Glenda, You are absolutely right about the lack of McGoverns in the Cascade phone book. There was a large family (of girls) You might check Jerry and Joan (McGovern) Otting, Louis and Betty (McGovern) Leibold, Robert and Faith (McGovern) Kelly (in Worthington). Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: <GSVize@aol.com> To: <IADUBUQU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:30 PM Subject: Re: [IADubuque] McGovern > Jim: > > Cascade and New Melleray are not that far a part. I would say there is a good > chance they were related. There are not any McGovern's in the Cascade phone > book. > > Glenda > ----------------------------------------------------------- > In a message dated 01/11/2002 8:47:13 PM Central Standard Time, > neiersj@hiwaay.net writes: > > > > Subj:Re: [IADubuque] McGovern > > Date:01/11/2002 8:47:13 PM Central Standard Time > > From:<A HREF="mailto:neiersj@hiwaay.net">neiersj@hiwaay.net</A> > > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:IADUBUQU-L@rootsweb.com">IADUBUQU-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > To:<A HREF="mailto:IADUBUQU-L@rootsweb.com">IADUBUQU-L@rootsweb.com</A> > > Sent from the Internet > > > > I have a Thomas McGovern that married Philomena Moes at Cascade 11 OCT > > 1911. > > Thomas was the son of William McGovern & Jane __?__ , born 15 NOV 1878. > > This family was living on a farm in Richland twp., Jones County per the > > 1920 > > Federal census. There are several decsendants of this family in the > > Cascade > > area. I do not know how or if this McGovern relates to the family around > > the New Mellory / Placid area. > > > > Jim in Alabama > > > > researching LOES descendants > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <GSVize@aol.com> > > To: <IADUBUQU-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:02 AM > > Subject: Re: [IADubuque] McGovern > > > > > > > In a message dated 01/10/2002 11:26:51 PM Central Standard Time, > > > Shellymc2@aol.com writes: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > I am new to this board. I am researching the McGovern surname in > > Iowa. > > > > I have located the family in 1880 in Monona, Clayton Co. IA. > > > > In 1900, I have a McGovern family that has moved to Dubuque Co., > > > > > > Prairie Creek Twp. They are: > > > > Thomas 48 > > > > Mary (nee Geraghty, Garrity?) 48 > > > > Thomas 22 > > > > Annie 20 > > > > Mary 17 > > > > Catherine 14 > > > > Rosie 12 > > > > Ellen 10 > > > > Maggie 9 > > > > Margaret 6 > > > > > > > > Neighbors names as per census: Sullivan, Connelly, Duggan, O'Brien, > > > > McCarthy > > > > > > > > I think the church would have been? Holy Family? > > > > > > > > The oldest son, Thomas became a Monk at the New Melleray Abbey, where > > he > > > > died in 1911 of TB > > > > > > > > Thomas' brothers names: Patrick and James, and a sister Mary - 2 > > years > > > > younger than him are all that we know of. > > > > > > > > Shellymc2@aol.com > > > > McGovern web page: http://hometown.aol.com/shellymc2/index.html > > > > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > I live in Dubuque. I looked in the phone book for these addresses and > > phone > > > numbers for you. I think the church and the Abbey would be a good place > > to > > > start. > > > > > > There are about 20 McGovern's in the Dubuque phone book. I just selected > > a > > > Thomas. > > > There are 3 Geraghty in the Dubuque phone book. > > > There is 1 Garrity in the Dubuque phone book. > > > > > > Holy Family Church > > > 16500 Holy Family Lane > > > Peosta, IA 52068 > > > 563-556-6400 > > > > > > New Melleray Abbey > > > 6500 Melleray Circle > > > Peosta, IA 52068 > > > 563-588-2319 > > > > > > Thomas McGovern > > > 563-582-2970 > > > > > > Sincerely, Glenda > > > > ==== IADUBUQU Mailing List ==== > ROLL CALLS? Not permitted unless instituted by the List Admin. But post > your interests and areas of search often. New members join every day. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >