Good afternoon: I am looking for an O'Connor who was from Ireland and was in GA prior to the birth of his son William in 1823.William later moved to Jackson County FL Any help greatly appreciated and happy to swap files.Is there a listing of immigrants into GA for this general period? Walt

I have a William O'Connor, born in Ireland circa 1820. He was living in Burke County, GA, working as a laborer in the 1850 census. No further information. William was possibly a brother to the three brothers: Peter, John, and James Benjamin, all born in Ireland (County Wexford?). Peter and James Benjamin came to Savannah, then to Montgomery County, GA, where they died in 1911 and 1917, respectively. Apparently John remained in NY where the three brothers had landed as young men. Following is an excerpt from "Hamiltons and Related Lines" by Zelma Palmer Blocker McDaniel: "What became of John that was left in New York, probably no one knows. Was he the John O'Connor that died in Hastings, Nebraska? When John O'Connor, a shoe dealer on first street, died of an intestinal disorder at the Nebraska Sanitarium on Sunday afternoon, August 17, 1913, little did Hastings realize that it was about to be plunged into one of the most bizarre legal cases in history. A frugal, tight-lipped man, O'Connor died intestate with no known heirs. The three men who might have known about his past, Thomas Farrell, Simon Kelly, and James Rooney were already dead. O'Connor could not be buried until heirs could be located, and for more than two years he lay embalmed in a special vault in the Livingston Brothers Mortuary while hundreds of people from all over the world claimed to be close and only relatives of the man who left an estate of more that $100,000. Although O'Connor was finally buried on February 10, 1916, by order of the state of Nebraska, the case was not finally closed until September 24, 1943. For many years, the self-proclaimed heirs and their lawyers flocked into town, providing at times a carnival-like atmosphere to the courtroom where they pressed their claims; by the time the case was finally settled, Adams County had paid out more than $10,000 in legal cost. This shy man who presumably was never photographed in life was photographed two years after his death and five days before his burial. He was propped up between Walt Livingston and Ed Livingston, undertakers in whose specially-prepared vault he lay while battles raged over who would get his money. Picture shown in Hastings newspaper. John O'Connor was finally buried. Services were held at the mortuary February 11, 1916, with 400 persons present, many of them claiming to be the only surviving relatives, and their lawyers, seated in various delegations. The only floral offering, as the newspaper of the day put it, was a spray of carnations from John Kirkman, a claimant who had withdrawn his suit but later reinstated it. After many years, the estate was turned over to the state of Nebraska." Olivia Williamson Braddy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walter F. Williams" <WaltFW@comcast.net> To: "Georgia List" <Georgia-L@rootsweb.com>; "Florida List" <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com>; "O'Connor List" <OCONNOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 12:05 PM Subject: [GEORGIA] O'Connor , Ireland to GA > Good afternoon: > I am looking for an O'Connor who was from Ireland and was in GA prior > to the birth of his son William in 1823.William later moved to Jackson > County FL Any help greatly appreciated and happy to swap files.Is there a > listing of immigrants into GA for this general period? > Walt > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEORGIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks for the info, but not my William, who was in AL in 1850 and FL in 1860 and later. Good luck. Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olivia" <obraddy@pineland.net> To: <georgia@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [GEORGIA] O'Connor , Ireland to GA >I have a William O'Connor, born in Ireland circa 1820. He was living in > Burke County, GA, working as a laborer in the 1850 census. No further > information. > > William was possibly a brother to the three brothers: Peter, John, and > James > Benjamin, all born in Ireland (County Wexford?). Peter and James Benjamin > came to Savannah, then to Montgomery County, GA, where they died in 1911 > and > 1917, respectively. Apparently John remained in NY where the three > brothers > had landed as young men. > > Following is an excerpt from "Hamiltons and Related Lines" by Zelma Palmer > Blocker McDaniel: > > "What became of John that was left in New York, probably no one knows. > Was he the John O'Connor that died in Hastings, Nebraska? When John > O'Connor, a shoe dealer on first street, died of an intestinal disorder at > the Nebraska Sanitarium on Sunday afternoon, August 17, 1913, little did > Hastings realize that it was about to be plunged into one of the most > bizarre legal cases in history. A frugal, tight-lipped man, O'Connor died > intestate with no known heirs. The three men who might have known about > his > past, Thomas Farrell, Simon Kelly, and James Rooney were already dead. > O'Connor could not be buried until heirs could be located, and for more > than > two years he lay embalmed in a special vault in the Livingston Brothers > Mortuary while hundreds of people from all over the world claimed to be > close and only relatives of the man who left an estate of more that > $100,000. Although O'Connor was finally buried on February 10, 1916, by > order of the state of Nebraska, the case was not finally closed until > September 24, 1943. For many years, the self-proclaimed heirs and their > lawyers flocked into town, providing at times a carnival-like atmosphere > to > the courtroom where they pressed their claims; by the time the case was > finally settled, Adams County had paid out more than $10,000 in legal > cost. > This shy man who presumably was never photographed in life was > photographed two years after his death and five days before his burial. He > was propped up between Walt Livingston and Ed Livingston, undertakers in > whose specially-prepared vault he lay while battles raged over who would > get > his money. Picture shown in Hastings newspaper. > John O'Connor was finally buried. Services were held at the mortuary > February 11, 1916, with 400 persons present, many of them claiming to be > the > only surviving relatives, and their lawyers, seated in various > delegations. > The only floral offering, as the newspaper of the day put it, was a spray > of > carnations from John Kirkman, a claimant who had withdrawn his suit but > later reinstated it. After many years, the estate was turned over to the > state of Nebraska." > > Olivia Williamson Braddy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Walter F. Williams" <WaltFW@comcast.net> > To: "Georgia List" <Georgia-L@rootsweb.com>; "Florida List" > <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com>; "O'Connor List" <OCONNOR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 12:05 PM > Subject: [GEORGIA] O'Connor , Ireland to GA > > >> Good afternoon: >> I am looking for an O'Connor who was from Ireland and was in GA prior >> to the birth of his son William in 1823.William later moved to Jackson >> County FL Any help greatly appreciated and happy to swap files.Is there a >> listing of immigrants into GA for this general period? >> Walt >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GEORGIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GEORGIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >