. M vii William Coburger F viii Fannie Coburger F ix Lena Barbetha Coburger M x Louis Coburger 1 was born 2 in Oct 1879 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. M xi Lester Coburger M xii Moses Edward Coburger 1, 2 was born 3, 4 in Sep 1883 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He died 5 on 6 Apr 1884 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He was buried 6 in Jewish Cemetery.
Records conflict: There are references to two children named Moses:
1) a search of NJ death records reveals a death certificate for Edward Coburger with the word Edward crossed out and "Moses" written above it. Moses Coburger died at the age of 8 months on April 6, 1884. Moses' parents are listed as Elias and Rose Coburger.
2) The 1880 US Census, NJ, Essex County (Newark), Clinton Twp, Village of Irvington, ED 96, sheet/pg 22, lines 9-18, NARS microfilm T9, reel 1055 (Soundex T763, reel 7) lists a Moses Coburger born in 1871, child of Elias.
Moses Coburger will be listed twice in this data base: once as Moses, born born 1871, and once as Moses E., born Sept. 1883.
John P. Cope [Parents] 1, 2 was born 3 on 25 Feb 1849 in Utica, Oneida Co., New York. He died 4 on 14 Aug 1908 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He was buried 5 on 19 Aug 1908 in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, NJ. He married Rosalie Fagan on 5 Aug 1873 in St. Joseph Church, Utica, Oneida Co., New York.
John Cope's birthdate from the 1900 census (25 Feb 1851) is not correct, since he appears as a 1 year old child in the 1850 census.
In 1880, shoemaker John Cope (30) lived in Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey (street address is illegible) with his wife Rose (29) and children Mary (5), Henry (4) and George (9 mos), and a French-born boarder named August Fagan. August is assumed to be Rose's brother. John, Mary and Henry were born in New York; Rose and August were natives of France, and George was born in New Jersey.
The 1890-1891 Newark City Directory (A.M. Holbrook, 1891) shows shoemaker John Cope at 423 Fifteenth Ave., in Newark.
In 1900, John Kope (49) and his wife, Rose (48) rented part of a two-family home at 41 Sixteenth Ave., in Newark. (The other part of the home was occupied by widow Kate Werner and her children.) John and Rose Cope had been married for 28 years. Living with them were their children Mamie (24), George (20), Francis (17), Charles (15), Annie (12), Josephine (9), and Rose (6). Also living in the household were Rose's parents, Marie (70) and Joseph Fagan (70). Annie and Josephine Cope attended school for 10 months of the previous year. The older children did not go to school, but worked in a cutlery factory. Little Rose was too young to attend school.
According to the 1900 census, John and his oldest child Mamie were born in New York. John's parents were born in Germany. Rose and her parents were natives of France who immigrated in 1854. All the children other than Mamie were born in New Jersey. Everyone in the household except little Rose could read, write, and speak English. John Cope worked as a shoemaker, but he had been unemployed for four months during the previous year.
The 1900 census indicates that the Copes did not have any children who died prior to 1900. (Rose had given birth to 8 children, all of whom were still living at the time of the census.) Only seven of those children lived at home with their parents. The directions for census-takers in the 1900 instructed them to record the month and year of each person's birth. The census representative who visited the Cope family on 4 Jun 1900 took the unusual step of recording not only the month and year, but also the date of each person's birth. (Thank you, Charles J. Zilliax!)
The Cope family later moved to 409 1/2 Bergen Ave. John Cope was a shoemaker. In 1907 he took a job as a night watchman at the Specialty Paper Box Co. at 181 Chestnut St., Newark. His duties included keeping an eye on the furnace fires.
John died of heat prostration on August 14, 1908 at the Specialty Paper Box Co. According to an article in the Newark News, the position of his body indicated that he was engaged in raking the furnace fires when he died. His death certificate does not list his date or place of birth, nor the names of his parents or their birth places. All of this information was "unknown." The name of the informant is not listed.
Rosalie Fagan [Parents] 1, 2 was born on 15 Feb 1852 in France. She died 3 on 25 Jan 1913 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. She was buried on 27 Jan 1913 in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, NJ. She married John P. Cope on 5 Aug 1873 in St. Joseph Church, Utica, Oneida Co., New York.
In 1910, widow Rosa Cope (58) lived in an apartment at 409 Bergen St. in the 16th Ward of Newark, New Jersey. Living with her were her unmarried children George (29), Charles (23), Josephine (18) and Rose (16). None of the children attended school. Rose was not employed, but all of the children were. The 1910 census concurs with the 1900 census stating that Rose and her parents were born in France; she came to America in 1854; she had eight children, all of whom were living in 1910. Rose's daughter Frances Coburger lived in an apartment nearby.
