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Mary Catherine Higgins Durkin

Birth
Roscommon, County Roscommon, Ireland
Death
19 Jun 1941 (aged 68)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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daughter of Bernard Higgins & Mary Lavin
married January 29, 1893
James Joseph Durkin, Sr.
September 1864—May 14, 1923

Death record of James shows address at 1411 72nd Place, Chicago, IL; same address as in 1920 U.S. census, 1924 obit of daughter Helen, in which her father is listed as "late," and 1930 U.S. census of widow and children.

(Not the James Durkin who died on February 1, 1920 who was only age 35)
(Not the James Durkin who died on February 6, 1930, who was born on September 3, 1878)

Census reports from 1900-1920 reflect a birth year between 1862-1865, rather than 1873 shown in death records for both Mary and her husband James.

Children
Martin Patrick Durkin (Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Eisenhower Adm)
March 18, 1894—November 13, 1955
memorial # 22904247

William Bernard Durkin
November 16, 1895—October 24, 1935

Mary Durkin Cockebeen
January 21, 1897—September 6, 1921

James Joseph Durkin
November 10, 1898—December 5, 1970

Helen Durkin
May 11, 1900—June 20, 1924

Catherine Durkin (Sister Bernard Durkin, O.L.V.M., name shown on death certificate)
August 10, 1902—April 20, 1985

Margaret Durkin Flynn
August 12, 1907—January 1, 1938

John Thomas Durkin
June 23, 1910—May 7, 1983

1900 U.S. census, Chicago, Cook County, IL, 5004 S. Morgan St.
James Durkin 33 (September 1864), Kate Durkin 35 (March 1865), Martin Durkin 6 (March 1894), William Durkin 4 (November 1895), Mary Durkin 3 (January 1897), James Durkin 1 (November 1898), Helen Durkin 0 (May 1900).

1930 U.S. census, Chicago, Cook County, IL, 1411 72nd Place
Katherine Durkin 63 (widowed), Catherine [Sister Bernard] Durkin 27, Margaret Durkin 23, John Durkin 19, Joseph [Cockebeen]Durkin 9 [grandson; son of Mary Durkin Cockebeen].
daughter of Bernard Higgins & Mary Lavin
married January 29, 1893
James Joseph Durkin, Sr.
September 1864—May 14, 1923

Death record of James shows address at 1411 72nd Place, Chicago, IL; same address as in 1920 U.S. census, 1924 obit of daughter Helen, in which her father is listed as "late," and 1930 U.S. census of widow and children.

(Not the James Durkin who died on February 1, 1920 who was only age 35)
(Not the James Durkin who died on February 6, 1930, who was born on September 3, 1878)

Census reports from 1900-1920 reflect a birth year between 1862-1865, rather than 1873 shown in death records for both Mary and her husband James.

Children
Martin Patrick Durkin (Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Labor, Eisenhower Adm)
March 18, 1894—November 13, 1955
memorial # 22904247

William Bernard Durkin
November 16, 1895—October 24, 1935

Mary Durkin Cockebeen
January 21, 1897—September 6, 1921

James Joseph Durkin
November 10, 1898—December 5, 1970

Helen Durkin
May 11, 1900—June 20, 1924

Catherine Durkin (Sister Bernard Durkin, O.L.V.M., name shown on death certificate)
August 10, 1902—April 20, 1985

Margaret Durkin Flynn
August 12, 1907—January 1, 1938

John Thomas Durkin
June 23, 1910—May 7, 1983

1900 U.S. census, Chicago, Cook County, IL, 5004 S. Morgan St.
James Durkin 33 (September 1864), Kate Durkin 35 (March 1865), Martin Durkin 6 (March 1894), William Durkin 4 (November 1895), Mary Durkin 3 (January 1897), James Durkin 1 (November 1898), Helen Durkin 0 (May 1900).

1930 U.S. census, Chicago, Cook County, IL, 1411 72nd Place
Katherine Durkin 63 (widowed), Catherine [Sister Bernard] Durkin 27, Margaret Durkin 23, John Durkin 19, Joseph [Cockebeen]Durkin 9 [grandson; son of Mary Durkin Cockebeen].


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