James Patrick Quinn (1908 - 1994)

Born 4 Mar 1908 in Newhouse, Beaver, Utah, United States

Ancestors

Son of James Patrick Quinn and Zadieth Viola (Vaughan) Quinn

Husband of Alice Elizabeth (Fox) Quinn — married 23 Jul 1935 in Tooele, Utah

Descendants

Died 25 Sep 1994 at age 86 in Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Biography

James Patrick Quinn was born on 4 Mar 1908 in Newhouse, Beaver, Utah, United States, son of James Patrick Quinn (1872 - 1929) and Zadieth Viola (Vaughan) Quinn (1880 - 1948).

His siblings were:

1. Vera (Quinn) Young (1902 - 1974)
2. Ruth V Quinn (1904 - 1973)
3. Lucy Marie Quinn (1906 - 1920)
4. Rea Quinn (~1907 - )
5. John Thomas Quinn (1911 - 1974)
6. Viola Mae (Quinn) Shosted (1922 - 2005)
7. Lillian Irene (Quinn) Callister (1925 - 1946)

James married Alice Elizabeth Fox (1916 - 1991) on 23 Jul 1935 in Tooele, Utah. Their children were:

1. Danny Quinn ( - living)
2. Alice Zadith Quinn (1936 - 2014)
3. James Patrick Quinn (~1939 - living)
4. John Robert Quinn (1940 - 1961)
5. Ernest Vaughn Quinn (1942 - 1998)
6. Lillian Colleen (Quinn) Strickland (1943 - 2015)
7. Linda Evonne Quinn (1945 - living)
8. Kathleen Mae Quinn (1951 - living).

James died on 25 Sep 1994 in Salt Lake, Utah aged 86. He is buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele.

James was born, 1908, in Newhome, Beaver, Utah.^[1] He had 7 siblings. His father, James, was 36^[2] and his mother, Zadieth, was 28 at his birth.^[3] His father was the superintendent at the Queen Ann mine .

In 1910 at age 2, he lived with his parents in Midas, Elko, Nevada with his 3 siblings.^[4] His father was the superintendent with the Ely Consolidates Cooper company. His father take charge of two properties at Gold Circle.

In 1912 at age 4, family moved to Ruth, Nevada. Followed by a move to Dry Canyon, above Stockton Ut, then near Stockton lake.^[5]

In 1914 at age 6, family moved to Gold Circle, Nevada. The town was made up of tents and wood houses. They lived in a wood house with 3 bed rooms and no running water and little furnishings.^[6] His father takes charge of two properties at Gold Circle.

His father was hurt in a mining accident. Harder times fall upon the Quinn's the accident left James unable to work for 2 1/2 years. ^[7]

In 1918 at age 10, family moved back to Stockton. Their new home had running water and electricity.^[8]

In 1920 at age 12, he lived with his parents in Stockton, Tooele, Utah with his 4 siblings.^[9]

In 1921 at age 13, the Quinn's moved into a 2 story house. His mother would later use it as a boarding house. James would continue to own the house and rent it out. In the mid 1980s when I was a little boy, helped my grandpa dig up the septic tank. I was to little to be much help.^[10]

In 1923 at age 15, he bailed hay at local a local farm. The money helped the family, has his father was very sick.^[11]

In 1925 at age 17, he started work for Bauer mine until he was temporally laid off in 1928 and then he went to Idaho and picked/dug potatoes. He would continue to work for Bauer for 33 years.^[12]

In 1929 when he was 21, his father was 58, his father past away.^[13] His father had miners consumption and tuberculosis which caused his death. His uncle John and aunt Mary came to Utah upon his death. They left early because his father refused to renew his Catholic vows before his death. This was very upsetting for John and Mary being Catholic.^[14] Zadieth started boarding people in her house for a living.^[15]

In 1930 at age 22, he lived with his mother in Stockton, Tooele, Utah with his 3 siblings.^[16] Zadieth opened Stockton Cafe, because it was the great depression it last only six weeks.^[17]

In 1935. James maried Alice when he was 27, while she was, 19, in Tooele, Utah. They had 8 children together during their mariage.^[18]

In 1940, he lived with his wife, Alice, in Stockton, Tooele, Utah with their 3 children. He worked as a miner at a query mine.^[19]

In the 1940s James operated a dance hall called the Rose Bowl in Stockton.^[20]

