It's been quite a while since I posted my interests. I'd like to hear from anyone researching these names, or researching Irish in the same localities. The Bulger and Hanratty families went to Butte 1885-1895 from Norton Creek, Quebec, where they'd settled around 1825. The Byrne and O'Reilly families came to New York in 1854, went to the Comstock Lode about about 1865-1869, and to Butte in 1895. Maggie Byrne married Peter M. Holmes. Mary Byrne married John Joseph O'Reilly. I believe their brothers Ned Byrne and John Byrne also went to Butte. John Mooney and Mary Clark went from Ireland to Canada and settled in Scranton, PA by 1850. Several of their children went to Butte around 1885, including Maggie Mooney Kellett, Mary Mooney Pryor, and Sarah Mooney Sherman. There were some Mooney brothers also in Butte. Around 1920 some of this family went to WA state where they ran Mooney's Bar & Grill (Tacoma) and Mooney's Tavern near the Puyallup junction. Daniel McCarthy and Catherine O'Neill immigrated from County Cork to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in 1864. Several of their children came to Butte around 1895. My brick walls: I'm looking for two Sullivan families - Daniel Sullivan and wife Margaret (McCarthy) came to Butte around 1895 with four children, Mamie, Margaret, Daniel, and Emmett. Mamie and Margaret were schoolteachers and Emmett was a timekeeper. Mary McCarthy bo 1844 in County Cork, married there to Michael O'Sullivan. One daughter born in Cork, another born in CT, and then this family moved to Houghton County, MI. The names I have for their daughters are: Nora Theriault, Tillie LaPage, Kate Dube, and Mary Smith. I am not sure if these girls stayed in MI or came to Butte. Kathleen.

Descendants of Michael David O'Connell Generation No. 1 1. MICHAEL DAVID2 O'CONNELL (TIMOTHY1) was born November 09, 1872 in Rossie, New York, and died April 16, 1952 in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana. He married MARY ALICE LYNCH in Butte, Montana, daughter of PATRICK LYNCH and MARY LYNCH. She was born 1875 in Austin, Nevada, and died Unknown in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana. Notes for MICHAEL DAVID O'CONNELL: Following are data Michael David O'CONNELL, Jr., told to Madeleine O'Connell-Willson, in 1991: GRANDFATHER MICHAEL DAVID O'CONNELL was born November 9, 1872 at Rossie, New York. At the age of 22, he came to Montana. He married Mary (Mame) Lynch, and they had eight children: Mary, Frank, Ann, Margaret, Helen, Elizabeth, Frank, Lee, and Michael. M.D., Sr., died April 16, 1952, of a stroke, at the age of 79. Mame died November 3, 1951. They are buried in Butte. In 1894, when M.D., Sr., was 22 years old, he and Frank came to Montana and worked for a while mining in Whitehall. Frank eventually went to Bishop, California, where he worked in the plumbing department of the Vanadium Mines. Frank never married, and, later, Frank returned to New York, where he died and is buried in Rossie. Michael came to Butte and worked in the Butte mines. One day Michael worked very hard, as was his habit, while a companion spent most of the time "resting". A foreman unjustly criticized Michael for the little accomplished. "That does it," Michael explained. "I'll never work for anyone again. Michael quit the mines and went into building contracting on his own as "O'CONNELL Construction Company". The construction company continued until M.D.'s son, Mike, Jr., returned to Butte after WWII and went into business with his father. M.D., Jr., finally retired and closed the business in 1988. Dad says that his father had also picked up experience working for the ACM Company on the top deck of the smelter in Anaconda, 300 feet in the air. "He never wanted to work underneath anybody!" M.D. Sr. had a life long interest in politics. Around 1916, for many years, Michael was head of the Butte City Council and acting mayor when the Mayor was not in town. In the 1940's Michael was elected Democratic State Representative to the Montana State Legislature, where he was reelected and continued for six years. In 1948, M.D.,Sr., was chosen State Democratic Representative to the national Democratic convention in New York. Dad still has the rosary his father brought back from St. Anne de Beaupre. This was Michael's last trip. In 1952, M.D., Sr., died of a stroke or heart attack. Margaret Gollaher remembers M.D., Sr., as a brilliant man and great talker with a lot of ideas he wanted to try. Margaret Gollaher and her mother, Nellie, also remembered and loved Mike's wife, Mame. Margaret remembers Mame as a physically beautiful woman very gracious, kind and friendly. Mike and Mame had eight children: Written By Madeleine O'Connell-Wilson 1991 More About MICHAEL DAVID O'CONNELL: Burial: Hollycross, Butte MT Notes for MARY ALICE LYNCH: Children of MICHAEL O'CONNELL and MARY LYNCH are: 2. i. MARY E.3 O'CONNELL, b. 1907, Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana; d. Abt. 1980, Billings, Montana. 3. ii. FRANK O'CONNELL, b. 1909, Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana; d. Abt. 1957. 