The O’Hearn Family

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From An O’Hearn Family History (page 123):

O’AHERNE, Hearne, (O’Heffron).

This Irish surname was first anglicized O’Hagherin, which is a fair phonetic approximation of the original Gaelic O hEachtighearna, derived from the Irish words each a horse and tighearna a lord. Later this was corrupted to O’Aherne and finally the prefix O was dropped. The O’Ahernes were originally a Dalcassian sept and up to the middle of the fourteenth century they were dynasts of Ui Cearnaigh, their territory being in the neighborhood of Sixmilebridge, County Clare, not far from the city of Limerick. In the course of time they migrated southwards and in 1659, when Petty’s census was taken, the name was numerous throughout Counties Cork and Waterford. At the present time, it is almost confined in County Waterford. In this connexion it should be observed that Hearn is a fairly common indigenous name in England, so that persons so called in Ireland may be immigrants from that country.

The Bishop of Kerry from 1336 to 1347 is described in the records as Alan O’Hathern alias O’Hachierane. The most noteworthy of the name in modern history were John Aherne (c. 1769-1806), United Irishman and intimate friend of Wolfe Tone, who, after the latter’s death, became and officer in Napoleon’s Irish Legion; and John Aheron, author of the first book on architecture printed in Ireland (1754).

The Gaelic name O hUidhrin, that of an Offaly sept, has also been anglicized Hearne, Heron etc., though Heffron and Haveran are more usual forms in English. Giollananaomh O hUidhrin (d. 1420), who completed O’Dugan’s celebrated “Topographical Poem,” is usually called O’Heerin in English.

Significant Branch Families: Lynch, Murnane, Reichenstein

Mary McCarthy
b: 1830
d: 1912
Facts
  • 1830 - Birth - ; Ireland
  • 1830 - Birth - ; Pennsylvania
  • Burial - Stmo. Cemetery ; Lincoln, Mahaska, Iowa, USA
  • 1912 - Death - ; Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
  • 1880 - Residence - Age: 49Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife ; Ackley, Hardin, Iowa, United States
  • 1880 - Residence - Age: 49Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife ; Ackley, Hardin, Iowa, United States
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Family Group Sheet - Child
PARENT (U) ?
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Death
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Birth
Death
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CHILDREN
FMary McCarthy
Birth1830Ireland
Death1912Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
Marriage03 October 1851to John O'Hearn at Garryowen, Jackson, Iowa, United States
Family Group Sheet - Spouse
PARENT (M) John O'Hearn
Birth18 January 1828Cork, Ireland
Death07 June 1908 Belmond, Wright, Iowa, USA
Marriage03 October 1851to Mary McCarthy at Garryowen, Jackson, Iowa, United States
FatherDaniel Maurice OHearn
MotherEllen Curley
PARENT (F) Mary McCarthy
Birth1830Ireland
Death1912 Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
Marriage03 October 1851to John O'Hearn at Garryowen, Jackson, Iowa, United States
Father?
Mother?
CHILDREN
MDaniel William O'Hearn
Birth18 January 1855Garry Owen, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Death13 December 1932Ackley, Franklin, Iowa, USA
Marriage24 Sep 1878to Elizabeth Lynch at St. Mary's Church, Ackley, Franklin, Iowa, USA
MJohn Timothy O'Hearn
Birth23 January 1861Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Death2 May 1932
Marriageto Emma McCullough
MPatrick Marion O'Hearn
Birth1864Etna, Hardin, Iowa, USA
Death1929Shreveport, Bossier, Louisiana, United States
Marriageto Lucy Viola Dunagan
FCatherine O'Hearn
Birth18 October 1867Etna, Hardin, Iowa, USA
Death20 Sep 1921Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
MJames Joseph O'Hearn
Birth20 January 1857Garry Owen, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Death15 October 1936Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA
Marriageto Jane McGrath
MPatrick O Hearn
BirthApr 1854Ireland
Death1929Havre, Hill, Montana, USA
Descendancy Chart
Mary McCarthy b: 1830 d: 1912
John O'Hearn b: 18 January 1828 d: 07 June 1908
Daniel William O'Hearn b: 18 January 1855 d: 13 December 1932
Elizabeth Lynch b: 25 Mar 1860 d: 29 May 1944
John Lynch O'Hearn b: 24 July 1880 d: 03 February 1963
Sadie Lovell b: abt 1885 d: 8 Feb 1922
Geneva Catherine Hill b: 22 March 1902 d: 30 April 1925
Infant O'Hearn b: 28 April 1925 d: 28 April 1925
Ann Foley b: abt 1881 d: 17 Jun 1918
Lois Josephine Reichenstein b: 04 Mar 1900 d: 05 Feb 1997
Elizabeth Ann O'Hearn b: 05 Aug 1936 d: 05 Oct 2006
Lawrence Earl Melby b: 31 January 1930 d: 11 January 1979
Mary Katherine O'Hearn b: 14 Sep 1885 d: Aug 10, 1953
Owen Kangley b: Feb 27, 1880 d: Oct. 21, 1918
Gerald Kangley b: 1910 d: 1984
Maurine b: 1910
Elizabeth Kangley b: 1912 d: 1998
Helen Kangley b: 27 Mar 1908 d: 21 Nov 1981
Arnold Krause b: 1902 d: 1977
Owen Edward Kangley b: Oct 5, 1914 d: June 25, 1980
Joe Lawless b: abt 1876 d: 1942
William O'Hearn b: December 1881 d: 4 June 1882
Peter Henry O'Hearn b: 1893 d: 1893
Elizabeth O'Hearn b: 1889 d: 1892
John Timothy O'Hearn b: 23 January 1861 d: 2 May 1932
Emma McCullough b: 1870 d: 1932
John J. O'Hearn b: 1889
Patrick Joseph O'Hearn b: 14 Oct 1894
Francis O'Hearn b: 1896
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Mary O'Hearn b: 1898
Cecelia O'Hearn b: 1903
Dorothy O'Hearn b: 1912
Patrick Marion O'Hearn b: 1864 d: 1929
Lucy Viola Dunagan b: 1875 d: 1959
Katherine O'Hearn b: 1900 d: 1991
John Benton O'Hearn b: 1903 d: 1971
Vivian Gladys O'Hearn b: 1905 d: 1999
Nettie Josephine O'Hearn b: 1908 d: 1992
Donald Lane Toon b: 1932 d: 1999
Andrew O'Hearn Toon b: 1965 d: 1992
Bobby John Toon b: 1934 d: 1936
Gary Dan Toon b: 1948 d: 1972
Afton Anderson b: 1902 d: 1997
Catherine O'Hearn b: 18 October 1867 d: 20 Sep 1921
James Joseph O'Hearn b: 20 January 1857 d: 15 October 1936
Jane McGrath b: 1855 d: 1940
Mary Angela O'Hearn b: 1880 d: 1901
John Matthew O'Hearn b: 1882 d: 1963
Bess M. Reese b: 1885 d: 1949
Margaret Mary O'Hearn b: 1906 d: 1992
John Reese O'Hearn b: 1908 d: 1971
Rosemary Murphy b: 1912 d: 1971
Margaret O'Hearn b: 1940 d: 2007
Catherine O'Hearn b: 1883 d: 1887
Stephen B. Clarey b: 1883 d: 1949
Robert John Clarey b: 1907 d: 1981
Harold Clarey b: 1909 d: 1965
Bernard Ambrose Clarey b: 1912 d: 1996
Elizabeth Margaret Clarey b: 1915 d: 1979
Arnold James Houlihan b: 1913 d: 1971
Kathryn Jane Clarey b: 1915 d: 1979
Nell O'Hearn b: 1886 d: 1943
Elizabeth O'Hearn b: 1888 d: 1975
Robert Hardin d: 1956
Robert Paul Hardin b: 1920 d: 1998
Shirley Nathan d: 1966
James Ambrose O'Hearn b: 1890 d: 1963
Kathryn Kerkering b: 1890 d: 1978
James Ambrose O'Hearn Jr. b: 1920 d: 1944
William Henry Cross b: 1920 d: 1994
Paul Thomas O'Hearn b: 1927 d: 1997
Paul Thomas O'Hearn Jr. b: 1962 d: 1962
William O'Hearn b: 1892 d: 1952
Vesta Howard d: 1972
Kate O'Hearn b: 1896 d: 1900
Patrick O Hearn b: Apr 1854 d: 1929