In 1948 when he was 41, his mother was 77, his mother past away.^[21] After sell tickets at the door of the Rose Bowl, Zadieth went home and suffered a heart attack. She called her daughter and they rushed to the hospital, but she died on the way.^[22]

In 1950, he lived with his wife, Alice, in Stockton, Tooele, Utah with their 6 children.^[23]

In 1955, he lived with his wife, Alice, in Stockton, Tooele, Utah with their 8 children.^[24]

In 1958 at age 50, he retired from Bauer and started working at Dougway Proving Grounds. He would retire from Dougway as a painter after 14 years. I remember my mom telling me stories of him going in to the desert and looking for dead animals after weapon tests, so he did more than paint.^[25] His wife, Alice, past away at age 74. ^[26] He past away at age 87.^[27]

Sources

1. ↑ Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2N-D9HH : 4 November 2019), James Quinn, 1908.
2. ↑ WikiTree contributors, James Patrick Quinn (1872-1929), WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Quinn-2417 : accessed 05 June 2022).
3. ↑ WikiTree contributors, Zadieth Viola (Vaughan) Quinn (1880-1948), WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Vaughan-2102 : accessed 05 June 2022).
4. ↑ United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLQ-HFN : accessed 6 June 2022), James Quinn in household of James Quinn, Midas, Elko, Nevada, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 1B, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 858; FHL microfilm 1,374,871.
5. ↑ James Quinn, History of James P Quinn and Alice Fox., page 1.
6. ↑ James Quinn, History of James P Quinn and Alice Fox., page 1.
7. ↑ James Quinn, History of James P Quinn and Alice Fox., page 2.
8. ↑ James Quinn, History of James P Quinn and Alice Fox., page 2.
9. ↑ United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PK-V61 : accessed 6 June 2022), James Quinn in household of James P Quinn, Tooele, Utah, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
10. ↑ James Quinn, History of James P Quinn and Alice Fox., page 2.
11. ↑ James Quinn, History of James P Quinn and Alice Fox., page 2.
12. ↑ James Quinn, History of James P Quinn and Alice Fox., page 2.
13. ↑ WikiTree contributors, James Patrick Quinn (1872-1929), WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Quinn-2417 : accessed 05 June 2022).
14. ↑ Viola May Quinn, Individual Summary for Viola May, page 2.
15. ↑ James Quinn, History of James P Quinn and Alice Fox., page 2.
16. ↑ United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH62-JFB : accessed 6 June 2022), James Quinn in household of Zadiath Quinn, Stockton, Tooele, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 2A, line 37, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2422; FHL microfilm 2,342,156.
17. ↑ James Quinn, History of James P Quinn and Alice Fox., page 2.
18. ↑ Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL34-4XP : 3 November 2021), Mr. James Patrick Quinn and Alice Elizabeth Fox, 1935.
19. ↑ United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT4H-78L : accessed 6 June 2022).
20. ↑ James Quinn, History of James P Quinn and Alice Fox., page 2.
21. ↑ WikiTree contributors, Zadieth Viola (Vaughan) Quinn (1880-1948), WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Vaughan-2102 : accessed 05 June 2022).
22. ↑ James Quinn, History of James P Quinn and Alice Fox., page 2.
23. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D6G4-CL2M : 25 August 2021), James Patrick Quinn, 1950.
24. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D6G4-CGN2 : 25 August 2021), James Patrick Quinn, 1955.
25. ↑ James Quinn, History of James P Quinn and Alice Fox., page 2.
26. ↑ WikiTree contributors, Alice Elizabeth (Fox) Quinn (1916-1991), WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fox-20608 : accessed 09 June 2022).
27. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLBH-M5M : 11 January 2021), James P Quinn, 24 Sep 1994; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• History of James Patrick Quinn and Alice Fox
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DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between John Browne and Shosted-3 his 1st – 2nd Cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents, James Patrick Quinn and Zadieth Viola (Vaughan) Quinn. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st cousin 1x removed | Mother's side 5% shared DNA: 374 cM across 18 segments.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between John Browne and his 2nd cousin 1x removed, CD. Their most-recent common ancestors are John's great grandparents, James Patrick Quinn (1872-1929) and Zadieth Viola (Vaughan) Quinn (1880-1948). Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd cousin 1x removed, based on sharing 56 cM across 4 segments.