John Henry Kearney

Brief Life History of John Henry

When John Henry Kearney was born on 26 April 1885, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, his father, James Austin Kearney, was 25 and his mother, Ann Alpharette Browning, was 19. He married Harriett Ethel Harrop on 21 December 1907, in Fremont, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lorenzo, Jefferson, Idaho, United States in 1930. He died on 13 July 1963, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Little Butte Cemetery, Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Kearney
1885–1963
Harriett Ethel Harrop
1887–1931
Marriage: 21 December 1907
Glen Stanley Kearney
1908–1982
Orban John Kearney
1910–1982
Beulah Ethel Kearney
1912–1993

Sources (37)

  • John Kearney, "United States Census, 1930"
  • John Kearney, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
  • John Kearney, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1901

Historical Boundaries 1901: Fremont, Idaho, United States 1913: Jefferson, Idaho, United States

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Seamus, Caitlin, Declan, Dermot, Donovan, Eamonn, Liam.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Catharnaigh ‘descendant of Catharnach’, a personal name meaning ‘warlike’. Alternatively, it may be from Ó Cearnaigh or Mac Cearnaigh (from cearnach ‘victorious’) or from Ó Ceithearnaigh ‘descendant of Ceithearnach’, a personal name meaning ‘foot soldier’.

History: Most present-day bearers of this name are descended from Tadhg Ó Catharnaigh, killed in battle in 1084. He was nicknamed An Sionnach ‘the Fox’, and for this reason the Irish surname was sometimes Anglicized as Fox . Denis Kearney, born in Oakmont, Ireland, in 1847, was a US labor movement leader.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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