John Timothy Horrigan was also known as John Horrigan.
1 * Son of Denis Horrigan and Theresa Desmond.
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All's fair in love and war.
According to family stories, when John and Viola were courting, he invited her to his home. After they married, she discovered that he had borrowed from a neighbor the furniture that had been in his home when she went to visit.
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In the 1911 Ontario census, John and Viola Horrigan with children Ethel and Kenneth were living in Humberstone Township with Viola's parents Morris and Margaret Weaver.
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FOURTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1920
State: New York
County: Erie
Township or other division of County: Fifth District
Name of Incorporated Place: City of Buffalo
Ward of City: 16th
Supervisor's District No. 21st
Enumeration District No. 126
Sheet No. 1 B
Enumeration Date: 2-3 day of January, 1920
Line No: 71-77
Street, Avenue, Road, etc: Sumner Place
House number or farm: 201
Dwelling No: 13
Number of family in order of visitation: 15
Name: HORRIGAN, JOHN
Relation: Head
Home owned or rented: R
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 32
Single, married, widowed or divorced: M
Whether able to read: yes
Whether able to write: yes
Place of birth person, mother tongue: New York
Place of birth of father, mother tongue: Ireland, Irish
Place of birth of mother, mother tongue: New York
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation / Industry: Brakeman, Railroad
Name: HORRIGAN, VIOLA
Relation: Wife
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 30
Single, married, widowed or divorced: M
Year of immigration to the United States: 1890
Naturalized or alien: Na
Year of naturalization: 1908
Whether able to read: yes
Whether able to write: yes
Place of birth person, mother tongue: Canada, English
Place of birth of father, mother tongue: Canada, English
Place of birth of mother, mother tongue: Canada, English
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation / Industry: none
Name: HORRIGAN, ETHEL
Relation: Daughter
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 9
Attending school: yes
Place of birth person, mother tongue: New York
Place of birth of father, mother tongue: New York
Place of birth of mother, mother tongue: Canada, English
Name: HORRIGAN, KENETH
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 8
Year of immigration to the United States: Un
Naturalized or alien: Na
Attending school: yes
Place of birth person, mother tongue: Canada, English
Place of birth of father, mother tongue: New York
Place of birth of mother, mother tongue: Canada English
Name: HORRIGAN, WILLIAM
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 6
Year of immigration to the United States: Un
Naturalized or alien: Na
Attending school: yes
Place of birth person, mother tongue: Canada, English
Place of birth of father, mother tongue: New York
Place of birth of mother, mother tongue: Canada English
Name: HORRIGAN, EUGENE
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 2 6/12
Place of birth person, mother tongue: New York
Place of birth of father, mother tongue: New York
Place of birth of mother, mother tongue: Canada English
Name: HORRIGAN, EDMUND
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 1 ?/12
Place of birth person, mother tongue: New York
Place of birth of father, mother tongue: New York
Place of birth of mother, mother tongue: Canada English
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NEW YORK STATE CENSUS, 1925
County: Erie
State of New York, June 1, 1925
Enumeration of the Inhabitants of Block No. 6, Election District No. 4, Ward No. 16, City of Buffalo, Assembly District No. 5
Page 29
Permanent Residence: Brinkman / 156
List: 30-37
Name: HORRIGAN, JOHN
Relation: Head
Color: W
Sex: M
Age: 38
Nativity: U.S.
Citizenship: C
Occupation: Switchman
Name: HORRIGAN, VIOLA
Relation: Wife
Color: W
Sex: F
Age: 34
Nativity: Canada
Number of years in the United States: 31
Citizenship: Cit
Occupation: Housewife
Name: HORRIGAN, ETHEL
Relation: Daughter
Color: W
Sex: F
Age: 15
Nativity: U.S.
Citizenship: C
Occupation: School
Name: HORRIGAN, KENNETH
Relation: Son
Color: W
Sex: M
Age: 14
Nativity: Canada
Number of years in the United States: 9
Citizenship: C
Occupation: School
Name: HORRIGAN, WILLIAM
Relation: Son
Color: W
Sex: M
Age: 12
Nativity: Canada
Number of years in the United States: 9
Citizenship: C
Occupation: School
Name: HORRIGAN, EUGENE
Relation: Son
Color: W
Sex: M
Age: 8
Nativity: U.S.
Citizenship: C
Occupation: School
Name: HORRIGAN, EDMUND
Relation: Son
Color: W
Sex: M
Age: 6
Nativity: U.S.
Citizenship: C
Name: HORRIGAN, WALTER
Relation: Son
Color: W
Sex: M
Age: 4
Nativity: U.S.
Citizenship: C
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FIFTEENTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES: 1930
State: New York
County: Erie
Township or other division of County: -
Incorporated Place: Buffalo City
Ward of City: 8
Block No. 1013
Enumeration District No. 15-103
Supervisor's District No. 7 - N.Y.
Sheet No. 5 B
Enumeration Date: April 7, 1930
Line No: 51-58
Street, avenue, road, etc: Ash St.
House number (in cities or towns): 59
Number of dwelling house in order of visitation: 64
Number of family in order of visitation: 107
Name: HORRIGAN, JOHN T.
Relation: Head
Home owned or rented: R
Rental amount: 18.00
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 43
Marital Condition: M
Age at first marriage: 21
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: New York
Place of birth, father: Irish Free State
Place of birth, mother: New York
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation: Switchman
Industry: Railroad, N.Y.R.
Name: HORRIGAN, VIOLA M.
Relation: Wife
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 41
Marital Condition: M
Age at first marriage: 19
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: Canada, English
Place of birth, father: Canada, English
Place of birth, mother: Canada, English
Mother tongue (or native language) of foreign born: English
Year of immigration to the U.S. 1892
Naturalized or alien: Na
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation: none
Name: HORRIGAN, KENNETH E.
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 18
Marital Condition: S
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: Canada, English
Place of birth, father: New York
Place of birth, mother: Canada, English
Mother tongue (or native language) of foreign born: English
Year of immigration to the U.S. 1916
Naturalized or alien: Na
Whether able to speak english: yes
Occupation: Chauffeur
Industry: Auto Wrecking
Name: HORRIGAN, WILLIAM J.
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 16
Attending school: yes
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: Canada, English
Place of birth, father: New York
Place of birth, mother: Canada, English
Mother tongue (or native language) of foreign born: English
Year of immigration to the U.S. 1916
Naturalized or alien: Na
Occupation: none
Name: HORRIGAN, EUGENE C.
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 13
Attending school: yes
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: New York
Place of birth, father: New York
Place of birth, mother: Canada, English
Name: HORRIGAN, EDMUND V.
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 11
Attending school: yes
Whether able to read and write: yes
Place of birth, person: New York
Place of birth, father: New York
Place of birth, mother: Canada, English
Name: HORRIGAN, WALTER M.
Relation: Son
Sex: M
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 9
Attending school: yes
Place of birth, person: New York
Place of birth, father: New York
Place of birth, mother: Canada, English
Name: HORRIGAN, IRENE M.
Relation: Daughter
Sex: F
Color or Race: W
Age at last birthday: 2 9/12
Place of birth, person: New York
Place of birth, father: New York
Place of birth, mother: Canada, English
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John J. Horrigan
Birth: May 31, 1887
Death: Apr. 23, 1938
Burial: Holy Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, Erie County, New York, USA
Plot: Section "F"
Created by: Edward Toy
Record added: Nov 22, 2010
Find A Grave Memorial # 62014933.