Posted on: Whiteside Co. Illinois Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/Whiteside/10852 Surname: Gallagher ------------------------- Thomas and Mary (Meeks) Gallagher arrived in Whiteside County probably during the famine years, certainly before 1858. They settled in Fulton and later bought farmland in the north east part of the county.They had two children, John, my gg grandfather, and Catherine. the Gallaghersd lived in the Fulton area for about 100 years. I would love to learn more about Thomas and Mary and also about how, why and when the Irish picked Whiteside Cty.