I am looking for ideas on how to search for Adam and Dora's immigration to the US. Our first notice of their arrival in the US is from the 1870 Wisconsin State Census. They appear in the 1875, 1880 and 1885 state census but the census taker had to phonetically spell their last name because each census had a different spelling. Adam and Dora could not read or write english.... Conly/Connely/Connelly/Conley were the last name spellings... We do know that from the 1870 WI state census that a son Michael was born in NY and was 1 yr old during the summer of 1870 and another son Mathew was 4 yrs old and listed Ireland as the place of birth. This narrows the time of immigration somewhat. The unusual combination of their first names allowed our success in finding them in Wisconsin and hope that it lends itself to finding them with son Mathew on board a ship bound for New York. Any help you can give is appreciated. John in Texas T32RYAN@aol.com