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; check the Hupmobile Club for more information on this car and see below for photos of what it 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)
1928 Hupmobiles:
