Lois and her Irish-ness Digital Flip Book December 10, 2018

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on ohn oseph is known to have died on une rd , 18. ois recalled from memory that
her ncle ohnny, ohn urphy, was at rest une rd 18, he had died at ittle ompany
ary Hospital and was interred at t. armel emetery. The date of death matches the
ook ountys records which state ohn urphys birth date was 2 November 18. His
father was atrick urphy and his mother was ary alsh. The urphy amily ible
owned by one of the authors contains his birth detail which says, born November 2 th
18. His actual birth registration has not been found.
ut ary was not to have any more children her husband died on uly th , 18, aged thirty
three, and was buried two days later at alvary emetery, hicago in ot N2, lock 20,
ection . The Chicago Daily News recorded the funeral notice which reported it began on
uly th , 18 at their residence on anal treet, moved to acred Heart hurch, and ended
with his final resting at alvary emetery. atrick urphy was uoted as a native of ruff,
o. imerick. ccording to his death certificate, atricks place of death was aflin
treet. ur only suggestion as to the relevance of the place of death may be that he may have
been working as a railway laborer in the area. aflin, treet is heavily intersected by many
rail tracks as shown on maps of 18.