John A. Connor, was born c1854 in County Wexford, Ireland. He was the fourth of six Connor children born to James and Anastasia (Colfour/Colfer) Connor. He married Catherine A. White (1851-1883) at St. Mary's Church, Evanston on September 30, 1877. They had three daughters, Annie (b1878), Lillian (b1879) and Ellin (1883-1883). Catherine died only four months after Ellin's birth and Ellin died just three months later. John then married Mary Bowler at St. Patrick's Church, Chicago, on February 7, 1885. He had nine more children, Francis John (1886-1841), Loretta Miriam (1887-1965), Theresa (1889-1890), Irene (1892-1893), Madeleine (1894-1931), Marcella (1895- ), John (1898-1900), Mary Elizabeth (1898-1917), Lucille (1900-1986), and Carolyn (1902-1922). His obituary in the Evanston Review, March 17, 1932, page 53 reads:
"Funeral services for John A. Connor of Chicago, for many years a resident of Evanston, were held at St. Ignatius' Church in Chicago last Thursday. Burial was in Calvary cemetery. Mr. Connor, who was 78 years old, died Tuesday of last week in the Oak Park hospital.
He was the brother of the late Thomes E. Connor and is survived by five daughters, a son and a sister. They are Mrs. Anna O'Malia, and Miss Lucille Connor, both of Evanston, Mrs. Lillian Garrity and Mrs. Marcella Leibach of Chicago, and Miss Loretta Connor of New York, Frank Connor and Mrs. Mary Haughey of Chicago.
Mr. Connor was a pioneer member of St. Mary's church here and was a member of the contracting firm of Connor and McCann."
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