Parents of John L. Sullivan b. 1878, Missouri

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Hi, I'm looking for parents for  John L Sullivan was born in 1874 in Missouri and died on an unknown date.  He married Cora Ann Sullivan [Stone]. Cora A, daughter of J C Stone and Missouri Stone [Bolden], was born on Jan. 27, 1876 in Illinois and died on Aug. 7, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Their children are listed below: 

i. 2. Ivan M Sullivan was born in 1896 in Missouri and died on an unknown date. 

ii. 3. Elmer B. Sullivan was born on Jul. 3, 1901 in Illinois and died on Jul. 5, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, United States. 

iii. 4. Hazel L Sullivan was born in 1905 in Pennsylvania and died on an unknown date. 

iv. 5. Wayne Sullivan was born in 1906 in Missouri and died on an unknown date. 

v. 6. John L Sullivan was born on Sep. 30, 1908 and died on Oct. 1, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, United States. 

vi. 7. Howard Sullivan was born in 1913 in Los Angeles, California, United States and died on an unknown date. 

vii. 8. Dorthy Fay Sullivan was born in 1914 in Los Angeles, California, United States and died on an unknown date. 

 

Any help is greatly appreciated. KS

 

 

 

 

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Name:	John Louis Sullivan
Social Security #:	700076447
Gender:	Male
Birth Date:	15 Dec 1873
Birth Place:	Missouri
Death Date:	19 Mar 1944
Death Place:	Orange
Mother's Maiden Name:	Snow
Father's Surname:	Sullivan

 

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Cora A. Sullivan

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Birth:  1876 Death:  1959   Inscription: Beloved Wife and Mother   Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Glendale Los Angeles County California, USA Plot: Resthaven section

 

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Name:	John Louis Sullivan
Birth Date:	15 Dec 1873
Death Date:	19 Mar 1944
Cemetery:	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Burial or Cremation Place:	Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Has Bio?:	N
URL:	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...

 

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These are the supposed parents of John L listed on the ancestry.com members' trees:

I have not found data to confirm yet:

Name:	Dennis Sullivan
Spouse:	Ella Snow
Marriage Date:	8 Oct 1872
Volume/Page:	16-061

 

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Betty,

First off, thank you so much for your helpful digging. I also found this tree on A.com and didn't use it, due to lack of source info. I'd be so excited if the facts pan out. I've been trying to reach Ireland on my paternal side. My Dad always said he was "Dark Irish" and Dennis hails from Northern Ireland. I'm getting like a bear...scratching on the family tree!

Answer 1

This WWI draft registration record ties to the info Betty has posted by listing his spouse. Together they verify that his mother's maiden name is Snow (some trees on Ancestry list her as Ella Snow - husband Dennis Sullivan with no sources for first names):

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Awesome!!! Thank you, Doug. I do love a record. ;)

Answer 2

Here is some info on Ella Snow:

Name:	Ella Snow
Spouse:	Dennis Sullivan
Marriage Date:	8 Oct 1872
Volume/Page:	16-061

St. Louis Genealogical Society. St. Louis Marriage Index, 1804-76. St. Louis, MO, USA: St. Louis Genealogical Society, 1999.

If you check this link you may find her parents (Dennis is listed as born in Ireland in the 1900 census):

http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/MO_St.Louis.htm

Answer 3

California Death Index  1940-1997

John Louis Sullivan,born Dec 15 1873 Missouri,died March 19 1944 Los Angeles

California. Shows mothers maiden name Snow, maybe family got this wrong.But

his son Wayne A. divorced was living with them.He is buried at Forest Lawn

Memorial Park, Glendale,Los Angeles County, California.

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This all makes sense Wayne. I know the family lived in Glendale area. Several family memebrs are buried at Forest Lawn. Thank you so much for your help!