Hi; Just a coincidence. My grandmother was Margaret Lynch and she married John Phelan. Both of their families had come to St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada in the early 1850s and Margaret and John were born in Canada shortly after they arrived here. They had a large family and many descendants are still living in St. Catharines. Best wishes. John On the north shore of Lake Superior. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary A Austin <maryaa@juno.com> To: <PHELAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 8:14 PM Subject: [PHELAN] Whelan/Phelan > Dear Jo, > My g grandmother was Catherine Lynch of Co Cork. m John Whelan about > 1856. First child was born in Leavenworth, KS 1857. > Was in Grimes County, TX 1n 1860.I don't know where or when they came to > USA. Yes I am still on the list. My Whelans changed the spelling to > Whealan so it would be pronounced correctly. They must be shanty Irish !! > Yours, Mary Austin > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. >