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If the marriage of Michael and Mary was in Pennsylvania I think we would really need to know where ?  I believe Pennsylvania marriages would be recorded at County level for that time frame. Sometimes we can only find these thru a search of newspapers, church records and obituaries.  Although it was a long shot I tried to go thru every Tierney member to see if an obituary might have mentioned where in Ireland the parents originated from but alas nothing was ever mentioned.

Sandra

Yeah it is rather frustrating since a decent amount of my family tree abruptly stops at like certain points due to lack of information / record keeping from the Ireland side of things. I decided to go the physical record method and submitted a death certificate request for Michael from Granville County and see if that sheds anymore light. Not holding out on any hope, but at least it'd be something if anything is revealed.

1892 New York State Census, Moriah, Essex County - Tierney
Michael Tierney, age 39, born in Ireland, Labourer?
Mary, age 37, Ireland
Maggie, age 14, United States (as were the following children)
John, age 12
James, age 10
Mary, age 8
Wm, age 6
Tommie? (male), age 5
Patsey? (male), age 4
Katie, age 2
Martin, age 1

I think this is prob a different Tierney family. I got mixed up with them early on and had to backtrack. I know Michael was a part of the police force. Plus my ancestory Joseph doesnt appear to be listed

This isn't much help and perhaps some of it may have already been mentioned but:
Thomas L Tierney, according to his marriage document, WWI Draft Reg Card, and Social Security App and Claims Index was born in Mineville, New York.

In 1900, it was claimed that Mary Tierney was the mother of 10 children, 7 still living.  According to the New York Death Index, two girls/women died in 1893:
Kate, 21 March, Mineville
Maggie, 17 February, Mineville
Unfortunately, no ages were given.  Perhaps Tierney was a common name in that part of New York and these women were not related; or, perhaps they were Mary's daughters?

I don't know how I missed it earlier tonight (when I started looking around) but this looks like the family in 1880:
1880 Mineville, Essex County, New York Census
Michael Tierney, age 28, works in Mines, born Ireland
Mary, age 25, wife, Keeping House, born Ireland
Maggie, age 2, daughter, born Pennsylvania
John, age 4/12, (born March), son, born New York
   (Found on Familysearch website)

Update:  The pay site that I use shows the family as Tiernery in 1880.

Thank you for the insight, I appreciate it! I do know at least one of their children (James Tierney / NY Giants Secretary was born in Mineville, so i'll have to look and see if I can find the information you were referencing about the others (like John, didn't have him?).

Obituary for Martin Tierney (above)

The Post-Star  (Glens Falls, New York) 22 Dec 1932, Thu  - Page 2

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27867803/martin_tierney/

Sandra

I actually noticed that they said Joseph was a secret service member? I wonder if this had to do with the WPA? Interesting 

In case you don't have it, the NY death index says Mary Tierney died age 66 on 13 Apr. 1941 in Granville.  Her obituary is here - http://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2019/Albany%20NY%20Knickerbocker%20News/Albany%20NY%20Knickerbocker%20News%201941/Albany%20NY%20Knickerbocker%20News%201941%20-%202365.pdf

There is a John Tierney who died in Granville on 28 May 1896.  Thought it might be worth noting, in case he's another relative.

That's her. And i'll take a look and see if there's any connections between Michael and John. Thank you!