Invented steel bolt together oil and water storage tanks. Prior to this were made of wood. Harry lived in Long Beach Cal., was multi millionaire. He Also lived in Tulsa Ok. About 1939, with patent for bolt together tanks, brought Maloney-Crawford Co from Pa to manufacture in Tulsa Ok for oil industry. T J Costello (husband of Harry's niece, Leanore)was VP and Sales Mgr. of Maloney-Crawford in Tulsa, and moved from Texas to Okla about then.
Address 3361 East Ocean Blvd Long Beach Cal on 1/1/1945 per Leonore birth certificate affidavit. June Costello confirms this was his residence for many years. Now home of Zen Buddha monastery.
Harry may have had a first wife Clara
Harry came to Long Beach around 1918 . Helped design and build home at the corner of Ocean Blvd and Redondo Ave. ..3661 E Ocean Blvd.Calif. death records show San Louis Obispo as death place. SSDI shows Arroyo Grande.
this is probably same person as John James Rooney b 10/15/1879 in Leitrim Ireland
Joan Rooney has came from Athlone in mid 1800s to Boston
have seen last name also as COHOLAN
Children
Martha Jane KITCHING b: 25 AUG 1878 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Anna Eliza KITCHING b: 21 FEB 1880 in Puslinch township, ON, Canada
John Charles KITCHING b: 17 MAY 1882 in Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Mary Alice KITCHING b: 23 JUL 1883 in R. M. of Shoal Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Albert James KITCHING b: 18 SEP 1884 in R. M. of Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Margaret Ellen KITCHING b: 4 NOV 1885 in Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Bertha Catherine KITCHING b: 22 OCT 1886 in Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Sarah Ann KITCHING b: 25 MAY 1888 in Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Annie KITCHING b: 25 JUN 1889 in Birtle, Manitoba, Canada
Addie E. KITCHING b: 2 APR 1891 in ,,,OR
George F. KITCHING b: 2 AUG 1892 in ,,,Oregon
Harry William KITCHING b: 12 MAY 1895 in ,,Oregon
Children
William Richard KITCHING b: 1851 in Bainton, E. R., Yorkshire, England
James Hotham KITCHING b: 9 APR 1854 in Bainton, North Dalton, Driffield, E. R., Yorkshire, England
Charles Ezard KITCHING b: 1858 in North Dalton, E. R., Yorkshire, England
Ann Elizabeth KITCHING b: 1860 in North Dalton, E. R., Yorkshire, England
Ann Eliza KITCHING b: 1862 in North Dalton, E. R., Yorkshire, England
John Henry KITCHING b: 1864 in Ardenfleet, North Dalton, E. R., Yorkshire, England
Lot KITCHING b: 1866 in Ardenfleet, North Dalton, E. R., Yorkshire, England
Richard KITCHING b: 1869 in Ardenfleet, North Dalton, E. R., Yorkshire, England
Jane Elizabeth KITCHING b: 1872 in Ardenfleet, North Dalton, Yorkshire, England