Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ SullivanAge: 17 years1845–1862
- Name
- Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Sullivan
- Given names
- Jeremiah
- Surname
- Sullivan
- Nickname
- Jerry
 Birth | 3 June 1845 28 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Anne Sullivan 3 July 1848 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Sullivan 24 June 1850 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Sullivan 13 January 1852 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Gabriel Sullivan 1854 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas ‘Tom’ Sullivan 1855 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Hanora Sullivan 1860 (Age 14 years) |
 Death | 8 October 1862 (Age 17 years) Cause of death: Congestive Fever or Chronic diarrhoea |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: 6 January 1817 27 20 Death: 26 June 1890 — Railroad Yard, Richmond, Indiana |
| mother |
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Marriage: 3 November 1839 — St Michael's RC Church |
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11 months elder sibling |
William Sullivan Birth: 20 September 1840 23 20 — Limerick City Ireland Death: 6 March 1915 — Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA |
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16 months elder sister |
Catherine Sullivan Birth: 8 January 1842 25 22 — Limerick City, Ireland Death: 1867 — Milton, Indiana |
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20 months elder brother |
James Sullivan Birth: 29 August 1843 26 23 — Limerick City, Ireland Death: |
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21 months himself |
Birth: 3 June 1845 28 25 — Limerick City, Ireland Death: 8 October 1862 — Ironton Hospital, Missouri OR River Boat on Miss. River |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Anne Sullivan Birth: 3 July 1848 31 28 — Limerick City, Ireland Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Margaret Sullivan Birth: 24 June 1850 33 30 — Limerick City, Ireland Death: |
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19 months younger brother |
John Sullivan Birth: 13 January 1852 35 32 — Limerick City, Ireland Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Gabriel Sullivan Birth: 1854 36 34 — Philadelphia Death: 8 July 1912 — Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, USA |
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2 years younger brother |
Thomas ‘Tom’ Sullivan Birth: 1855 37 35 — Indiana Death: 10 December 1927 — Rushville Indiana |
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6 years younger sister |
Hanora Sullivan Birth: 1860 42 40 — Indiana Death: |
| Note | Junior's mother, Hanorah, received a pension, due to
his death in service. She claimed she never got a dime from her (divorced) husband's disability pension (NARA records)
Junior's entry in the "Directory and Soldiers' Registry of Wayne County Indiana" - Edited by J.C. Power reads: "Enlisted in Company D, 8th Reg Ind Vol Inf in July 1862 and died soon after entering the Service. Son of Sullivan Sr., Milton (Indiana) "
(TOS Apr 2011) |
| Note | In his mother's Onituary (Cambridge City Tribune - Milton "Items), it is stated that his body was brought home for burial in the family plot in Connersville.
Jerry/Jerre is buried in lot 87, section 3E in the
City Cemetery in Connersville Indiana. Hanorah, Jerry Sr and Catherine are in the same plot. (as per Ginny Revalee , of Connersville Library) - TOS Mar 2013
TOS Mar 2013
*** Connersville Library record has March 8, rather than Oct 8, 1862,
as his death date. |
| Note | In the photo attached, Junior's headstone is to the left,
Catharine is in the middle and the small one on the right, with the
Stars and Stripes beside it, is Senior (TOS Mar 2013) |
| Note | Acknowledgement to Kevin Jordan, contributor to FINDAGRAVE.COM, for information and photos of Connersville Cemetery (TOS Mar 2013) |
| Note | His name is spelt Jermiah (as is his father's) in the Baptismal registry of St Michael's Church, Denmark St., Limerick. He only had one sponsor - Catharine Roohan (sic). (TOS Sept 2015) |
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