| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Walsh, John |
| Title: | John Walsh Papers |
| Dates: | 1880-2000 |
| Dates: | 1940-1951 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | John Walsh was born in England of Irish-born parents. Along with his wife, Anna Markey, he immigrated to the United States in 1880, and settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked in a weaving business. He later taught at Immaculate Conception School in Cleveland, and worked for 18 years at the United States Post Office. After leaving the post office, he became the assistant to the Cuyahoga County Treasurer and in 1911 was appointed a bailiff at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, a position he held until 1949. During the 1890s, he organized and was first president of the Cleveland branch of the Catholic Knights of Ohio. In 1895, he became a member of the Parnell Branch of the Irish Land League. He also served as president of the MacNeven Club, organized in 1867 chiefly by Irish American veterans of the Civil War. Walsh served as the county president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and secretary of the John Mitchell Council of the Irish National Association. The collection consists of a biography, a booklet with copies of Walsh's marriage certificate and newspaper articles about him, correspondence, program books of the MacNeven Club and Ancient Order of Hibernians honoring John Walsh, miscellaneous newspaper articles, and four copies of Irish Heritage Magazine. Genealogical information about John Walsh is also included. |
| MS Number | MS 4841 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
John Walsh (1856-1951) was born in Crewe, Liverpool, England, of Irish-born parents. He attended private schools and graduated from St. Paulinus School in Yorkshire in 1874. In 1878, he began to take an active role in Irish affairs, serving as a delegate to the Liverpool Convention which elected Charles Stewart Parnell president of the Confederation of Great Britain. He played rugby and was the captain of the Britannia Football Club.
In October 1880 he married Anna Markey, a daughter of Irish-born parents, and together they emigrated to America, arriving in Cleveland, Ohio, in October 1880. When he first arrived, Mr. Walsh worked in partnership with his brother in a weaving business. Industrialization caused the failure of the business within a few years. Later he taught at Immaculate Conception School in Cleveland, did odd jobs, and worked for eighteen years at the United States Post Office.
During the 1890s, Mr. Walsh organized and was first president of the Cleveland branch of the Catholic Knights of Ohio. In 1895, he became a member of the Parnell Branch of the Irish Land League. Walsh also served as president of the MacNeven Club, a group which was organized in June 1867, chiefly by Irish veterans of the American Civil War, to preserve the Irish traditions and culture in the United States. He also served as the county president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and secretary of the John Mitchell Council of the Irish National Association.
After leaving the post office, he became the assistant to the county treasurer and in 1911 was appointed a bailiff at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, a position he held at least until his ninety-third birthday in 1949. He and his wife were the parents of seven children.
The John Walsh Papers, 1880, 1934-2000 (1940-1951), consists a biography, a booklet with copies of his marriage certificate and newspaper articles about him, correspondence, program books of the MacNeven Club and Ancient Order of Hibernians honoring John Walsh, miscellaneous newspaper articles, and four copies of Irish Heritage Magazine.
This collection is of value to researchers interested in Irish American history, as well as Irish groups and social organizations such as the Catholic Knights of Cleveland, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Irish Land League-Parnell Branch, and the MacNeven Club in Cleveland, Ohio. Researchers studying the effects of industrialization may also find the collection of interest. Genealogical information about John Walsh is also included.
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Separated MaterialA photograph has been removed to the photograph and print collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4841 John Walsh Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Margaret Walsh Campbell, 2000
Processed by Lonnie McCauley in 2000
John Walsh Papers 1880 1934-2000 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Biography, photocopy 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Booklet, marriage certificate and newspaper clippings, photocopies 1880 ca. 1920-1951 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Correspondence, photocopies 1940 1941 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Magazines, Irish Heritage Magazine 1979-1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Miscellaneous newspaper and magazine articles 1941-2000 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Newspaper clippings, photocopies 1934-1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Program book, Ancient Order of Hibernians, photocopy 1949 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Program book, MacNeven Club 1942 | |||||||||