ROWAN / KELLY; ENG>WLS>IRL>USA; 1850-1950 I am seeking any information on RICHARD ROWAN - Approx. date of birth 1870-1875. Wife's name unknown. It seems my family has been confused for many years on the family's origin. When I began my research I was told that RICHARD (my great grandfather) came to the US from UK, but was born in Ireland, then I was told he came directly from Ireland, and now there is some talk about Wales. The information I have is very limited at this point. Names of children: RICHARD, JAMES, MARTIN, DAVID, ELIZABETH and MICHAEL LEO Michael Leo was my grandfather - he was born in 1901- (again, I have conflicting information - SSDI shows his DOB as Sept 1st and his work records show his DOB as Sept 30) His children always believed he was born in NYC - but vital records has no record of his birth). I am certain of a few details - His mother threw him out of the house at around age 17 and he never visited with his parents again. But, where that house was is now a mystery. He was a NYC Police officer from 1928 to 1946, He died in 1972. His wife (my grandmother ) was LORETTA MARIE KELLY. She was born July 8, 1903 in Brooklyn, NY. He parents names were WILLIAM J KELLY and MARY A COUGHLIN. They were married around 1923. More information can be found on my webpage at: www.geocities.com/heartland/lakes/2256/index.html Any help would be more than appreciated. Susan Rowan srowan@optonline.net