Lawrence (John) Francis McIntyre, Birth Certificate, 1913

Lawrence McIntyre was named John Francis on his January 2, 1913 birth certificate. The family story is that his father Thomas had two brothers, John and Lawrence. He was initially named for his uncle John, but by the time of his baptism, his name was changed to Lawrence.  It might have had something to do with his Uncle Lawrence being one of his baptismal sponsors.  Lawrence was born at home at 2541 W. Monroe, Chicago. At the time of his birth, his father was a motorman working for the Chicago Surface Line driving a street car.

Larry never knew his name was John on his birth certificate until he tried to get a passport to go to Ireland in 1979. Before he could get a passport in the name of Lawrence, he had to have notorized letters from family members stating that he had always been known as Lawrence Francis.