Hi! I guess you have consulted the usual sources such as census records, wills, etc. You might try writing to the Genealogical Societies in Cleveland. There are several of them. Ask them to place a query on their bulleting board. They also have surname files which contain letters from individuals researching a particular name. Also try the Genealogical Societies in the counties around Cleveland as the population and perhaps the descendants spread out. Have you tried the Rootsweb mailing lists for the surnames in which you are interested? I know it is hard, but I have had the experience that placing queries pays off, often months later. Happy Hunting! Donna Wolf --- Maryln61@aol.com wrote: > Thanks, but I have that type of information (i.e., > 1960<1866). I am trying > to track the decendents of these people. Both the > family in Ireland and > people here from this family have data re: their own > specific group. > However, we would like to share it with these > missing decendents and add data > from their branches which are missing. > > All the decendents we are researching track back to > Jacob and Mary Ann > McNamara Rooney of Knockfin Westport County Mayo pre > 1820 and their daughter > Mary Ellen Rooney Fadden and her husband Tadgh > Fadden of Streamstown Westport > County Mayo. > > 6 sibling emigrated to Cleveland in the late > 1880/early 1890s. The above > mentioned surnames are from two siblings, Anne > McNamara Mooney nee > Fadden/McFadden and James and Mary Philbin McFadden. > The other decendents of > the Fadden emigrants have remained in contact both > here in the States and in > Ireland. > > Mary Ellen Chambers > Lakewood Ohio >