Surnames listed here: Sample, Dingee, Orr, Hoar, McDonald, Martin, Brennan, Kerns, Boylan, Gilroy, Finnerty, McDowell, O'Brien, McCrae, McNamara, Kelly, Hennigan, Kingdom, Kingdon, Geraghty, Howley, Quinn, Haggerty, Ketrich, Little, Farley James L SAMPLE was born in Ireland c1838. By 1866 he was in Luzerne Co, marrying Frances (or possibly Mary Frances) DINGEE (c1847 in NY-c1901) in St Mary's Church, Dunmore. One of the witnesses at their wedding was Isabelle Sample, possibly a sister. They lived in Elmhurst for a number of years, where their children were born. By the 1900 census James was dead and Frances & children were in Dunmore: 1. John SAMPLE (1867- bef 1948) 2. ? SAMPLE (c1870-bef 1900) 3. Anna SAMPLE (1873-1949) m. William Edward ORR (1874-1941), son of Thomas & Mary McDonald Hoar. They lived in Dunmore or East Scranton & had six children: a. James Francis ORR (1895-1964) m. Ella Frances MARTIN (1895-1983), daughter of William & Margaret Brennan Martin b. Harold ORR (1897-1940s) m. Ester KERNS, living in NY in 1941 c. Willard Anthony ORR (1899- bef 1978) m. Anna BOYLAN, living in NY in 1941 & 1949, and Scranton in 1964 d. Frances ORR (1901-1979) m. Frank A GILROY (c1901-1962), son of Patrick H & Mary Finnerty Gilroy e. Kathryn ORR (1903-1978) m. Joseph Harold MCDOWELL (1902-1993) son of William A & Mary O'Brien McDowell f. Alice ORR (1907-aft 1979) m. Donald MCCRAE, living in NC in 1941, 1949, & 1964, and in FL in 1978 & 1979. 4. Mary E SAMPLE (1874-1948) m. Michael M MCNAMARA (c1874-bef 1948). They lived in Dunmore and had three known sons: a. James MCNAMARA (1902-?) b. Francis MCNAMARA (1904-?) m Catherine KELLY (1904-?), married in NY, lived in TX c. Edgar Michael (Nedge) MCNAMARA (1906-1982) 5. James Leo SAMPLE (1878-1954) m. Anna Veronica HENNIGAN (1882-1951), daughter of Patrick C & Marie Flynn Hennigan. They lived in Dunmore and had one son: a. Patrick Joseph (Joseph P) SAMPLE (1907-1974) m. Marion Ruth KINGDOM (1906-2000), daughter of William Henry Kingdon, Jr & Margaret Geraghty Kingdom 6. Francis L SAMPLE (1882-1949) m. Mary HOWLEY (c1888-aft 1957), daughter of Sarah Howley & the late Mr Howley. They moved to NJ and had one daughter: a. Mary SAMPLE (c1916-1957) 7. George W SAMPLE (1882-1966) m. Lydia QUINN (1885-bef 1935). They lived in Dunmore with five children: a. James J SAMPLE (1905-1966) b. ? SAMPLE (1907-1910) c. George W SAMPLE, Jr (1908-1987) m. Mary M HAGGERTY (1910-aft 1987), daughter of Patrick & Ann Ketrich Haggerty. They lived in the Philly area d. Catherine SAMPLE (1909-aft 1966) m. William LITTLE (1909-?) and lived in Cape May, NJ e. Dorothy E SAMPLE (1916 - 1961) 8. Ellen (Nell) SAMPLE (1884-aft 1954) m. Edward L FARLEY (1885-aft 1948). They lived in Dunmore and had one son, Robert FARLEY (c1915-?) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/