Paul Leo Quinn Jr.
Paul Leo Quinn Jr. was born in New York city's Holmemann Hospital nearly 118 years ago on July 11th, 1903 to his Father Paul Leo the senior, and Mother,. Agnes Earle. In one particular New York State census record from 1920 this evening's honorees Father's name appears as "John S. Quinn ". This is the only document where we find this unusual, unexplainable anomaly.
** Interesting events that occurred around the World during Mr. Quinn's birth year of 1903 included.
• On January 2nd, 1903 United States President Theodore Roosevelt shuts down the post office in Indianola, Mississippi for refusing to accept its appointed postmistress, Minnie Cox because she was black.
• On March 2nd, 1903 in New York City, the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel exclusively for Women. opens.
• On June 16th,1903 the Ford Motor Company is founded by Henry Ford with $28,000 in cash from twelve investors. The first President is not Ford, but local banker John S. Gray, who is chosen to calm investors' fears that Ford would leave the new company the way he had left its predecessor.
• Between July 1st and July 19th, 1903 the first ever tour de France bicycle race is held in six stages starting in Montgeron and ending in Paris. The race is won by Maurice Garin.
• Between October 1st and October 13th, 1903 the first ever modern baseball World Series is held. The Boston Red Sox would go on to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates, in 8 games.
• On December 17th, 1903 Orville Wright flies an aircraft with a petrol engine, "The Wright Flyer" at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in the first successful powered heavier-than-air flight.
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Paul Leo was the youngest of two children born to his mother and father. He had a single older Brother by the name of Richard.
** In the only record we could locate which was the New York census from 1920 this evenings honorees Father at the age of 58 was employed in the field of farming. At this time the family resided in upstate New York and no longer in Manhattan. Both Paul Leo and his Brother Richard also assisted on the farm
By 1930, Paul Leo Jr. was residing in Cleveland, Ohio and according to the census from that year was "Head of Household" and living with his Mother, Agnes, now a widow although it is unclear as to when this evenings Father had died and where.
On July 13th, 1933, two days after having had celebrated his 30th birthday, this Paul Leo marries 21-year-old Cleveland, Ohio native Estelle Uschyk in Chautauqua, New York. The couple would have two children during the course of their marriage, a Son Gerald and Daughter, Christine Quinn.
The Quinn's would continue to reside in Estelle's home city of Cleveland, Ohio where Paul Leo Jr. works as an electrician.
With the United States entry into the Second World War after the bombing of Pearl Harbor this evening's honoree registers to serve his country in Cleveland, Ohio on February 14th, 1942 at the age of 38. At the time of his enlistment, Paul Leo works for the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company.
Mr. Quinn officially enlists as a United States Navy Reservist on October 15th, 1943. He would serve his country for the entirety of the war earning the rank of Lieutenant Commander until being honorably discharged on February 22nd, 1946 when he was placed on the "Retired List"
Shortly thereafter Paul Leo relocates his family to the Sunshine State of Florida and City of Tampa in 1947. There is no specific verifiable reason as to why the Quinn family ventured Southward or what this evenings honoree specifically participated in as far as employment goes once they arrived.
For reasons we know not, Paul Leo Quinn loses his life while at home two days after Memorial Day on Wednesday, May 28th, 1952. He was forty eight.
Paul Leo Quinn Jr. Beloved Husband, Father, patriotic United States Navy veteran of the Second World War