Gerry & Dodie's request in the Digest's vol 1 #1 taps into information I have discovered while researching the FLOOD and MCCLARRINON families of Green County. I have cut & pasted the following relevant info. from a booklet I have published and another soon to be published. Hope it helps: 1860 Federal Census (WI, Green Co., Brooklyn Twp., roll 1411, sheet 94, line 5, census dated 7 Jul 1860) Living four farms away from John MCCLARRINON¹s was the family headed by Elijah CROSGROVE (40), born in NY. His farm was valued at $1000 and the family¹s personalty at $300. Elijah¹s wife, Mary (30) born in Ireland, later became widower John¹s second wife. Living with Mary and Elijah were apparently two of Elijah¹s brothers, James (25) born in Ireland and Samuel (30) born in NY. There were also four young children born in WI who appear to have been from at least two families--William (1), Lilla (4), and two sons named Frank, one of whom was four and the other two. 1870 Federal Census (Reel 1715, census dated 8-18 Aug 1870) Unfortunately, the ink used by the census-taker (enumerator) for Brooklyn Twp. was chemically unstable--it had faded so much by the time the records were microfilmed that names and 98% of the information were illegible. Other townships were legible, but not Brooklyn. However, the Milwaukee Public Library¹s copy was readable, in part, with difficulty. John soon remarried. Their marriage certificate reveals that John ³MCCLARRION² and Mary ³CROSSGROVE² married on 13 Nov 1872 in a civil ceremony in Brooklyn. Marriages 4-59-1179. It also reveals that John was born in Albany, NY. Mary apparently was widowed from Elijah CROSGROVE (see 1860 federal census above). 1880 Federal Census (WI, Green Co., Brooklyn Twp., reel 1428, E.D. 133, sheet 16, line 6, census dated 15-16 Jun 1880) John MCCLARRINON (55) lived with second wife Mary (47). According to the census, Mary and both of her parents were born in Ireland (however, Mary¹s marriage certificate states that she was born in Green Co., WI.). Living with them was Armina E. ³CROPGROVE² (18) born 1863, Mary¹s daughter from her previous marriage to Elijah CROSGROVE (see 1860 above). Armina¹s father was born in NY. John and both of his parents were born in NY. Per her death certificate in Green County, Mary¹s maiden name was CROSKERY. The certificate reports that she was born in Belfast, Ireland, on 8 Mar 1833 to James and Mary A. CROSKERY. A Rock Co. deed shows that John and Mary MCCLARRINON lived in the Village of Evansville (Rock Co., WI) on 12 Jun 1886. 1900 Federal Census (WI, Green Co., Brooklyn Twp., reel 1789, E.D. 116, sheet 8A, line 39, census dated 18 Jun 1900) The only MCCLARRINON I found listed in the 1900 federal Wisconsin census index was John MCCLARRINON¹s second wife, Mary. She was a widow living with her son, William CROSSGROVE (40 born in Sep 1859), a Brooklyn farmer, his wife Sarah A. (39 born in Nov 1859) and their three children: Mary E. (10 born in Feb 1890), Samuel L. (8 born in Jan 1892), and William H. (2 born in Aug 1897). Mary ³MCCLARINON² was born in Mar 1833, had delivered four children of whom two were living. She immigrated to the United States from Ireland in 1849. Within four months of this census, she died at 67 yr, 6 mo, 26 da on 4 Oct 1900 of ³Chronic Bronchitis Brights Disease.² She is buried in the Attica cemetery. 3-117-172. St. James Catholic Church of Dayton As early as 1867, Dayton-area Catholics began the planning for building a church. Catholics and non-Catholics, the latter realizing the value of a church in the community, dug deeply into their savings to contribute. In the spring of 1869, a lot was purchased for $50 and construction began. Lumber came from Evansville and Monroe, stone was quarried on the Dunbar farm. Men of the congregation built the foundation. As stated above, after James FLOOD, son of Peter¹s Uncle John, nearly died when thrown by his horse while working on the church, the congregation decided to honor him by naming the church St. James. The first mass was conducted in 1869, but the seats were not installed until a year later. If you have any questions, send me an email. Happy 2001! Hal Mosher