(6) John James “Jack” Loughlin (my 2nd great-grandfather) was born in October of 1869 in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, England. He was son of (12) Martin and (13) Mary (Trainer) Loughlin. His father, Martin, was a textile worker his whole life. He died about 1914 in Corinth, Saratoga, New York. He was only 45 years old.
(7) Jessie (Brace) Loughlin (my 2nd great-grandmother) was born on 12 Jun 1880 in New York to (14) Franklin Silas Brace and (15) Nancy Aurora (Orkins) Brace.
John’s father, Martin, arrived at the Port of New York on the ship, City of Montreal, n 8 Dec 1873.
On 15 Sep 1874, John and his mother, Mary, arrived at the port of New York on a ship called, The Spain. The Spain had 4 masts, 2 funnels, and was owned by National. It could carry 120 first class passengers and 1,400 third class passengers. It could cross the Atlantic in 8 1/2 days at an average speed of 13.6 knots. The Spain was scrapped in 1896.
In 1880, John’s family was living in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island at 115 Inganham Bille Street. His father, Martin, was listed as working in a cotton mill. Ten year old, John, was also listed as a cotton mill worker.
In 1890, John J. Loughlin is listed as a clerk in the Buffalo City Directory.
In the 1897 Chicago City Directory, John J. Loughlin is listed as a laborer and then as a fireman in the 1898 Chicago Directory. In 1900, at 30 years old, John appears to be a boarder in a house in Chicago, Illinois. He is working as a chipper. A chipper was an occupational name which could apply to many industries including copper mining, coal mining, or working in a paper mill.
Jessie Brace grew up in Saratoga, New York. Her father was as a farm laborer and later he became a carpenter. In the 1900 census, he owned his own home. In that same census, Jessie (19) is listed as a shirtmaker.
On 14 Jan 1901, John Loughlin and Jessie Mary Brace are married in Mechanicville, Saratoga County, New York, just north of Albany. He was 31 and she was 20. On 22 Nov 1901, their daughter, (3) Leona May Loughlin (my great-grandmother) was born in Charleston, South Carolina. It is not known why they were in Charleston.
In 1910, John and Jessie’s family was in Corinth, Saratoga County, New York. They have 4 children: Leona M (8), Ola A (5), Ivan J (3), Thelma A (less than 1). They are renting their home and John is a Barber.
In an interview, John’s daughter Leona remembered staying with her father in a hotel that he managed, in Mechanicville, NY during her summer vacations. They would play some sort of Chinese ballgame with rackets and go to horse races. Her father’s nickname was Jack.
On 11 Mar 1915, John J. Loughlin dies in South Glens Falls, Saratoga County, New York. He was just 45 years old and left a wife and 6 children (Leona, Ola, Ivan, Thelma, John James, Vernon).
Jessie almost immediately marries David Pickett, as they are listed in 1915 New York Census as man and wife, and the enumeration date of their census record was 1 Jun 1915. John and Jessie’s children are listed in their household.
In an interview, Leona remembered that after her father’s death, her mother sent her to live with an old lady, who would make her shovel 10 pails of coal for the furnace every morning. It was under these conditions that Leona marries Ernest C. Potter, just one day after her 14th birthday, on 23 Nov 1915. She, or someone, lied on the marriage license and claimed that she was 18. Ernest Potter was 21.
In the 1920 US census, Jessie and David Pickett are still married and living in Rochester, New York. In the 1930 US census, Jessie and David Pickett are still married and living in Rochester. It does not appear that they have had any children. And Jessie’s father, Silas Brace (84), is living with them.
In the 1940 US Census, Jessie and David Pickett are still living together in Monroe County, New York. He is 72 and she is 59, and they are living alone. We find out from this census that Jessie only completed school through the 8th grade.
Jessie’s husband, David Pickett, must have passed between 1941 and 1948.
On 6 Mar 1948, Jessie Brace Loughlin Pickett marries for the 3rd time to Alfred Wesseldine, wearing a “frilly pink hat.”
In April of 1964, Jessie Mary Brace Loughlin Pickett Wesseldine died at the age of 83, in New York.
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| Jessie M Brace Loughlin Picketts Wesseldine |
John James Loughlin and Jessie (Brace) Loughlin:
- Leona May m. Ernest Potter, m. Joseph Casper Rauscher
- Ola m. Arthur W. Flatt
- Ivan James m. Mabel E Blowers
- John
- Thelma m. Edward Doescher
- Vernon m. Maisie Delph, m. Eleanor
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