George Abraham Joseph Curran [DS.4.3]

George Abraham Joseph Curran [DS.4.3]
(14 Apr 1865 — 29 Mar 1949)

Birth
I have not yet found any record of either the birth or the baptism of George Abraham Curran. [DS.4.3]. According to our oral history, however, George was born on the night that President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. President Lincoln was shot on the evening of 14 April 1865 and died on the morning of 15 April 1865. George [DS.4.3] was undoubtedly named after his uncle, Private George Curran [DS.1], who was killed in the Second Battle of Kernstown, Virginia. His middle name, of course, came from President Abraham Lincoln.

This photo was taken on 25 July 1897.

Record of Confirmation

Confirmed, May 26th 1878
(Children’s first Communion day)
The Rt Rev Bishop presided at High Mass

9 George Joseph Curran

Source: Mormon film 1612364, Item 6:
Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL,
Confirmation 1874-1917, page 18.

Record of Marriage

Curran
George

Ryan
Cath

On this 24" day of August 1889
I have united in the holy bonds
of Matrmony George Curran
and Catherine Ryan.
Witnesses Thomas Bridgeman
and Margaret Ryan

M. J. Corbett S J

Source: Mormon film 1612364, Item 4:
Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL,
Marriage 1872-1915, page 157.

This photo of Kate Ryan (b. c. 1865)
was taken on 25 July 1897.

Kate Ryan [DS.4.3S] had a sister, Nellie, who married Fred Miller. Kate had a brother, Jerry (a fireman), and two other sisters, Ag and Johanna. Kate died after the birth of Lyle [DS.4.3.12] on 1 Nov 1907 and before the census of 1 Jan 1920.

CENSUS DATA

1 June 1870: Ward 7, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
(Census roll 202, page 132, line 17: age 5, b. in Illinois.)

1 June 1880: 559 14th Street, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
(Census roll 190, E.D. 75, page 29, line 32: age 15, b. in Illinois)

1 January 1920 census: Roll 320, E.D. 691, sheet 8 2112 Turner Ave., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois (Information in the table is from the Soundex index card, not from the census record.)
Line	Person	Relation	Age	Birthplace
41	Curran, George	Head	54	Illinois
42	________ Mary	D	26	Illinois
43	________ Arthur	S	18	"
44	________ Lyle	S	12	"
45	Hendricks, Guy	Sl	25	Wisconsin
46	_________, Irene	D	25	Illinois

Chicago Directories
1886 Curran George, molder, bds. 695 Centre av. [became 2116 S. Racine Ave.]
1889 Curran George, lab. h. 695 Centre av.
1890 Curran George, lab. h. 840 Allport [became 2101 Allport St.]
1892 Curran George, lab. h. rear 297 W. 13^th [now near 800 W. 13th]
1894 Curran George, boxmkr. h. 701 Centre av. [about 2102 S. Racine Ave.]
1895 Curran George, lab. h. 724 Centre av. [became 2151 S. Racine Ave.]
1897 Curran George, express. h. 698 Centre av. [became 2119 S. Racine Ave.]
1898 Curran George coal 698 S Centre av
1899 Curran George coal 618 Blue Island av h 718 S Centre av
[became 2143 S. Racine Ave.]
1900 Curran George coal 618 Blue Island av h 718 S Centre av
1901 Curran George coal 618 Blue Island av h 718 S Centre av
1902 Curran George coal 618 Blue Island av
1903 Curran George coal 618 Blue Island av h 699 S Centre av
[became about 2100 S. Racine Ave.]
1904 Curran George coal 618 Blue Island av h 689 S Centre av
[became 2108 S. Racine Ave.]
1905 Curran George coal 618 Blue Island av h 689 S Centre av
1907 Curran George coal rear 618 Blue Island av h 683 S Centre av
1908 Curran George coal rear 618 Blue Island av h 682 S Centre av
[became 2023 S. Racine Ave.]
1912 Curran Geo J coal 1929 Blue Island av h 2112 Turner av
1913 Curran Geo J coal 1929 Blue Island av h 2112 Turner av
1914 Curran Geo express 1929 Blue Island av h 2113 S Turner av
1915 Curran Geo express 1929 Blue Island av h 2112 Turner av
1916 Curran Geo express 1929 blue Island av h 2112 Turner av
1917 Curran Geo bridgetndr h 2112 S Turner av
1917 Curran Geo express 1929 Blue Island av h 2112 S Turner av
1923 Curran Geo bridge tndr Bur Rivers & Harbors h 2112 Turner av
1928 Curran Geo bridgetndr h 2112 S Turner av

Jobs
In the census of 10 June 1880, George [DS.4.3] (then age 15) was recorded as residing with his parents and working in a _____ mill.

