John Killcannon [K425] Genealogy

John Kilcannon

Born: ca. 1830 in Ireland
Married:
Died:

Father:
Mother:
Religion:

Children:

Bridget (Mittie) Kilcannon (Feb 1862 KY-15 Jun 1907 St. Joseph); m. James A. Storm 31 Dec 1879 in St. Joseph MO

Discussion

There's considerable uncertainty about the parents of Bridget (Mittie) Storm. Her marriage entry at the Catholic Co-Cathedral in St. Joseph, MO, lists her parents as John Killcannon and A. M. Connolly. Her marriage certificate shows Kilcannon. Co-Cathedral listings for birth of Mark has Concannon, John I has Killcannon, Lawrence has Concannon, Louis has Cauncannon, and Elzear has Concannon. Not surpprisingly then, her son Mark, in his eighties, remembered her name as Concannon, which is what is listed for his birth entry at the Co-Cathedral. There were no obvious candidates for her family under the name Concannon, but the 1880 Census shows a Kilcannon family living near to Bridget and her husband in St. Joseph, MO, although the head of the household is Thomas, not John. Mark Storm also indicated that she had been born in Kentucky, her parents had died young, her mother was French, the family had moved to Indiana, and that she had then come to Missouri. Thomas Kilcannon below fits the general outline, although it is hard to fit a Kentucky birth into the timing based on the ages of the other children.

Supporting Information

Census

1870 Census - IN, Indianapolis, 4th W

Killeannon or Killcannon, John	48	W	M	Laborer	b. Ireland	Citizen	with Thomas Redmond family, Saloon keeper
- Thomas	19	W	M	Laborer	b. Ireland	Non-Citizen

1880 Census - Buchanan Co. MO St. Joseph, pg 114B - Address appears to be Henry St. [which is 2nd street from Corby]

Name	Relation	Sex	Marr	Race	Age	Birthplace (BP)	Father's BP	Mother's BP	Occupation
Thos. Kilcannon	Self	M	M	W	60	Ireland	Ire	Ire	Works in starch factory
Mary Kilcannon	Dau	F	S	W	23	Ireland	-	-	Keeping house
Thomas Kilcannon	Son	M	S	W	22	Ireland	-	-	Works in starch factory
Katie Kilcannon	Dau	F	S	W	18	Ireland	-	-	At home

Church Records

St. Joseph's MO Catholic Co-Cathedral (FHL], Pg. 69, Vol3 Marriage Records

James Storm + Bridget Killcannon 1879 Dec 31 - [in latin] Jocabum Storm son of Jacobi A. Storm & Margarethae Baumgartner joined to Bridgittea Killcannon daughter of Jahannis Kilcannon & A. M. Connelly. Sponsors: Edward Lysaght & Lily Storm F. Ignatius Conrad, Paster
12 Jan 1879 - baptism Anne Concannon, b. 15 Dec 1878 to Thomas Concannon and Nettie Morrison. Sp: Coornelius Conners & Mary Conners.

Social Security

Louis A. Storm (s/o James A. & Bridget Storm) SS-5 lists Mitti Killcannon as his mother.

City Directories

St. Joseph, Missouri City Directory

1890 - Kilcannon, Mary domestic Faraon, nw cor 21st pg 287
1893 - Concannon, James, wks. Combe Ptg. rms 732 s. 6th
1906 - Concannon, Mary (wid John), h 2609 Deleware

Secondary References

St. Joseph State Hospital Number 2, Buchanan County, Missouri, extracted from the 1900 census of Buchanan County, Missouri; compiled by Jacqueline P. Dunn for the NWMGS

Concannon, Mary W, F, age ?, single, b. Indiana