John T McSorley

John McSorley was the founding owner of McSorley’s Old Ale House, "...a gathering place, a watering hole, the subject of art and literature and even a supreme court controversy. Established in 1854 - McSorley’s can boast of being New York City’s oldest continuously operated saloon. Everyone from Abe Lincoln to John Lennon have passed thru McSorley’s swinging doors. Woody Guthrie inspired the union movement from a table in the front — guitar in hand, while civil rights attorney’s Faith Seidenberg and Karen DeCrow had to take their case to the Supreme Court to gain access. Women were finally allowed access to McSorley’s in 1970!"

Source: McSorley’s Old Ale House website, with detailed history - link accessed November 20, 2024.

Additional Reference Information:

• Wikipedia Entry on McSorley's Old Ale House - link accessed November 20, 2024.
• New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:271P-917 : 11 May 2022), John McSorley, 1910.
• Find-a-Grave Memorial with Photos and Detailed biography - link accessed November 20, 2024.
• United States Census, 1880, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ6Z-834 : Sun Mar 10 12:17:49 UTC 2024), Entry for John McSorley and Kate McSorley, 1880.
• United States Census, 1910, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M577-LTQ : Fri Mar 08 22:32:19 UTC 2024), Entry for John Mc Sorley and Katherine Mc Sorley, 1910.