George Curran [DS.4.3] became a coal and ice man at 19th Street and Blue Island Avenue. Sometime between 1908 and 1912, George moved to 2112 Turner Avenue, Chicago. Turner Avenue is now called Christiana Avenue. In 1980, George [DS.4.3] was remembered as a coal and ice man.

Death
George [DS.4.3] died in Chicago on 29 March 1949, shortly before his 84th birthday.

Descendants of George Curran [DS.4.3]
and Catherine Ryan

George [DS.4.3] and Kate Ryan [DS.4.3S] had at least 12 children, including two named George. However, I found no record or memory of either George other than the records of baptism.

DS.4.3.1 Johanna Curran
(b. 9 Feb 1891)

Nomen Familiæ	A. D. Die Mensis	REGISTRUM BAPTISMORUM	OBSERVANTA
Curran Johanna	15 Feb 1891	Ego infrascriptus baptizavi…Johanna …Curran….nat 9 Feb 1891 ex……George Curran…………… ex loco… ………… et…Catherine Ryan……………… ex loco…… … Patrini fuerunt…John Ryan… ……Mollie Harper ………A._________, S.J.
Source: Mormon film 1612363, Item 6: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Baptisms 1886-1892, page 291

Record of Confirmation
Page	Text
133	Confirmation by the Most Rev. James Edward Quigley May 24 1903
137	Curran Joanna Maria
140	Matrinae fuerunt [for 131 girls] Nellie Murphy Sarah Davis
Source: Mormon film 1612364, Item 6: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Confirmation 1874-1917, page 137.

Marriage
Johanna married Roy Hoppe , a salesman. They had no children.

DS.4.3.2 Elizabeth "Bessie" Curran
(b. 26 Jun 1892)

Nomen Familiæ	A. D. Die Mensis	REGISTRUM BAPTISMORUM	OBSERVANTA
Curran Elizabeth	31 July 1892	Ego infrascriptus baptizavi…Elizabeth …Curran….nat 26 June 1892 …in Chicago… ex……Georgio Curran…………… ex loco…USA………… et…Catherine Ryan……………… ex loco…… Hibernia… Patrini fuerunt…Mathew Ryan… ……Margaret Ryan ………Joannes Masterson, S.J.
Source: Mormon film 1612363, Item 7: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Baptisms 1892-1897, page 3.

Record of Confirmation
Page	Text
141	Confirmation by the Mt. Rev. James E. Quigley, May 29/04
143	Sponsor for Girls: Mrs. C. Griffin Curran, Elizabeth Maria
Source: Mormon film 1612364, Item 6: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Confirmation 1874-1917, page 143.

Marriage
Bessie married Kyle Kibbie , a "traveling salesman for a metal outfit". They had six children. They moved to Connecticut and then gradually lost touch with most of the Curran family.

DS.4.3.3 Mary Anna "Mae" Curran
(b. 8 Oct 1893; d. after 31 Dec 1919)

Nomen Familiæ	A. D. Die Mensis	REGISTRUM BAPTISMORUM	OBSERVANTA
Curran Mary	8 Oct 1893	Ego infrascriptus baptizavi…Mary …Curran….nat 8 Oct 1893 …in Chicago… ex……Georgio Curran…………… ex loco…USA………… et…Catherine Ryan……………… ex loco…… Hibernia… Patrini fuerunt…Jacobus Curran… ……Joanna Ryan ………Joannes Masterson, S.J.	#701 Centre
Source: Mormon film 1612363, Item 7: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Baptisms 1892-1897, page 72.

Record of Confirmation
Page	Text
165	Confirmation by the Mt. Rev. James E. Quigley, May 22, 1910.
169	Sponsor _____: Mrs. Mary Carroll Curran Mary Anna
Source: Mormon film 1612364, Item 6: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Confirmation 1874-1917, page 169.

Marriage
Mae married Charlie Wirt, an electrician for Edison. Mae was first a switchboard operator and then a clerk for Edison. Mae and Charlie were divorced after about ten years of marriage. By 1920, Mae was living with her widowed father, three siblings (Arthur, Lyle, and Irene), and Guy Hendricks (Irene's husband).

DS.4.3.4 Irene Curran
(b. 22 Dec 1894)

Nomen Familiæ	A. D. Die Mensis	REGISTRUM BAPTISMORUM	OBSERVANTA
Curran [???]	6 Jan 1895	Ego infrascriptus baptizavi ……………..…Helenam Irene …Curran….nat 22 Dec 1894 …in Chicago… ex……Georgio Curran…………… ex loco…USA………… et…Catherine Ryan……………… ex loco…… Hibernia… Patrini fuerunt…Jeremiah Ryan… ……Maria Finan Curran ………Joannes Masterson, S.J.
Source: Mormon film 1612363, Item 7: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Baptisms 1892-1897, page 142.
Irene’s godmother was my maternal grandmother, Mary "Mollie" (Finan) Curran [DS.4.5S1] (age 22).

