The Hurley Family of Bradford, Pennsylvania

The earliest records obtainable of the Hurley family in Ireland are found in county Cork, where Grandfather Hurley in 1785 was thrown from a horse and instantly killed. He married Johanna Brickley, born in county Cork, Ireland, who soon after her husband’s death came to the United States and died in Boston, Massachusetts, three months after landing. They were born Roman Catholics, which is still the family faith. They had two children:

1. Jerry Hurley, of whom further.
2. One other child.

(II) Jerry Hurley

Jerry, son of Grandfather and Johanna (Brickley) Hurley, was born in Skibbereen, Ireland, died there in 1876. He was educated in the public schools and always followed the occupation of a farmer. He married Ellen Sullivan, born in county Cork, February, 1817, died there in 1882, daughter of Daniel Sullivan, a farmer and commission merchant of Cork, born in 1775, died in 1867. Children of Daniel Sullivan:

1. Mary Sullivan, lives in London, England.
2. Katherine Sullivan.
3. Dennis Sullivan, served in the English army, died in county Cork, Ireland; he married and had a son and a daughter:
   1. Dennis Sullivan, son, who died when ten years of age.
   2. A daughter, now living in London, England.
4. Daniel Sullivan, a coachman for the wealthy Townsend family; married Johanna ——, and lives in county Cork, Ireland.
5. Townsend Sullivan.
6. Ellen Sullivan, of previous mention.

Children of Jerry and Ellen (Sullivan) Hurley, all born in county Cork, Ireland:

1. Mary Hurley, deceased; married Thomas Rose, a native of England, holding a government position; they had thirteen sons and one daughter.
2. Jeremiah Hurley, married and has children; he is living in England.
3. Dennis Hurley, accidentally killed when only twelve years of age.
4. Ellen Hurley, died young.
5. Katherine Hurley, died young.
6. John Hurley.
7. Ellen Hurley, of whom further.
8. Margaret Hurley, born in county Cork, Ireland, 1859; married David Barry, a native of Ireland, who became an oil producer of Pennsylvania; she lives in Buffalo, New York; children:
   1. Mary Barry, living at home.
   2. Margaret Barry, living at home.
   3. Frances Barry, living at home.

(III) Ellen Hurley

Ellen, seventh child of Jerry and Ellen (Sullivan) Hurley, was born in Skibbereen, county Cork, Ireland, October 1, 1856. She was educated in the public schools of her native country, and in 1872 came to America. She married, December 18, 1873, at Allegheny, Pennsylvania, John Barry, born in county Cork, Ireland, May 12, 1846, died in Bradford, Pennsylvania, February 14, 1904, son of Thomas Barry, born in county Cork, Ireland, 1817, died there May, 1894. Thomas Barry’s father was originally a native of England and an officer in the English army. Thomas Barry married Johanna Darley, born in county Cork, 1818, died there April, 1905, and had issue:

1. John Barry, of whom further.
2. Richard Barry, born in county Cork, Ireland, 1848; emigrated to the United States, in 1860, and became an oil producer; he married Ellen Walsh, in Smethport, Pennsylvania, and now lives in Coleville, McKean county, Pennsylvania; children:
   1. William Barry, a physician of Philadelphia
   2. Agnes Barry, married Leo Herzog, a miller of Smethport, Pennsylvania, and has one child,
      1. Virginia Herzog, born in 1910
   3. Anna Barry, a school teacher of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
   4. Edward Barry, lives on a farm in Coleville, Pennsylvania
   5. Alice Barry, lives on a farm in Coleville, Pennsylvania
   6. Frank Barry, lives on a farm in Coleville, Pennsylvania.
3. Katherine Barry, born in county Cork, Ireland, 1851, died there in 1898; she married Connors, a farmer; children:
   1. John Connors, lives in New York City
   2. Charles Connors.
   3. Anne Connors.
   4. Mary Connors.
   5. Katherine Connors.
4. Ellen Barry, twin of Katherine, died in county Cork.
5. David Barry, born in county Cork, Ireland, 1854, died in Buffalo, New York, June 5, 1910; an oil well worker; married Margaret Hurley, of previous mention.
6. Thomas Barry, born in county Cork, Ireland, 1856; is pensioned by the government, having been sergeant of police for many years; he married and has:
   1. Nora Barry, living in Cork, Ireland.
   2. Thomas Barry, living in Cork, Ireland.
   3. Edward Barry, living in Cork, Ireland.
   4. James Barry, living in Cork, Ireland.
   5. Richard Barry, living in Cork, Ireland.
   6. Patrick Barry, living in Cork, Ireland.
   7. A boy, living in Cork, Ireland.
7. Mary Barry, born in county Cork, Ireland, 1858; married —— Mahoney and lives on a farm; they have six children.
8. Edward Barry, born in county Cork, Ireland, 1861, where he died, 1907; a farmer.

