Dear Mary Ann, This is probably only a coincidence, but it might me worth pursuing. My g-g-grandmother, in the 1910 census, had a boarder named Michael Keating at 3546 S. Lowe in Chicago. My g-g-grandmother was Catherine Gibney McCann,b. 1841 in Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath. My g-g-grandfather was James McCann, (unsure of birthdate or place). Two different documents give birthdates 10 years apart (1835 & 1845) but no birthplace. I do know that they were married in Castlepollard in 1859. I offer the possibility that her boarder was a Keating because the families were known to each other in Ireland. Let me know what you think. Pat McCann -- Patrick J. McCann, Jr. Dallas, TX CRESCIT SUB PONDERE VIRTUS