Individual Details
Patrick (Paddy) MORAHAN
(21 Oct 1887 - 5 Mar 1965)
Sponsors at Paddy's baptism were John Morahan and Mary Hunt.
Paddy emigrated to the United States in 1911. According to Ellis Island records, he and his sister-in-law, Emily, (wife of his brother, Michael) travelled together, arriving in New York on 5 October 1911. On the ship manifest, Paddy's occupation was given as "clerk" and his final destination was Houston, Texas where his brother, Lawrence, lived. There is another Ellis Island record showing a re-entry to the U.S. for Paddy on 20 November 1922. By this time his home was Houston and he was a U.S. citizen having been naturalised in 1920. From Paddy's Declaration of Intention (to become an US citizen), made in Houston in January 1914, we know he was 5ft 9ins and had brown hair and grey eyes.
Paddy worked as a salesman for Standard Printing and Litho in Houston from 1911 until 1947 and then as a salesman for two other companies until 1962. Apparently his family was displeased when he married Opal, who was a divorcée.
Paddy's death was due to a heart attack. He died in Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston.
Paddy emigrated to the United States in 1911. According to Ellis Island records, he and his sister-in-law, Emily, (wife of his brother, Michael) travelled together, arriving in New York on 5 October 1911. On the ship manifest, Paddy's occupation was given as "clerk" and his final destination was Houston, Texas where his brother, Lawrence, lived. There is another Ellis Island record showing a re-entry to the U.S. for Paddy on 20 November 1922. By this time his home was Houston and he was a U.S. citizen having been naturalised in 1920. From Paddy's Declaration of Intention (to become an US citizen), made in Houston in January 1914, we know he was 5ft 9ins and had brown hair and grey eyes.
Paddy worked as a salesman for Standard Printing and Litho in Houston from 1911 until 1947 and then as a salesman for two other companies until 1962. Apparently his family was displeased when he married Opal, who was a divorcée.
Paddy's death was due to a heart attack. He died in Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston.
Events
| Birth | 21 Oct 1887 | Cloonfeacle, Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim | |||
| Christen | 23 Oct 1887 | Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim | |||
| Marriage | 29 Jul 1947 | County Clerk's Office, Houston, Texas - Opal Emma COLLIER | |||
| Death | 5 Mar 1965 | Houston, Texas | |||
| Burial | 8 Mar 1965 | Memorial Oaks Cemetery, Houston, Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Opal Emma COLLIER (1906 - 1974) |
| Father | Owen MORAHAN (1842 - 1928) |
| Mother | Margaret O'HARA (1851 - 1940) |
| Sibling | John MORAHAN (1875 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Mary MORAHAN (1877 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Michael Joseph MORAHAN (1879 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Lawrence (Larry) Aloysius MORAHAN (1881 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Bridget Linda (Linda) MORAHAN (1883 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Eugene MORAHAN (1885 - 1935) |
| Sibling | William H. MORAHAN (1889 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Thomas (Tom) J. MORAHAN (1891 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Margaret (Gretta) Mary MORAHAN (1894 - 1912) |