John J. and Anna
(McGeehin) Gough
John J. Gough (Jr.) was born in
Hazleton in September 1865, the third son and fourth child
of John and Susan (McCloskey)
Gough. Like his father, John was in the
tailoring and clothing business. By 1896, he was
operating a men's clothing store in Hazleton, Gough
Brothers (at 45 E. Broad Street), which he ran until his
death in 1932; for a while in the 1890s, his brother
Michael helped run the store.
John married Anna McGeehan, the daughter of
Hugh and Mary (Kiernan) McGeehan
on 21 November 1894 in Hazleton in a ceremony presided
over by his eldest brother, Fr. Peter Gough. John and
Anna had seven children in all, although their youngest,
James, died in infancy. As was traditional in many Irish
families, their eldest son (John J.) became a priest.
And like the generation before them, two of John and
Anna's daughters -- Mary and Susan -- never married but
instead remained either at home or lived very near their
parents.
From the 1890s until at least 1910, John and Anna rented a
home at 440 W. Broad Street in Hazleton; by 1920, they had
moved down the street to 481 W. Broad and in 1930 were
enumerated at 479 W. Broad (still as renters).
When John died in 1935, his estate inventory listed a 1928
Hupmobile sedan; click here for information about Hupmobiles and
here to see photos of what this car
looked like (courtesy of the Hupmobile Club website).
John J.
Gough (b. Sep 1865,
Hazleton, Luzerne, PA - d. 30 Jul 1932, Hazleton, Luzerne,
PA)
m. 21 Nov
1894, Hazleton, Luzerne, PA
Anna E. McGeehin
(b. 15 Aug 1865, Hazleton,
Luzerne, PA - d. 14 Aug 1944, Hazleton, Luzerne, PA)
Children:
i. John J. Gough
(b. 31 Aug 1895, Hazleton, PA
- d. 10 Mar 1949, Sayre, Bedford, PA)
ii. Mary A. Gough
(b. 29 Oct 1896, Hazleton, PA
- d. 14 Jul 1981, Hazleton, PA)
iii. Hugh Gough
(b. 9 Dec 1897, Hazleton, PA
- d. 12 Mar 1965, New York City, NY); m.
Claire
Donahue
iv. Susan E. Gough
(b. 26 Aug 1899, Hazleton, PA
- d. 3 Mar 1982, Hazleton, PA)
v. Catherine E.
Gough (b. 2 Jun 1903,
Hazleton, PA - d. 3 Aug 1977, Hazleton, PA); m.
Philip
McGill
vi. Edward J. Gough
(b. 17 Jan 1905, Hazleton, PA
- d. Wynnewood, Montgomery, PA); m. Grace
Houlihan
vii. James Gough
(b. 9 Nov 1909, Hazleton, PA
- d. 18 Jan 1911, Hazleton, PA)