Mary Jane Curran [DS.4.6]
(20 Sep 1870 — 31 Jan 1947)

 

This photo of Mollie
was taken on
25 July 1897.

 

 

 

RECORD OF BAPTISM
Family Name Curan
Name taken in Baptism Mary Jane
Date of Birth 20 Sep 1870
Names of Parents Daniel Curan & Elisabeth Peine
Date of Baptism 6 Oct 1870
Godparents Names William Dunn & Igneisa Jane Dunn
Priest Fr. Xav. Shulahy S. J.

 

RECORD OF CONFIRMATION

Confirmed June 20th 1884
by
Rt Rev. Archbishop Feehan

— — Girls — —
15   Curran Mary

 

MARRIAGE
On 5 Feb 1888,26 Mollie [DS.4.6] married Edmond Napoleon "Edward" Harper (b. 1 Aug 1867 in Chicago; d. 25 Aug 1933 in Chicago) and had ten children.
Edward Harper [DS.4.6S] was a bridge tender.

 

CENSUS DATA

1 June 1880: 559 14th Street, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
(Census roll 190, E.D. 75, page 29, line 35: age 10, at school, b. in Illinois)
1 June 1900: 696 So. Center Ave., Ward 8, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
(Census roll 253, E.D. 216, sheet 14, line 3: age 29, b. Sep 1870 in Illinois, married 12 years, 8 children, 5 living, renting house)

 

15 April 1910: 1927 South Centre Ave., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois (May be the same building as in 1900. Buildings were renumbered in 1909.)
(Census roll 251, E.D. 254, sheet 14 A, family 290, dwelling 91. Most information in this record is too light to be legible.)
 Line  Person  Relation  Age
39 Harper, Edward W. head 41
40 _______, Mary J. wife 39
41 _______, Edmand C. son 19
42 _______, George X? son 18
43 _______, Mary daughter 14
44 _______, Elizabeth daughter 10
45 _______, Jeannette daughter 9
46 _______, Josephine daughter 8?
47 _______, Delphine? daughter 4
48 _______, William son 1
49      

 

STORIES
Mollie Curran (Harper) [DS.4.6] had red hair as did her brother Jim [DS.4.7]. Mollie, however, still had red hair when she died at the age of 76 whereas Jim [DS.4.7] was bald by the time he was 50.

 

DEATH
Mollie [DS.4.6] died in Chicago 31 January 1947.
Age 76 years 4 months 11 days.

 

Descendants of
Mary Jane Curran [DS.4.6]
and Edmond Napoleon Harper

 

DS.4.6.1 Edward C. Harper (b. May 1890)
Edward Harper was born, and died, in Chicago. He became a Battalion Chief on the Chicago Fire Department. He married and had two children, a girl and a boy.

DS.4.6.2 George X.? Harper (7 Aug 1891—Aug 1970)
Soc. Sec. No. 333-26-9847
George Harper was born, and died, in Chicago. He was a Captain on the Chicago Fire Department.
m. Ella (b.c. 1896) and had at least one child:

DS.4.6.2.1 George P. Harper, Jr.
m. Adeline (c. 1911—Jan 1999)


DS.4.6.3 Grace E. Harper (Mar 1894—15 Aug 1922)
Grace Harper was born, and died, in Chicago.
m. Frank Steiner (b.c. 1893) who was active in Bohemian affairs on the West Side of Chicago. They had no children.

DS.4.6.4 Mary "Mae" Harper (Nov 1895—17 Sep 1914)
Mary "Mae" Harper was born, and died, in Chicago.
Circa 1913, Mae married Joseph (?) Junda (b.c. 1892) and died while in convulsions. She had a daughter delivered after her death.

The daughter (17 Sep 1914—26 Jul 2002) [Soc. Sec. No. 320-10-5688], named Mae [DS.4.6.4.1] after her mother, was called Dolly. Dolly [DS.4.6.4.1] was raised by her grandparents, Ed [DS.4.6S] and Molly [DS.4.6] Harper. Dolly married a man named [Jerome?]Garaffo. She died of cancer on 26 Jul 2002 .


DS.4.6.5 Elizabeth "Bessie" Harper (b. Nov 1899; d. perhaps 18 May 1919)
Elizabeth "Bessie" Harper was born in Chicago. She married Anthony "Tony" Monaco (b.c. 1898; d. perhaps 8 Dec 1943), a bridgetender. They had two daughters (both married) and one son, Tony, Jr. [DS.4.6.5.1]. Tony, Jr. an M.D., was living in Kansas circa 1980.


DS.4.6.6 Jeannette Harper (6 Oct 1902—5 Jan 1988)
So. Sec No.: 451-17-4318
Jeannette Harper was born in Chicago.
She married Anton J. Friedl (13 Jun 1901—20 Jun 1994) and moved to Texas. She had no children.

DS.4.6.7 Joseph A. Harper (14 May 1903—18 Aug 1984)
Soc. Sec. No. 340-05-0696
Joseph A. Harper was born, and died, in Chicago. He was a Lieutenant in the Fire Insurance Patrol.


DS.4.6.8 Delphine Harper (26 Jul 1905—30 Dec 1995)
Soc. Sec. No. 339-22-5774
Delphine Harper was born in Chicago. She resided in Naperville IL at the time of her death. She married Harry Hrdina (b.c. 1900). They had one daughter.

DS.4.6.9 William Harper (27 Apr 1909—16 Sep 1985)
Soc. Sec. No.: 335-01-5606
William Harper was born in Chicago but last resided in Virginia. He was an accountant.
William married Julia Black (6 Feb 1908—May 1979) [Soc. Sec. No. 343-01-4296] and had at least one child, a son named Steven.

DS.4.6.10 Hazel Harper (1 Sep 1910—2 Dec 1987)
Soc. Sec. No.: 321-05-2136
Hazel H. Harper was born, and died, in Chicago. Hazel never married. She took care of her mother, Mollie [DS.4.6], who had a leg amputated due to diabetes. 

 

James Francis Curran [DS.4.7]
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