Hello to all -- Since I am definitely a newbie to this Irish research (and feeling more so all the time!), I am hoping someone can take me under their wing and lead me in the right direction. *** What I'm searching for --- James and John KEHOE, Margaret RYAN *** What I know for sure --- James emigrated to the U.S. in 1864; in 1900 census he lived in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and three daughters; in 1900 he was 46 years old; born May 1854; he was married in 1881 in Milford, Illinois to Flora Anna BAKER; his age was 27 years old; marriage record listed his parents as Margaret RYAN and John KEHOE *** What the family story says --- James was born in Clonmel, Ireland in December 1854; his parents both died, so he emigrated to the U.S. as an orphan when he was 11. He died at St. Vincent's School for Boys in San Rafael, CA. (No death record found, though.) *** I have searched the Griffith's Valuation and there are no John Kehoe's in Tipperary County. Thinking that maybe the father preceded the mother in death, I also searched for Margaret Kehoe. The only matches were in County Wexford, Parish Killegney, Location Killegney. Was Griffith's Valuation done on a yearly basis? Would the mother's name have replaced the father's if he preceded her in death? I live 2 hours from the nearest Family History Center, so I try to do as much research online as is possible. I'm having a VERY difficult time with this one. Any suggestions, help, kicks in the britches, etc. would be GREATLY appreciated. I'd like to find this family as soon as possible, so my mother and I might visit Ireland and see the family "origins". With heartfelt thanks, Kristin