Carli, Thanks for the reply back. I do not think that our Rourkes are related. My Michael Rourke was born 1818 Waterford, Ireland. He had a brother Patrick and mother Margarette that lived in the township of Rush. The spelling of their last name sometimes differs from O'Rourkes/Rourke/Rourk. The family can be found in census of 1860 of Rush township. Thanks Kathy