Name |
Thomas Alfred Tobin |
Birth |
Jun 1854 |
Erie Co., New York [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1855 |
Buffalo, Erie Co., New York [2] |
- Relation to Head of Household: Child;
|
Census |
1860 |
Buffalo, Erie Co., New York [3] |
- He is living with just his sister Joanna in the household of Jane Clinton
|
Census |
1870 |
Buffalo, Erie Co., New York [4] |
- Residence Post Office: Buffalo
|
Census |
1875 |
Buffalo, Erie Co., New York [5] |
- Relation to Head of Household: Son; aged 21; born in Erie Co., New York; job is sales (?)
|
Census |
1880 |
Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania [6] |
- Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of Household: Self; aged 26; born in New York, both parents born in Ireland; laborer in steel works
|
No Image | | Transcript | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Relation | Gender | Race | BirthDate | Age | Status | BirthPlace | BirthPlace of Father | BirthPlace of Mother | Occupation | Street |
---|
14 | 15 | Thomas | Tobin | head | M | white | abt 1854 | 26 | | New York | Ireland | Ireland | labor steel works | East Carson Street Singers Row | 15 | 15 | Annie | Tobin | wife | F | white | abt 1856 | 24 | | New York | Bavaria | Bavaria | keeping house | East Carson Street Singers Row | 16 | 15 | Mary | Tobin | daughter | F | white | abt 1876 | 4 | | New York | New York | New York | | East Carson Street Singers Row | 17 | 15 | Charles | Tobin | son | M | white | abt 1878 | 2 | | New York | New York | New York | | East Carson Street Singers Row | 18 | 15 | Sarah | Tobin | daughter | F | white | Nov. 1879 | 6/12 | | New York | New York | New York | | East Carson Street Singers Row |
NARA Pub: T9 Roll: 1095 Page: 437A ED: 171 Enumerated: 4 June 1880 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=09zw_5 Source Web Site: ancestry.com |
Census |
1892 |
Buffalo, Erie Co., New York [7] |
Census |
1900 |
Buffalo, Erie Co., New York [8] |
- Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of Household: Head; aged 46 (born June 1854 in New York); both parents born in Ireland; [job not legible]
|
Image | | Transcript | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Relation | Gender | Race | BirthDate | Age | Status | Years Married | Children Born/Living | BirthPlace | BirthPlace of Father | BirthPlace of Mother | Immigration Year | Occupation |
---|
15 | 135 | Thomas | Tobin | Head | Male | White | 1854 | 46 | Married | | | | New York | Ireland | Ireland | | Fireman | 16 | 135 | Anna E | Tobin | Wife | Female | White | 1857 | 13 | Married | | 9 | 8 | New York | Germany | Germany | | | 17 | 135 | Sarah M | Tobin | Daughter | Female | White | 1880 | 19 | Single | | | | New York | New York | New York | | Seamstress | 18 | 135 | William | Tobin | Son | Male | White | 1883 | 17 | Single | | | | Pennsylvania | New York | New York | | Iron Worker | 19 | 135 | John S | Tobin | Son | Male | White | 1886 | 13 | Single | | | | Pennsylvania | New York | New York | | At School | 20 | 135 | Anna | Tobin | Daughter | Female | White | 1888 | 12 | Single | | | | Pennsylvania | New York | new York | | At School | 21 | 135 | Sonsia E | Tobin | Daughter | Female | White | 1890 | 10 | Single | | | | Pennsylvania | New York | New York | | At School | 22 | 135 | Joseph | Tobin | Son | Male | White | 1892 | 7 | Single | | | | New York | New York | New York | | At School | 23 | 135 | Thomas | Tobin | Son | Male | White | 1894 | 6 | Single | | | | New York | New York | New York | | At School |
NARA Pub: T623 Roll: 1032 Page: 7 ED: 0209 Enumerated: 7 June Transcript ID is dbid=7602&iid=4114512_00224 |
Census |
1910 |
Buffalo, Erie Co., New York [9] |
- Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of Household of House: Father-in-law
|
Census |
1920 |
Buffalo, Erie Co., New York [10] |
- Relation to Head of Household: HeadResidence Marital Status: Widowed; aged 64; born in New York; both parents born in Ireland; no job. Living with one daughter "Mary A. Bill," aged 42. If this is his daughter Mamie, the age is young by about 5 or 6 years.
|
Death |
13 Feb 1930 |
Alden, Erie Co., New York [11, 12, 13] |
Census |
1965 |
Buffalo, Erie Co., New York |
- Relation to Head of Household: Child; aged 11, born in Erie Co.