John Barry

John Barry obtained his education in the public schools, and when he was eighteen years of age immigrated to the United States and was employed on a farm in Rome, New York, for two years, later coming to Erie, Pennsylvania, and obtaining a position in the freight department of the Lake Shore railroad. All his savings were invested in the oil fields, so he soon gave up his situation at Erie, going to Westmoreland county, where he was driller and part owner of the first oil well opened in the county. Later he drilled one of the first wells of the “Gas City,” a venture which proved to be such a great success that he formed the firm of Barry & Shirk to further develop the resources of that region. His operations were uniformly successful, and he prospered to such an extent that at his death the value of his estate was estimated at a million dollars. This was indeed a marvelous achievement for a penniless immigrant and farm hand. The secret, however, of his great success lay not in any lucky turn of the wheel of fortune, but in his frugality and saving habits in early years, his pluck and strength of character, his determination to succeed, characteristics, which if rightly and honestly directed, cannot fail to batter down all obstacles, and enable the possessor to reach those heights which only the most deserving can attain. He was an excellent conversationalist, possessed of a keen wit and ready tongue. His power in dealing with and handling men was due largely to his ability to determine their moods, and his tact in dealing with them. He belonged to the United Workmen of America, and other societies. Children of John and Ellen (Hurley) Barry:

1. Thomas Barry, born in Millerstown (now Chicora), Butler county, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1874; a lumberman; married Laura McMann, from Bradford, and lives in Illinois; children:
   1. Verna Barry, born August 9, 1898
   2. Helen Barry, born November, 1900
   3. Thomas Barry, born July, 1902
   4. Margaret Barry, born February, 1905, died young
   5. Margaret Barry, born May 5, 1906, died November, 1911.
2. Edward David Barry, born in Millerstown (Chicora), Pennsylvania, May 10, 1876; an oil producer in Bradford, Pennsylvania; married, October 18, 1905, Emma Allen, born in Derrick City, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1882; children:
   1. Mary Josephine Barry, born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, May 30, 1907
   2. Helen Gertrude Barry, born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, August 24, 1909
   3. Frances Elizabeth Barry, born July 2, 1912.
3. Nora Ellen Barry, born in Millerstown (Chicora), Pennsylvania, March 11, 1878; married Peter A. Nash, born in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, now engineer in a horseshoe factory in Erie, Pennsylvania; children:
   1. John Barry Nash, born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, November 18, 1907
   2. Mary Catherine Nash, born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, September 16, 1909.
4. Mary Margaret Barry, born in Coleville, Pennsylvania, October 7, 1882; married James Donavan and lives at Duquesne, Pennsylvania.
5. James Richard Barry, born in Coleville, Pennsylvania, October 22, 1884; an electrical contractor; married Margaret Warren from Winona, Michigan; son,
   1. James Warren Barry, born September 11, 1909.
6. Alexander Barry, born in Coleville, Pennsylvania, March 15, 1886, died August 25, 1888.
7. Francis Joseph Barry, born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, January 24, 1891; attends college in Allegany, New York.
8. John Clarence Barry, born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, April 3, 1893; an oil producer in Bradford.
9. George Albert Barry, born in Bradford, February 12, 1895, where he attends school.
10. Leo Alphonso Barry, born in Bradford, Pennsylvania, December 9, 1897.

See: Genealogy of the Allegheny Valley Pennsylvania

Source

Jordan, J. W. 1840-1921. (1913). Genealogical and personal history of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania. New York: Lewis Historical Pub. Co.

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