Thank you Diane. I have another branch of family that I traced back to visiting Chicago at that time. I called the Church (St Marys) where the memorial is at and they have no record of anyone being buried by that name there either. I'm not sure how to proceed from here I have so many brick walls and I'm spread thin. Oh another thing I found out by talking to a secretary at the church was that the memorial was paid for by a woman in another town who's last name wasn't Casey, a bit of a mystery. There are other names on it as well. On one side it says "James Casey died Dec. 1868 age 55 yrs", "Margaret Casey died Mar 14th 1913 age 85 yrs" then " Erected by his wife Margaret Casey Born in Parish Killshanney Co. Clare, Ire." on the back side it says "Thomas Lacey under that Michael Lacey" "Ann O'Connel under that James O'Connell 1864 - 1899". Last of all on another side "James F. O'Reilly 1876 - 1854 Margaret T. O'Reilly 1871 - 1948 Esther M. O'Reilly 1905 - 1946" >From all the local sources I have determined that Margaret Reagan/Regan was Patricks mother oh wow I'm sorry I've just discovered on his marriage cert his father is recorded as Daniel Casey so his father is most likely " Daniel at Ballygoonan, Kilfenora, This is what happens when you try to do too many things at once. Warm regards, Clara " John probably went to Chicago in the 1890s for the same reason my grandparents did, it was a boomtown, the fastest-growing city in America after it held the World's Columbian Exposition. Not all deaths were recorded. I'd put more faith in the memorial too. Diane"

Maybe he Married twice , both times to a Margaret ? Maggie the Dub Sent from my iPhone On 17 Jun 2013, at 23:45, CMere85162@aol.com wrote: > Thank you Diane. I have another branch of family that I traced back to > visiting Chicago at that time. I called the Church (St Marys) where the > memorial is at and they have no record of anyone being buried by that name there > either. I'm not sure how to proceed from here I have so many brick walls > and I'm spread thin. > Oh another thing I found out by talking to a secretary at the church was > that the memorial was paid for by a woman in another town who's last name > wasn't Casey, a bit of a mystery. There are other names on it as well. On one > side it says > "James Casey died Dec. 1868 age 55 yrs", "Margaret Casey died Mar 14th > 1913 age 85 yrs" then " Erected by his wife Margaret Casey Born in Parish > Killshanney Co. Clare, Ire." on the back side it says "Thomas Lacey under that > Michael Lacey" "Ann O'Connel under that James O'Connell 1864 - 1899". Last > of all on another side "James F. O'Reilly 1876 - 1854 Margaret T. O'Reilly > 1871 - 1948 Esther M. O'Reilly 1905 - 1946" >> From all the local sources I have determined that Margaret Reagan/Regan was > Patricks mother oh wow I'm sorry I've just discovered on his marriage cert > his father is recorded as Daniel Casey so his father is most likely " > Daniel at Ballygoonan, Kilfenora, This is what happens when you try to do too > many things at once. > > Warm regards, Clara > > " John probably went to Chicago in the 1890s for the same reason my > grandparents did, it was a boomtown, the fastest-growing city in America after it > held the World's Columbian Exposition. > > Not all deaths were recorded. I'd put more faith in the memorial too. > > Diane" > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IRL-CLARE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message