My Old Ohio Home - Feran

Peter, Michael, and Henry Farron—Kilbroney to Cleveland

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In 1910 Peter and Michael Farron were living on East 89th St in Cleveland. In that neighborhood, with a name like Farron (Feran, Fearon), they seemed "likely suspects" for being from the Kilbroney/Killowen area of County Down, Ireland. It turns out that they were.

Peter Fearon's U.S. records say that he was born in Ireland sometime between 1860 and 1867 and arrived in the US between 1883 and 1891. On August 24, 1897 he and Katherine Loury/Lowery were married in Cuyahoga County. They had at least the following children: Paul (born about 1898), Dorothy (about 1901), Alice (about 1902), Philomena (about 1907), and Peter (about 1910). Peter died February 8, 1934 in Cleveland. His death record says his parents were Patrick Fearon and Catherine Trainer.

Michael Farron was born in Ireland between 1863 and 1864 and arrived in the US around 1880 or 1882. On June 4, 1890 he married Sarah Farron in Cuyahoga County. They had at least the following children: Kate who was born in Ireland in 1891, Willie (1893), Joseph (1895), Leo (1897), and Sadie (1900). Michael died December 20, 1910, and his parents were also listed as Patrick Farron and Catherine Traynor.

Michael's grandson by his daughter Kate, George Welling, was in the second grade class at Holy Name School with my mother. For a brief article about George see George Welling, 1922, Newburgh, Cleveland.

Henry Farron was born May 27, 1864, in Rostrevor, County Down, son of Patrick Fearon and Catherine Traynor.¹ Henry said he arrived in the US in 1888. He and Maria Cunningham were married about 1896 and had at least the following children: Sarah (1896), James (1898), Mary (about 1901), Celia (about 1903), and Elizabeth (about 1906). Henry died May 2, 1917, and his parents' names are on his death record.

Updated

This family was from Levallyclanone. The birth records for Henry and Anna confirm that. They are online at irishgenealogy.ie. I've changed the title of the article slightly to reflect the new information.

Footnotes

"Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F5Y7-SVD : accessed 07 Dec 2013), James Fearon, 27 May 1864; citing 0607,ROSSTREVOR,DOWN,IRELAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 101085.
"Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FR4Q-X8N : accessed 07 Dec 2013), Patrick Fearon in entry for Annie Fearon, 06 Jul 1866; citing 0603,ROSSTREVOR,DOWN,IRELAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 101130.

Other sources include US Census records, Ohio Deaths at familysearch.org, and Cuyahoga County marriages at ancestry.com.

Thomas, William, and Daniel Feran—Killowen to Cleveland

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As I mentioned in an earlier article, Michael O'Rourke, Killowen to Cleveland, when you see the names Michael O'Rourke and Mrs. Thomas Feran in the same household in Cleveland, you start to think of Killowen emigrants. As with Michael, it turned out that Thomas and Annie (O'Rourke) Feran came from that area as well. This article is about the Ferans. For Annie's family from Ballyneddan Townland see Some Children of Michael Rourke and Alice Cunningham.

Thomas Feran

Thomas Feran was baptized August 22, 1844, the son of Patrick Feran and Bridget Mcgivern, of Ballinran Townland, Killowen, County Down, Ireland.¹

In Griffith's Valuation there is a Patrick Feran listed as occupant of parcels 12A and 12B in Ballinran. The first Valuation Revision Book, which starts in 1865, shows that Patrick is the tenant until 1873 when the plot passes to the representatives of Patrick Feran. In 1875 the land goes to his wife Bridget (McGivern) Feran, who holds it until her death in 1891. At that point their son John takes over the occupancy.²

In 1872 Thomas Feran of Ballinran and Annie Rourke of Ballyneddan were married. The witnesses were Luke Savage and Elizabeth Fearon. Elizabeth was probably Thomas' sister, baptized May 7, 1852.¹

Thomas and Annie were in Cleveland by 1873, living at 4 Everett Street. The address changed to 24 Everett in the 1876 City Directory. Thomas was a teamster--the 1877 directory said he worked for Otis Iron & Steel Co. He remained in that occupation until his death, May 8, 1890. Thomas and Annie had no children.^3,4

William Feran

In the Thomas Feran household in 1880, there is a "William Feran, brother, teamster."⁵ William was baptized August 29, 1849.¹ His later census records say that he arrived in the United States in 1869 or 1870, but I didn't see him in the city directories. Perhaps he wasn't in Cleveland at first. From 1880 to 1885 he shared an address with his brother Thomas.³

