1860....Clark’s Mills, in Kirkland Township, in Oneida County of U. S. Census....
John Wholahan.........5...............b New York State
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1870....Clark’s Mills, in Kirkland Township, in Oneida County of U. S. Census....
John Wholahan.........15....Working in Clark’s Mill.....b New York State
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...............Check Newspaper Rochester " Union Advertiser" May. 28, 1877 / 2-6
a James Wholahan had $60 worth of property stolen from him.
The Film Record was not available for viewing in the Rochester NY Public Library.

Was this John J.......visiting his sister in Rochester ?
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Information from Utica City Directory @ the Utica Public Library, Utica NY

1874..John Wholahan........Mason................residence:....Factory Lane
1879..John Wholahan........Barber..............18 Genesee Street.....room #3 Hotel
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I looked @ 1880 Clark’s Mills Census but did not find a John Wholahan.
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1880 US Census for NYS, Herkimer County, Winfield Township, West Winfield page #443
Micro Film # 19, Roll #838...@ Rochester Public Library
John Wholahan was the US Census Taker for the Village of West Winfield

Wholahan, John J......White...Male......25...Boarder.....Occupation = Barber
John was listed as a boarder @ the home of Timothy & Nellie Taylor 40 yrs. old,... a Farm Laborer
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1890 Census was burned !
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1900 US Census for NYS, Herkimer County, Winfield Township, West Winfield page #295
Micro Film # T623, Roll #1040,,,@ Rochester Public Library
John Wholahan was the US Census Taker for the Village of West Winfield

Wholahan, John J...Head...White...Male...Nov. 1854...45..Married 18 yrs. Barber
Wholahan, Nellie L...Wife...White...Female...Sept. 1863...36.Married 18 yrs. 2 Children...Florist
Wholahan, Olive M....Daughter..White...Female...Nov. 1882...17..@ School
Wholahan, John W....Son..White...Male...Feb. 1881...16..@ School
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1910... US Census for NYS, Herkimer County, Winfield Township, West Winfield ....page #535
Micro Film # T624, Roll #952...@ Rochester Public Library

Wholahan, John J...Head...White...Male.........55.......Married 29 yrs.... Barber, own Shop
Wholahan, Nellie L...Wife...White...Female.....46.......Married 29 yrs. ...2 Children
Wholahan, Olive M....Daughter..White...Female.....27..Life Insurance Agent
Wholahan, John W...was not listed
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1920... US Census for NYS, Herkimer County, Winfield Township, West Winfield
Micro Film # T625, Roll #1115...@ Rochester Public Library

I looked @ 1920 West Winfield Census but did not find a John, or Nellie or Olive Wholahan.
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The following notes came from a telephone conversation with Allan Wholahan, July 22, 1998

John J. Wholahan owned a farm where he raised horses and operated a Tannery in the town of West Winfield NY. ( West Winfield is about 10 miles south of Utica NY on Route 20)

There is a building on the main street of West Winfield with the title stone of "Wholahan"
What was this Building used for ?....Tannery ?

The Farm house was large and used as a Sanatorium.
This Farm House was the first house in town with steam heat.
This Farm House burned to the ground in ?
In front of the house is a boulder on which Olive Wholahan engraved her name.

The Farm was used as a stop on the "Underground Railroad"
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August 1998:
The following data came from the 1900 Census-Sound Index: W450
US Census New York: Vol #58, E.D. #70, sheet #1, Line #34

Wholahan, John J., White, born: November 1854, 45 years old, Birthplace: New York
County: Herkimer, Winfield Town, City: Weat Winfield
Other members of the family:
Wholahan, Nellie L.. Wife, b: Sept 1863, Age 36. birthplace: New York
Wholahan, Olive M.. Daughter, b: Nov. 1882, Age 17. birthplace: New York
Wholahan, John W.. Son, b: Feb. 1884, Age 16. birthplace: New York
Wilcox, Thorissa.. Mother in Law, b: Jan 1836, Age 64. birthplace: New York
Evans, Anna.. Border, b: March 1883, Age 17. birthplace: Wales
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The following are notes from "Intimate History of Winfield" page 77

" If you felt ill or had "tired blood" back in the 1890's you could have sought relief in West Winfield's Hygienic Home, started by Elijah Wilcox. The sanitarium featured mineral water which was supplied by two windmills pumping from wells in the rear field. Perhaps it was of sulphur content or maybe just tasted bad, but the business flourished for some time. Then Nellie Wilcox married John J. Wholahan of Clinton, a barber, and they operated it for a time partly as a "gold cure" for alcoholism. A legend has it that the Wholahan's were sitting on their porch one day when Will Croak came along, delivering groceries from his store. He called to them that their house was on fire. An hour later the Hygienic Home ceased to be. The Wholahans rebuilt the present house on almost the same spot."
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The following are notes from "Intimate History of Winfield" page 231

" John Wholahan, whose Barber shop once occupied the present space of Dr. K.C. Dutton's Dental Office, may have been the first owner.
John operated a neat barber shop @ the South Street location for many years. We remember the ornate barber cabinet in his shop. It had shelves in between the mirror sections which were filled with shaving mugs of floral or plain gold banded design. On these were inscribed in gold the names of their owerners. Not all the most prominent men maintained such a distinctive cup. It was just a custom which appealed to some clinents and not to others. A great many men, a majority in fact, got shaved in a barber shop ( for a dime ). Hair cut 25 cents. The basic purpose of owening a private mug was to avoid contact with any facial germs which might linger in the common cup used by the barber. A personal lather brush also would be found in the private cup. Strangely enough those who owned private equipment would often decline the use of it when ordering a tonsorial job of shave and / or hair cut. Johnny Wholahans shop, like that of James McDermott, would be filled on Saturday nights and in the first decade of the century (1900) on Sunday morning as well. Straight razors were standard equipment. Many men could not use one with any skill much less maintain a suitable edge on their razor at home. Hence, the barber shop shave. Gillette, Enders and Ingersoll safety razors and later the electric shavers, caused definite changes in the routine of barber shops."