4. iii. ANN MARTIN O'CONNELL, b. November 28, 1909, Oakland, California; d. September 27, 1959, Escondido, San Diego, California. 5. iv. MARGRET O'CONNELL, b. 1912, Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana; d. April 16, 1945. 6. v. ELIZABETH KATHRYN O'CONNELL, b. April 21, 1914, Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana; d. November 24, 1954, Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana. 7. vi. HELEN O'CONNELL, b. 1919, Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana; d. May 01, 1941, Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana. 8. vii. MICHAEL DAVID O'CONNELL, b. March 29, 1921, Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana; d. April 02, 1997, Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana. viii. LEE O'CONNELL, b. Private. Generation No. 2 2. MARY E.3 O'CONNELL (MICHAEL DAVID2, TIMOTHY1) was born 1907 in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana, and died Abt. 1980 in Billings, Montana. She met ROBERT COOK Private. He was born Private. Notes for MARY E. O'CONNELL: 1)MARY O'CONNELL COOK was born in Butte. She married Robert Cook who worked for the Montana Power Company. She died of a stroke at 73 years of age and is buried in Billings, Montana. She had two children. Children of MARY O'CONNELL and ROBERT COOK are: i. ROBERT4 COOK, b. Private. ii. MARY ELAINE COOK, b. Private; m. JOE NORTH, Private; b. Private. 3. FRANK3 O'CONNELL (MICHAEL DAVID2, TIMOTHY1) was born 1909 in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana, and died Abt. 1957. He met OLIVA COLLINS Private. She was born Private. Notes for FRANK O'CONNELL: Frank died in Seattle, and is buried in Butte. He was about 38 years old. Olivia is still living and is remarried. Doris Nottingham, a first cousin of Olivia, is going to write for her address. Doris is in the choir where Mike and Hedy attend church. Frank and Olivia had three sons, MIKE, PAT AND JIM. They are in their 40's now. The last time Dad saw them was in 1951 or 1952, when the youngest was about five. Written By Madeleine O'Connell -Wilson 1991 Children of FRANK O'CONNELL and OLIVA COLLINS are: i. MICHAEL4 O'CONNELL, b. Private. ii. PATRICK O'CONNELL, b. Private. iii. JAMES O'CONNELL, b. Private. 4. ANN MARTIN3 O'CONNELL (MICHAEL DAVID2, TIMOTHY1) was born November 28, 1909 in Oakland, California, and died September 27, 1959 in Escondido, San Diego, California. She married JOSEPH WILSON TROUTMAN September 30, 1932 in San Diego, California, son of PAUL TROUTMAN and LESTTINA ACHER. He was born April 10, 1907 in Americus, Lyon, Kansas, and died December 13, 1966 in Escondido, San Diego, California. More About JOSEPH WILSON TROUTMAN: Occupation: Tune fisherman, Conair sheetmedal, Jim Air-Aircraft Repair Children of ANN O'CONNELL and JOSEPH TROUTMAN are: i. ARLENE ANN4 TROUTMAN, b. February 27, 1934, Pasadena, California; d. December 29, 1991, San Diego, California; m. (1) MONTE BUCHER, Private; b. Private; m. (2) WILLAIM LARRY SURPANALL, Private; b. Private. ii. PAUL MARTIN TROUTMAN, b. Private; m. BONNIE CABLE, Private; b. Private. iii. RONALD WILSON TROUTMAN, b. Private; m. RAGLAN JO SMITH, Private; b. Private. iv. CHERYL LYNN TROUTMAN, b. Private; m. (1) MICHAEL WALDON MCREYNOLDS, Private; b. Private; m. (2) WILLIAM HUSTON HOOVER, Private; b. Private. v. JILL TROUTMAN, b. Private; m. GEORGE SERRATO, Private; b. Private. 5. MARGARET3 O'CONNELL (MICHAEL DAVID2, TIMOTHY1) was born 1912 in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana, and died April 16, 1945. She met GILBERT SEMMENS Private. He was born Private. Notes for MARGRET O'CONNELL: . . Margaret died in a car accident at the age 34, and is buried in Butte. Margaret's son, CHARLES SEMMENS, died in California, Bishop or San Francisco, of a brain tumor when he was about 25. Charles's father was one of the foreman at the Vanadium Mine in Bishop. Bishop is also where Frank, Dad's brother, worked in the plumbing department. Child of MARGRET O'CONNELL and GILBERT SEMMENS is: i. CHARLES4 SEMMENS, b. Private. 6. ELIZABETH KATHRYN3 O'CONNELL (MICHAEL DAVID2, TIMOTHY1) was born April 21, 1914 in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana, and died November 24, 1954 in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana. She married (1) ERNEST DUNCAN in Butte Silver-bow county, Montana. He was born February 05, 1906, and died November 1972 in Butte, Montana. She married (2) JOHN GORDON TEMPLETON October 14, 1933 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, son of GORDON TEMPLETON and SUSAN FINGER. He was born October 15, 1911 in Memphis, Texas, and died July 1980 in Portland, Oregon. More About ELIZABETH KATHRYN O'CONNELL: Burial: Hollycross, Butte MT Notes for JOHN GORDON TEMPLETON: Children of ELIZABETH O'CONNELL and JOHN TEMPLETON are: i. JOHN GORDON4 TEMPLETON, b. January 28, 1935, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; d. November 11, 1994, Laguna Niguel, California; m. DOLORES JOSEPHINE SAULI, December 28, 1957, Butte Silver-bow county, Montana; b. June 01, 