you might consider trying to obtain obituaries for these people...they may tell the tale....or wills.. Just a thought. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: Staudt <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 2:56 PM Subject: Irish Immigrants to Steubenville, OH > This question is a little "off the wall" but I really need the help! I am > hoping someone on the list will read this mystery and be able to respond! > > Do you have Irish immigrants in your family line who settled in the > Steubenville area anytime between 1845 and 1880? Particularly those who > might have first lived as servants in the home of local lawyers? Possibly > with the following surnames (especially the women in your lines): > GREENWOOD, McCRORY, DELEHANTY, WILSON, MOOREHEAD or any others? > > I am looking for the WHY my g.g.grandfather is buried in Steubenville, OH. > Joseph GREENWOOD emigrated 1845-48 from Ireland to Steubenville, Ohio, and > lived there about 7 years, presumably connected with lawyers Thomas and > David WILSON. Joseph moved to Iowa about 1855, were he married and lived > for nearly 50 years. His wife, and three children died prior to him and are > buried near their home, yet the choice was made to return his body to > Steubenville for burial with two others: > Hugh GREENWOOD and Lillie (McCRORY) Taylor. Hugh and Lillie were also Irish > immigrants. > > Lillie McCrory, an Irish immigrant, lived in the same household as Lawyer > Wm. LLOYD and his family. > > Later on, about 1880, another family of GREENWOOD emigrated to Steubenville > (in connection with lawyers) from Ireland, then moved on after a few years > to ND. > > Joseph GREENWOOD, in the last three years of his life, returned for a few > visits to Steubenville, and ended up being buried there. WHY? Presumably > he had relatives there, but as near as I can tell - not with the male's > surname of GREENWOOD. Hugh GREENWOOD's body was also returned from "out of > state" for burial. Lillie (McCRORY) TAYLOR spent her married life in > Steubenville. > > I know there must be relatives who settled there, but I am at a loss on how > to find them - particularly since they may have been female and married into > another surname. > > If any of this sounds familiar, or you have suggestions, I would be grateful > for your help. Thank-you for reading to the end of this e-mail. > > Karla > [email protected] > > > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >