The following information is about people in the Delavan and Darien area of Walworth
County,
Wisconsin and other locations in Walworth County collected while doing genealogy research
on
my family. I don't think the Sullivans are related to my family, but at one time I thought
there
might be a connected, so I collected the data. Hopefully, someone out there in cyberspace
will
find it useful.
Most of the information came from newspapers and census records. None of the information
is in
chronological order.
Source: Delavan Enterprise: Date: Wednesday, October 14, 1891. Married at St. Andrew's,
Sunday, October 11, 1891, Richard Martin Kenyon to Miss Julia Sullivan, both of Walworth,
Rev. J. G. Smith officiating
Source: Delavan Enterprise: Date: About December 12 or 19, 1895. We think Darien has the
oldest man in the county, Mr. Sullivan who was born in Ireland in 1794.
Source: Delavan Enterprise: Date: November 29, 1894. Married - John Sullivan to Mary Moran
takes place this morning at the Catholic church.
Source: Delavan Republican: Date: November 15, 1894. Miss Maggie Sullivan of Delavan will
assist Mrs. J. P. Hatch in the dress making line this week.
Source: Delavan Republican: Date: October 25, 1894. John Sullivan has rented Mrs.
Morrison's
farm for a term of two years.
Source: Delavan Republican: Date: August 24, 1893. Maggie Sullivan mentioned.
Source: Delavan Enterprise: September 17, 1896. The farm known as Mrs. Parkhurst place,
two
miles south of town, has been sold to P. H. Sullivan of Walworth.
Source: Delavan Enterprise about May 28 to June 1, 1896. Walworth Section. T. P.
Sullivan's
barn struck by lightning and burned to ground. Insured by Genoa Farmer's Insurance Co.
Keeps
lots of fine horses.
Source: Delavan Enterprise September 10, 1896. Walworth Section. The telescope can be
plainly seen from T. P. Sullivan's on the state line.
Source: Delavan Enterprise May 21, 1901. Richmond Section. The Baseball Club will go to
Whitewater Decoration Day to try titles with the Whitewater Normals. Two new men will have
to be used as Tommy Sullivan is playing with the Rockford League Club.
Source: Family Group Sheet for Sullivan, Thomas. Wife is Margaret Burns who was born June
2, 1840 in Raville, Carlo Co., Ireland. They married circa 1859. She died June 26, 1898
and is
buried at the Catholic cemetery in Delavan. Her father is Andrew Burns. Source: Delavan
Enterprise June 30, 1898: Death information for Margaret Sullivan. Andrew Burns alive at
time
of his daughter's death, aged 90. Margaret came to Wisconsin with her parents. After her
marriage they lived in Darien for two years then moved to Walworth where she has since
resided. Andrew Burns lives with his daughter at time of her death. The article says she
had (or
has?) four sons and four daughters but doesn't give their names.
Source: Delavan Enterprise: September 17, 1896. In a little fracus last Monday between
James
Bulger and Thos. Sullivan, both of the town of Walworth, Thomas alleges that Mr. Bulger
attacked him with a pitch fork, injuring his arm, for which act he swore out a warrant
before
Court Commissioner von Suessmulch. Tuesday, Deputy Sheriff Stowell went and arrested
Bulger
and his examination was set for September 23rd.
Source: Delavan Enterprise: March 12, 1896. Fontana Section. While Tom Sullivan was absent
from home for a short while Friday last, his house caught fire and it and contents nearly
ruined.
Fire nearly destroyed it. A neighbor, Mr. Carlberg discovered it.
Source: Family Group Sheet for Sullivan, Patrick. Wife is Ella Moran, married in December
1896 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Delavan, Wisconsin. Additional information from
the
December 31, 1896 issue of the Delavan Enterprise says, Mr. Sullivan, a young man,
recently
purchased the Laughlin place a mile or two south of town. Wedding trip to Elgin, and will
go to
housekeeping on Mr. Sullivan's farm. Source: Delvan Enterprise about November 1, 1901.
Mrs.
and Mrs. Pat Sullivan of Delavan guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Sullivan of Brick Church
Source: Unknown: Date: unknown. A Patrick Sullivan died May 17, 1897.
Source: Unknown: Date: unknown. A Patrick Sullivan is a brother of Eugene Sullivan.
Source: Delavan Enterprise: Date: February 16, 1899. Obituary for Eugene Sullivan. Came to
US at age 2, settling in Delavan. Married 36 years ago, wife survives, no children. Has
one
sister in old country and a daughter of his brother, Patrick, who died a year or two ago.
Rev.