1936, Belfield ND; d. November 21, 1978, Laguna Niguel, California. Notes for JOHN GORDON TEMPLETON: John (Gordon) Templeton, after serving his country as a Marine Corpsman in the Korean war John returned to his home town of Butte Montana. It was there that he met and fell in the with his wife, also from Butte, Dolores Sauli. Soon after their marriage Gordon enrolled in the University Of Montana and relocated to Missoula. While becoming a Certified Public accountant, John received top honors at the U of M and graduated Phi Beta Capa. The prestigious accounting firm of Deliot Haskins and sells recruited Gordon to work in their Southern California office. John finished his career as President of Anthony Industries a large holding company. Gordon and Dolores had three children. Gordon lost his wife after twenty-one years and never remarried. Gordon was a devoted father and husband. Those who knew Gordon, all recognized his passion for reading, particularly history, and his love of animals. [Sauli , Saulie, or Savli Family tree.FTW] ii. ROBERT MICHAEL TEMPLETON, b. Private; m. (1) KAY, Private; b. Private; m. (2) JUANITA, Private; b. Private; m. (3) MARVA WALL, Private; b. Private. iii. ROBERTA ANN TEMPLETON, b. Private; m. WILLIAM CLARK DORAN, Private; b. Private. 7. HELEN3 O'CONNELL (MICHAEL DAVID2 O'CONNELL, TIMOTHY1) was born 1919 in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana, and died May 01, 1941 in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana. She married RAYMOND FRANCIS HANSEN in Butte Sive-bow county, Montana, son of GEORGE HANSEN and LOUISE HANSEN. He was born December 29, 1914, and died August 1980. Notes for HELEN O'CONNELL: HELEN O'CONNELL HANSEN was born in Butte and married RAYMOND HANSEN. Helen contracted tuberculosis and died May 1, 1941 at the age of 22 years, and is buried in Butte. Helen had one child, MARYLOU. MARYLOU HANSEN is married and has children. Mom and Dad last saw her in 1965 66 when she, with several of her children, came to visit them when they lived on Aluminum Street in Butte More About HELEN O'CONNELL: Burial: Hollycross, Butte MT Notes for RAYMOND FRANCIS HANSEN: Raymond F. Hansen, 65 From Butte Standard Obit Cremation will be in*Great Falls for retired miner Raymond Francis Hansen,.65, of 2091/2 N. Idaho, who died Thursday at his home.Mr. Hansen was born Dec. 29, 1914, in Butte to George and Louise Hansen. He attended Butte schools and worked for the Anaconda Copper Co. . survivors a daughter, Mary Lou Vance of Yakima, Wash.; sisters, Helen Ryan of Butte and Mildred Leonard of Stockton, Calif.; and five grandchildren. Duggan Merrill Dolan Mortuary was in charge. There will be no wake or visitations at the mortuary. Children of HELEN O'CONNELL and RAYMOND HANSEN are: i. MARYLOU4 HANSON, b. January 18, 1939, Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana; d. April 02, 1998, Yakima, Wash; m. VANCE, Private; b. Private. ii. RAYMOND FRANCIS VANCE, b. Private. 8. MICHAEL DAVID3 O'CONNELL (MICHAEL DAVID2, TIMOTHY1) was born March 29, 1921 in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana, and died April 02, 1997 in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana. He met HEDY Private. She was born Private. Notes for MICHAEL DAVID O'CONNELL: Hedy and Michael O'CONNELL, after WWII, came back to Butte to work in general contracting, their company being called "O'Connell Construction"I and to raise their children, Madeleine, David Michael, Douglas, Gregory, Christopher, and Frank. Hedy kept the books for their contracting business, while Mike figured and oversaw the actual building. Hedy and Mike have also worked together for almost their whole life on their mutual hobby theater. For a few years, after obtaining a degree from Pasadena Playhouse in California, Mike acted professionally in movies, including Evil Knievel (he is the "extra" at the bar speaking with an Irish brogue), and including the Hallmark Series on TV. Hedy also had acting engagements, once taking a part of Marian Ross, of Happy Day's fame. Dad said, as his family grew, he found it necessary to change the "stars in his eyes" for "dollar signs", and so semi retired from acting to contracting. Mike and Hedy remain in Butte, now retired also from construction, and they find satisfaction in contributing to school and community theatrical productions. They will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 29, 1993. Hedy and Mike are presently lending their experience to assist their parish in building a church. Written by Madeleine O'Connell-Willson 1991 Children of MICHAEL O'CONNELL and HEDY are: i. MADELEINE GAIL4 O'CONNELL, b. Private; m. ROBERT WILLSON, Private; b. Private. ii. DAVID MICHAEL O'CONNELL, b. Private; m. HELEN JANZTEN, Private; b. Private. iii. DOUGLAS GENE O'CONNELL, b. Private; m. DONNA, Private; b. Private. iv. GREGORY DENNIS O'CONNELL, b. Private; m. ?, Private; b. Private. v. CHRISTOPHER DARRY O'CONNELL, b. Private; m. ROBERTA, Private; b. Private. vi. FRANCIS GORDON O'CONNELL, b. Private; m. MARCIE SUE TRUSSELL, Private; b. Private.