Record of Confirmation
Page	Text
160	Confirmation by the Mt. Rev. James E. Quigley May 10, 10 A.M. ____1908____
161	Sponsor for Girls Mrs. Griffin 16. Curran Irene Gertrude
Source: Mormon film 1612364, Item 6: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Confirmation 1874-1917, page 161.

Marriage
Irene married Guy Hendricks [DS.4.3.4S] (b. 1894), a pharmacist who owned three stores at one time. Irene [DS.4.3.4] and Guy [DS.4.3.4S] had two children:

DS.4.3.4.1 Irene Hendricks (born after 1919)
DS.4.3.4.2 Guy Hendricks, Jr. (born after 1919) who was also a pharmacist.

When Guy, Sr.'s [DS.4.3.4S] health began to fail, he gave his last store to his son [DS.4.3.4.3] and moved with his wife to Melbourne, Florida.

DS.4.3.5 George McKinley Curran
(b. 29 Aug 1896; d. before 1 Jun 1900)

Nomen Familiæ	A. D. Die Mensis	REGISTRUM BAPTISMORUM	OBSERVANTA
Curran George McKinley	24 Oct 1897	Ego infrascriptus baptizavi ……………..…Giorgium McKinley …Curran….nat 29 August 1896 ex……Georgio Curran…………… ex loco…Chicago………… et…Kathleen Ryan……………… ex loco…… Irlandia… Patrini fuerunt…Matheus Ryan… ……Emma Mark …….……………P. A. Krier, S.J.	#702 Centre Ave.
Sources: Mormon film 1612363, Item 7: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Baptisms 1892-1897, page 221.
This child is the only descendant of Denis Curran [D] and Sarah McKinley [S] that I have found with the name McKinley.

DS.4.3.6 Kathleen Curran
(b. 16 Oct 1897)

Nomen Familiæ	A. D. Die Mensis	REGISTRUM BAPTISMORUM	OBSERVANTA
Curran Catharina Teresia	24 Oct 1897	Ego infrascriptus baptizavi ……Catharinam Teresiam …Curran….natum…die 16 Octobris ……………….1897……..… ex……Georgio Curran…………… ex loco…Chicago, Illinois………… et…Catharina Ryan……………… ex loco..Tipperary Co. Irlandia… Patrini fuerunt…Patricus Ryan… ……Agnes Ryan …….……………P. A. Krier, S.J.	698 Centre Ave.
Sources: Mormon film 1612364, Item 1: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Baptisms 1897-1904, page 19.

Record of Confirmation
Page	Text
165	Confirmation by the Mt. Rev. James E. Quigley, May 22, 1910.
169	Sponsor _____: Mrs. Mary Carroll Curran Catherine Teresa
Source: Mormon film 1612364, Item 6: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Confirmation 1874-1917, page 169.

Marriage
Kathleen married Henry Stoeffel [DS.4.3.6S] and had one daughter, Dorothy Stoeffel [DS.4.3.6.1]. In 1981, Dorothy [DS.4.3.6.1] was living in a south side suburb of Chicago. Henry [DS.4.3.6S] was deceased. Kathleen [DS.4.3.6] had remarried and was living in Melbourne, Florida.

DS.4.3.7 Agnes Curran
(b. 12 Mar 1899)

Nomen Familiæ	A. D. Die Mensis	REGISTRUM BAPTISMORUM	OBSERVANTA
Curran Agnes	19 Martii 1899	Ego infrascriptus baptizavi …Agnetem …Curran…….natam…die 12 Martii ……………….1899……..… ex……Georgio Curran…………… ex loco…Chicago, Illinois………… et…Catharina Ryan……………… ex loco…Co. Tipperary, Hibernia… Patrini fuerunt…Gulielmus Payne… ……Joanna Ryan …….……………P. A. Krier, S.J.	66 W 19
Source: Mormon film 1612364, Item 1: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Baptisms 1897-1904, page 82.
The godfather was probably William Patrick Payne [WM.5] (age 40), a brother-in-law of Daniel Curran [DS.4].

Marriage
Agnes married John McInerney [DS.4.3.7S], an accountant, and had one son, Bobby [DS.4.3.7.1]. Agnes [DS.4.3.7] worked for American Railway Express in Illinois. Later, she moved to San Francisco and got a job with the Union Pacific railroad. During World War II, John [DS.4.3.7S] rose to the rank of Colonel. By 1981, he had retired. Son Bobby [DS.4.3.7.1] was an M.D.

