British Archives for Royal Navy records. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ for maps go to: http://www.seanruad.com/ Al Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrea Long" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 1:37 AM Subject: [IRL-ANTRIM] my McElroy search > I have married into this family, and would like a push in the right > direction to follow this line in Ireland. > > > > The details I have been provided are. > > John McElroy born 26 March 1837, in Anthrem (Antrim, I figured) County, > Ireland. > > I have no other details about his birth, family and so on. > > Served in the Civil War in the USA, Company I, 80th Infantry, Illinois > volunteers, rank of Private. Was a prisoner of war between 12/1862 to > 1/1863. (we have these records). > > Died in Pilot Know, IL 23 Jun 1897, buried at Oak Grove Cemetery. > > ~ > > Family story goes like this.was a member of the Royal Navy at the age of 17 > (would be about 1853/4). Deserted in New Orleans, taking a flatboat up the > Mississippi River, landing in Grand Tower, Illinois. Later his two sisters > joined him. He went to Washington Co. (IL) in 1855 where he acquired land > and became a farmer. > > ~ > > I don't know who his sisters were, that are mentioned. > > > > I would also like a pointer to a county map of the area that would be > on-line to view. > > > > Andie > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message