Owen McLaughlin II (1863-1931) emigrated from Ireland to the United States around 1883. He was the owner of a coal and ice delivery business in Jersey City, New Jersey. (b. July 1863; Ballinalee, County Longford, Ireland - d. March 29, 1931, 5:40 am; Polyclinic Hospital, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA)
Name:
For the baptism of his children he is referred to as "Eugenius McLaughlin" which would be Eugene. This may be why there has been difficulty finding records of him. His obituary spells his name as "Owen Mclouglin". His full name was most likely Owen Eugene McLaughlin or Eugene Owen McLaughlin.
Parents:
Bridget and Owen McLaughlin I (c1840-?).
Birth:
Owen was born in County Longford, Ireland in July of 1863.
Siblings:
James McLaughlin (1865-1929) who would marry a sister of the wife of Owen McLaughlin II.
Emigration:
He emigrated to the US around 1883 with his brother: James McLaughlin I (c1875-?).
Marriage:
Owen married Margaret Agnes Conboy (1866-1951) around 1890 or 1891 and the oral tradition has been that they were married at Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral in Manhattan, New York but no record has not been found. It is possible they were married at St. Patrick's in Jersey City.
Children:
Owen and Margaret had the following children: James Aloysius McLaughlin (1892-1964) who never married; Katherine Agnes McLaughlin (1893-1989) who married William Thomas Rankin I (1890-1970); Margaret Mary McLaughlin (1897-1985) aka Marge McLaughlin, who married Christopher Aloysius Enright I (1888-1980); and Grace McLaughlin (1899-?).
Jersey City, New Jersey:
In 1890-1892 they were living at 105 Danforth Avenue in Jersey City and in 1893 they had moved to 532 Ocean Avenue in Jersey City. Owen worked as a laborer until the year 1900, when he started a coal and ice delivery business in Jersey City. In 1900 he was living at 152 McAdoo Avenue in Jersey City. In the 1910 US Census he was indexed as "Owen Mcloughlin". On August 07, 1910 he returned to New York from a trip to Ireland aboard the ship "Celtic". He was still living at 152 McAdoo Avenue in 1917 when his son registered for the draft.
Coal thief:
Alleged Coal Thief Caught. Thomas Tague Arrested in Greenville Upon Complaint of M. McLaughlin. Thomas Tague, 13 years old, of 286 Cator Avenue, was arrested by Policeman McKaig of the Fifth Precinct last evening on a charge of petit larceny, the complainant being Owen McLaughlin, who keeps a coal yard at the foot of Danforth Avenue. McLaughlin has been missing coal for some time and yesterday he secreted himself in the yard for the purpose of catching the thief. He says that he saw Tague enter the yard and fill a large sack which he carried, with coal. Tague started for home, he says, but he caught, him and handed him over to Policeman McKaig. (Source: Jersey Journal of Jersey City, New Jersey on June 2, 1898)
Fire:
Jersey Journal on August 9, 1930: "Bedroom Afire. An Alarm was sent in yesterday afternoon from Box No.812 for a fire in the bedroom of the home of Owen McLaughlin, 28 McAdoo Avenue. The cause of the fire has not been determined and the damage reported was slight."
Death:
Owen was living at 28 McAdoo Avenue in Jersey City when he died of shock during ulcer surgery at the Polyclinic Hospital in New York in 1931. His death certificate was number "9078", and he was 67 years old. He died as "Owen McLaughlin".
Obituary:
Jersey Journal on March 31, 1931: "Owen McLoughlin [sic]. Following a short illness. Owen McLoughlin, a resident of the Greenville section over 41 years, died Sunday in his home, 28 McAdoo Avenue, in his 68th year. Mr. McLaughlin was born in County Longford, Ireland and came her when a young man. He engaged in the coal business in the Greenville section many years ago and was well known by the businessmen and residents of the section. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret McLoughlin; one son, James, and two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Rankin and Mrs. Margaret Enright."
Funeral notice:
Jersey Journal on March 31, 1931: "McLaughlin - On Sunday, March 29, 1931, Owen McLaughlin, the beloved husband of Margaret McLaughlin, (nee Conboy). Relatives and friends, also St. Paul's Holy Name Society, are invited to attend the funeral on Wednesday, April 1, and 9 a.m., from his late residence, 28 McAdoo Avenue. Solemn mass and requiem at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church at 10 a.m."
Burial:
He was buried in Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City on April 01, 1931. In the family plot are his wife Margaret, and son James. Also buried there are his wife's father, James Conboy (1837-1902); and his wife's brother, Patrick Conboy (1864-1927).
