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United States of America / Re: Help with Researching a Murder
« on: Wednesday 29 June 22 13:18 BST (UK)  »
I’d actually missed that. That’s a nice little observation. Thank you.

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United States of America / Re: Help with Researching a Murder
« on: Tuesday 28 June 22 23:07 BST (UK)  »

I am now somewhat confused:

Marriage

Party 1 Name   JOSEPH CUMMINS
Party 2 Name   KATE CURTIN
Date of Event   25 September 1909
Group Registration ID   1923024
SR District/Reg Area   Cork


Sorted, Denis' Kate was a Catherine:

Party 1 Name   DENIS CUMMINS
Party 2 Name   CATHERINE CURTIN
Date of Event   20 September 1909
Group Registration ID   1919982
SR District/Reg Area   Cork


:) That's the one.  :)

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United States of America / Re: Help with Researching a Murder
« on: Tuesday 28 June 22 23:07 BST (UK)  »
I am now somewhat confused:

Marriage

Party 1 Name   JOSEPH CUMMINS
Party 2 Name   KATE CURTIN
Date of Event   25 September 1909
Group Registration ID   1923024
SR District/Reg Area   Cork

Who was Joseph?

The marriage was 20th September 1909, between Denis Cummins, and Catherine (aka Kate) Curtin.

P.

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United States of America / Re: Help with Researching a Murder
« on: Tuesday 28 June 22 22:24 BST (UK)  »
His entry on CWG:

https://www.rootschat.com/links/01rnq/


Looks like he was a Sergeant at time of death.

Excellent. Thank you.

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United States of America / Re: Help with Researching a Murder
« on: Tuesday 28 June 22 22:02 BST (UK)  »
fold3.com is a subscription website with historical military records and other genealogical records.

Thank you.

Thanks everyone. I really appreciate all your kind help.

Regards,

P.

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United States of America / Re: Help with Researching a Murder
« on: Tuesday 28 June 22 21:49 BST (UK)  »
It is on Fold 3.

Please excuse my ignorance, but I do not know what 'Fold 3' is/means.

With thanks,

P

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United States of America / Re: Help with Researching a Murder
« on: Tuesday 28 June 22 21:22 BST (UK)  »
There is a Denis Cummins, born St. Ann's, Cork, who died in WWI in France on 8 May 1915.  He was killed in action.  His widow was Kate, and the pension ledger says she remarried to Jeremiah Long on 17 Aug. 1916.

Oh my goodness! This must be him. That is quite a shock and a revelation as family legend had it that he had been murdered in the US. It makes you wonder how these 'stories' become so distorted and inaccurate.

Thank you so much. May I ask the source of the pension ledger you cite?

P.

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United States of America / Re: Help with Researching a Murder
« on: Tuesday 28 June 22 19:58 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for this.

A quick search on the back of your kind advice is revealing the family were still at home in Ireland at the time of the 1911 census. Obviously this now narrows down Dennis' (recorded as Denis, on census form) possible date of death between 1911 and 1916.

In answer to your question, I have not as yet checked newspapers for reports of the death.

Are ships' passenger manifests searchable online (apologies if this is a daft question)?

Many thanks,

P

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United States of America / Help with Researching a Murder
« on: Tuesday 28 June 22 19:04 BST (UK)  »
Hope this is in the correct section...

Could anyone please advise how to research a murder (USA early-twentieth century), please? Is there a searchable, online database containing information of this kind?

Looking for info on Dennis Cummins, whom, it is believed, was murdered in the USA (state unknown) some time between 1909 and 1916.

Dennis was from Ireland, and married Kate Curtin, Cork City, in September 1909. It is believed he traveled to the US (reasons unknown) where he was murdered.

Widow Kate, remarried in Cork City, August 1916, to Jeremiah Long.

I appreciate info is scant, but any advice/assistance with this very much appreciated.

With thanks,

P.

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