| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | John C. Sullivan Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Sullivan, John C. Family | | | | Dates: | 1810-2001 | | | | Abstract: | John J. Sullivan (b. 1942) as born in Cleveland, Ohio, and is of Irish descent. Sullivan traced his genealogy back several generations, originating in Ireland, particularly in the southern counties of Cork, Kerry, and Tipperary, and County Mayo. Sullivan family members served in the United States military in every conflict since the Civil War. Following in their footsteps, Sullivan in an army veteran. He served in the Vietnam War and in 2003 is the Commander of the American Legion Post #196 Brecksville, Ohio. Sullivan has worked as a journalist, and has published in a variety of newspapers in Ireland and the United States. He gained media expertise as a Reagan Democrat in Ohio's 14th Congressional District as a Public Policy Spokesperson for the Administration. Sullivan is an active member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and is a member of the Irish American Archives Society. The collection consists of a career outline of John J. Sullivan, certificates of birth marriage and naturalization, correspondence, two essays, family charts, maternal and paternal family histories, military service data, newspaper articles, a postcard, four short stories by John C. Sullivan, and information regarding entertainers in the Sullivan family. | | | | Call #: | MS 4888 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Sullivan, John C. -- Family -- History -- Sources. | Sullivan, John J. | Sullivan family -- History -- Sources. | Irish Americans -- History -- 19th century. | Irish Americans -- History -- 20th century. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. | Irish Americans -- History -- Sources. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Irish Americans -- Archives. | Ireland -- Emigration and immigration. | United States -- Emigration and immigration.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | David Morrow, Sr. Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Morrow, David Sr. Family | | | | Dates: | 1818-1938 | | | | Abstract: | David Morrow Sr. was the son of John Morrow and brother of John Morrow Jr. and William Morrow. The family originated in Knock, parish of Castlenagh, County Down, Ireland. William Morrow emigrated to Virginia, and with family friend Alexander J. Stewart, who had settled in New York City, corresponded with the remaining Morrow family members in Ireland. The David Morrow Sr. family, including David Sr., his wife Abigail, and their children, David Jr., William, and Abigail, emigrated from Belfast, Ireland in 1832, and were settled in Euclid, Ohio, by 1833, where they farmed. David Morrow Jr. and his brother William, continued to farm after the death of their father in 1836, eventually acquiring their own land in Glenville, near Cleveland, Ohio. David Morrow Jr. married Eliza Shade, and they had three children; David Wilson, Abigail, and Eliza Lillie. David Wilson Morrow attended Shaw Academy in East Cleveland, and graduated from the Case School of Applied Science in 1890. He went into practice in Cleveland as a civil and architectural engineer, establishing the firm of Morrow and Cross. He was an active member of the Cleveland Engineering Society, the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, and the Cleveland Automobile Club. He married Ruby Jessamine Adams in 1905, and they had four children, two of whom survived, Ruth and David. The collection consists of genealogical and biographical sketches, correspondence, appointment books, tax returns and other financial papers, probate record journals, wills, deeds, trust and estate agreements, land plats and other real estate papers, minutes, transcripts, and other legal documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 4803 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Morrow, David Sr. d. 1836. | Morrow family. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women immigrants. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Politics and government. | United States -- Emigration and immigration. | Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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