Descendants of Patrick Lynch Generation No. 1 1. PATRICK LYNCH died April 26, 1899 in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana. He married MARY C.Kelly. She was born August 26, 1841, and died November 30, 1910 in Butte, Silver-Bow County, Montana. Notes for PATRICK LYNCH: Following are data Michael David O'CONNELL, Jr., told to Madeleine, in 1991, regarding the Lynch family. The Lynch family, of Irish descent, moved from Nevada to Butte. Great Grandfather Patrick Lynch worked in the mines at Butte. Uncle Hugh Lynch was a very nice gentleman, a mail carrier, and M.D., Jr., knew Hugh, but doesn't remember any of Hugh's children: Pat, Jim, Margaret and Mame. Hugh's brother, Pat Lynch, was caught embezzling at the bank, and went to Texas. As far as M.D., Jr. knows, there are no members of the Lynch family left here in Butte. M.D. Jr. tried to look up his mother's birth certificate in Austin, Nevada, but the records had been transferred to Carson City. He did find, at the Austin courthouse, some property, belonging to his mother, purchased by Patrick and Mary. Dad never knew his mother's parents. They were dead before he was born. Mary Alice's mother was alive when she was married, but her father had already died. Both Mame's parents are buried in Butte. Mike does remember his uncle, Henry Crangle, a serious person to a young child, who married his mother's sister, Margaret. They had five children: Agnes, Isabel, Eloise, Mary, and Bob. Agnes and Isabel, were spinsters. Eloise married Emmett Dolan, but they had no children. Mary Crangle McConnell is Kay McConnell's child, who has no children. Bob Crangle is father of Julieta Crangle Tarver who lives in Seattle with her husband Frank Tarver and three step children. Written by Madeleine O'Connell-Willson 1991 More About PATRICK LYNCH: Burial: Hollycross, Butte MT Notes for MARY C. LYNCH: Following are data Michael David O'CONNELL, Jr., told to Madeleine, in 1991, regarding the Lynch family. The Lynch family, of Irish descent, moved from Nevada to Butte. Great Grandfather Patrick Lynch worked in the mines at Butte. Uncle Hugh Lynch was a very nice gentleman, a mail carrier, and M.D., Jr., knew Hugh, but doesn't remember any of Hugh's children: Pat, Jim, Margaret and Mame. Hugh's brother, Pat Lynch, was caught embezzling at the bank, and went to Texas. As far as M.D., Jr. knows, there are no members of the Lynch family left here in Butte. M.D. Jr. tried to look up his mother's birth certificate in Austin, Nevada, but the records had been transferred to Carson City. He did find, at the Austin courthouse, some property, belonging to his mother, purchased by Patrick and Mary. Dad never knew his mother's parents. They were dead before he was born. Mary Alice's mother was alive when she was married, but her father had already died. Both Mame's parents are buried in Butte. Mike does remember his uncle, Henry Crangle, a serious person to a young child, who married his mother's sister, Margaret. They had five children: Agnes, Isabel, Eloise, Mary, and Bob. Agnes and Isabel, were spinsters. Eloise married Emmett Dolan, but they had no children. Mary Crangle McConnell is Kay McConnell's in other, who has no children. Bob Crangle is father of Julieta Crangle Tarver who lives in Seattle with her husband Frank Tarver and three step children. Written by Madeleine O'Connell-Willson 1991