John Sullivan (1846 - 1903)

Born 15 Jan 1846 in New Hampshire or Boston Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1903 at age 57 in Bonderout, Iowa, United States

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Biography

According to his obituary, John Sullivan was born on 15-Jan-1846 in New Hampshire. This matches well with his probate records. There is some conflicting information though. According to his daughter Margaret's death record, he was born in Boston. According to the 1900 census, he was born in Dec 1845 in Massachusetts. Massachusetts is also listed as father's birthplace on his daughter Katherine's death record. He may have lived in both locations as a child.

For many years John was a foreman for the Chicago Great Western Railroad.

Residence Locations:
1865 - Muscatine, Iowa (birth of daughter Margaret)
1873 - Nebraska (birth of daughter Katie)
1900 - Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, at 413 E. 6th Street (US census)
1903 - Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, at 413 E. 6th Street (probate)

According to an announcement in the Davenport Daily Leader of 26-October-1898, John Sullivan and Nora (Manning) Sullivan's daughter Nora married J.R. Lee at their home on 413 E. 6th Street in Davenport.

The final report from John Sullivan's probate says that, "The deceased died of natural causes in Bonderout, Iowa (near Des Moines) while in the employ of the Chicago & Great Western Railway company, and his body was shipped to Davenport for burial".

According to the 1900 census, both of John's parents were from Ireland.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9LN-9FV : 20 January 2015), John Sullivan, Davenport Township, Precinct 1 Davenport city Ward 5, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 11B, family 249, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,458.
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJJ7-962 : 8 March 2016), John Sullivan in entry for James Mulligan and Catherine Sullivan, 1892.
• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJVD-3G2 : 10 February 2018), John Sullivan in entry for Jesse R. Lee and Nora Sullivan, 25 Oct 1898, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol 1 Cn 12820 p 13, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,004,421.
• "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVHR-TRJ : 12 December 2014), John Sullivan in entry for Margaret Sullivan, 22 Jan 1931; citing Davenport, Scott, Iowa, reference 8715; FHL microfilm 1,602,667.
• Davenport Daily Leader, 26-October-1898, page 2, column 1
• Obituary for John Sullivan, Rock Island Argus, 21-Apr-1903, page 3, column 3 [1]
• Obituary under the name James Sullivan, The Daily Times of Davenport Iowa, 20-Apr-1903, page 9.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #134880488
• Probate Case Number 5454 for John Sullivan, Probate Records, 1831-1980; Indexes, 1834-1958; Author: Iowa. District Court (Scott County); Probate Place: Scott, Iowa