LIFE

naturalized in 1919

1910 CENSUS (Bridgewater, Somerset, New Jersey):
Geoffrey O'HARA (28y) single music teacher / vocal
Immigration Year: 1904

Composer named by Secretary Lane to preserve music of the Indians (in: The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.) of 20 Mar 1913)

Red Man's Songs to be Preserved (in: The Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) of 25 Mar 1913) with picture
(in: The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.) of 30 Mar 1913)

O'Hara to preserve old Indian Music (in: The Fort Wayne Daily News of 12 Apr 1913, p. 13) with picture
(in: The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.) of 30 Nov 1913)

Point and Counterpoint by Paul R. Martin (in: The Indianapolis Sunday Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) of 1 Mar 1914 (p. 13 & 24))

Preserving Indian Music (in: The Indianapolis Sunday Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) of 3 May 1914 (p. 16))

Victor Records (in: The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) of 29 Oct 1914 (p. 13))

Out to-day: New Victor Records for May (in: The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) of 1 May 1918 (p. 3))

His Master's Voice Records for August: Out to-day (advertisement with drawing of O'Hara (in: Manitoba Free Press (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) of 1 Aug 1919))

Soloist at Festival (in: The Indianapolis Sunday Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) of 29 May 1921 (p. 16))


WORLD WAR I DRAFT REGISTRATION CARDS, 1917-1918 Record for Geoffrey Ohara
3212 West Ave., Newport News, Warwick, Virginia
Musician
Employer's name: Fosdick Comm. War. Dept., USA
Nearest relative: Mrs. M. S. O'Hara (mother)
75 Lower Kingston, CANADA

1920 CENSUS (New York):
Geoffrey O'HARA (37y) musician / teacher
Constance M. O'HARA (29y)

1930 CENSUS (Yonkers, Westchester, New York, 2 Apr 1930):
Geoffrey OHARA (48y) composer / music
Constance M. OHARA (39y)
- Hamilton M. (9y)
- Nancy J. (4y/8m)

Geoffrey O'Hara (Constance) song writer h115 Winnebago Rd, New York (source: 1936 Polk's Yonkers (Westchester County, N. J.) City Directory, p. 483)



Geoffrey O'HARA (b. 2-2-82) musician
+ Constance O'HARA (65y) (b. 15-9-1890)
SS "NIEUW AMSTERDAM"
dep. New York: .. June 1956
arr. Southampton: 15 June 1956



Geoffrey O'HARA
+ Constance O'HARA
SS "NIEUW AMSTERDAM"
dep. Southampton: 25 Aug 1956
arr. New York: 1 Sep 1956

Author of famous song dies at 84 (in: Post Crescent (Appleton, Wisconsin) of 1 Feb 1967, p.