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Dennis Martin Quinn Sr

14 Nov 1857 – 20 Oct 1939

Birth14 Nov 1857
Death20 Oct 1939
CemeteryMount Calvary Cemetery
Austin , Travis County , Texas , USA
Added byFluttergirl on 24 Sep 2009
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35038501

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Son of Dennis Quinn and of Mary Franey. Dennis was baptized in Kiltulla, County Roscommon, Ireland. Mary's maiden name is given as Harvey on Dennis' death certificate. All other records suggest the name Franey. According to the UK Census of 1871 worked at a "Tube Works" at age 13. Dennis married Elizabeth Day McGann who was born in Lincoln, Lincs, England the daughter of Joseph Green McGann and Jane Day. Dennis and Elizabeth married in Birmingham, England in 1880. They had nine children, the first seven in England and the youngest two in Austin: Katherine Mary Quinn Nash 1881–1978 Florence Mary Elizabeth Quinn Fisher 1882–1954 (daughter Minnie Mae) Dennis Martin Patrick Quinn 1884–1949 Mary Jane Josephine Quinn Getchius 1886–1965 Thomas Edward Quinn b. England 24 July 1887-1915 -- (Died as a firefighter saving others' lives during a flood in Austin Texas. His name is on a memorial to fallen firefighters on the grounds of the Texas state capitol building.) Joseph Sebastian Quinn b. 30 Oct. 1888 in Birmingham, England - d. 1966 in Texas Martha Elizabeth (Madge) 1890–1947 Marguerite Frances Quinn Jenkins 1896–1993 Lenora E. Quinn 1898–1902 Dennis is believed to have been born on a farm in Ireland. When he was young his parents moved the family to Birmingham, England. When grown he worked in a locomotive factory where he met his wife Elizabeth Day McGann of Lincolnshire. They were very poor and at times treated with prejudice in England for being Irish in heritage and Catholic in faith. In 1892 they had saved enough money for passage for Dennis and his mother Mary to America on the ship "City of New York" which arrived at Ellis Island, the first year it was open. Dennis and Mary then took a train to Austin, Texas. Dennis' sister Mary Elizabeth Quinn Comiskey had already immigrated. Her husband Patrick Terrance Comiskey , Sr. and friend Richard Kent Fisher (father of Minnie Mae) arranged for a job for Dennis as a cook at the state insane asylum in Austin. Dennis worked and saved for years while Elizabeth stayed in England and sewed gloves to keep the family going. Finally in 1895 they had saved enough for the passage for Elizabeth and their children. Elizabeth and their then seven children sailed on the ship "Belgenland" to Philadelphia in October of 1895. Then they took a train to Austin to be reunited with Dennis Quinn, Sr. Dennis became a US citizen in 1906. He worked as a teamster in Austin for many years and a laundry service in the early 1900s. He and Elizabeth lived in Dallas for a few years in the mid 1920s, where he worked as a watchman and as an usher at the Majestic Theater. They returned to Austin in the late 1920s. Youngest son Joe, Sr. lived with them in Dallas and was living there when he married Frances Ruth Curran of Ennis, Texas. In 1930 Dennis and Elizabeth celebrated their golden anniversary and an article was printed in the newspaper of the occasion. (See image of article on wife's memorial.) - Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 Name: Denis Quinn - Baptism Age: 0 - Birth Date: 1857 Baptism Date: Nov 1857 Baptism Place: Kiltulla, Roscommon, Ireland Parish Variants: Kiltollagh, Kiltullagh Diocese: Tuam Father: Denis Quinn Mother: Maria [Franey] Sponsors: Martin Quinn and Bridget Gan - With siblings all born Ireland: -(Martin, Patrick, Dennis, Mary emigrated to England with parents) Bridget Quinn b 1849 (may not have emigrated to England) Martin Quinn b 1852–1919 (emigrated to Engl. and returned to Ireland) Patrick Quinn b1856 (emigrated to England) Dennis baptized 1857 in Ireland (records vary 1857 or 1858) - d. 1939 in Austin, Tex Mary Elizabeth Quinn Comeskey 1862–d. 1934 in Austin, Tex Catherine Mary Quinn b 14Jan1865 in Birm. bapt 29Jan1865 d. 1875 in Birm. Engl. Thomas John Quinn b 1870/1 in Birmingham, Warw. d. 1892 in Birm, Engl. - 1871 England Census Civil parish: Birmingham - Ecclesiastical parish: Bishop Ryder Town: Birmingham - County/Island: Warwickshire - Country: England Sub-registration district: St Peter - ED: 4 - Household number: 134 Piece: 3108 - Folio: 86 - Page number: 25 Household Members Denis Quin 60 Head - b. Ireland - Job: Stone breaker Mary Quin 40 Wife - b. Ireland - Job: Marine stores Martin Quin 18 Son b. Ireland - Job: Tube works Denis Quin 13 Son b. Ireland - Job: Tube works Mary Quin 9 Daughter b. Ireland - Job: Catherine Quin 6 Daughter b. B'ham Thomas Quin 7/12 Son b. B'ham

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