Memories about Owen McLaughlin:
Christopher Aloysius Enright II (1927- ) remembers that: "He lived in New York and he would row across the Hudson River to work in Bayonne for a coal dealer. He left the coal business to become a motorman for the trolley. When he married Margaret he started his own coal business. He would take empty sacks and fill them from a chute on the back of the wagon and carry them on his back, and empty them into the coal chute that led to the customer's basement. When Owen died his brother Jimmy took over the business. Owen would always send a few dollars home to Ireland and his daughter, my mother, would write the letters. She remembered sending the money to Ballinalee, County Longford, Ireland."
Memories about Owen McLaughlin:
Thomas Patrick Norton II (1920- ) remembers that: "He had a coal business in Jersey City and he would deliver coal to my house. I would watch them load the bags into the basement. My father made me count the bags they dumped into our coal bin, even though he was family."
Relationship:
Owen McLaughlin II (1863-1931) was married to the first cousin, three times removed of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on July 15, 2003. Updated on March 6, 2012 with the name Eugene from the baptism records of his children. Updated on March 22, 2017 with information from his obituary and funeral notice and fire report. Updated on November 11, 2019 with information on his brother and that he was married to a sister of Owen's wife. Updated on December 4, 2019 with the text of the article on the coal thief.
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Name:
For the baptism of his children he is referred to as "Eugenius McLaughlin" which would be Eugene. This may be why there has been difficulty finding records of him. His obituary spells his name as "Owen Mclouglin". His full name was most likely Owen Eugene McLaughlin or Eugene Owen McLaughlin.
Parents:
Bridget and Owen McLaughlin I (c1840-?).
Birth:
Owen was born in County Longford, Ireland in July of 1863.
Siblings:
James McLaughlin (1865-1929) who would marry a sister of the wife of Owen McLaughlin II.
Emigration:
He emigrated to the US around 1883 with his brother: James McLaughlin I (c1875-?).
Marriage:
Owen married Margaret Agnes Conboy (1866-1951) around 1890 or 1891 and the oral tradition has been that they were married at Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral in Manhattan, New York but no record has not been found. It is possible they were married at St. Patrick's in Jersey City.
Children:
Owen and Margaret had the following children: James Aloysius McLaughlin (1892-1964) who never married; Katherine Agnes McLaughlin (1893-1989) who married William Thomas Rankin I (1890-1970); Margaret Mary McLaughlin (1897-1985) aka Marge McLaughlin, who married Christopher Aloysius Enright I (1888-1980); and Grace McLaughlin (1899-?).
Jersey City, New Jersey:
In 1890-1892 they were living at 105 Danforth Avenue in Jersey City and in 1893 they had moved to 532 Ocean Avenue in Jersey City. Owen worked as a laborer until the year 1900, when he started a coal and ice delivery business in Jersey City. In 1900 he was living at 152 McAdoo Avenue in Jersey City. In the 1910 US Census he was indexed as "Owen Mcloughlin". On August 07, 1910 he returned to New York from a trip to Ireland aboard the ship "Celtic". He was still living at 152 McAdoo Avenue in 1917 when his son registered for the draft.
Coal thief:
Alleged Coal Thief Caught. Thomas Tague Arrested in Greenville Upon Complaint of M. McLaughlin. Thomas Tague, 13 years old, of 286 Cator Avenue, was arrested by Policeman McKaig of the Fifth Precinct last evening on a charge of petit larceny, the complainant being Owen McLaughlin, who keeps a coal yard at the foot of Danforth Avenue. McLaughlin has been missing coal for some time and yesterday he secreted himself in the yard for the purpose of catching the thief. He says that he saw Tague enter the yard and fill a large sack which he carried, with coal. Tague started for home, he says, but he caught, him and handed him over to Policeman McKaig. (Source: Jersey Journal of Jersey City, New Jersey on June 2, 1898)
Fire:
Jersey Journal on August 9, 1930: "Bedroom Afire. An Alarm was sent in yesterday afternoon from Box No.812 for a fire in the bedroom of the home of Owen McLaughlin, 28 McAdoo Avenue. The cause of the fire has not been determined and the damage reported was slight."
Death:
Owen was living at 28 McAdoo Avenue in Jersey City when he died of shock during ulcer surgery at the Polyclinic Hospital in New York in 1931. His death certificate was number "9078", and he was 67 years old. He died as "Owen McLaughlin".
