According to oral family tradition, John Rooney (born abt 1833 in Ireland) & Martin Rooney (born about 1828 in Ireland) came from County Cork where they eventually settled in Paris (Edgar County), Illinois by the time of the 1860 US Census. Family oral history says that Martin met his future wife Ann Gerarty on the ship coming from Ireland sometime before 9/17/1850, and that they married in Union County, IN, on 9-17-1850 and had a son there named Edward born abt 1852, with John as a witness on the Catholic baptism record. They all later settled in Paris (Edgar County), IL, where John married Ada Davis on 04/28/1856 and had a son Thomas born about 1858 in Illinois, and Martin & Ann had John (born about 1854 in Illinois) and Catharine J. (born about 1856 in Illinois). Both John and Martin had other children later but these are the children shown as of the 1860 US Census where their name was shown as Roney. Later records show the name again as Rooney. Family records indicate that Patrick Rooney and Winnie Moran were the parents of John and Martin. I have been unable to confirm a naturalization record or ship record for them although there are many possibilities since their names are fairly common. I am waiting to hear from the courthouse in Union County, IN, about a possible naturalization record they may have. If this doesn't provide confirmation about the date and place of their emigration from Ireland, does anyone have any information about this family in Ireland or any ideas about how to get past this information to confirm/find where they came from in Ireland? I would appreciate any ideas on where to go from here. Linda Rooney Hess --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.