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Note: His nickname in his wife's family was "Dix" (we have no idea why - the Cushings, like many families, all had family nicknames)
Thanks to Vincent Trainor, we now have 2 good photos of John.
He lived in Clermont,PA, 40 miles from Coudersport, 12 miles from Smethport.
Birthplace as Newtown, CT is not verified but 1880,1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 census all show Connecticut
( WFT v10t3213 shows place of birth as Newton, CT. - that is not a misspelling, the name of the town actually was changed)
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I have a photo of his gravestone in the Keating plot in St Elizabeth's Catholic Cemetery in Smethport, PA. that I took in August 2003
It reads:
" Father
John F.
1851 - 1935"
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1880 US Census, (Clermont), Sergeant Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania ED #97, page #1 (stamped #455),
dwelling #10, family # 12, ancestry.com image #1 of 20, enumerated June 4, 1880 film : T9-1154 LDS film # 1255154.
John F. Keating, (head), age 27, occ: Hotel Keeper, born in CT, parents born in Ireland
Ella, wife, age 25, occ: keeping house, born in PA, parents born in Ireland
Mary E., daughter, age 3, born in PA,
Lucius B., son, age 1, born in PA,
James C. Cushing, brother-in-law, age 23, occ: school teacher, born in PA, parents born in Ireland
(in addition 3 boarders and 2 servants)
LDS transcription :
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John F KEATING Self M Male W 27 CT Hotel Keeper IRE IRE
Ella KEATING Wife M Female W 25 PA Keeping House IRE IRE
Mary E KEATING Dau S Female W 3 PA CT PA
Lucius B KEATING Son S Male W 1 PA CT PA
James C CUSHING BroL S Male W 23 PA School Teacher IRE IRE Harry S WILSON Other S Male W 25 PA Clerk In Store PA PA Edward TORREY Other S Male W 32 ME Physici
Andrew REYNOLDS Other M Male W 43 NY Us Mail Carrier NY VT
Adie MARKET Other S Male W 21 PA Servant GER GER
Anna FLYNN Other S Female W 15 NY Servant IRE NY
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1900 US Census, Sergeant Township, McKean County, PA (Clermont)
sheet 2, dwelling #22, enumerated June 1, 1900
John Keating, head, age 48, married for 23 years, born in CT in June 1851, both parents born in Ireland,
occupation : foreman (mines) , rented his house
Ella, wife, age 46, married for 23 years, had had 10 children, 7 still living, born in PA in Dec 1853, both parents born in Ireland, home
[their first 3 children had all died of Scarlet fever in 1882 witin a few months of each other]
John, son, age 18, single, born in PA in March 1882, at School, attended school 5 months in last year
Vincent, son, age 16, single, born in PA in March 1884, occupation: RR Laborer
Percival, son, age 14, born in PA in Dec 1885, occupation: miner (coal)
Margaret, age 12, single, born in PA in Jan 1888, attended school 8 months in last year
Gertrude, age 10, single, born in PA in May 1890, attended school 8 months in last year
Mary, age 6, single, born in PA in Feb 1894, attended school 2 months in last year
Hugh, age 4, single, born in PA in Feb 1896
Ella's brother, James Cushing, was no longer living with the family.
They had 2 servant girls (sisters aged 16 and 14) and 4 boarders, 1 Blacksmith, 1 Coal mine foreman, 1 Locomotive Engineer, and 1 day Laborer. All of the people could read and write (except the 4 and 6 year olds)
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CLERMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT CIRCA 1905
Eight Schools: Kasson, Wermwag, Burning Well, Halsey, Hutchins, Amend, Clermont
Wages for teachers, total: $375
School Directors: J.F. Keating, Sam Bloomster, H.A. Boyd, W.E. Butts, John C. Martin, Jacob Hafner, Frank H. Reed, John L. Smith.
Teachers: Margaret Gibson, Elizabeth Dumjohn, Anna Gibson, Margaret Murphy, Estella Martin, W.J. Dobbins, Etta Mullin, D. Richardson, Dillie Whittaker, Margaret Keating, Irma Carpenter, Sylvia Downing, Helena Meisel, Gertrude Keating, Homer Wittaker, Marie Traynor, Katherine Duffy, Evelyn Steinhauer, M.E. Cahill, Ella Young, A.J. Holmes, Gertrude Coleman, Maude Welsh, Jennie Biever. In 1911 Miss Perry began her work in Clermont School. She had been working there for 50 years.
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1910 US Census for Sergeant Township, McKean County, PA, enumerated in April 1910, page 4
[Note: the handwriting on this census is very bad, often undecipherable]
John Keating, age 56, married for 33 years, born in CT, occupation : coal operator (?) , owned his house
Ella, wife, age 56, married for 33 years, had had 10 children, 7 still living, born in PA, home
Vincent, son, age 26, single, born in PA, occupation: chauffeur (?) [looks like chaufier]
Margaret, daughter,age 22, single, born in PA, occupation: teaching in public school (?), attended school in last year
Gertrude, daughter, age 19, single, born in PA, occupation: teaching in public school (?), attended school in last year
Mary, daughter, age 16, single, born in PA, home, attended school in last year
Hugh, son, age 14, single, born in PA, home, attended school in last year
[note that John actually was 58 in april 1910, not 56 as it states, Ella's age is correct]
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1920 US Census, Sergeant TWP (Clermont), McKean Co, PA,ED #146 sheet 3A, enumerated Feb 24, 1920
John F. Keating, head, age 65, owned his home free of mortgage, born in CT, parents born in Ireland, occ: engineer - stationary
Ella M., wife, age 66, born in PA, parents born in Ireland, occ: none
Mary E., daughter, age 26, single, born in PA, occ: teacher grade school
(note again that his age actually was 68 not 65)
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1930 US Census, Clermont, Sergeant Township, Mckean Co, PA, ED #42-32, sheet 1-B, image page 2 of 11, enumerated April 12, 1930. Dwelling # 19, family # 19, address : Main Street.
John F. Keating, head, age 79, owned his home, value $1000, first married at age 25, born in CT, both parents born in Ireland, occ: labour in Tile Works, not working (probably was retired), he was not a veteran.
Ellen (sic) M., wife, age 76, homemaker, first married at age 22, born in PA, both parents born in Ireland
They did not own a radio set.
(note again that his age should have been 78 not 79)
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John managed the Buffalo Coal Company mines, ran The Clermont House hotel, and at one time ran a meat market.
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