McKeon & McGrann
Company Names, addresses, dates1:
Listed Under Mineral Water
P. McKean, South side B North between 2nd and 3rd West (1853)
John McKeon, 293 B (1855)
Listed Under Tavern or Saloon Owners
James McGrann, North side Pa Ave, between 2nd and 3rd West (1850)
James McGrann, 179 Pa Ave (1862-1867)
James McGrann, 1704 Pa Ave NW (1874-1885)
Notes:
There is a "J. M. McKeon" (b. 1820 in Ireland) listed as a DC resident in the 1860
census, although his occupation at that time was "disabled soldier", so I'm not sure
if he's the guy listed on the bottle.
I suspect that the directory listing for "P. McKean" is a misprint, and that "McKean"
should be "McKeon", and maybe the "P" should be a "J" as well. Old directories had lots
of typos. The reason the 1853 directory address above seems so cryptic is because
Washington DC didn't seem to have numbered addresses back then, so building addresses
were just descriptions of where the building was relative to the surrounding streets.
Note the 1853 McKean mineral-water address is across the street from the 1850 McGrann
Tavern address - or it could be a typo and they were at the same address.
The 1880 census says James McGrann was a restaurant keeper, born about 1819 in Ireland.
I beleive he is the McGrann listed on my bottles.
Bottles:
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This is my most prized Washington DC bottle. It is a blue 8.4" torpedo embossed: front: McKEON & McGRANN back: WASHINGTON DC |
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This bottle is the same as the one above, but it's green.
It's a green 8.0" torpedo embossed: front: McKEON & McGRANN back: WASHINGTON DC |
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This is a 7.3" green squat blob-top bottle with an iron pontil scar on the bottom.
It is embossed: front: JOHN McKEON / WASHINGTON / D.C. |
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