Patrick's death cert will name the father of them all.. photocopy only costs €4.00 https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/GRO_Fees.aspx https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Apply-for-Certificates.aspx Church records coming on line soon so you can search them then.. DH On 13/05/2015 16:31, Kathleen Baxter via wrote: > I believe this to be correct. You guys will probably cause me to start > sobbing in shame at my complete and total ignorance. I base this on that > letter. > (I am joking, I am joking) > > What I do not know is the name of the parents of these guys. > > The sons who came to America were > > James, tombstone says 1813-1895. He died in Allamakee County, Iowa. His > wife was Catherine Carroll. Hie eldest son John was born in New York in > 1850.. > > Charles my great grandfather, tombstone says 1814-1896 says in the census > he arrived in America in 1846, bought land in Iowa in 1856 but went back to > New York and married my great grandmother Johanna Butler in 1857 (Her > father was the railroad foreman). I believe she was 14. They then went to > Iowa. I do not find this a noble thing about my great grandfather. His > eldest son John (my grandfather) was born in 1862 in Allamakee County, Iowa > > John was born about 1816 He came to Allamakee County Iowa with his wife > Mary, born in Ireland. His wife and daughter Sarah died in 1881 and he took > his family back to Ireland, stayed there about twenty years and went to > Boston. I have NO idea when and where he died and really no idea where to > look for his children. I suppose I should look for children (Mary and > John, so helpful names) born in the USA in Ireland in the censuses. John > Baxter is a pretty common name and Boston is a big city. > > Thomas in Ireland born about 1815, died 1903 or 1904 > > Mary or Elizabeth married a man name Reilly and did not reproduce, so this > is a person of no consequence, as indicated in the letter. Sob. > > Patrick died December 1909 son John born in 1873. I believe that he is the > man who wrote the letter. > > Robert lived from about 1830-1866. > > And that is the information of which I feel somewhat secure. The one who > went to Boston sort of drives me insane. > > I do want you to know I have spent many hours trying to understand all of > this! > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com