|
Obituary |
Obituary, (Altoona, PA), 13 Feb. 1930:
Thomas A. Tobin, Sr. — Farther of J.L. Tobin of this city, died at his home in Buffalo, Ny., this morning, according to word received by the son. Funeral services will be conducted in Buffalo on Saturday morning at 9 o’clock and interment will be made there. He is survived by the following sons and daughters: Mary Tobin, Mrs. Grant Reed, Mrs. Anna Jordan, Joseph L. Tobin, Mrs. Lulu Flannegan and Thomas A. Tobin, jr., all of Buffalo, and J.L. Tobin of 709 Sixth avenue, Altoona. One son died last April and his wife died twenty-six years ago. |
Occupation |
worked in steel mills |
Burial |
Holy Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, Erie Co., New York [11] |
- Section Q, Lot 14, Grave 13
|
Notes |
- In the 1860 US census, Thomas (aged 5) and Joanna (aged 3) Tobin are living in the 11th Ward of Buffalo with Jane Clinton as Head of Household, and four other Clintons, aged in their 20s and 30s.
If as family history (and the 1900 census) has it several members of the family died, perhaps this is where the two youngest were taken up to live. The age here would about match with the age given on the 1880 census for Thomas. And, if their mother is a servant elsewhere, living with another family here makes senses. Were the Clintons relatives?
Second, in the 1870 census, in the 11th Ward, Ellen Tobin, aged 52 and born in Ireland, is the Head of Household for Thomas, aged 16, and Joanna, aged 13, both of whose parents are foreign born. This is the same family as above, it would seem, but is it our Thomas, and why does the 52 year old Ellen Tobin appear now?
In the 1880 census, the family is living in Pittsburgh, and he is working in a steel mill.
In the 1900 census, he is living with wife Anna and 7 children, the oldest age 19.
According to the pattern of how their children were born in this census, this family started out in NYState after being married. After about Sept. 1880 they moved to Pittsburgh. They had three children before they moved there; the older two apparently died, and Sarah was the oldest child to survive. According to the 1880 census, they were living on the South side in Pittsburgh and he was a steelworker. He had been out of work for 4 months within the previous year--moving, getting settled in, finding a job in Pittsburgh. They lived there until after the birth of Louisa. Between Feb. of 1890 and Sept. of 1892 they moved back to Buffalo.
Why did they move to Pittsburgh? Just for work, or was there family? The are 61 other Tobins in Allegheny Co. in the 1880 census. If his father had 6 children (who lived), it's not unlikely that one or more of them had moved to Pittsburgh.
Anna Jordan (b. 1909) says that she visited Pittsburgh when she was a young girl, and talked about relatives who lived in Altoona—see his two children William and Jack.
|
Person ID |
I722 |
BisantzCaldiero |
Last Modified |
30 Dec 2023 |
Family |
Anna E. Moser b. Oct 1855, New York State d. 19 Aug 1903, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York (Age 47 years) |
Marriage |
1875 [8] |
Children |
| 1. Mary Tobin b. Abt 1876, New York State d. 29 May 1953, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York (Age 77 years) |
| 2. Charles Tobin b. Abt 1878, New York State |
| 3. Charlotte E. “Lottie” Tobin b. Abt 1878 d. 6 May 1897, 240 Forrest Ave, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York (Age 19 years) |
| 4. Sarah M. "Sadie" Tobin b. Nov 1879, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York d. 7 Aug 1964, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York (Age 84 years) |
| 5. Mary Ann "Mamie" Tobin b. Abt 1882 |
| 6. William Tobin b. Jun 1883, Pennsylvania d. 8 May 1929, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York (Age 45 years) |
| 7. John Louis "Jack" Tobin b. 12 Dec 1886, Pennsylvania d. 1 Dec 1964, Altoona, Blair Co., Pennsylvania (Age 77 years) |
| 8. Katherine "Anna" Tobin b. 28 May 1887, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania d. Apr 1937, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York (Age 49 years) |
| 9. Louisa E. "Lulu" Tobin b. Feb 1890, Pennsylvania |
| 10. Joseph Tobin b. 14 Sep 1890, New York State d. 13 Jun 1971, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York (Age 80 years) |
| 11. Thomas Albert Tobin b. 15 Nov 1893, New York State d. 1 Jul 1957, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York (Age 63 years) |
|
Family ID |
F179 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
30 Dec 2023 |