Daniel Joseph Sullivan (1897 - 1960)

Born 19 Feb 1897 in Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States

Husband of Frances Rose (Krožil) Sullivan — married 21 Feb 1921 in Pueblo, Colorado, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Jul 1960 at age 63 in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States

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Biography

Daniel Sullivan was an Illinoisan.

Daniel Joseph Sullivan was born on February 19th, 1897 in Joliet, Illinois. ^{[1] [2]} His parents, Timothy D. and Nellie Sullivan, were both Irish immigrants who arrived in the United States around 1890. In 1900 the Sullivans lived in Joliet, where Dan's father worked as a wire drawer. ^[3] They moved to Pueblo, Colorado between 1904 and 1905, and his father went to work in the Colorado Fuel & Iron Company's steel mill. They rented a place at 2223 Pine Street for about four years, moving to 1334 Pine Street around 1909. ^[4] The 1910 Census listed their address as 1334 Spruce Street, and they lived at 1339 Spruce Street in 1911 and 1912. ^[5] The following year they moved to 2712 East Routt Avenue, where they rented their residence through 1919. ^[6]

Dan joined his father in the steel mill when he was 15 years old, working while attending two years of high school. He worked as a laborer and door boy until becoming an oiler in 1916. ^{[7] [8]}

Following his 21st birthday, Dan registered with the local draft board on June 5th, 1917. ^[1] He was conscripted in August with 32 other Pueblo boys who departed from the Union Depot on August 7th for training camp. ^[9] Dan mustered in as a private (and later promoted to corporal) in Company B of the 62nd Regiment of the 8th Infantry Division. ^[2] He was discharged on April 9th, 1919 but remained in the military until May 8th, 1920. ^{[10] [11]} He was enumerated as a private in the military in Camp Lee, Virginia for the 1920 Census. ^[12]

Later that year he returned to Pueblo and to his work in the steel mill. He married Frances (Croshal) Wichich on February 21st, 1921, and they initially lived at 1401 Cypress Street. The mill went through a series of production halts during that time, and Dan found temporary work for Bodecker & Sullivan. In August 1921 he retired from the steel mill and took a job as a mail carrier with the post office. ^{[7] [13] [14]}

By 1923 the Sullivans moved to 511 East Northern Avenue next to Frances' parents and siblings. ^[15] They moved to 947 Spruce Street by 1925 and lived there until moving back in with her Frances' father after her mother died in 1930. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19] [20]} The Sullivans remained in the Croshal household until moving back to 947 Spruce in 1937 or 1938. ^{[21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]} In 1940 the house on Spruce was valued at $1,000, equivalent to Dan's annual income at the post office. ^[8] The Sullivans remained in Pueblo until 1945, when they migrated to San Mateo, California. ^{[28] [29] [30]}

Dan worked for a few years as a Burlingame office employee before becoming a shipping clerk for a local swimming pool company. ^[30]

He fell ill in May 1960 and was eventually admitted to the Veteran's hospital in Oakland where he died on July 22nd, 1960. ^{[30] [31]} He was buried on July 26th in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno. ^{[2] [11]}

Research Notes

Research Questions

• Daniel's military experience.
• How and when did he get the job with the post office?
• What was his experience at CF&I?
• When and why did the Sullivans move to California?
• What high school did he attend?

