Sharie, One explanation for finding immigrant ancestors in unexpected locations is the fact that people emigrated to places where family, friends, and neighbors had gone. That begs the question about why the original immigrants wound up in places like Iowa. More than likely, the reason was the promise of work, or in the case of the settlement of the West, the promise of land. David Collins Hudson, MA, USA [email protected] wrote: Today's Topics: 3. Re: Hayes married Wolfe in cork ross marriage bonds index -Healy, Murphy 1880 (Sharie Paulson > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [COUNTYCORK] Hayes married Wolfe in cork ross marriage bonds index > - Healy, Murphy 1880 > From: > "Sharie Paulson" <[email protected]> > Date: > Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:41:47 -0500 > To: > <[email protected]> > > > My great grandmother was Julia Anne Healy. She came to the US abt > 1878. It appears that she came alone. It is possible that she came > with a friend. I found a passenger list with a Julia Healy spinster. > There were other spinsters on the boat. Possibly one could have been > a friend. I found her in 1880 in Iowa. The question is why Iowa. > Most Healy's went to New York. She married in Iowa and eventually died > there. In 1880 she was living in a hotel and working there. It was a > small town. Why would she be in this small town???? She was from > County Cork. I have been trying to find info about her parents, > Patrick and Ellen Murphy Healy. So far nothing. > > Sharie > Moss Bluff, LA >