John Quinn migrated from Ireland to United States.
John was born in Portadown, Armagh, Ireland on November 28, 1889. He was the son of John Quinn and Mary Gracey. He emigrated to the United States around 1910. He was a Private in the Salvage Division of The Quartermaster Corps in World War I from February 23, 1918 until May 3, 1919.
John married Eleanor Little in Philadelphia in 1919. The couple would have two children. John, Eleanor and their two children were enumerated in the 1930 and 1940 census residing at 3339 Rand Street, Philadelphia. His occupation "Weaver".
Eleanor passed away in 1944. John passed away on April 19, 1963 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia. Cause of death Broncho Pneumonia and Gastric Carcinoma. His mailing address at time of death was 226 Salem Ave., Bellmawr, New Jersey. He was buried on April 24th at the Oakland Cemetery, Philadelphia. He was seventy three.
"Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JV9X-5LQ : 25 September 2017), John H Quinn and Little, 1919; citing license number 407687, Clerk of the Orphan's Court. City Hall.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHW8-RTB : accessed 24 June 2019), John H Quinn, Philadelphia (Districts 0751-1000), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 956, sheet 16A, line 31, family 331, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2118; FHL microfilm 2,341,852.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQ4H-1G3 : 14 March 2018), John H Quinn, Ward 33, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-1063, sheet 15B, line 64, family 300, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3721.
"United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BZ8-VM6Z : 23 October 2019), John Henry Quinn, 3 May 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
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