This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/wd3.2ACIB/984.1 Message Board Post: So when was James born? 1870s? Chicago or IRE? Got any other dates on those siblings? What parish in Chicago? Any marriage info? Do you see the sisters in the IL marriage index? http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/genealogy/forms/marrsrch.html IL death index - the death cert would have asked parents' names: http://www2.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/genealogy/forms/idphdeathsrch.html NOLAN JOHN M/W UNK 0007156 1917-05-08 COOK CHICAGO HEIGHTS 17-05-08 NOLAN JOHN J M/W UNK 6010681 1917-03-28 COOK CHICAGO NOLAN JOHN P M/W UNK 6036072 1917-12-12 COOK CHICAGO This is the only John in the 1880 census w/Johanna at familysearch.org John NOLAN Self M Male W 37 IRE Working In Grocery IRE IRE Johanah NOLAN Wife M Female W 31 IRE Keeping House IRE IRE John NOLAN Son S Male W 11M IRE IRE IRE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois Family History Library Film 1254192 NA Film Number T9-0192 Page Number 463B Some tidbits from the Chicago Irish Family database at ancestry.com for you .... Lynn, Hugh born July 20, 1884 in Crossmolina, Co. Mayo of Francis Lynn and Rose Lynn, married Dec. 6, 1911 to Mary Agnes McHale, born Dec. 1, 1893 of John McHale and Mary McManamon (9) Philbin, Edward, Jan. 5, 1893, husband of Bridget, nee McManamon, born June 11, 1813, native of Newport, Co. Mayo. Funeral from his son-in-law's resid., Thomas Kilroy, 602 Augusta st. to St. Mary's Church to Calvary (1) Note: Tombstone in Calvary cemetery lists also: Bridget Philbin, his wife, Sept. 8, 1824-April 20, 1909; Edward J. Kilroy, Jan. 14, 1890-March 2, 1913; Section S (3)