My great grandfather was Peter M or N Kelly of Longford..But I do not know which area. One of his sons middle name was Morris, a grandson Maurice..so perhaps that was his middle name. He was married April 1862 at Old St, Mary's church in San Francsico, California to Margaret Eliz. Tobin also of Ireland. He appears on the voters register of Gold Hill, Nevada in 1866, having been naturalized the year before., in nearby Virginia City. He was a miner. From various records his birthdate would be around 1828 or after. Is there a mining area in Longford? Perhaps he followed that trade to the USA. I am open for any suggestions you can give me, as to finding his Irish family. and the area he was from .With a name like Kelly, it may remain an unknown. Thanks all. M. Kelly Ornbaun

Hi, I'd be interested in knowing what you find out. My GGGM was Catherine Kelly of Longford. She married James Reilly between 1845-1949. My GGF was born in Jan 1850 in Newtowne Forbes. His father is Robert O'Reilly. I haven't been able to find their marriage record. I believe Catherine may have died during or shortly after childbirth in 1874-76. That's when her husband and all but one child are in Brooklyn, NY in the 1880 census. If anyone can shed light on these Kelly's I'd be most appreciative. The second and third children were baptized in St Mary's in 1852 (John) and 1854 (Mary Ann). Thanks! Barbara On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Marilyn Ornbaun <mko@frontiernet.net> wrote: > My great grandfather was Peter M or N Kelly of Longford..But I do not know > which area. One of his sons middle name was Morris, a grandson Maurice..so > perhaps that was his middle name. He was married April 1862 at Old St, > Mary's church in San Francsico, California to Margaret Eliz. Tobin also of > Ireland. He appears on the voters register of Gold Hill, Nevada in 1866, > having been naturalized the year before., in nearby Virginia City. He was a > miner. From various records his birthdate would be around 1828 or after. Is > there a mining area in Longford? Perhaps he followed that trade to the USA. > I am open for any suggestions you can give me, as to finding his Irish > family. and the area he was from .With a name like Kelly, it may remain an > unknown. > Thanks all. M. Kelly Ornbaun > ********************************** > Griffith's Valuations: > http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-LONGFORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >