This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CARMODY, WHELAN, ALLOWAY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UiH.2ACIB/169 Message Board Post: I'm trying to trace back on my husband's grandfather's Carmody line. I need more information on the ancestors of John Joseph Carmody, born in Co. Clare, Ireland, 15-16 August 1863. He married Elizabeth Ann ALLOWAY 18 Nov 1882 in Co. Clare, then emigrated to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Their 2 older daughters have Ontario listed as their birthplaces on death certificates, but John J.'s obituary said he emigrated to Canada in 1887, meaning the girls would have been born in Ireland. In 1888, the family crossed the river and settled in Port Huron. I know of his 2 brothers, Michael, born about 1857, and Patrick, date unknown. Michael married Mary WHELAN, and had 7 children that I know of: Margaret (1879) married to James ALLOWAY; Andrew (1886), wife Mary C.; Anna (1888), married to Frank BAUMAN; Patrick (1897), and Lena (23-24 Sep 1989), married to and divorced from Chester HAYNES. Another son, Edward, resided in Boston in 1940, and I believe there was another daughter. All the children, execpt for Edward, settled in Port Huron, Michigan. Michael died in Ennis, but came over to deliver Patrick & Lena on 18 Feb 1912 to live with their older siblings. The other brother, Patrick, also stayed in Ireland. I know he had at least one son, Andy. I believe their father's name was Andrew, and their mother's name was Mary CALLERNY. The family, I believe, ran a hotel/livery stable/bar in Ennis. I see references to Carmodys in the Co. Clare mailing list, but can't seem to connect them up to mine. So I know I'm missing some pieces. Thanks for any help.