John O'Connor (abt. 1832 - 1908)

Born about Jan 1832 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 11 Dec 1908 at about age 76 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

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Biography

John O'Connor was born sometime between 1828 and 1837, probably in January, in Ireland. Family tradition is that he was born in Listowel, County Kerry, but records supporting the exact place in Ireland he was from have not been found.

John and his wife Johana had at least ten children:

1. Thomas O'Connor.
2. Emily A O'Connor.
3. Frank O'Connor.
4. Charles A O'Connor.
5. Mary E O'Connor.
6. Lucy M O'Connor.
7. John Joseph R O'Connor.
8. Daria D O'Connor.
9. Arthur O'Connor.
10. Victor J O'Connor.

John died on 11 December 1908 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. ^[1]

Residence

1859 Oregon, USA. ^[1]

1860 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA. Residence Post Office: Portland. ^[2]

1870 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA. Residence Post Office: Portland. ^[3]

1880 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA. Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Self. ^[4]

1900 Portland Ward 9, Multnomah, Oregon, USA. Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Head. ^[5]

Church Founding father of All Saints Cathedral In Portland. A stained glass window there bears his name.

The funeral of the late John O'Connor was held from St. Francis Church Monday, Dec. 14, with interment in St. Mary's Cemetery. Mr. O'Connor, who died Dec. 12, at his home, 714 East Burnside street, at the venerable age of nearly eighty years, is survived by his wife, three sons and four daughters. Deceased was a pioneer merchant of Portland, coming to this city in 1859. He started the second retail grocery store in Portland.

Research Notes

• DNA analysis shows that John O'Connor, Thomas Reginald O'Connor (1825 - 1906) and Isabella (O'Connor) Morton (c1838-1893) were related to each other, possibly siblings or cousins.
  • One descendent from each of these people shares a matching segment
  • Many other descendends who have tested their DNA with Ancestry are shared matches with each other
• Family information is that John O'Connor and Isabella (O'Connor) Morton both were born in Listowel, County Kerry.
• John lived in Portland in the late 1800s, Thomas lived in both Portland and San Francisco and Isabella moved to San Francisco from New York in the mid 1860s
• So far no record about where any of these people came from in Ireland or their families there have been found.
• Please leave a message on this profile or contact Paige Kolze if you have any information or family stories about any of these families.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR; Index Collection: Pioneer Index
2. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: M653_1056; Page: 486; Family History Library Film: 805056
3. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 7163; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: M593_1287; Page: 181A; Family History Library Film: 552786 Ancestry Record 7163 #9286638
4. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 6742; Census Place: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; Roll: 1083; Page: 422B; Enumeration District: 139 Ancestry Record 6742 #43714551
5. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 7602; Census Place: Portland Ward 9, Multnomah, Oregon; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1241350 Ancestry Record 7602 #68615380