John F. Grogan (1815-1897) and the Lisdowney Grogans of County Kilkenny, Ireland
John F. Grogan was the grandfather of Walter and great-grandfather of Catherine Rose. He was born 24 May 1815 in County Kilkenny…
Immigration of Rose Kappeler
Rosa "Rose" Albertine (Kappeler) Wick Henry was Catharine Grogan's maternal grandmother, mother of Carrie Margaret "Elsie" (Wick) Grogan. Rose was born 28…
Tracing Bridget (Mahan) Hogan’s Irish Roots
This post is for documenting my efforts to "jump the pond" and find Bridget C. (Mahan) Hogan's birthplace in Ireland. The Facts…
Martin & Mary Hogan Family in Syracuse
(Featured image: Irish salt workers about 1870) This page is a collection point for information about the Martin Hogan family in Syracuse.…
The Martin Hogan Family Syracuse Home
The 1893 Syracuse City Directory is consistent with an 1892 NY State Census entry for the Martin Hogan family. The census entry…
Still Chasing Mary Morton
At this point my family tree has expanded to include almost 3,000 individuals, and there are road blocks and mysteries in every…
Henry Family Land Patents in Illinois
Hiram Henry's Father Robert Lewis Henry and grandfather Robert Henry purchased 4 Illinois land patents in Illinois. The land is located at…
Dutch Chicago Historic Maps
Snyder's real estate map of Cook County, IL, 1886, Library of Congress. Flower, S.H. Burhans & J. Van Vechten 1862 Map of…
Richard Hine Stationary Store
I recall my dad telling me Richard Hine had a shop in Roseland where he sold stationary and repaired typewriters. We ended…
Burnside at Ruskie
The Fishers
Jean's mother Mary Fisher was born 20 July 1754 in Port of Menteith, Perthshire (now Stirling), to John Fisher and Margaret Gourlay.…
View of Greenock, Scotland, by Robert Salmon, 1816
The Ferriers
Jean Ferrier Farquharson's father William Ferrier was born 20 April 1750 in the parish of Greenock New or Middle, across the river…
Jean Ferrier Farquharson Commitment
Barnhill Poorhouse and Lunatic Assylum Jean Ferrier Farquharson's husband, Glasgow herbalist and "bone setter" John Farquharson died sometime between 1851 and 1858,…