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John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell 1886 – 1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1886

Birth Location: Macroom, Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 28 Sep 1936

Death Location: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA

Father: PETER Connell

Mother: Hanora Burke

Spouse(s): Grace McGilvery

Children(s):

In 1886, John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell entered the world in Macroom, Cork, Ireland, born to PETER Connell and Hanora Norry Burke. In 1900, John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell was employed. John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell married Grace McGilvery. John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell passed away in 1936 in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1886, John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell entered the world in Macroom, Cork, Ireland, born to PETER Connell and Hanora Norry Burke.
  • In 1900, John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell was employed.
  • John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell married Grace McGilvery.
  • John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell passed away in 1936 in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

PETER Connell
1856 – 1919
Birth Location: Clondrohid, County Cork, Ireland
PC
Hanora Burke
1859 – 1887
Birth Location: Kilnamartyra Parish, County Cork, Ireland
HB

Spouses(s)

Grace McGilvery
Birth Location: –
GM

Children(s)

John O'Connell's Ancestors

Self
John O'Connell
1886 – 1936
Birth Place: Macroom, Cork, Ireland
Parents
PETER Connell
1856 – 1919
Clondrohid, County Cork, Ireland
Hanora (Norry) Burke
1859 – 1887
Kilnamartyra Parish, County Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Charles Connell
1815 – 1905
Ireland
Mary Duggan
1821 – 1906
Ireland
William Burke
Ellen Kelleher
Great-Grandparents
TIMOTHY Connell
MARGARET O'Shea
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John O'Connell's Timeline

13 Records

1886
5 Mar 1886
Birth of John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell in Macroom, Cork, Ireland
Macroom, Cork, Ireland
1886
3 May 1886
John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell was baptized in Macroom, Cork, Ireland
Macroom, Cork, Ireland
1900
1900
Age 14
John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell was employed
None
1900
1900
Age 14
John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell resided here in Lynn Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts
Lynn Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts
1903
1903
Age 17
John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell was employed in Lynn, Essex, MA
Lynn, Essex, MA
1913
1913
Age 27
John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell was employed in Lynn, Essex, MA
Lynn, Essex, MA
1918
12 Sep 1918
Age 32
John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell resided here in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
1920
1920
Age 34
John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell resided here in Lynn Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts
Lynn Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts
1924
1924
Age 38
John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell was employed in Reports from Peru, Indiana, in the early spring of 1924
Reports from Peru, Indiana, in the early spring of 1924
1929
1929
Age 43
John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell was employed in Lynn, Essex, MA
Lynn, Essex, MA
1930
1930
Age 44
John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell was employed in Lynn, Essex, MA
Lynn, Essex, MA
1930
1930
Age 44
John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell resided here in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
1936
28 Sep 1936
Age 50
Death of John Francis "Big Top" Jack "Cow" O'Connell in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1886
    Event Place: Macroom, Cork, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lynn Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_695; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 190; Image: 303.
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 900; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 716.0.
    [4] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Essex County, Massachusetts; Roll: 1674357; Draft Board: 3.
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lynn Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623 645; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 397.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 May 1886
    Event Place: Macroom, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lynn Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lynn Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623 645; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 397.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, MA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, MA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Essex County, Massachusetts; Roll: 1674357; Draft Board: 3.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1919

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lynn Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lynn Ward 6, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_695; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 190; Image: 303.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1924
    Event Place: Reports from Peru, Indiana, in the early spring of 1924
    Record Source: Bandwagon, March 1964, Details of the 1924 Sells Floto Circus

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, MA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, MA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, MA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 900; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 716.0.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1936
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
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