Dear Kathleen, I'm interested in your Mary Ellen HURLEY. Do you have any information on her (possible) brothers or others of the HURLEY name who might have settled in California in the second half of the 19th century? Judy Kathleen Bowen wrote: > > Hi, > > I am a new subscriber to the list and I would like to post info about my > ancestor who was a blacksmith of Irish descent in SW Washington, D. C. <snip> > The basics: > John Dominic DONEGAN, b. Jul 1858 in Washington, D. C. (source: 1900 DC > Federal Census), d. 25 Jun 1934 (source: St. Dominic's Catholic Church > records), m. Mary Ellen HURLEY, prob. in NY (poss. Staten Island), b. Feb > 1858, Ireland (source: 1900 DC Federal Census), prob. Co. Cork, d. 11 May > 1924 (Newspaper death announcement). <snip>