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  2. .. 5 Suzanne Elizabeth O’Hearn (1924 – ) b: 1924 passed away a few months back but published a family tree in book form on the Daniel O’Hearn side several years ago. I’m hoping you were able to get some of this from her. The O’Hearns will gather at Arlington National for her and her husband’s (Robert G. Mills) internment in June. She would have loved to have seen this site. Great Job!

    1. @John Cross

      I’m sorry to hear of Suzanne’s passing. I know she and my grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Melby, had been in contact and I got a copy of Suzanne’s book before my grandmother passed.

      I haven’t done such a great job keeping up with the website. So now I’m going through and trying to respond to everyone who has left messages and such. I guess you can say this is a New Year’s resolution of mine. I hope all is well and to hear from you again.

      Bob

  3. You list:
    4 John Reese O’Hearn b: 1908 d: 1971
    + Rosemary Murphy b: 1912 d: 1971
    5 Margaret O’Hearn b: 1940 d: 2007
    + Private

    John and Rosemary also had two additional children, a son and a daughter, who are still living.

    Margaret’s husband was Harold Walter (1935-2013); they were divorced but had two sons and a daughter.

    Would be happy to share information if you’d like to contact me; I am married to one of the sons of Margaret and Harold.

    1. Hi Paul Olin. You are 4th cousins with my husband – his mother was Margaret Therese (O’Hearn) Walter, daughter of John Reese O’Hearn & Rosemary Murphy. Going backwards from John Reese O’Hearn:
      John Matthew O’Hearn / Elizabeth M Reese
      James Joseph O’Hearn / Jane McGrath
      John Berton O’Hearn / Mary McCarty
      Daniel O’Hearn / Ellen Curley

      If you’d like to get in contact, respond here and I will post my email address.

      Jamie Davie-Walter

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