illness. His first wife, Grace Gaylord, had died in 1906, just six years after their marriage. From this union there was one daughter, Evelyn. Two years later Jack remarried, this time to Viola Mary Carey, with whom he had three children, John (Jack), Violet, and Maude. His widow and four children survived him. His funeral was from St. Vincent de Paul's Church in Albany with burial in St. Agnes Cemetery. During his stay in Denmark he had a daughter out of wedlock: Eva Lillian (1919–1962). The mother was Edith Mary Johanne Brandt. Eva was adopted by Anton and Anne Margrethe Christensen but knew that Jack Joyce was her father. References External links Circus Historical Society, Inc. Billboard Magazine Further information about Jack Joyce in Denmark and Sweden 1876 births 1934 deaths American horse trainers People from Carnegie, Pennsylvania Burials at St. Agnes Cemetery