John was the son of Valentine Hulin and Sophia Jane Switzer. Born in Ontario, Canada, John was listed a currier by occupation on census data. This old-time occupation is used to describe someone in the leather trades - a finisher or fixer of raw leather to make it flexible for use in shoes or clothing or other products.
In 1920, John is living with his daughter Hattie and her family in Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin.
Sources
"Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-MHNW : 17 March 2018), John Hulin and Mary E Nix, 11 Dec 1858; citing Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,061.
"Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVF6-6MP : 20 May 2019), John Hulin, Chippawa, Stamford, Welland, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing John Hulin, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
"Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJH-WC6 : 11 March 2018), John Hulin in entry for Chas Henry Parkis and Caroline Louisa Hulin, 14 Nov 1883; citing registration , Welland, Welland, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,764.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF22-CGL : accessed 21 September 2020), John Hulin in household of Frank Vanblarcom, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States; citing ED 170, sheet 6A, line 22, family 105, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1989; FHL microfilm 1,821,989.
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