Obituary:
Jersey Journal on March 31, 1931: "Owen McLoughlin [sic]. Following a short illness. Owen McLoughlin, a resident of the Greenville section over 41 years, died Sunday in his home, 28 McAdoo Avenue, in his 68th year. Mr. McLaughlin was born in County Longford, Ireland and came her when a young man. He engaged in the coal business in the Greenville section many years ago and was well known by the businessmen and residents of the section. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret McLoughlin; one son, James, and two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Rankin and Mrs. Margaret Enright."
Funeral notice:
Jersey Journal on March 31, 1931: "McLaughlin - On Sunday, March 29, 1931, Owen McLaughlin, the beloved husband of Margaret McLaughlin, (nee Conboy). Relatives and friends, also St. Paul's Holy Name Society, are invited to attend the funeral on Wednesday, April 1, and 9 a.m., from his late residence, 28 McAdoo Avenue. Solemn mass and requiem at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church at 10 a.m."
Burial:
He was buried in Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City on April 01, 1931. In the family plot are his wife Margaret, and son James. Also buried there are his wife's father, James Conboy (1837-1902); and his wife's brother, Patrick Conboy (1864-1927).
Memories about Owen McLaughlin:
Christopher Aloysius Enright II (1927- ) remembers that: "He lived in New York and he would row across the Hudson River to work in Bayonne for a coal dealer. He left the coal business to become a motorman for the trolley. When he married Margaret he started his own coal business. He would take empty sacks and fill them from a chute on the back of the wagon and carry them on his back, and empty them into the coal chute that led to the customer's basement. When Owen died his brother Jimmy took over the business. Owen would always send a few dollars home to Ireland and his daughter, my mother, would write the letters. She remembered sending the money to Ballinalee, County Longford, Ireland."
Memories about Owen McLaughlin:
Thomas Patrick Norton II (1920- ) remembers that: "He had a coal business in Jersey City and he would deliver coal to my house. I would watch them load the bags into the basement. My father made me count the bags they dumped into our coal bin, even though he was family."
Relationship:
Owen McLaughlin II (1863-1931) was married to the first cousin, three times removed of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on July 15, 2003. Updated on March 6, 2012 with the name Eugene from the baptism records of his children. Updated on March 22, 2017 with information from his obituary and funeral notice and fire report. Updated on November 11, 2019 with information on his brother and that he was married to a sister of Owen's wife. Updated on December 4, 2019 with the text of the article on the coal thief.
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Owen McLaughlin II (1863-1931) emigrated from Ireland to the United States around 1883. He was the owner of a coal and ice delivery business in Jersey City, New Jersey. (b. July 1863; Ballinalee, County Longford, Ireland - d. March 29, 1931, 5:40 am; Polyclinic Hospital, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, USA)
Name:
For the baptism of his children he is referred to as "Eugenius McLaughlin" which would be Eugene. This may be why there has been difficulty finding records of him. His obituary spells his name as "Owen Mclouglin". His full name was most likely Owen Eugene McLaughlin or Eugene Owen McLaughlin.
Parents:
Bridget and Owen McLaughlin I (c1840-?).
Birth:
Owen was born in County Longford, Ireland in July of 1863.
Siblings:
James McLaughlin (1865-1929) who would marry a sister of the wife of Owen McLaughlin II.
Emigration:
He emigrated to the US around 1883 with his brother: James McLaughlin I (c1875-?).
Marriage:
Owen married Margaret Agnes Conboy (1866-1951) around 1890 or 1891 and the oral tradition has been that they were married at Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral in Manhattan, New York but no record has not been found. It is possible they were married at St. Patrick's in Jersey City.
Children:
Owen and Margaret had the following children: James Aloysius McLaughlin (1892-1964) who never married; Katherine Agnes McLaughlin (1893-1989) who married William Thomas Rankin I (1890-1970); Margaret Mary McLaughlin (1897-1985) aka Marge McLaughlin, who married Christopher Aloysius Enright I (1888-1980); and Grace McLaughlin (1899-?).
Jersey City, New Jersey:
In 1890-1892 they were living at 105 Danforth Avenue in Jersey City and in 1893 they had moved to 532 Ocean Avenue in Jersey City. Owen worked as a laborer until the year 1900, when he started a coal and ice delivery business in Jersey City. In 1900 he was living at 152 McAdoo Avenue in Jersey City. In the 1910 US Census he was indexed as "Owen Mcloughlin". On August 07, 1910 he returned to New York from a trip to Ireland aboard the ship "Celtic". He was still living at 152 McAdoo Avenue in 1917 when his son registered for the draft.
