John Counihan Jr1

b. 2 July 1917, d. 4 January 1952
John Counihan Jr|b. 2 Jul 1917\nd. 4 Jan 1952|p1904.htm|John Francis Counihan|b. Oct 1892\nd. 23 Nov 1973|p1379.htm|Mary Teresa Hart|b. c 1899\nd. 27 May 1963|p1902.htm|John Counihan|b. May 1854\nd. 23 Mar 1925|p234.htm|Catherine E. Keating|b. Dec 1855\nd. 8 Apr 1912|p235.htm|||||||

Relationship=2nd cousin 1 time removed of John William Keating III.
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The Frostburg (Allegany County, Maryland) Keatings
     John Counihan Jr was born on 2 July 1917 at Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, USA.1,2 He was the son of John Francis Counihan and Mary Teresa Hart.1 John Counihan Jr died on 4 January 1952 at Rawlings, Allegany County, Maryland, USA, at age 34 after accidentally jumping from the locomotive on which he was fireman into the path of a second oncoming train.3,4

Last Edited=31 Mar 2009

Citations

  1. [S377] 1930 U.S. Federal Census, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 20; Image: 559.0, "[Counihan], John Jr [...] 11 [...] Maryland."
  2. [S581] CET, 4 January 1952, 1 — Second Section, "He was born in Cumberland July 2, 1917, the son of John F. and Teresa (Hart) Counihan, 166 Thomas Street."
  3. [S581] CET, 4 January 1952, 1 — Second Section, "A new fireman was killed near Rawlings today when he misunderstood his engineer’s instructions and jumped from the cab of a big locomotive hauling a westbound Baltimore and Ohio extra freight train. / John Joseph Counihan, 34, of Route 5, Winchester Road, father of two children, leaped into the path of an eastbound extra freight heading toward Cumberland."
  4. [S576] Cumberland News, 24 November 1973, "Surviving are two sons, Joseph J. Counihan, Pittsburgh, and Adrian H. Counihan, Baltimore; two daughters, Mrs. Mary C. Salomon, Rock Hill, S.C., and Mrs. Ruth E. Grimm, Littleston, Pa.; a brother, Jerry Counihan, city; 24 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren."