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John J Reilly

John J Reilly

Male 1901 - 1952  (50 years)


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  • Name John J Reilly  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Birth 11 Jul 1901  Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Mar 1952  Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 15 Mar 1952  Brook Park, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    Person ID I15320  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father John J. Reilly,   b. Sep 1867, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1930, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Victoira Brogan,   b. 27 Sep 1869, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Oct 1904, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F5614  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian M Theis,   b. Abt 1902, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1963, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 24 Sep 1924  Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Richard John Reilly,   b. 24 Sep 1928, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 2018, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Living
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    Family ID F5625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S240] Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives; Location: Washington, D.C. ; Date: 1920;), Reilly, John J & Family. Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 6, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1362; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 99 Description: Cleveland City, Ward 6, Tract F 7 (part) bounded by Pensacola Ave, W 39th, Muriel Ave, W 38th, Memphis, W 37th, Henritze Ave, Pearl Rd, Woburn Ave.

    2. [S117] 1940 United States Federal Census, Reilly, John J. & Lillian and Family. Year: 1940; Census Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03055; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 18-203.

    3. [S329] Commonwealth of Virginia; Dept. of Health: Marriage Return, Reilly, Richard J & Nelson, Jane E. Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167069.

    4. [S620] Cuyahoga County Probate Estate Files, Brogan, Mary.

    5. [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), Reilly, John J.
      REILLY, JOHN J. (retired member Lakewood Fire Dept.): beloved husband of Lillian (nee Theis); father of 2d Lieut. Richard J., U. S. M. C., Pvt. John J. and June; brother of L. T., Mary Morgan and Alice Gilles. Friends received at the Nickels Funeral Home, 14500 Madison Ave. Services Saturday, March 15, from St. Clement's Church at 10 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.

      Plain Dealer: 15MAR1952
      Accessed: 24JAN2026

    6. [S435] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947, Reilly, John J. National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards For Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1186.