Tullius Clinton O'KANE

  General Notes:

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Delaware, Delaware, Ohio; Roll T9_1012; Family History Film: 1255012; Page: 486.3000; Enumeration District: 117; Image: 0470.

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Delaware Ward 2, Delaware, Ohio; Roll T624_1177; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 720.


T. C. O'KANE, books and stationery. If any man has advertised the name of Delaware, east, west, north and south, it is the above-named gentleman, who was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, March 10, 1830 ; son of James and Julia (Williams) O'Kane; his mother was born in New York, and his father in Virginia ; at 8 years of age, he moved with his parents to Franklin Co., Ohio, where he remained until 1849, during which time he received a district school education and engaged in teaching; in 1849, he came to Delaware and entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, from which he graduated in 1852, and was chosen Tutor of Mathematics in the university, where he remained until 1857, when he resigned and went to Cincinnati, and was made Principal over fourteen district schools of that city, where he remained in connection with the public schools until 1864; he then accepted a position in the well-known music house of Philip Phillips & Co., of Cincinnati, and remained with them until 1867, when he came to Delaware, and was engaged for a number of years in traveling for an American house throughout Ohio; in 1873, Mr. O'Kane entered his present business in company with L. S. Wells, under the name of T. C. O'Kane & Wells, which continued until 1878 ; this house is the leading book and stationery establishment of Delaware, also doing a large business in wall-paper; in 1868, Mr. O'Kane began the compilation of a series of Sunday-school singing-books which are among
the most popular singing-books in Sunday schools throughout the United States ; he has compiled and published six works, with a circulation of over 600,000 copies; the sale of these works are as follows : " Fresh Leaves," 75,000; " Dew Drops," 100,000; "Sougs for Worship," 120,- 000; "Every Sabbath," 100,000; "Jasper and Gold," 150,000: "Joy of the World" (just published), 70,000. Mr. O'Kane is a member of the Williams Street M. E. Church, and has been its Sunday School Superintendent for the last four years, as well as leader of the choir. He was married in 1853, to Miss Laura E. Eaton, of Delaware Cn., Ohio, daughter of James Eaton, one of the pioneer settlers of Delaware Co.; two children, sons.


Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953 for Tullins Or Tullius Clinton O'Kane
Name: Tullins Or Tullius Clinton O'Kane
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Event: Death
Event Date: 10 Feb 1912
Event Place: Delaware, Delaware, Ohio
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Gender: Male
Death Age: 81y 11m
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
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Birth Date: 10 Mar 1830
Birthplace: Fairfield Co., Ohio
Estimated Birth Year: 1831
Burial Date: 13 Feb 1912
Burial Place:
Cemetery: Oak Grove
Father: James O'Kane
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Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: Julia Ann Williams
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Mother's Birthplace: New York State
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Reference Number: fn 7948
Film Number: 1953231
Digital Folder Number: 4021175
Image Number: 2776

Tullius married Laura Angeline EATON, daughter of James EATON and Elizabeth CAULKINS, on 14 Jul 1853 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States. (Laura Angeline EATON was born on 10 Nov 1830 in Berlin, Delaware, Ohio, USA, died on 6 May 1909 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States and was buried on 9 May 1909 in Oak Grove Cem., Delaware, Ohio.)