The information I have on my maternal great great grandparents is as follows.Patrick Walsh was born in 1803 in Dublin city, Dublin Ireland. Catherine Reilly was born in 1810 in County Mayo, Ireland. They were marrried before 1835 ; not sure as to where that occured--either in Ireland or the U.S. Eventually they do have 11 children, the first two of which are born in New York, in 1835 and 1836. My great grandmother, Marcella Walsh, is born August 8, 1837 in Chicago, and the verbal tradition in our family is that she was the first white woman born in Chicago after the Indians left. Her birthdate and place is engraved on a large family monument in Calvary cemetery on the far South side of Chicago. The religion is Catholic. Martcella and her husband have twelve children, and I have located all their baptismal records from the parish logs of the appropriate churches. What I am really interested in is trying to establish some greater detail about Patrick and Catherine in Ireland. Eventually, they do settle in what is now Waukegan, Illinois, in Lake County as farmers. But their beginnings is what I do not have and any suggestions as to where I should begin would be appreciated. I am interested in any and all types of records, including birth, baptism, marriage, death and/or land ownership-tenancy-rental records, or tax records. Please contact me directly at [email protected] Thank you. Michael Young