This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MissMollie Surnames: Higgins, O'Malia/O'Malley/Melia, Kerwin. Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/1732.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The family story is that these 2 Higgins brothers and the 2 O'Malia/O'Malley sisters married in Ireland and came to the U.S. through New York. An 1888 obituary notice for Martin's oldest son, John (1873 New York - 1888 San Francisco, CA), says "New York newspapers please copy." This tells me there was family that remained in New York and did not come to California. Have also learned that Martin & John Higgins were from Cong, County Mayo, Ireland. Could our families be connected? Have seen various spellings of the O'Malia name. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.