I was wondering if anyone on the list is researching the HARTNETT surname in Contra Costa County. I have a Kathryn (Katherine) HARTNETT that married a John GARVIN. They had an daughter Kathryn Patricia GARVIN born in 11-17-1911. Also In the 1920 census Kathryn HARTNETT GARVIN's sister JANE HARTNETT was living with them. Jane's birthdate was 11-17-1877 born in Venango County, Pennsylvania. Most of the HARTNETT children were born in Venango County, PA. The family story has it that Owen Maurice (Morris)HARTNETT b. circa 1842 married Mary Martha NELLIS(b. 1858) on May 12, 1879 in Venango County, PA. They supposedly had 7 children. They left PA sometime after 1888 and went to Chicago Illinois. During the time in Illinois Owen Maurice and Mary Martha split. The children supposedly went to California with their father. From a letter written to one of their grandchildren in 1954 by Jane Hartnett. their daughter, she told her nephew "our mother died when we were all very young sometime in 1892 and is buried in Oil City, Venango County, PA." I finally figured out why she gave wrote him some information about the Hartnett's is that his mother, one of the Hartnett girls died when he was very young and he was raised by his father's family. Sadly for all of them they did not know that their mother did not die but remarried and went to the Pittsburgh, PA area dying in 1925 and is buried there. Mary Martha NELLIS HARTNETT MEYERS is my great grandmother through her second husband. I would love to be able to find some descendant's that I could share some information with and also gain some on some of the other children. Thank you in advance for any assistance or leads. Beverly Pfeil Paquet Tucson AZ