Hello everyone: Thanks Glenda, for making this list happen! I'm searching for information on my g-grandfather, Jeremiah " Joseph" Phelan. He is said to have been born in September, 1857. I have conflicting information as to his birthplace. I do know that he worked for a railway and resided in Ontario(Canada), St. Louis, Missouri, Little Rock, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee at various times. He was first married to Mary O'Hearn and I believe they had 2 sons and 2 daughters. One daughter was Margaret Mary Phelan (married Louis Blatz and resided in Missouri). Mary O'Hearn died and Joe Phelan somehow ended up in Hamilton, Ontario where he met and married my g-grandmother, Elizabeth Wren in about 1902. They had my grandmother, Angela Julia Mary Phelan in 1903. I've heard she was born in Little Rock in 1903 (unconfirmed). In 1905, Elizabeth died in St. Louis and she was buried in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada). In the funeral records for Elizabeth, Joe Phelan lists his birthplace as Memphis. Angela was raised in Canada and didn't know of her father's existense until the 1920's. I don't know where Joe Phelan was between 1905-1920. I think the children from his first marriage probably were in Missouri. Maybe he went back there? Joe Phelan died in 1942 in Hamilton, Ontario and never mentioned parents, brothers or sisters or anything about his past. If any of this sounds familiar, please e-mail me. Any information is always appreciated. Thanks, (Mrs) Frankie McGraw-Nicol Hamilton, Ontario Canada [email protected] SURNAMES: McGrath/McGraw, Devaney, Wren, O'Donnell, McKenna, Phelan, Bennett & Tarrant