Hello Everyone I am just starting my research in Mason Cty. I went through Gen Web already. James Flaherty married Agnes Davis in Mason Cty on July 8, 1852. They were probably Irish Catholic. Does anyone have access to the records of St. Patrick's Cemetery ? Does anyone know the name of the Catholic church that served that area ? Did Maysville have a city directory in the 1850s? Has anyone seen mortuary records for Maysville or Mason Cty ? Anyone else researching Flahertys ? What attracted people to Mason Cty and Maysville in the 1850s? Free land ? Was there a railroad or anything being built that offered jobs ? I saw one map that made it look like Maysville was right on the Ohio River. Is that right ? Thanks for all replies. Sue in Florida __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Does anyone have access to the records of St. Patrick's Cemetery ? A: The Mason Co. Museum Library has a listing of that cemetery. You can also find 1848-1925 records for St. Patrick Catholic Church (Maysville, Kentucky) on FHL film numbers 2021980 Items 11-13 and 2021981 Items 1-5 at any LDS Family History Library. Marriages, 1848-1853; baptisms, 1848-1857 Baptisms, 1857-1893 Baptisms, 1894-1925 Communion, 1901-1925 - English - no index Confirmations, 1901-1924 Marriages, 1858-1895/Burials, 1858-1895 - English or Latin - no index Marriages, 1895-1925 Interments, 1895-1925 - English Cemetery ledger, 1894-1925 - English Does anyone know the name of the Catholic church that served that area ? A: St. Patrick Catholic Church in Maysville is the main one. It was heavily split between German Catholics and Irish Catholics. There was a little area called May's Lick that was south and a bit west of Maysville. It was largely Irish and, if I recall correctly, had another smaller Catholic church. Did Maysville have a city directory in the 1850s? Not sure, but I don't think so. They did have newspapers though. Mason county researchers are extremely lucky that Maysville had some of the earliest and most steadily published newspapers in all of KY. Has anyone seen mortuary records for Maysville or Mason Cty ? No. I would think you'd have to contact the various cemetery caretakers and churches around. Anyone else researching Flahertys ? Not that I'm aware of. Mine are the FURLONGs from Co. Wexford. What attracted people to Mason Cty and Maysville in the 1850s? The river and good farming land mostly. Maysville had a fantastic river landing that was known as Limestone in its earlier days. Free land ? The land wasn't free, but some soldiers got KY land as bounty for their war service. Was there a railroad or anything being built that offered jobs ? There were a lot of farm laborer jobs and a lot of industry jobs too, due to the river traffic. I saw one map that made it look like Maysville was right on the Ohio River. Is that right ? Yes, that map would be correct. The town is on the river and has had a flooding problem off and on through the centuries. You might want to take a look at some of the pictures on Ken Downing's site: http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=4058891&uid=2035815 Kathy -----Original Message----- From: Sue Martinson [mailto:suem600@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 5:36 PM To: KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [KYMASON-L] Flaherty Hello Everyone I am just starting my research in Mason Cty. I went through Gen Web already. James Flaherty married Agnes Davis in Mason Cty on July 8, 1852. They were probably Irish Catholic. Does anyone have access to the records of St. Patrick's Cemetery ? Does anyone know the name of the Catholic church that served that area ? Did Maysville have a city directory in the 1850s? Has anyone seen mortuary records for Maysville or Mason Cty ? Anyone else researching Flahertys ? What attracted people to Mason Cty and Maysville in the 1850s? Free land ? Was there a railroad or anything being built that offered jobs ? I saw one map that made it look like Maysville was right on the Ohio River. Is that right ? Thanks for all replies. Sue in Florida __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received when you subscribed. E-mail List Mom at mailto:daisysroots@yahoo.com Visit Daisy's Roots! http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/1daisy.htm

Yes, Maysville is right on the Ohio River -- it is across the river from Brown County, Ohio -- so there was a lot of "visiting" and "moving" back and forth. For example, a marriage bond was required in KY, so many couples who actually lived in KY were married in Aberdeen, OH, where no marriage bond was required.. From Maysville, there was a road to Lexington, Fayette Co, KY. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Martinson" <suem600@yahoo.com> To: <KYMASON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:35 PM Subject: [KYMASON-L] Flaherty > Hello Everyone > > I am just starting my research in Mason Cty. I went > through Gen Web already. > > James Flaherty married Agnes Davis in Mason Cty on > July 8, 1852. They were probably Irish Catholic. > > Does anyone have access to the records of St. > Patrick's Cemetery ? Does anyone know the name of the > Catholic church that served that area ? Did Maysville > have a city directory in the 1850s? Has anyone seen > mortuary records for Maysville or Mason Cty ? Anyone > else researching Flahertys ? > > What attracted people to Mason Cty and Maysville in > the 1850s? Free land ? Was there a railroad or > anything being built that offered jobs ? I saw one > map that made it look like Maysville was right on the > Ohio River. Is that right ? > > Thanks for all replies. > > Sue in Florida > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== KYMASON Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. E-mail List Mom at mailto:daisysroots@yahoo.com > Visit Daisy's Roots! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/1daisy.htm >