Thomas and Dennis Ahern, parish of Clonmore, County Tipperary

Hi, what info do you have about Thomas? Age? parents? wife? children? years? emigration?

Hello Patricia,

Thomas' age is tricky. His headstone gives 1829. Census records indicate 1828, 1821, and 1823. So there's certainly a bit of uncertainty. His date of emigration is also uncertain, but he married Johanna Pendergast in New York in about 1850 before moving to Indiana. His oldest child was born in New York in 1851, and his next known child was born in Indiana about 1853. I have church records for his childrens' baptisms in Indiana beginning in 1855, and census records for him in Indiana from 1860 until his death in 1892. Nothing mentions his parents names. His known children are Dennis (b. 1851 NY), Mary (b. 1853 Indiana), Margaret (b. 1855 Indiana), Hugo Michael (b. 1857 Indiana), Thomas (b. 1858 Indiana), Anastasia (b. 1862 Indiana), John (b. 1865 Indiana), and Eva (b. 1870 Indiana).

In 1867, Thomas placed an advertisement in a Boston paper looking for his brother, "Denis O'Hern, of the parish of Clonmore, county Tipperary, Ireland."

It appears Dennis had died before that advertisement, but he and his wife had settled in Baltimore. They had a son, Dennis, b. 1844 Ireland, though he does not appear in US records. The remaining known children all appear in US records - a daughter Catherine, b. 1845 Ireland, William b. 1847 Ireland, James b. 1854 b. Baltimore, Maggie, 1855 b. Baltimore, Patrick b.1856 Baltimore, and Michael b.1858 Baltimore. Dennis' wife, Honora Egan, daughter of William Egan and Catherine Maher of Loughmore, had her parents' names and location in her obituary.

Thank you so much for your response. I feel like I have enough information to find Thomas in Ireland yet he eludes me!

Susan

Here is a transcription of Thomas and Johanna’s marriage record.  The actual record held by the church might possibly have their parents’ names.

First name(s) Thomas

Last name Aheran

State New York

United States

Spouse's first name(s) Johanna

Spouse's last name Pendergast

Location Newburgh

Marriage date 01 Apr 1850

Parish St Patrick

County Orange County

Source: Find My Past, New York Roman Catholic Parish Marriages,

Archdiocese New York

Here is a transcription of Thomas and Johanna’s marriage record.  The actual record held by the church might possibly have their parents’ names.

First name(s) Thomas

Last name Aheran

State New York

United States

Spouse's first name(s) Johanna

Spouse's last name Pendergast

Location Newburgh

Marriage date 01 Apr 1850

Parish St Patrick

County Orange County

Source: Find My Past, New York Roman Catholic Parish Marriages,

Archdiocese New York

Thank you so much for finding that!

Susan,

Our great great grandfather was Thomas O'Hern and great great grandmother was Johanna Pendergast.  They had four children

Dennis 10/20/1851 in Queens, NY, Mary (Conroy) 1853?, died 8/30/1890, Edward born in 1866 don't know date of death and Eve 1869? She died when she was four.

Dennis is our great grandfather. He was born on 10/20/1851 in Queens, NY and died on 2/23/1922 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He married Catherine Haverty in 1874. She was born on 3/23/1852 and died on 1/29/1932.

Cristal