HARRISON, John J.

1856 - 1939  (83 years)

• Name	HARRISON, John J.
  Born	12 Feb 1856	Freeman Township, Crawford Co., Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 Dec 1939	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois   [1, 2]
  Buried	27 Dec 1939	Chicago Mount Olivet Cemetery at 2755 West 111th Street, Cook Co., Illinois   [3]
  Person ID	I520	Reich
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	HARRISON, Patrick,   b. 21 May 1828, County Sligo, Ireland ,   d. 12 Aug 1908, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	LAVIN, Mary,   b. Nov 1836, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1906, Crawford Co., Wisconsin  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Family ID	F402	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McDEVITT, Margaret (Maggie) (McDade),   b. 1 Aug 1866, Kilclean, Castlederg (Urney Parish), County Tyrone, Ireland ,   d. 14 Jan 1950, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 83 years)
  Married	28 Aug 1888	Chicago Saint Pius V, Cook Co., Illinois   [4, 5, 6]
  	John Harrison, born in Crawford County, Wisconsin. By 1880 his family had moved to Vernon County, just north of Crawford County. It is not known just when he moved to Chicago, sometime after 1880. Maggie came to the U.S. by herself, paying for steerage. She had long dark hair and was fearful of the stories she heard about people being sent back home when lice was found in their hair when checked in New York. She worked downtown Chicago in the tea room at Marshall Field's. When she wanted to marry John Harrison, his family was against the marriage due to her being an immigrant, and he supposedly a descendent of DAR on his mother's side (which is untrue). Maggie continued to work after marriage, and saved enough to pay for a trip back to Ireland shortly before her mother died. John and Maggie were married at St. Pius V Church, at 18th or 19th and Ashland, Chicago. Bishop Muldoon (before he was made a bishop) presided over the wedding. John worked at the Chicago stock yards for Amour Company. In 1900, John and Maggie lived at 4537 Union Avenue. By 1910, they bought a house at 47th and Halsted (832 West 47th Place) for a payment of $1 every Monday night for a total of $1000. In 1920, they were still living there. About 1932 they moved to 6436 Stewart Avenue. Catherine and Alice were both baptised at St. Pius V, and witnesses wer for Catherine - Edward Devitt and Alice Harrison (John's sister) for Alice - Edward Gannon and Ellen (McDevitt) Gannon Both John and Maggie, and their fourth child, are buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery located at 111th south and California Street.
  Children	1. HARRISON, Catherine Mary (Katie),   b. 9 Apr 1891, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois ,   d. 16 Jan 1962, Norwood Park Chicago State Hospital, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 70 years)   2. HARRISON, Alice Agnes M.,   b. 18 Apr 1893, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois ,   d. 11 Oct 1990, Illinois  (Age 97 years)   3. HARRISON, Edward J.,   b. 25 Oct 1896, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois ,   d. 12 Dec 1922, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 26 years)   4. HARRISON, William Patrick,   b. 8 Feb 1908, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois ,   d. Abt Apr 1908, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Dealth Certificate for John Harrison, Cook County Courthouse, IL, #3520 5 (Reliability: 3). [S67] Obituary for John Harrison, The Chicago Daily Tribune, Monday, Dec. 25, 1939 (Reliability: 3). [S376] Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 3). [S110] Illinois, Cook County, Marriage Certificate, Cook County Courthouse, IL, #130450, Vol. 12, p. 126 (FHL film: 1030175) (Reliability: 3). [S25] Illinois, Chicago, St. Pius V Catholic Church Marriages, Marriage Record for John Harrison and Margaret McDevitt, p. 80 (FHL film: 1704789, items 3-4, for 1874-1915) (Reliability: 3). [S58] Illinois, Chicago 1910 City Directory.