This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: O'Mara, McCartney, Welch Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/1VB.2ACE/11418.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Diane, All I had was that my John O'Mara was born in 1854 in Ohio and was a son of John and Bridget (Welch) O'Mara. I checked for him in the 1880 census index and actually think I might have found his parents. They were in Milan, Erie County, Ohio: O'MARA, John (48); wife Bridget (46); children Edward (14); Michael (12); Alice (8); James (7). John and Bridget were born in Ireland; all the children were born in Ohio. John was a farm laborer. I couldn't find any other O'Maras in Erie County in that census index. I also checked Huron County, which is right next door, because my families went back and forth between the two counties. No luck there, either. I'm sure they're there, but since I'm searching an index, the name was probably spelled wrong and it isn't coming up in searches. Anyway, my John O'Mara might have had siblings named Edward, Michael, Alice and James. Keep me posted on developments! Carole King Murray