William Feran and Nano O'Connor were married about 1883, according to the 1900 Census. If "Nano" is a nickname for "Jane" then they were married April 18, 1883, in Cuyahoga County, by John O'Connor.⁶ They lived on King Street and on Hamilton, then settled at 1211 St. Clair, which became 3035 St Clair after the 1906 Cleveland street reorganization. They had eight children, of whom seven are named on the censuses: William, Mary, Hugh, Catherine, Richard, Elizabeth, and Frances. The eighth child had died before 1900.⁷

William Feran died February 28, 1918, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery. His parents' names are listed as Patrick Feran and Bridget McGavin on his death record.⁸

Daniel Feran

Daniel Feran was baptized July 27, 1857.¹ He was in Cleveland by 1885, boarding on Everett St with his brother Thomas.³ He and Mary O'Connor (Nano's sister) were married about 1890, according to the 1910 Census.⁸ Mary died in 1917 and Daniel on January 8, 1924. They are both buried in Calvary. Daniel's parents' names are listed as Patrick Feran and Bridget McGuinness on his death record. They had no children.^9,10

Footnotes

Kilbroney Parish Registers at nli.ie.
Griffith's Valuation at AskAboutIreland.ie and Valuation Revision Books
Cleveland City Directories, at ancestry.com.
Cleveland Necrology File at http://dxsrv4.cpl.org/WebZ/Authorize?sessionid=0&next=/html/obit_start.html&dbchoice=1:dbname=necr&bad=html/authofail.html&style=noframe
1880 Thomas Farron household. Indexed as "Farson" at "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ1B-PFG : accessed 06 Dec 2013), Thomas Farson, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 319B, family 0, NARA microfilm publication T9-1006
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, at ancestry.com.
1900 William Feran household, "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMCY-YVQ : accessed 19 Nov 2013), Nano Feran in household of William Feran, ED 34 Precinct A Cleveland City Ward 9, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 11B, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241252.
1910 William Feran household, "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MLZT-KN9 : accessed 19 Nov 2013), Nanno Feran in household of Wm Feran, Cleveland Ward 11, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet , family 93, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1375182.
"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8JY-BLG : accessed 19 Nov 2013), William Feran, 28 Feb 1918; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 13683; FHL microfilm 1984230.
"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8N5-7LG : accessed 21 Nov 2013), Mrs Mary Feran, 01 Jan 1917; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 1004; FHL microfilm 1983843.
"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8YM-PC8 : accessed 18 Nov 2013), Daniel Feran, 08 Jan 1924; citing Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference fn 1083; FHL microfilm 1992399.

George Welling, 1922, Newburgh, Cleveland

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George Welling,
1922

This website includes a picture of the 1922 second grade class at Holy Name Parish on Broadway on the southeast side of Cleveland. My mother was in that class and identified most of the children in the picture. She identified the last young man on the right in the front row as George Welling. There was a George Welling living in the area, described below, who is probably him.

George W Welling was born in Cleveland on April 20,1914, the son of William M Welling and Catherine Farron. The family was living at 13124 Harvard in 1920, in the same home as Catherine's widowed mother Sarah. Beside George, the family included his sisters Catherine and Sarah and a brother Thomas.^{1, 2}

Catherine (Farron) Welling died November 23, 1920 of tuberculosis, and the family, including the Sarah Farron household, moved to 7512 Claasen. They were at that address in 1922. George's father William died in 1925, also of tuberculosis, and in 1930 the children were living with their grandmother and her son at 7915 Harvard.^{3, 4, 5}

George Welling married Coletta Gallagher on February 4, 1933, in Cuyahoga County and raised a family of at least four children. Coletta died in 1972 and is buried in All Saints Cemetery, Brookpark. George Welling died June 1, 1996, in Portage County.^{6, 7, 1}

George Welling's mother Catherine Farron was the daughter of Michael and Sarah Farron. She and her parents were born in Rostrevor, County Down. For more on their family see the article Peter, Michael, and Henry Fearon, Kilbroney to Cleveland.

The Wellings

When I revised this article I did some work on the Welling side of the family. You can begin with George's father William at William Welling's page on this site.

Conclusion

If you are a relative or descendant of George Welling you are welcome to download the class picture and pass it on. If you would like a larger image, with possibly better resolution, contact me.

Footnotes

Ohio Death Index, familysearch.org, for George Welling, 1996. Cleveland Public Library's Cleveland Necrology File for Catherine (Farron) Welling, 1920, and William Welling, 1925
1920 Census
Ohio deaths, images, at familysearch.org, for William Welling, 1925.
1922 Cleveland City Directory, at ancestry.com
1930 Census, at familysearch.org
Cuyahoga County Marriage Records, at ancestry.com
Cleveland Public Library's Cleveland Necrology File for Colletta (Gallagher) Welling, 1972.