Coal thief:
Alleged Coal Thief Caught. Thomas Tague Arrested in Greenville Upon Complaint of M. McLaughlin. Thomas Tague, 13 years old, of 286 Cator Avenue, was arrested by Policeman McKaig of the Fifth Precinct last evening on a charge of petit larceny, the complainant being Owen McLaughlin, who keeps a coal yard at the foot of Danforth Avenue. McLaughlin has been missing coal for some time and yesterday he secreted himself in the yard for the purpose of catching the thief. He says that he saw Tague enter the yard and fill a large sack which he carried, with coal. Tague started for home, he says, but he caught, him and handed him over to Policeman McKaig. (Source: Jersey Journal of Jersey City, New Jersey on June 2, 1898)
Fire:
Jersey Journal on August 9, 1930: "Bedroom Afire. An Alarm was sent in yesterday afternoon from Box No.812 for a fire in the bedroom of the home of Owen McLaughlin, 28 McAdoo Avenue. The cause of the fire has not been determined and the damage reported was slight."
Death:
Owen was living at 28 McAdoo Avenue in Jersey City when he died of shock during ulcer surgery at the Polyclinic Hospital in New York in 1931. His death certificate was number "9078", and he was 67 years old. He died as "Owen McLaughlin".
Obituary:
Jersey Journal on March 31, 1931: "Owen McLoughlin [sic]. Following a short illness. Owen McLoughlin, a resident of the Greenville section over 41 years, died Sunday in his home, 28 McAdoo Avenue, in his 68th year. Mr. McLaughlin was born in County Longford, Ireland and came her when a young man. He engaged in the coal business in the Greenville section many years ago and was well known by the businessmen and residents of the section. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret McLoughlin; one son, James, and two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Rankin and Mrs. Margaret Enright."
Funeral notice:
Jersey Journal on March 31, 1931: "McLaughlin - On Sunday, March 29, 1931, Owen McLaughlin, the beloved husband of Margaret McLaughlin, (nee Conboy). Relatives and friends, also St. Paul's Holy Name Society, are invited to attend the funeral on Wednesday, April 1, and 9 a.m., from his late residence, 28 McAdoo Avenue. Solemn mass and requiem at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church at 10 a.m."
Burial:
He was buried in Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City on April 01, 1931. In the family plot are his wife Margaret, and son James. Also buried there are his wife's father, James Conboy (1837-1902); and his wife's brother, Patrick Conboy (1864-1927).
Memories about Owen McLaughlin:
Christopher Aloysius Enright II (1927- ) remembers that: "He lived in New York and he would row across the Hudson River to work in Bayonne for a coal dealer. He left the coal business to become a motorman for the trolley. When he married Margaret he started his own coal business. He would take empty sacks and fill them from a chute on the back of the wagon and carry them on his back, and empty them into the coal chute that led to the customer's basement. When Owen died his brother Jimmy took over the business. Owen would always send a few dollars home to Ireland and his daughter, my mother, would write the letters. She remembered sending the money to Ballinalee, County Longford, Ireland."
Memories about Owen McLaughlin:
Thomas Patrick Norton II (1920- ) remembers that: "He had a coal business in Jersey City and he would deliver coal to my house. I would watch them load the bags into the basement. My father made me count the bags they dumped into our coal bin, even though he was family."
Relationship:
Owen McLaughlin II (1863-1931) was married to the first cousin, three times removed of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on July 15, 2003. Updated on March 6, 2012 with the name Eugene from the baptism records of his children. Updated on March 22, 2017 with information from his obituary and funeral notice and fire report. Updated on November 11, 2019 with information on his brother and that he was married to a sister of Owen's wife. Updated on December 4, 2019 with the text of the article on the coal thief.
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Name:
For the baptism of his children he is referred to as "Eugenius McLaughlin" which would be Eugene. This may be why there has been difficulty finding records of him. His obituary spells his name as "Owen Mclouglin". His full name was most likely Owen Eugene McLaughlin or Eugene Owen McLaughlin.
Parents:
Bridget and Owen McLaughlin I (c1840-?).
Birth:
Owen was born in County Longford, Ireland in July of 1863.
Siblings:
James McLaughlin (1865-1929) who would marry a sister of the wife of Owen McLaughlin II.
Emigration:
He emigrated to the US around 1883 with his brother: James McLaughlin I (c1875-?).
Marriage:
Owen married Margaret Agnes Conboy (1866-1951) around 1890 or 1891 and the oral tradition has been that they were married at Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral in Manhattan, New York but no record has not been found. It is possible they were married at St. Patrick's in Jersey City.