Father Buckley did services last Sunday. Additional notes from my Family Group Sheet:
wife's
first name is Mary. Eugene was born at Castle Gregory, County Kerry, Ireland. He is buried
at
St. Andrew's Catholic cemetery in Delavan, Wisconsin. The 1880 federal census for Darien,
Walworth County, Wisconsin lists (1)Sullivan, Eugene, age 48, born Ireland, both parents
born
Ireland, (2) Sullivan, Mary, age 44, born Ireland, both parents born Ireland, Mary has a
disability, an unknown fever.
Source: Delavan Enterprise, August 31, 1899. Died - Cornelius Sullivan, at his home in
Belvidere, Illinois last Saturday, aged 101 years. Native of Ireland, coming to Illinois
in 1846.
His wife died a year ago at the age of 98. They lived together 64 years. Owen Sullivan, of
Walworth, who died two or three years ago, was 105 years old. The Sullivan's sometimes
grow
to be very old. MY NOTE: This article doesn't state that Cornelius and Owen are related in
any
way.
Source: Delavan Enterprise: May 14, 1901. Mrs. Gene Sullivan is taking care of her
brother,
Fred Robinson, who is sick at Mrs. J. Magson's.
Source: 1880 Darien census lists Sulivan?, Larra, age 70, and Mary, his wife, age 73, both
born
in Ireland
Source: Family Group Sheet for Sullivan, Lawrence. From the Delavan Enterprise, probate
section, he was late of the town of Darien, dated June 7, 1898. Other Delavan newspaper
issues
searched but no obituary found. Source: Delavan Republican, May 4, 1892. Died at her home
one mile west of this village on Monday, May 2, 1892, Mrs. Larry Sullivan, aged 82 years.
See
Sullivan, Cornelius - probably brother. See Sullivan, Owen - probate, late of town of
Walworth
dated April 26, 1898.
Source: Family Group Sheet for Sullivan, Orlando. Born circa 1845 in Illinois, both
parents
born in New York. Wife is Catherine Curtis, born circa 1853 in Wisconsin, father born
Vermont,
Mother is Lucy, born in New York circa 1822. Source of information from the 1880 Geneva
census.
Source: 1880 Federal census for Geneva #521-532. Curtis, Lucy A., 58, widow, born New
York, both parents born New York; Sullivan, Catherine, 27, daughter, married, born in
Wisconsin, both parents born in New York; Curtis, Dexter, 25, son, single, occupation
farmer,
born in Wisconsin, both parents born in New York: Sullivan, Orlando, 35, son-in-law,
occupation farmer, born in Illinois, both parents born in New York.
Source: Family Group Sheet for Sullivan, Owen, born circa 1801 in Ireland, occupation
farmer.
Wife is Johanna born circa 1803 in Ireland. One child, a son, John born circa 1835 in
Ireland,
single in 1880. Grandson is John Farsse? born circa 1864 in Wisconsin, parents born
Ireland,
was age 16 in 1880 (all this data was taken from the 1880 census for the town of Walworth
#210-212. Source: Delavan Enterprise: Probate for Owen Sullivan, late of the town of
Walworth dated April 26, 1898.
Source: 1880 Federal census, Village of Delavan #86-86. Sullivan, Patrick, age 47,
occupation
laborer, born on the ocean, both parents born in Ireland; Sullivan, Margaret, age 50, born
in
Ireland, both parents born in Ireland; Sullivan, Eliza, age 17, school, born in Wisconsin;
Sullivan, Maggie, age 15, school, born in Wisconsin
Source: 1880 Federal Census, Town of Walworth, #212-215. Sullivan, Thomas, age 53,
occupation, farmer, born in Ireland, both parents born in Ireland; Sullivan, Margaret, 39,
wife,
born in Ireland, both parents born in Ireland; their children are: Sullivan, Patrick, age
16, born in
Wisconsin, Sullivan, Mary 13, born in Wisconsin, Sullivan, Eugene, age 11, born in
Wisconsin,
Sullivan, Nellie, age 6, born in Wisconsin, Sullivan, Thomas, age 3, born in Wisconsin
Source 1880 federal census, Whitewater, #14 on pages dated 14th and 15th. Sullivan,
William,
born circa 1850 in Ireland, both parents born in Ireland, wife is Nellie? born circa 1845
in New
York, father born in New York, mother born unknown place. Vera?, their daughter was born
circa 1867 in Wisconsin
Microfilm research by: Barbara Atkinson Krultz, N10334 Sidney Avenue, Greenwood,
Wisconsin 54437. e-mail pkbk@badger.tds.net
copyright 1979-2002 Barbara Krultz, Greenwood, Wisconsin