I have someone in Chicago whose grandson was told that his grandfather At a holdup at his jewelry store. Actually, he was assassinated by the mob in Chicago. Diane -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 7:58 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BKLYN] NYBROOKLYN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 32 Kim, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 16 April 1890, reported that John Nolan had died of a fractured skull suffered a few days earlier when he fell off the steps of his home on Bedford Avenue. The name and time frame fit. And the fact that he died after an accident. Sometimes family stories are just that--stories. They change over time, like in the game of telephone. Of course, without additional details about your John Nolan, it is impossible to say that this man is your ancestor. But you might consider researching it, especially because you have found no information validating the story about the fall from a horse. My grandfather once told me that his uncle, a priest, may have been a martyr for the church in Mexico. But further research showed that he died after an operation to remove his gallbladder! Best wishes, Patricia Phelan Member, Assn. of Professional Genealogists www.tomphelan.net -----Original Message----- From: nybrooklyn-request <[email protected]> To: nybrooklyn <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Feb 19, 2012 3:27 am Subject: NYBROOKLYN Digest, Vol 7, Issue 32 Today's Topics: 1. Looking for help (Kim Formica) 2. Re: Looking for help (Bill Pfeifer) 3. Re: Looking for help NOLAN (Kim Formica) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 ate: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:17:58 -0500 rom: Kim Formica <> ubject: [BKLYN] Looking for help o: [email protected] essage-ID: <[email protected]> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I am interested in finding a missing death record. John Joseph NOLAN was a inger sewing machine salesman who lived in Brooklyn, but would travel to CT o sell the machines. Sometime between 1885-1890, he had a terrible ccident with his horse and was badly injured. We don't know if he died in T or was brought back to NY to die. There doesn't appear to be a death ecord in any of the boroughs. We also cannot find a place of burial. I ave searched through Brooklyn Eagle online, Fulton history and NYTimes rchives to see if there articles relating to the accident. He was married nd had 4 children. They all remained in Brooklyn and we know what became f all of them. Any suggestions on how to locate this? Thanks, Kim in Orange, CT ------------------------------ Message: 2 ate: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:10:25 -0500 rom: "Bill Pfeifer" <[email protected]> ubject: Re: [BKLYN] Looking for help o: "Kim Formica" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> essage-ID: <[email protected]> ontent-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original To help you better as we try, it would help to have his birthdate, place of irth, wife's maiden name and children's names, along with ages. Bill ----- Original Message ----- rom: "Kim Formica" <[email protected]> o: <[email protected]> ent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 2:17 PM ubject: [BKLYN] Looking for help I am interested in finding a missing death record. John Joseph NOLAN was a singer sewing machine salesman who lived in Brooklyn, but would travel to CT to sell the machines. Sometime between 1885-1890, he had a terrible accident with his horse and was badly injured. We don't know if he died in CT or was brought back to NY to die. There doesn't appear to be a death record in any of the boroughs. We also cannot find a place of burial. I have searched through Brooklyn Eagle online, Fulton history and NYTimes archives to see if there articles relating to the accident. He was married and had 4 children. They all remained in Brooklyn and we know what became of all of them. Any suggestions on how to locate this? Thanks, Kim in Orange, CT ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 3 ate: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 15:57:27 -0500 rom: Kim Formica <[email protected]> ubject: Re: [BKLYN] Looking for help NOLAN o: "'Bill Pfeifer'" <[email protected]>, [email protected] essage-ID: <[email protected]> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii John Joseph Nolan was married to Catherine Mary Normoyle. John was born Feb. , 1846 in Kilkenny. John married Catherine in NY and lived in Brooklyn ith with their four children: John, James, Anna, and Catherine (known ater as Ruth). All the children were born in Brooklyn. -----Original Message----- rom: Bill Pfeifer [mailto:[email protected]] ent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 3:10 PM o: Kim Formica; [email protected] ubject: Re: [BKLYN] Looking for help To help you better as we try, it would help to have his birthdate, place of irth, wife's maiden name and children's names, along with ages. Bill ----- Original Message ----- rom: "Kim Formica" <[email protected]> o: <[email protected]> ent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 2:17 PM ubject: [BKLYN] Looking for help I am interested in finding a missing death record. John Joseph NOLAN was a singer sewing machine salesman who lived in Brooklyn, but would travel to CT to sell the machines. Sometime between 1885-1890, he had a terrible accident with his horse and was badly injured. We don't know if he died in CT or was brought back to NY to die. There doesn't appear to be a death record in any of the boroughs. We also cannot find a place of burial. I have searched through Brooklyn Eagle online, Fulton history and NYTimes archives to see if there articles relating to the accident. He was married and had 4 children. They all remained in Brooklyn and we know what became of all of them. Any suggestions on how to locate this? 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