Colleen, Jani and Dennis- Find below all the info that I have dug up on my great grandfather, Michael Doyle. It is not complete as I have just returned from Cleveland and have new information on the his children. I have Corrigans that are 3rd cousins (I think). I did not know them well, but there was a Corrigan at my father's (Edward J. Doyle, grandson of Michael J. Doyle) funeral. I have not been able to identify any of Michael Doyle's other immediate family. It may be that he had a sister who married into the Corrigan family. Also if you note the address, your Corrigans only lived a couple of doors away from my great grandparents on Washington Street. MICHAEL J. DOYLE 17 November 1990 End of the first spate of research - Cleveland City Hall , East Cleveland City Hall, Cuyahoga County Archives, Fairview Park Library, Barry Bros. Funeral Directors, Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. 25 September 1994 After visit to Calvary Cemetery and County Archives Trying to determine the origins of my great grandfather, Michael J. Doyle, who immigrated from Ireland. The following pertains to him and is provided to help in identifying him from records. 1845 - Born in Ireland (County Mayo ?) 1860 - Arrived in the USA -April 1863 - May have served in the Union Army during Civil War 1866 - Married Elizabeth Keely (Kealy/Kearny), St. Malachi Parish, Cleveland, Ohio 1866 - 1906 Lived in Cleveland, Ohio for the rest of his life in the area around West 25th Street and Detroit Avenue. Worked as a Great Lakes sailor and laborer (Lyman, Strong and Co.) Fathered 9 children: Mary(Mamie Hennessy), Thomas, James, Patrick, Peter, Harry (Charles), Joseph, John (Edward), and Lillian (Ralph) Lived at the following addresses: 21 1/2 Washington Street 128 Washington Street 385 Detroit Street 322 Washington Street 127 Church Street 84 Church Street 2824 Church Street 1872 - Signed a Statement of Intent to become a US citizen on the 17th of October in the Cuyahoga County Probate Court, Cleveland, Ohio. 1874 - Received citizenship on the 12th of October at the same Probate Court. The middle initial on the document is confusing as the writing is cursive and it could be interpreted as the letter "T" or "F". However his sponsor is a Mr. E. B. Campbell (Edward ?) who was employed at the Lyman, Strong and Company. This is the same company that employed several members of the Doyle family over the years; and later on , son, John married an Anna Campbell. 1906 - Died in Cleveland, Ohio on the 15th of January of Pneumonia and was waked at McGorry Bros. Funeral Parlor. Wife Elizabeth died the following 11th of October. Both are interred side by side in Section 11, Lot 422, Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. Hope that we all have a connection here, as I am trying to determine from where exactly in Ireland, that my Great Grandfather came. (Many thanks to the reader who mentioned that the Western Reserve Historical Society had acquired the McGorry Bros. Funeral Home records. These are very useful sources as they give the names of all the relatives and acquaintances who contributed to defray the costs of my greatgrandparents' funerals.) Best regards from Fairfax, VA Ed Doyle