Only reference I found: CORBETT Scranton (PA) Times, Tues 20 Mar 1956 Infant twin son of Marine Corps Cpl James & Patricia Corbett Flannelly, 2710 Colliery Ave, died last night in St Mary's Hospital. Also survived by his twin brother; maternal grandparents, Dr & Mrs TM Corbett of Scranton & paternal grandparents, M/M Eugene Flannelly of Scranton. Funeral was today from Eagen FH, 2908 Birney Ave; St Joseph's Cemetery, Minooka. Thurs 22 Mar 1956; Second infant son of Marine Corps Cpl James & Patricia Corbett Flannelyy, 2710 Colliery Ave, died yesterday in St Mary's Hospital. Also survived by maternal grandparents, Dr & Mrs TM Corbett of Scranton & paternal grandparents, M/M Eugene Flannelly of Scranton. Double committal services yesterday, St Joseph's Cemetery, Minooka --------------- Also, at my g-uncle Leonard Derrig's funeral, Eugene & James Flannelly were pallbearers. Leonard was the son of John and Mary Flanely Derrig. ----- Original Message ----- From: <WSULLIVW@aol.com> To: <palackaw-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 6:12 AM Subject: [PALACKAW] MEEKINS from Ireland to PA c 1850 > > Looking for information/connections on MEEKINS, MICHINS family that > emigrated from Ireland and first appeared in the 1850 Philadelphia, PA > census. The > 1850 census indicates Luke MEEKINS c 1813 and his wife Margaret MC > LOUGHLIN, > MC LAUGHLIN c 1829 had large family. Luke MEEKINS family first settled > in > Philadelphia, moved to Lancaster,PA and then to Wilkes Barre, PA before > many of > them moved on. The early generation Appear to stayed in Philadelphia > while > many settled in Wilkes Barre area. Some moved to Scranton, PA; > Bloomsburg, > PA;, Dunmore, PA , Anchorage, Alaska and to various cities in New Jersey. > Some > of the names associated with the MEEKINS family include CORBETT, KAYS, > HOWER, WARNER, SHANLEY, MAGNIER,O'NEILL, MCLAUGHLIN, MC LOUGHLIN, > GRAF,DWYER, > HOLT, SULLIVAN. At this time we don't have a clue or a lead as to where > in > Ireland the MEEKINS, MICHINS homeplace. Any help or suggestions are > appreciated. > Please contact Walton J. SULLIVAN at _wsullivw@aol.com_ > (mailto:wsullivw@aol.com) . Thank u.. > > > > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ > 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALACKAW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message