Andrew (Crooks) Cahoon (1889 - 1983)

Born 18 Sep 1889 in Ballybriest, Lissan, Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Pirrie) Cahoon — married 30 Aug 1913 in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

Descendants

Died 27 Nov 1983 at age 94 in Dunnabraggy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Biography

Andrew (Crooks) Cahoon was born in Ireland.

Andrew was born 18 Sep 1889. He was the son of Joseph Crooks/Cahoon and Eliza Jane Cahoon. (His father went by the name "Joseph Cahoon", although his legal name was Crooks). ^[1]

On 30 Aug 1913 at St. Luran's Church, Cookstown, he married Mary Perry of Cookstown, daughter of William Perry, labourer. ^[2]

He passed away 27 November 1983 "age 95" (actually 94), at his daughter Martha Fields' residence, 17 Dunnabraggy Road; late of Ballybriest. His children were Elizabeth, Thomas, Joseph, Jean, William, Madge, Martha, Nathaniel, Ellen and Mabel. The chief mourners at the funeral were: ^{[3] [4]}

• Thomas, Joseph, William, and Nat (sons)
• Thomas Cahoon, George Cahoon (brothers)
• Jim Colvin, Stanley Sutherland, William Shirlow, Willie Fields, Norman Ditty, Jackie Campbell (sons-in-law)

Research Notes

In 1969 there is a photo of Andrew Cahoon becoming W.M. of Ballybriest L.O.L. Number 356. The same lodge is referenced in his obituary, but not sure 100% if it's the same Andrew, or another Andrew Cahoon.

Sources

1. ↑ Andrew Crooks, 1889, Magherafelt at Irish Civil registration - Births
2. ↑ Andrew Cahoon, Mary Perty, 30 Aug 1913, Cookstown at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages
3. ↑ "Deaths", Mid-Ulster Mail - Thursday 01 December 1983, Page 14
4. ↑ "Mr. Andrew Cahoon, Dunnabraggy", Mid-Ulster Mail - Thursday 22 December 1983, Page 25. Photo included.

• 1901 Ireland census - Residents of a house 11 in Ballybriest (Lisson Upper, Londonderry). Andrew Cahoon(61), Eliza(59), Eliza Jane(38, dau), Joseph (35, son in law), Andrew(11, gs), Eliza J(10, gd),Mary (8, gd), Thomas(5, gs), Netheniel (5, gs), William J(1, gs)
• 1911 Ireland census - Residents of a house 9 in Ballybriest (Lissan Upper, Londonderry). Andrew Cahoon(70), Eliza(69), Eliza Jane(48, dau), Joseph (45, son-in-law), Andrew(21, gs), Lizzie(20), Minnie(18), Thomas(15), Nathaniel(14), William J(11), Maggie(8), George(7), Sarah Jane(1)