Mahoney Family HistoryJake Kilrain Information |
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Sometimes side-lines can be just as much fun to research. My grandmother, Maggie Mahoney Reinhardt, always claimed that she was related to two well known personalities: she said that she was a second cousin to George M. Cohan, and also was related to Jake Kilrain, famous for bare-knuckle boxing. I have attempted to collect information that might prove or dis-prove this claim. Maggie Mahoney's Irish ancestors are: Cornelius Mahoney, Margaret Regan, James Mahoney,
Catherine Herlihy, Daniel Regan, Mary Scott. Her father, several of her Mahoney aunts and uncles, as well as
two of Maggies siblings have baptismal records found in the Catholic Church in Inchigeelagh, Co. Cork. Jake Kilrain was born John J. Killion, in Greenport, NY, the son Michael Killion. His father was born in Massachusetts, his mother in Ireland. I would dearly wish to discover the maiden name of his mother, but so far have been unsuccessful. Jake married Elizabeth Hoare about 1880. For a more complete biography of Jake and his boxing history, you can go to:
Jake Kilrain boxing history or |