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New Orleans to Chicago
On August 24, 1850, the census was taken in the 3rd ward of New Orleans. Alexander Cleland was 35 and his wife Ellen was 35, too. Alexander's was working as an Engineer and his birthplace is listed as Scotland. Ellen said her birthplace was Canada, but other, later documents list her birthplace as Ireland. They have four children, all born in Louisiana. Eliza, born in 1841, was 9. Anna 7, Grace 3, John 6 months old.
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Alexander died in 1852 and in 1860, Ellen and her chidren moved to Georgia. Ellen is running a boarding house in Columbus, Georgia. Her boarders are marble cutters. Her daughters stay in Georgia, marry and have families of their own, but John makes his way to Chicago.
The next record is the Chicago census of 1900. John Cleland is now married to Eliza Munn. Eliza is 35, born in 1864 in New York. Her parents were born in Ireland. The couple have been married for 15 years, so they were married in 1885. Now in Chicago, they live at 1359 Harvard St. John lists his birthplace as Louisiana, his father's birthplace as Scotland and his mother's birthplace as Ireland. (These details confirm it's probably the same person.) John is working as a bricklayer and they have two children, Alexander and Eliza. Alexander, born in 1885 is 14 years old and Eliza, born in 1887 is 13.
The next record shows that John has passed away in 1910.
| Name: | John A Cleland |
|---|---|
| Birth Date: | abt 1852 |
| Birth Place: | Louisiana |
| Death Date: | 24 May 1910 |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Cook, Illinois |
| Burial Date: | 26 May 1910 |
| Burial Place: | Chicago, Cook, Illinois |
| Cemetery Name: | Mt Carmel |
| Death Age: | 58 |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Race: | White |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Gender: | Male |
| Residence: | Chicago, Cook, Illinois |
| Father Birth Place: | Scotland |
| Mother Birth Place: | Ireland |
In the 1910 census, young Alex has married Johanna Eck and they live at 34th Street. Alex is working as a bricklayer like his father.
In 1920, the couple now live in Berwyn and they have three children. Georgia 9, John 7, Thomas 6. John is still a bricklayer.
In 1938, young Thomas was making a name for himself at DePaul University where he was a standout athlete, scholar and school leader. The DePaulian yearbook has many mentions of the dashing young man.
In 1940,the Clelands are still living on Kostner Avenue. Alex is a Business Agent for the Bricklayer's Union. Georgia is a Stenographer for City Government and Thomas is an Investigator for State Government.
Also in 1940, Thomas J. Cleland married Adele Rose Koch of Oak Park, Illinois. This Oak Park census of 1940 shows Adele living with her family on Elmwood Avenue. Louis and Irene Koch with their three daughters, Adele, Irene, and Betty Jean.
In 1948, Alexander and Johana Cleland are living in Washington D.C. Alexander is the First Vice President of the Bricklayers, Masons, Plasterers International Union of America.
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