Cindy, Thank you for your comments on the White County Patrick Dolan. The information you provided squares for the most part with his biography in the "History of White County." However, you give one detail that is not in that biography: that he immigated to New York state. Do you have another source of information? And yes, Patrick did have relatives in Gallatin County: He was a cousin of John Lawler (the father of the General) and the Daleys. Also, in 1839, according to his biography in the history, he was an "engineer in John Crenshaw's mill, on the Shawneetown & Equality Railroad, about six months." (Did Crenshaw have a mill or is that a misprint for "mine"?) If he fathered a child with Mary Trousdale at this time, their daughter--Icyvilla--could not have been married in 1829, as is stated in the "History of Gallatin County." Patrick Dolan was definitely a Catholic, and Mary Trousdale was presumably Protestant. There is no indication that they ever married; rather, Icyvilla seems to have been born out of wedlock. If this is so, this must have been quite a scandal at that time. How I would love to know whether the father of Icyvilla Dolan (the wife of Jonathn Combes) was the White County Dolan or another Patrick Dolan! Wanda Avila ----- Original Message ----- From: Cindy Birk Conley <cbconly@midwest.net> To: <ILGALLAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 6:47 PM Subject: Re: Jonathan Combs and Mrs. Phoebe Morris > Wanda, > > I am pretty sure the White County Patrick Dolan, who gave the land for > St. Patrick's church at Enfield was married to a Maria Connelly. This > Dolan was born in Ireland in 1815, and immigrated to New York state in > 1834. > > I wonder if he had relatives in Gallatin Co--I always heard he came to > work on the railroads. > > An 1870 marriage license won't have any family info unless one of > parties were underaged. It would also list the minister, which might > help distinguish between a Catholic and Protestant family, and should > have the witnesses. > > Cindy Birk Conley > Carmi, IL > > Wanda Avila wrote: > > > > In "History and Families of Gallatin County 1988," Hannah Combs Friedlander > > writes: > > > > "In 1820, Jonathan [Combs] married Icyvilla Dolan, daughter of Mary > > Trousdale and Patrick Dolan.... Icyvilla and Jonathan had eleven > > children:.... > > > ============================== > 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 > >