This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ShanachieALP Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.ohio.counties.montgomery/4588.4.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for your quick response! The only lead I have for Mary Ready and County Mayo is that she apparently was fond of saying that she was "Mary (Ready) Ryan, from County Mayo, by God!" That's the family story, anyway :) I know very little about the Readys, except that on Mary's death certificate, her father is listed as "Thomas", that she was born in Ireland, and the dates I mentioned. I also believe that John Ryan (or his father, another John Ryan, married to Julia (last name unknown) lived in Cincinnati prior to moving to Dayton. Many of these Ryans are buried in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, and I have a listing of the names and dates. Those include Julia, John, Mary (Ready) Ryan, and I believe there's a Dennis buried there as well. Perhaps a few others - I'd have to go check my records. Mary Ready and John Ryan's daughter, Kathryn Mary married my grandfather, Robert Clarence Patterson around 1906. Robert Clarence was an attorney, then a Common Pleas judge in Dayton for a number of years. They had three children: Robert William Patterson (who was mayor of Dayton from 1954 to 1960 or thereabouts). There was a twin boy who died shortly after their birth in 1908. Robert William married Virginia Karns, a well-known actress and singer, and they settled in Dayton. The second surviving child was Mary Elizabeth (Maribeth) Patterson, who married David Tarbell and lived in Cincinnati. The last surviving child was my father, John Ford Patterson, born in 1918, who married Barbara Burrows and they settled in Washington, DC where my siblings and I were born. This is probably too much information, but I'm hoping some of it will be helpful. What else can you tell me about the Readys? 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.