Hi, Everyone! I am new to the list and this is my first posting. I have been researching my various family lines for over 15 years, but am just beginning my Irish research now. I welcome any advice and suggestions you may have. Mary McGinnis was born about 1838 in Co. Monaghan. She was the daughter of John William or William John McGinnis and Ann Kearns. She had three known siblings – Bridget Elizabeth (or vice versa) b abt 1841 in Ireland, Ellen b abt 1843 in Ireland, and Rose b abt 1848 in Louisiana (LA). These women got younger as the years passed, so the birth years are the best I can work out. Records are consistent that Rose was born in LA, but who knows. I do not know for certain when they immigrated or where. Dates in census records vary between 1850 and 1858. I believe immigration was to New Orleans, Louisiana. My first record in the USA is a marriage license for Mary in New Orleans in August 1859. She married John James O’Connell, b abt 1830 in Co. Cavan. The surety on the license was Patrick Gillon and Terrence Smith was the other witness. Their first child was Susan Ann, b 1860 in New Orleans. Her godparents were Ellen McGinnis and Patrick Gillon. Their other children were John James, b 1863 in Mobile, Alabama (AL); William McGinnis, b 1868 in Mobile; and Hugh Joseph, b 1870 in Mobile. John died in 1872 in Mobile and in 1876, Mary married Anthony Arthur Flynn. She had one more child, Mary Ellen, in 1879. Anthony died in 1883. Bridget married William Mullhall and had children Michael P., Annie (V., B., or F.), Phillip Joseph, Margaret Josephine, and Mary. Mullhall disappears and Bridget married Martin D. Kenny; it appears they had no children. Ellen married Christopher Foley and had children William J., Kate, John T., Matthew, Ambrose, Annie A., and Ella. Rose married William R. Ward and had children William and Mary. I believe these marriages took place in Mobile, AL. All the children were born in (Mobile) AL. Mary died in 1914, Bridget in 1929, Ellen in 1919, and Rose in 1935, all in Mobile. The only US record I have found so far with information beyond Ireland as the place of origin was Susan Ann’s baptism certificate. I have a few more details of the family in the US, but my real interest, at this point, is finding both Mary and John’s home in Ireland. Thanks for reading to this point! Regards, Denise