Marriage:
7 Aug 1913 • Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Bridget "Della" Sexton (1881–1969)
Jim was one of the first children of Michael McHugh and Catherine Roach McHugh to emigrate to America. He came to Chicago where he met and married Della (Bridget) Sexton. He tended bar and then opened his own saloon during Prohibition. He closed it the day Prohibition ended, since he had accumulated enough money to retire early.
He and Della had no children, but Uncle Jim helped his brothers and sisters and their families financially. Jim also helped his wife's sister's family, whose husband had left his wife and three daughters.
Lillian remembers Jim coming to their house just once...when her mother was sick with cancer. He left a $10 bill behind, a good amount of money in those days.
John Fitzpatrick remembers Jim as very nice and extremely generous with his money and his time. He was a very good looking man who would come down the street with this shopping bag from STOP & SHOP loaded with all sorts of goodies. He would come up the stairs, take off his jacket, and ask John to go into the house and get some dishes and spoons and then he would very ceremoniously fix a heaping dish of ice cream for all the kids in the neighborhood. He was like a "Dutch Uncle", bringing them all the good things to eat that normally they would not have.
7 Aug 1913 • Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Bridget "Della" Sexton (1881–1969)
Jim was one of the first children of Michael McHugh and Catherine Roach McHugh to emigrate to America. He came to Chicago where he met and married Della (Bridget) Sexton. He tended bar and then opened his own saloon during Prohibition. He closed it the day Prohibition ended, since he had accumulated enough money to retire early.
He and Della had no children, but Uncle Jim helped his brothers and sisters and their families financially. Jim also helped his wife's sister's family, whose husband had left his wife and three daughters.
Lillian remembers Jim coming to their house just once...when her mother was sick with cancer. He left a $10 bill behind, a good amount of money in those days.
John Fitzpatrick remembers Jim as very nice and extremely generous with his money and his time. He was a very good looking man who would come down the street with this shopping bag from STOP & SHOP loaded with all sorts of goodies. He would come up the stairs, take off his jacket, and ask John to go into the house and get some dishes and spoons and then he would very ceremoniously fix a heaping dish of ice cream for all the kids in the neighborhood. He was like a "Dutch Uncle", bringing them all the good things to eat that normally they would not have.
Marriage:
7 Aug 1913 • Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Bridget "Della" Sexton (1881–1969)
Jim was one of the first children of Michael McHugh and Catherine Roach McHugh to emigrate to America. He came to Chicago where he met and married Della (Bridget) Sexton. He tended bar and then opened his own saloon during Prohibition. He closed it the day Prohibition ended, since he had accumulated enough money to retire early.
He and Della had no children, but Uncle Jim helped his brothers and sisters and their families financially. Jim also helped his wife's sister's family, whose husband had left his wife and three daughters.
Lillian remembers Jim coming to their house just once...when her mother was sick with cancer. He left a $10 bill behind, a good amount of money in those days.
John Fitzpatrick remembers Jim as very nice and extremely generous with his money and his time. He was a very good looking man who would come down the street with this shopping bag from STOP & SHOP loaded with all sorts of goodies. He would come up the stairs, take off his jacket, and ask John to go into the house and get some dishes and spoons and then he would very ceremoniously fix a heaping dish of ice cream for all the kids in the neighborhood. He was like a "Dutch Uncle", bringing them all the good things to eat that normally they would not have.
7 Aug 1913 • Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Bridget "Della" Sexton (1881–1969)
Jim was one of the first children of Michael McHugh and Catherine Roach McHugh to emigrate to America. He came to Chicago where he met and married Della (Bridget) Sexton. He tended bar and then opened his own saloon during Prohibition. He closed it the day Prohibition ended, since he had accumulated enough money to retire early.
He and Della had no children, but Uncle Jim helped his brothers and sisters and their families financially. Jim also helped his wife's sister's family, whose husband had left his wife and three daughters.
Lillian remembers Jim coming to their house just once...when her mother was sick with cancer. He left a $10 bill behind, a good amount of money in those days.
John Fitzpatrick remembers Jim as very nice and extremely generous with his money and his time. He was a very good looking man who would come down the street with this shopping bag from STOP & SHOP loaded with all sorts of goodies. He would come up the stairs, take off his jacket, and ask John to go into the house and get some dishes and spoons and then he would very ceremoniously fix a heaping dish of ice cream for all the kids in the neighborhood. He was like a "Dutch Uncle", bringing them all the good things to eat that normally they would not have.
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