Hello, Some excerpts that I made from the Tulla baptismal register show members of the O'Dea family. The Tulla Parish Baptismal Register Jan. 1819 To March 28, 1846 1840 Sept. 21 "Anne. Pat Dolohunty. Bid Mac. Michl (Odea?). Bid (M)orony. Lis( )ty. [could be Lissycasey] This shows Anne Dolohunty, daughter of Pat Dolohunty and Biddy Mac. Her godparents were Michael (Odea?) and Bid (M)orony. The Dolohunty may have been resident in Lissycasey. These entries are very difficult to read and you need to examine the microfilm and make your own judgment. Regards, Thor Conway

This is not necessarily the same family, although the dates are not inconsistent. Sharon Carberry Georgia pp. 356-357 Portrait and Biorgraphical Album of Clinton and Shiawassee Counties, Michigan... "[John King was born in Co. Longford] .... The second marriage of John King took place August 5, 1867, his bride being Bridget Delehanty, daughter of Patrick and Bridget (McNamara) Delehanty, natives of County Clare, Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Delehanty came to America in 1850, and after spending a year in New York city came West, spending four years at Cleveland [Ohio]. In 1856 he came to Michigan, settling in Faines Township, Genesee County, upon a farm. Mr. Delehanty was a man of intelligence and worth, and for some time a section foreman on the railroad,. He died Marhc 18, 1891, having reached the age of seventy-eight years, and his widow, who is now eighty-four, still survives him. They were parents of ten children, six of whom are living. Mrs. King was born September 5, 1846, in County Clare, Ireland, and she has become the motehr of fourteen children, eleven of whom are now living. They are named: Josephine, born April 30, 1868; Francis J., born June 17, 1869; Hannah, January 20, 1871 deceased); Mary, born January 2, 1873 (deceased); Ambrose, born March 11, 1874; Cecilia, October 17, 1875; Ellen, July 1, 1877; an infant unnamed (deceased); John Albin, born January 3, 1880; Ann Lilly, Mary 25, 1882; Elizabeth, November 7, 1883; Agnes, December 12, 1885; Esther, July 13, 1887; and Stpehen A., March 7, 1890. ...." 1880 census Gaines, Genesee Co., Michigan Dhonolty [sic] Patrick 67 Ire farmer Bridgit 68 Ire. wife Margret 24 OH dau. single g'dau Kattie Dhonolty 10 MI next to: Dolohanty Thomas 33 Ire farming Bridget 30 Ire Anna 9 MI Hugh 7 Jennie 5 Thomas 4 Caroline 3 Mary Chine 50 Ire aunt, widow Thomas Chine 14 Ire son, works on farm Shiawassee County has an 1880 census listing which fits John and Bridget King but it is totally inconsistent with the children as named in the biography. A possbily relevant Ellis Island arrival record: 7 June 1850 the Shannon Dalhunty, all from Ireland Patrick 30 farmer Mary 30 John 5 Honora 3 Thomas 0 mos. infant ----- Original Message ----- ... Subject: [IRL-CLARE] O'Dea in the Tulla Parish Register ...The Tulla Parish Baptismal Register > > Jan. 1819 To March 28, 1846 > > 1840 Sept. 21 "Anne. Pat Dolohunty. Bid Mac. Michl (Odea?). Bid (M)orony. > Lis( )ty. [could be Lissycasey] ... > Thor Conway