Is anyone researching Platt WAKELEE's line? I need information on his children, especially Elisha Wakelee who married Esther Abbott. Especially Elisha (sometimes found Elihu) but need information on all. Platt died between 1850 and 1860 in Erie County, NY but was living in Oneida County before Erie. Thank you, Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: PetieL8613@aol.com<mailto:PetieL8613@aol.com> To: NY-CENTRA-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NY-CENTRA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 10:33 PM Subject: [NYCENTRAL] John and Julia Sorohan Family On the 1870 Yates County Federal Census for Milo are listed: 246-300 Thomas Sorohan 46, male, white, farm labor born Ireland; Julia Sorohan34,female white, keeps house born Ireland: Catherine 15 female white,born New York;John 13, male white born New York;Mary 11 female white, born New York;Julia 9 female white born New York;and Sarah 9 white female born New York. This family is listed in Lodi, Seneca County, New York in 1880. I have found this name spelled Sarahan, and Sorahan, also. Sometime between 1880 and 1887 Julia Sorahan, a widow and her daughter, Catherine, emigrated to McLean County, Illinois, where Julia married Thomas Condon. Catherine was apparently the widow of a man named Yells. Julia died on July 5, 1912 in Bloomington, Illinois. Catherine, or Katy, as the family always called her, was her sole survivor, according to both The Pantagraph and The Bulletin then our two local papers, I have always wondered what took the lives of the rest of the family. I've done a lot of research without finding where these people are buried, or anything more about them. Julia was Julia Burns, born either in Meath or Monaghan Counties, Ireland, and a sister of Rosie Burns O'Day,wife of Thomas, and Alice Burns Murray, wife of James. All three sisters are buried in separate plots in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery here in Bloomington with very nice headstones. Julia outlived both her sisters. Alice and James Murray were married in Cayuga County, and their eldest son, Thomas, my great-uncle was born in New York. A genealogist carefully researched Cayuga County for me, but did not turn up anything. Those Irish were very good at avoiding anyone connected with the government. Something they learned in the Old Country. I knew Julia existed, remember Katy (I'm 84), but no one ever mentioned her losing the rest of her family. Those old Irish could really be close mouthed. Perhaps some of the things that happened to them were just to unbearable to mention. Any suggestions appreciated. Pat Littlefield ==== NY-CENTRA Mailing List ==== Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net<mailto:ladyaudris@earthlink.net>>. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx>