Born in Co Queens, Ireland. Came to US and we suspect landed in New Orleans before making his way north to become a bar keeper in Frankfort. He married Ellen Carroll in Frankfort in 1853. She preceded him in death and I believe it was Helen Noonan Meade and Antoinette Noonan Roberts that told the story that she died from burns suffered when her husband opened the door one blustery Mar day in 1890 and Ellen, standing too close to the fire, had embers blown onto her skirts which caught fire. James, her husband, burned his hands trying to put the fire out but was unsuccessful in saving her. It states in his will that he is unable to sign his signature but only make his mark as both hands are severely burned. A newspaper article reports he died suddenly in his room on Broadway of rheumatism of the heart at age 74.
Born in Co Queens, Ireland. Came to US and we suspect landed in New Orleans before making his way north to become a bar keeper in Frankfort. He married Ellen Carroll in Frankfort in 1853. She preceded him in death and I believe it was Helen Noonan Meade and Antoinette Noonan Roberts that told the story that she died from burns suffered when her husband opened the door one blustery Mar day in 1890 and Ellen, standing too close to the fire, had embers blown onto her skirts which caught fire. James, her husband, burned his hands trying to put the fire out but was unsuccessful in saving her. It states in his will that he is unable to sign his signature but only make his mark as both hands are severely burned. A newspaper article reports he died suddenly in his room on Broadway of rheumatism of the heart at age 74.
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