DS.4.3.8 Gert Curran
(b. 19 Aug 1900)

Nomen Familiæ	A. D. Die Mensis	REGISTRUM BAPTISMORUM	OBSERVANTA
Curran Gertrude	29 Aug. 1900	Ego infrascriptus baptizavi …Gertrudem …Curran…….natam…19 die Augusti ………………..1900……..… ex……Georgio Curran………………… ex loco………Chicago…………………… et…Catharina Ryan………………… ex loco……Hibernia……………… Patrini fuerunt…Roy McClevey…… …………JosephineRyan ……………Edw. P. Coppinger, S.J.	718 Centre Ave
Sources: Mormon film 1612364, Item 1: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Baptisms 1897-1904, page 135.
The godfather [DS.4.1.1] (age 13) was a cousin of the baby.

Marriage Gert married Harry Newman [DS.4.3.8S] and had three children:
DS.4.3.8.1	George Newman who was employed by a large company in Pasadena, California.
DS.4.3.8.2	Arthur Newman who married a German girl [DS.4.3.7.2S] whom he met while stationed in Germany with the U.S. Army. Arthur [DS.4.3.7.2] and his wife operated a preschool school.
DS.4.3.8.3	Harriet Newman who, in 1981, was living in New York and teaching high school.

DS.4.3.9 Arthur Curran
(6Dec 1901 — c. 1925)

Nomen Familiæ	A. D. Die Mensis	REGISTRUM BAPTISMORUM	OBSERVANTA
Curran Arthur	19 Dec. 1901	Ego infrascriptus baptizavi …Arthur …… ……..……….nat 6^u..Decembris …………….1901……..… ex……Georgio Curran………………… ex loco………Chicago…………………… et…Catherina Ryan………………… ex loco……Chicago……………… Patrini fuerunt…Gualterus Curran…… …………Josephina Ryan …………………J.F.X. Hoeffer, S.J.…	695 Center.
Spurce: Mormon film 1612364, Item 1: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Baptisms 1897-1904, page 179.
The godfather was my uncle Walter T. J. Curran [DS.4.5.1] (age 13), a cousin of the child.

Death
Arthur [DS.4.3.9] died of Leukemia while still in his early twenties.

DS.4.3.10 George Walter Curran
(b. 31 Sep 1903; d. before 15 Apr 1910)

Nomen Familiæ	A. D. Die Mensis	REGISTRUM BAPTISMORUM	OBSERVANTA
Curran George Walter	Oct 11 1903	Ego infrascriptus baptizavi Georgium Gualterum .nat 31 Septembris …………………..1903……..… ex……Georgio Curran………………… ex loco………Chicago…………………… et…Catherina Ryan………………… ex loco……Hibernia……………… Patrini fuerunt…Gualterus Curran ………………….…Ellen Ryan …………………Edw. S. Murphy, S.J.…	689 Center Ave.
Sources: Mormon film 1612364, Item 1: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Baptisms 1897-1904, page 241.
This is the second son of George Curran [DS.4.3] who was named George and who died as a child. The godfather was my uncle Walter T. J. Curran [DS.4.5.1] (age 15).

DS.4.3.11 Matthew Curran
(b. 24 Jan 1905; d. before 15 Apr 1910)

Nomen Familiæ	A. D. Die Mensis	REGISTRUM BAPTISMORUM	OBSERVANTA
Matthew Curran	Feb 9 05	Ego infrascriptus baptizavi ......Matthew.… ……Curran……….natum 24 Junii ……………………………………..1905……..… ex……George Curran………………… ex loco………Chicago…………………… et…Cath rin Ryan………………… ex loco……Ireland……………… Patrini fuerunt……Matthew Ryan…… …………………Mary Murghew [?]……… M. A. Leary S J………	700 Centre Ave.
Source: Mormon film 1612364, Item 2: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Baptisms 1904-1908, page 29.
Matthew [DS.4.3.11] was the third son of George Curran [DS.4.3] to die in childhood.

DS.4.3.12 Lyle D. Curran
(1 Nov 1907—10 May 1990)
Soc. Sec. No. 355-28-6250

Nomen Familiæ	A. D. Die Mensis	REGISTRUM BAPTISMORUM	OBSERVANTA
Curran	Nov. 17 1907	Ego infrascriptus baptizavi ..Daniel Lyl ……Curran……….nat………Nov. 1^st…… ……………………………………..1907……..… ex……George Curran………………… ex loco………Chicago…………………… et…Catherine Ryan………………… ex loco……Chicago……………… Patrini fuerunt……Mat. Ryan Jr.…… ………………………Agnes Ryan……… H. J. Pickert………	Center Ave
Source: Mormon film 1612364, Item 2: Sacred Heart Church, Chicago IL, Baptisms 1904-1908, page 97.
Lyle [DS.4.3.12] was the only one of George Curran’s four sons who did not die in childhood.

Marriage
Lyle married Edna [DS.4.3.12S] and had three children, twin boys and a daughter, Betty. Lyle [DS.4.3.12S], a pharmacist, was retired by 1981.

William Henry Curran [DS.4.4]
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