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch Daniel Joseph Sullivan, Colorado > Pueblo County; McBride, Bartlet-Z > image 1212 of 1615; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 February 2021), memorial page for Daniel J Sullivan (19 Feb 1897–22 Jul 1960), Find a Grave Memorial no. 3638726, citing Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA ; Maintained by Thucydides (contributor 46887174) .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch Household of Tom Sullivan, Illinois > Will > ED 116 Joliet Township Joliet city Ward 1 > image 6 of 35; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ R. L. Polks & Co's Pueblo City Directory, 1904-1905, Vol. VII, page 507, Pueblo, Colorado, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch Household of Trinity Sullivan, Colorado > Pueblo > Pueblo Ward 8 > ED 178 > image 7 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ R. L. Polk Directory Co.'s Pueblo City Directory, 1919, Vol. XX, page 511, 613 Dooly Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Colorado, Steelworks Employment Records, 1887-1979 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data:Courtesy of the Steelworks Center of the West.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch Household of Daniel Sullivan, Colorado > Pueblo > Election Precinct 26, Pueblo > 51-30 Election Precinct 26, Pueblo City > image 3 of 41; citing 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.
9. ↑ 33 Pueblo Men Leave For Army, The Pueblo Chieftain, 08 August 1918, Pueblo, Colorado, accessed online at GenealogyBank.com on 18 February 2021, digital copy in the possession of Wesley Miller (2021).
10. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3MH-J778-C?cc=2968245 : 8 August 2019), > image 1 of 1; citing NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985).
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} U.S., National Cemetery Interment Control Forms, 1928-1962 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data:Interment Control Forms, 1928–1962. Interment Control Forms, A1 2110-B. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, College Park, Maryland.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJC-9PR?cc=1488411&wc=QZJY-GHQ%3A1038215501%2C1039518401%2C1039523601%2C1589332873 : 14 September 2019), Virginia > Prince George > Camp Lee > ED 121 > image 2 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
13. ↑ "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9B2H-N7V?cc=1932434&wc=M6Y5-VP8%3A228968201 : 20 May 2014), Stookey, Curtis F.-Swain, Newton R. > image 3078 of 4600; State Archives, Denver.
14. ↑ The R. L. Polk Directory Co.'s Pueblo City Directory 1921, Vol. XXI, 15 Gazette Building, Colorado Springs, Colorado, page 322, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
15. ↑ The R. L. Polk Directory Co.'s Pueblo City Directory 1923, Vol. XXII, 15 Gazette Building, Colorado Springs, Colorado, page 326, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
16. ↑ Classified Buyers' Guide of the City of Pueblo, R. L. Polk Directory Co., Out West Building, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1925, page 382, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
17. ↑ The R. L. Polk Directory Co.'s Pueblo City Directory, 1927, Vol. XXIV, page 424, Out West Building, Colorado Springs, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
18. ↑ Polk's Pueblo (Colorado) City Directory, Vol. XXV, 1929, page 411, 14 Out West Building, Colorado Springs, Colorado, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
19. ↑ Polk's Pueblo (Colorado) City Direectory, 1930, page 367, 14 Out West Building, Colorado Springs, Colorado, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
20. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch Household of Mike Croshal, Colorado > Pueblo > Precinct 115 > ED 83 > image 3 of 31; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
21. ↑ Polk's Pueblo (Colorado) City Directory, 1931, page 358, 14 Out West Building, Colorado Springs, Colorado, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
22. ↑ Polk's Pueblo (Colorado) City Directory, 1932, page 315, 14 Out West Building, Colorado Springs, Colorado, accessed online at Ancestry.com 18 February 2021.
23. ↑ Polk's Pueblo (Colorado) City Directory, 1933, page 334, 14 Out West Building, Colorado Springs, Colorado, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
24. ↑ Polk's Pueblo (Colorado) City Directory, 1935, page 320, 14 Out West Building, Colorado Springs, Colorado, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
25. ↑ Polk's Pueblo (Colorado) City Directory, 1938, page 342, 105 Dooly Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
26. ↑ Polk's Pueblo (Colorado) City Directory, 1939, page 333, 405 Dooly Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
27. ↑ Polk's Pueblo (Pueblo County, Colorado) City Directory, 1942, page 347, 409 Dooly Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
28. ↑ Polk's Pueblo (Pueblo County, Colorado) City Directory, 1943, page 300, 409 Dooly Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
29. ↑ Polk's Pueblo (Pueblo County, Colorado) City Directory, 1945, page 323, 407 Dooly Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, accessed online at Ancestry.com on 18 February 2021.
30. ↑ ^{30.0 30.1 30.2} Daniel J. Sullivan Obituary, The Times, San Mateo, California, 25 July 1960, page 12, accessed online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/51739473/ on 18 February 2021.
31. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPNZ-QZK : 26 November 2014), Daniel J Sullivan, 22 Jul 1960; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.