This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Carr, Conboy, Olsen Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/Qi3.2ACIB/1879.2 Message Board Post: New Genealogical Mysteries ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Otto Olsen (1858-aft1908) may have moved to Chicago from Farsund, Norway.Perhaps he can be found in the US Census of 1900-1910, or a death certificate can be found. Otto Winblad (1902-1977) visited someone in Chicago that may have been a relative. There was also an Inga in New Jersey that may have been related. Otto Olsen (1858-aft1908) aka Ottan Olsen b. February 09, 1858, Vestre Vatne farm, Vanse parish, Farsund, Vest-Agder, Norway d. Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA He is the child of Ole Mathias Pedersen and Thea Johanne Torstensdatter is Farsund, Norway. Evidence points to him in Chicago: Otto Olson to John Edward Winblad (1856-1914) December 25th 1908, Chicago, to Mr. John Winblad: We thank our God, that we're not homeless this Christmas, in snow and storm and slush. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your affectionate brother, Otto Olson ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where are the children of James Conboy I and Bridget White, where do they appear in the census and where are they buried. Thomas and James are still missing, and may have children. Children of James Conboy I and Bridget White: Margaret (Maggie) Mary Conboy (1866-1951) Patrick Conboy (1864-1927) Thomas Conboy (c1865-?) James Conboy II (c1865-?) Source: Margaret (Maggie) Mary Conboy, Album, 1889 Source: Jeanne Patricia Rankin (1928- ), Telephone Conversation, Friday, September 13, 2002 Patrick Conboy (1864-1927) b. 1864, County Roscommon, Ireland d. November 25, 1927, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA Lived in Arizona before NJ according to the Death Certificate. He is buried in Grave 423, Block C, Holy Name Cemetery, West End Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Perhaps he can be found in some Arizona records. Burial: Holy Name Cemetery, West End Avenue, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA Telephone: 201-433-0342 Grave 423, Block C Owner: Margaret McLaughlin Purchase: June 09, 1902 Deceased, Burial, Age James Conboy, June 08, 1902, age 65, b. Ireland Patrick Conboy, November 25, 1927, age 63, b. Ireland Owen McLaughlin, April 01 1931, age 68, b. Ireland Margaret McLaughlin, November 10, 1951. 78, Ireland James McLaughlin, January 06, 1964, age 61, b. Ireland Deceased Explained: James Conboy (1837-1902) Father of Margaret (Maggie) Agnes Conboy Patrick Conboy (1864-1927) Brother of Margaret (Maggie) Agnes Conboy Owen McLaughlin (1863-1931) Husband of Margaret (Maggie) Agnes Conboy James Aloysius McLaughlin (1892-1964) Son of Owen McLaughlin and Margaret Conboy Margaret (Maggie) Agnes Conboy (1866-1951) Wife of Owen McLaughlin (1863-1931) Source: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) 2003 Source: Holy Name Cemetery, 2002 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Conboy, father of Margaret (Maggie) Mary Conboy (1866-1951) and the other US Conboys must have moved to the US, He is buried in Jersey City. I must find his death certificate so I can take the family back another generation. Perhaps he has an obituary in the Jersey Journal. James Conboy I (1837-1902) b. 1837, County Roscommon, Ireland, United Kingdom d. June 08, 1902, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07307, USA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who is Michael Carr (1906) in the Raymond's Cemetery in the Bronx. He is buried with Katherine Carr who married James Joseph Kennedy. He must be the child of one of her brothers, so the brother must have been married and had more children. He was buried November 24, 1906 Graves: 43, 44, 45, 46, Range 18, Section 1, Saint Raymond's Cemetery, 2600 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, 10451, USA The only known siblings are: Siblings: Sarah Jane Carr (1866-1950) Married Patrick Norton Katherine (Kitty) Carr (1865-1952) Married Joseph Kennedy James Carr (c1865-?) Bartender in Brooklyn or Bronx, NY Source: Obituary, Sarah Norton nee Carr, Jersey Journal, January 31, 1950 Source: Thomas Patrick Norton II (1923- ), Oral Testimony, 1998 Thomas Carr, stayed in Killeroran, married Mary Kelley Arthur Carr, moved to Australia Source: Ann Elizabeth O'Malley (1933- ), October 28, 2002 Burial: Purchase: James Kennedy, November 24, 1926 Graves: 43, 44, 45, 46, Range 18, Section 1, Saint Raymond's Cemetery, 2600 Lafayette Avenue, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, 10451, USA Grave 43: Michael Carr, November 24, 1906, 6 months Sara Kennedy, November 24, 1906, 1 year, 3 months old James Kennedy, November 24, 1906, 1 year, 4 days old Katherine Kennedy, age 86, February 22, 1951 Note: all died together in accident or all were reintered together Grave 44: James Kennedy, age 61, Buried December 16, 1926 Place of Death: 43 Street and Lexington Avenue, Carditis Grave 45: Antoinette Kennedy, September 26, 1942 Interpretation: James J. Kennedy (1870-1926) Katherine (Kitty) Carr (c1865-1951) Unknown: Antoinette Kennedy, September 26, 1942, age 26 Michael Carr, November 24, 1906, 6 months Sara Kennedy, November 24, 1906, 1 year, 3 months old James Kennedy, November 24, 1906, 1 year, 4 days old Note: He bought plot three weeks before he died. Note: Grave 45 and 46 are empty, grave 43 is full and grave 44 can fit two more people. Note: $650 per grave is owed for care. Note: Nearest kin to owner is entitled to be buried here. Source: Saint Raymond's Cemetery, Thursday, October 17, 2002