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US Lookup Requests / Re: Minnesota Marriage look up request
« on: Friday 26 August 11 08:41 BST (UK)  »
Hi ~ Since I have many relatives and ancestors from Minnsota, I used some of my resources. 

The only marriage record for a Frederick Lovett in Minnesota is in Mower County on August 11, 1908 to Augusta E. Baker.

For George McGregor, there are 8 marriage records, but the only one near your date of 1917-1918 is:
George McGregor to Catherine McCarty on April 24, 1916 in Morrison County.

For now this is all I have, but I will keep looking.

Regards,
Laura

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Armagh / Re: Rowntree / Rountree - Armagh
« on: Thursday 25 August 11 07:02 BST (UK)  »
I have the same James Rowntree born 10 Nov 1870 in my family tree.

He was married to Rachel McCall, whose half-brother Robert was my great-great grandfather.  Unfortunately, I have no more information on James. 

Good luck!

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Armagh / Re: Jane McCullough- Methodist
« on: Sunday 27 September 09 06:46 BST (UK)  »
Hi there ~

Just thought I'd throw in that I have family from Markethill, Co. Armagh with the name "McCalla", also "McCulla" ... specifically, Samuel, Eliza Jane Palmer McCalla, Anna Jane McCalla.  Samuel & Eliza Jane had two sons, Samuel & Robert.  Samuel kept McCalla while Robert went by McCall.  Both brothers emigrated to America and settled first in Ohio, then Indiana.  My line goes through Robert McCall.

Just a little FYI.  Good luck!

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Donegal / Re: McPaul Family
« on: Wednesday 07 January 09 17:34 GMT (UK)  »
Hi everyone,

Of COURSE everything gets more complicated! 

Julia was for sure born in 1889 - one hundred years before my own daughter.  All of my life I have been told that she came to America at 2 years old, crossing the Atlantic on the "SS Devonia".  I have scoured the passenger lists from 1890-1893 and can find absolutely nothing; I would naturally think this was just an error of memory, except that Lizzie named her fourth daughter (3rd with Robert McCall) Devonia, supposedly in honor of the ship that brought her to America.

The 1910 US Census lists Robert, Elizabeth, Laura, Georgeanna and Devonia as living in Marion, Indiana, with Elizabeth immigrating to America in 1891.  That jives with Julia being 2 years old.

Aghadowey, you do indeed have the right woman.  John and Julia's son Neville died in 1930 of Lou Gehrig's disease; Kathleen never married; and Marjorie was my grandmother.

Today I will contact the Irish records office you gave me the link to, and see where that takes me.  I understand that while "Gallagher" is ridiculously common, "McPaul" is a very rare Irish surname.

You all are amazing!  Thank you!

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Donegal / Re: McPaul Family
« on: Wednesday 07 January 09 00:07 GMT (UK)  »
Wow!  This is exciting, to have replies already!

Maryderry - I suspect that Robert McPaul and John McPaul (Patrick's father???) were either brothers or cousins.  That is my best guess. 

Aghadowey - Thank you for the information on obtaining Julia's birth certificate in Ireland.  I will check there later today.

I come from a very small family.  Julia & John Gallagher had 3 children - only one married and had children, my grandmother Margery.  So all relevant paperwork came directly down to me, with no other relatives to grab anything.  That being said, I have only one relative still living, my aunt Rita, who is 70 years old and blind.  She has an incredible memory, and has provided many clues. 

Julia was indeed brought to America.  When her father died and Lizzie met Robert McCall, she left Julia on a Philly street corner and told her that if she wasn't back in 5 minutes, go into the tea room right there and ask for Mary.  Of course, Lizzie didn't come back, and Julia went inside.  Mary McDermott (from the 1900 census) raised Julia ... the story goes that Mary McDermott and Lizzie knew each other back in Donegal.  This explains the 1900 census.

Mary McDermott never married, and she did indeed take Julia back to Ireland when Julia was 14, where they stayed for about a year.  I have the ship manifests for this.  You might have noticed that one of the boarders was also named Mary McDermott --- Julia called them Big Mary and Little Mary.

This story made such an impression on both me and my aunt, we cannot imagine leaving a child on a street corner.  In Philadelphia no less!  After she married, Julia found her mother, who with Robert McCall had three more daughters, and forgave her.  McCall was very upset and said he would of course had taken Julia in.  And Julia was the only one with him when he died.

I really appreciate your lookup on the marriage, as well.  I do not know exactly where they were married.  Elizabeth's maiden name was Bradley, so she might have been Elizabeth Bradley McPaul, or just Elizabeth Bradley since she "lied" to Robert McCall.

!!!  This is so exciting!!!

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Donegal / McPaul Family
« on: Tuesday 06 January 09 22:12 GMT (UK)  »
Hello everyone,

I am looking for information on my g-g-grandfather, Patrick McPaul.  The only instance I have of his name is on my great-grandmothers death certificate.  Julia was born in 1889 in Ireland, and her mother remarried in Philadelphia in 1896, so Julia was very, very young and knew nothing of her father.

Through the LDS Family Search I found one Patrick McPaul, born in 1867 to John McPaul and Margery Swiney.  He had many siblings:  Grace, Catherine, Mary Anne, Edward, Margery, Bernard, Margaret and Sarah.  I can go no further back than John and Margery, though one ancestry.com subscriber has John's father listed as "Neal McPaul".  I can't find anything on him, either.

I do have a Pat McPaul arriving in America in September of 1890, but no listing of a wife (Lizzie Bradley) or daughter.  Lizzie remarried in 1896 to a Robert McCall (a rhyming last name, just to make things more FUN!)  So Julia was very, very young when Patrick died.  (Lizzie sent Julia to be raised by "friends" from Ireland because she thought Robert would reject her if he learned she had a daughter.  So Julia wasn't raised by Robert McCall and didn't speak to her mother again until she was in her 30's)

In the early 1800's, some McPauls were caught stealing sheep and sentenced to Australia, so some families emigrated there to NSW, where I have read that four brothers have produced over 2,000 descendents.  I do not think this line is directly related to me.

If anyone has any suggestions where I can get more information, I would be most grateful.  I am sorry for the long-windedness of this, I am just hoping some little detail might help.

Thanks,
Laura

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