1. Letters from Vincent Cullinan (1911-1989) of San Francisco, California dated July 23, 1980, September 17, 1980 and March 30, 1982.
2. Letters from Paul H. Cullinan of Washington DC dated February 12, 1980 and March 11, 1980.
3. Letter from Mary Cullinan of Oakland, California dated July 7, 1993.
4. Census returns for the States of California and Connecticut (1920), U.S. Department of Census.
5. Obituary from Washington Post, September 29, 1979.
6. Obituary from New York Times, August 15, 1959.
7. Obituary from Bridgeport Times (various dates).
8. Biographical information taken from The American Catholic Who’s Who, 1911.
9. Cemetery Records Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California, (various years).
10. The American Catholic Who’s Who, ©1972, N.C. Publications, Washington D.C.

Comments:

1. John Thomas Cullinan (1906-1985). Lawyer. A.B. Notre Dame University (1928); LL.B., Yale University (1931); Hon. (LL.B.), Duquesne (1954). Law practice (1931-34; 1955-). Assistant U.S. Attorney, Connecticut (1936-37); Assistant Corporation Counsel, Bridgeport, Connecticut (1932-34); Prosecuting Attorney, id. (1936-42); Judge, Common Court of Pleas (1942-50); Connecticut Superior Court (1950-1954); Director, Bridgeport Hospital (1944-54); Bridgeport Boy’s Clubs (1944-54); Catholic Charitable Bureau (1944-54); Trustee, University of Bridgeport (1944-54); member of the Democratic State Central Committee, Connecticut (1934-37); Member of the Knights of Columbus; National Fdn. Inf. Paral state chairman (1946-48) fund raising; American Cancer Society. Res (1969): 116 Elmwood place, Bridgeport, Connecticut; (1972): 1241 Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06603.
2. Eustace Cullinan (1876-1962). Listed in the American Catholic Who’s Who:"Lawyer; educated at St. Ignatius College, San Francisco (degree of A.M.), University of Notre Dame, Indiana (degree of A.B.), and the law department of the University of California; married on July 5, 1902 to Katherine F. Lawler; is editorial writer for the San Francisco Bulletin, and a member of the firm Cullinan & Hickey; has travelled in Germany, Austria, France, England, Alaska and Honolulu. Club: Bohemian (San Francisco). Address: 3434 Seventy-first street, San Francisco.
3. Eustace Cullinan, Jr. (1906-1959) was appointed to the municipal bench by Earl Warren, then governor in 1952 and was elevated five years later to the Supreme Court bench.
4. Gerald Cullinan (1916-1979). "Was a writer and politician. He came to Washington and was public relations consul for the Letter Carriers’ Union in the U.S. Postal Service, and had been Assistant Postmaster General under President Eisenhower. Gerald died suddenly in September of 1979. He has written a history of the U.S. Postal Service". -Paul H. Cullinan, Washington DC.
5. In the 1920 Census records for the State of California, Eustace Cullinan and his wife Katherine F. Lawlor are listed with their four sons at 3433 21st Street, San Francisco, California.
6. In the 1920 Census records for the State of Connecticut, John Cullinan (1840-1924) is listed with his two daughters, Ellen Cullinan (1870-1935) and Catherine (Cullinan) Sullivan (c1866->1920). Frances (née Sullivan) Hurley (c1902->1920) is also listed at this address, and it is likely that this is the daughter of Catherine. They were living at 819 State Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
7. Thomas Mitchell Cullinan (1867-1928) and his wife Lucy Agnes (Fitzpatrick) Cullinan (c1872-1959) are listed in the 1920 Census for the State of Connecticut. Their two children, John T. Cullinan (1907-1985) and Catherine L. Cullinan (c1904-) are also living at 116 Elmwood Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Down the street, at 160 Elmwood Place, John J. Cullinan (1864-1952) and his wife Katherine (Keating) Cullinan (c1882->1920) are also found in the 1920 Census. They are living with their four children, Mary N. (née Cullinan) Hartnett (c1906-), Helen E. Cullinan (c1908-), Paul H. Cullinan (1912-) and John K. Cullinan (c1919-).