John Foley

Abt 1835 - 1915  (~ 80 years)

• Name	John Foley
  Alternate birth	Jun 1829	Ireland   [1]
  Birth	Abt 1835	Cahersiveen, Kerry, Ireland   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate birth	Abt 1836  [5]
  Alternate birth	Abt 1838	Ireland   [6]
  Alternate death	Aft 1912	San Jose, Santa Clara, California   [7]
  Death	8 Oct 1915	Santa Clara County, California   [5, 8]
  Alternate death	Dec 1916	Santa Clara County, California   [9]
  Burial	Calvary Catholic Cemetery, San Jose, Santa Clara, California   [10]
  Person ID	I31237	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of ASF
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	William Foley,   b. of Cahersiveen, Kerry, Ireland
  Mother	Catherine
  Family ID	F18359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anne,   b. of Colerain, Derry, Northern Ireland d. Sep 1865
  Marriage	Bef 1864  [11]
  Family ID	F18400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Brigette Tully
  Marriage	21 Apr 1867	St. Joseph's, San Jose, Santa Clara, California   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F18401	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Dec 2020

  
  

  Family 3	Honora Fleming,   b. 1839, Ireland d. 25 Nov 1935, San Jose, Santa Clara, California (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1870	Santa Clara County, California   [13, 14, 15]
  Children	+ 1. John Joseph "Jack" Foley,   b. 22 Jul 1871, San Jose, Santa Clara, California d. 2 Apr 1955, San Jose, Santa Clara, California (Age 83 years)   2. Margaret "Maggie" Foley,   b. 17 Feb 1873   d. 6 Dec 1894 (Age 21 years)   3. Catherine Theresa "Kate" Foley,   b. 1 Aug 1879   d. 11 Dec 1962, San Jose, Santa Clara, California (Age 83 years)   4. William Edward Foley,   b. 12 Dec 1879, San Jose, Santa Clara, California d. 31 May 1955, San Jose, Santa Clara, California (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F18542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2020

  
  

• Notes

  According to California records, he was naturalized on 1 Oct 1857 in Moniteau County, Missouri. "Another interesting bit of information about the original John Foley was that, once he got to America, he paid for the passage of some of his siblings to emigrate. I believe there were at least two sisters who came to America that way, because there are two characters who appear in some family stories that were referred to as John J’s cousins. One was named Jim Hickey, and he came from back East (for some reason I think Bridgeport, CT), and another was named Sullivan and was a stone carver who lived right next to the Foley house at 50 S. 9th St., San Jose.' [Correspondence with Foley descendant Teri Smith, 2020] "John Foley […] came to the United States from Ireland in 1850, and for a while lived at New Orleans and worked on the steamboats plying on the Mississippi. Then he joined the U.S. Cavalry and saw service on the great plains for five years. After that, for two years, he was a pony express rider from Box Elder to Salt Lake City, and finally, in 1860, he came to California. Until 1863 he was at Virginia City, and on his return to San Jose, he sailed in steamer service from San Francisco to Panama. He married Miss Honora Fleming, an accomplished lady, the mother of our subject. John Foley died in December, 1916, but his devoted widow is still living. They had two boys and two girls, and one of the latter died in 1894. A brother and sister are living on the old home place with their mother, the lot of which was purchased by the wide-awake father in early days in the trade of a saddle horse." [History of Santa Clara, California, citation details below]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2232] 1900 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com. [S2231] 1870 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com., year and country only. [S4889] "Jack Foley's Family", research draft by Patrick Foley, shared with ASF and PNH 1 Dec 2020., place only. [S4891] History of Santa Clara County, California, with Biographical Sketches by Eugene T. Sawyer. Los Angeles: Historic Record Company, 1922., country only. [S287] California Death Index, 1905-1939, on ancestry.com. [S2244] 1880 United States Federal census, on ancestry.com. [S75] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, on ancestry.com. [S5090] Correspondence with Foley descendant Teri Smith, 2020., year only. [S4891] History of Santa Clara County, California, with Biographical Sketches by Eugene T. Sawyer. Los Angeles: Historic Record Company, 1922. [S5090] Correspondence with Foley descendant Teri Smith, 2020. [S4889] "Jack Foley's Family", research draft by Patrick Foley, shared with ASF and PNH 1 Dec 2020. [S5097] California, County Marriages, 1850-1952, on familysearch.org. [S4995] California Marriages, 1850-1877, on ancestry.com. [S4996] Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2016, from Brigham Young University, Idaho, on ancestry.com. [S4889] "Jack Foley's Family", research draft by Patrick Foley, shared with ASF and PNH 1 Dec 2020., date only.