This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ShawnMosch Surnames: Hagerty Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/447/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am searching for information on my Great Great Grandfather and I have hit a brick wall . . . also, not much I did not already know. . . all things I knew from family stories and the family bible. I have been using Ancestry, FamilySearch and FindAGrave My Great Great Grandfather is Edward Henry Hagerty born 9 May 1867 Detroit, Michigan died 7 April 1947 St. Paul, Minnesota Earliest record I have found of Edward is his marriage to his wife, Bridget. Here is a link to that information https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FDDK-63N They were married 1 May 1894 I have found census reports for him for the following years . . . 1895 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQ64-8M8 (this one actually shows Bridget's family also) 1900 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M93F-JM4 1905 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SP3B-4WT 1910 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2PC-LQ9 1920 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MW19-GXJ 1930 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X381-168 1940 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KSL3-HPF I have not been able to find a 1880 or 1870 census for Edward. In all of the census reports Edward lists his place of birth as Michigan, and his parent's place of birth as Ireland. I have his death certificate, and it lists he father's name as James and that James was born in Canada. His mother's name is listed as unknown, and her place of birth as Ireland. I have not been able to locate ANY other documentation about Edward's parents. I cannot find ANYTHING on Edward before 1895, to show more information about his parents or if he had siblings. I contacted the State of Michigan trying to find a birth certificate for him, but they could not locate one. Someone told me that the state of Michigan just started to keep birth records in 1867, which was the year he was born, so that could be why there was not one on file. Plus, I am sure he would have been a home birth and not a hospital birth. Edward and his wife Bridget had 3 sons Edward Henry Hagerty Jr John Thomas Hagerty (My Great Grandfather) James Dennis Hagerty Thanks, Shawn Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.