Children:
Owen and Margaret had the following children: James Aloysius McLaughlin (1892-1964) who never married; Katherine Agnes McLaughlin (1893-1989) who married William Thomas Rankin I (1890-1970); Margaret Mary McLaughlin (1897-1985) aka Marge McLaughlin, who married Christopher Aloysius Enright I (1888-1980); and Grace McLaughlin (1899-?).
Jersey City, New Jersey:
In 1890-1892 they were living at 105 Danforth Avenue in Jersey City and in 1893 they had moved to 532 Ocean Avenue in Jersey City. Owen worked as a laborer until the year 1900, when he started a coal and ice delivery business in Jersey City. In 1900 he was living at 152 McAdoo Avenue in Jersey City. In the 1910 US Census he was indexed as "Owen Mcloughlin". On August 07, 1910 he returned to New York from a trip to Ireland aboard the ship "Celtic". He was still living at 152 McAdoo Avenue in 1917 when his son registered for the draft.
Coal thief:
Alleged Coal Thief Caught. Thomas Tague Arrested in Greenville Upon Complaint of M. McLaughlin. Thomas Tague, 13 years old, of 286 Cator Avenue, was arrested by Policeman McKaig of the Fifth Precinct last evening on a charge of petit larceny, the complainant being Owen McLaughlin, who keeps a coal yard at the foot of Danforth Avenue. McLaughlin has been missing coal for some time and yesterday he secreted himself in the yard for the purpose of catching the thief. He says that he saw Tague enter the yard and fill a large sack which he carried, with coal. Tague started for home, he says, but he caught, him and handed him over to Policeman McKaig. (Source: Jersey Journal of Jersey City, New Jersey on June 2, 1898)
Fire:
Jersey Journal on August 9, 1930: "Bedroom Afire. An Alarm was sent in yesterday afternoon from Box No.812 for a fire in the bedroom of the home of Owen McLaughlin, 28 McAdoo Avenue. The cause of the fire has not been determined and the damage reported was slight."
Death:
Owen was living at 28 McAdoo Avenue in Jersey City when he died of shock during ulcer surgery at the Polyclinic Hospital in New York in 1931. His death certificate was number "9078", and he was 67 years old. He died as "Owen McLaughlin".
Obituary:
Jersey Journal on March 31, 1931: "Owen McLoughlin [sic]. Following a short illness. Owen McLoughlin, a resident of the Greenville section over 41 years, died Sunday in his home, 28 McAdoo Avenue, in his 68th year. Mr. McLaughlin was born in County Longford, Ireland and came her when a young man. He engaged in the coal business in the Greenville section many years ago and was well known by the businessmen and residents of the section. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret McLoughlin; one son, James, and two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Rankin and Mrs. Margaret Enright."
Funeral notice:
Jersey Journal on March 31, 1931: "McLaughlin - On Sunday, March 29, 1931, Owen McLaughlin, the beloved husband of Margaret McLaughlin, (nee Conboy). Relatives and friends, also St. Paul's Holy Name Society, are invited to attend the funeral on Wednesday, April 1, and 9 a.m., from his late residence, 28 McAdoo Avenue. Solemn mass and requiem at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church at 10 a.m."
Burial:
He was buried in Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City on April 01, 1931. In the family plot are his wife Margaret, and son James. Also buried there are his wife's father, James Conboy (1837-1902); and his wife's brother, Patrick Conboy (1864-1927).
Memories about Owen McLaughlin:
Christopher Aloysius Enright II (1927- ) remembers that: "He lived in New York and he would row across the Hudson River to work in Bayonne for a coal dealer. He left the coal business to become a motorman for the trolley. When he married Margaret he started his own coal business. He would take empty sacks and fill them from a chute on the back of the wagon and carry them on his back, and empty them into the coal chute that led to the customer's basement. When Owen died his brother Jimmy took over the business. Owen would always send a few dollars home to Ireland and his daughter, my mother, would write the letters. She remembered sending the money to Ballinalee, County Longford, Ireland."
Memories about Owen McLaughlin:
Thomas Patrick Norton II (1920- ) remembers that: "He had a coal business in Jersey City and he would deliver coal to my house. I would watch them load the bags into the basement. My father made me count the bags they dumped into our coal bin, even though he was family."
Relationship:
Owen McLaughlin II (1863-1931) was married to the first cousin, three times removed of Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ).
Research:
Researched and written by Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) for Findagrave starting on July 15, 2003. Updated on March 6, 2012 with the name Eugene from the baptism records of his children. Updated on March 22, 2017 with information from his obituary and funeral notice and fire report. Updated on November 11, 2019 with information on his brother and that he was married to a sister of Owen's wife. Updated on December 4, 2019 with the text of the article on the coal thief.
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