Records conflict on date of birth: 1900 US Census states 15 Feb 1852. Death certificate states 15 Jan 1853.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Bernardina Cope M ii Henry Cope M iii George Cope 1, 2 was born 3, 4 on 3 Sep 1879 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He was christened on 7 Sep 1879 in St. Peter's, Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He died 5 on 1 Feb 1916 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ.
Records of St. Peter's RC Church, Newark, NJ show John George Kop, son of John Kop and Rosalie Sagan born 3 Sep 1879 baptized on 7 Sep 1879 by Gottfried Prieth. Sponsors: John & Elise Miller. Family records owned by Mildred Halligan Burnett state that his date of birth was 3 Feb 1879.
In 1900, 20 year old George Cope lived with his parents, siblings, and maternal grandparents in a two-family home at 41 Sixteenth St. in Newark, NJ. George worked as a cutlery buffer.
At the time of the 1910 census, George Cope (29) lived with his widowed mother and three of his siblings on Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey. George was employed as a metal buffer. The census records the house number as 409. In actuality, it was 409 1/2.
Irene Wodzinski Coburger, wife of John Cope's nephew, stated "the Cope boys were extremely tall and died of heart problems in their 20s or 30s before they were married."F iv Frances Pauline Cope M v Charles Joseph Cope 1, 2 was born 3 on 22 Oct 1885 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He died on 15 Mar 1929 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ.
In 1900, Charles Cope (15) lived with his parents, siblings, and maternal grandparents in the Cope family's rented home at 41 Sixteenth St. in Newark, NJ. Charles did not attend school; he worked as a hardware stamper.
The 1900 census gives Charles' birth date as 22 Mar 1884. Family records of Mildred Halligan Burnett indicate that his birthdate was 22 Oct 1885.
At the time of the 1910 census, Charles Cope (29) lived with his widowed mother and three of his siblings at 409 Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey. Charles worked as a house plumber.
Charles Cope was informant for his mother's death certificate in 1913.
In 1920, unmarried Charles Cope (34) lived with the family of his sister and brother-in-law, Josephine and William Halligan at 411 Bergen St. in Newark. Charles was a bartender in a hotel.
Irene Wodzinski Coburger, wife of Charles Cope's nephew stated "the Cope boys were extremely tall and died of heart problems in their 20s or 30s before they were married."F vi Anna Josephine Cope F vii Josephine Rosalia Cope F viii Rosalia Cope
Weiss was born about 1900. He died in New Jersey. He married Beatrice Coburger in Newark, Essex Co., NJ.
Beatrice Coburger [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born on 21 Jul 1903 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. She died on 12 Jul 1990 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. She married Weiss in Newark, Essex Co., NJ.
Other marriages:Behnisch, Carl
Pealer,
They had the following children:
F i Frances Weiss
Carl Behnisch 1, 2 was born on 4 May 1904. He died in Jul 1969 in East Orange, Essex Co., NJ. He married 3 Beatrice Coburger before 1947 in NJ.
Beatrice Coburger [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born on 21 Jul 1903 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. She died on 12 Jul 1990 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. She married 4 Carl Behnisch before 1947 in NJ.
Other marriages:Weiss,
Pealer,
Pealer 1, 2 was born on 25 Apr 1917 in PA?. He died in Feb 1987 in Garwood, Union Co., NJ. He married Beatrice Coburger after 1959 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ.
Beatrice Coburger [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born on 21 Jul 1903 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. She died on 12 Jul 1990 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. She married Pealer after 1959 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ.
Other marriages:Weiss,
Behnisch, Carl
Lester Coburger Jr. [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born on 23 Jul 1911 in Newark, Essex Co., NJ. He died 4 in Jul 1973 in Union, Union Co., NJ. He married Claire Fast in Newark, Essex Co., NJ.
In 1930, 18 year old Lester Coburger lived with his parents at 409 Bergen Ave. in Newark. He was employed as a retail grocery clerk.
They had the following children:
F i Reva Coburger M ii Peter Coburger
Samuel Gibey 1 was born on 2 Apr 1906 in New Jersey. He died 2 on 3 Apr 1994 in Fanwood, Union Co., NJ. He married 3 Frances Weiss about 1940 in NJ.
Frances Weiss [Parents]
Reva Coburger [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Jonathan Lasher M ii Robert A. Lasher
Casmer Wroblewski 1 was born about 1850 in Warsaw, Poland. He died in Warsaw, Poland. He married 2 Anna Zopatsik before 1872 in Warsaw, Poland.
Note: Warsaw was under control of Russia during this time period.
Anna Zopatsik 1 was born about 1850 in Warsaw, Poland. She died in Warsaw, Poland. She married 2 Casmer Wroblewski before 1872 in Warsaw, Poland.
They had the following children:
M i Wojciech Wroblewski