Good morning all
I am trying to find the Irish connection with my elderly cousin granddad Mike Brown.
While it is said that Mike Brown was born in Kansas USA in about 1870 no records have yet been found.
When Mike Brown married in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1913 he gave his birth place as Kansas and his parents names as Mike Brown and Lizzie Wainsborough. No successful research had been found on USA census etc of that couple yet. Some interesting results were found for a couple with similar spelling from Athlone, Westmeath.
This is link to the Canada Roots Chat post:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=693938.0Our family believe that Mike Brown's parents were Irish Catholic
Family story says that Mike Brown's had an uncle JP (John Patrick) Brown who came from Athlone in Westmeath and was a pioneer of Atchison City, Atchison Country, Kansas. I have found quite a bit of information on JP Brown in Atchison, Kansas including census and historical records but nothing that links him to our Mike Brown
Why am I posting on the Westmeath Roots Chat? Well I am open to any suggestions regarding my cousins Granddad Mike Brown and his parents Michael Brown and Elizabeth Wainsborough (however it is spelt) and looking for absolutely anything that could connect Mike Brown and his parents to JP Brown late of Atchison Kansas.
Cheerio for now and look forward to any replies. My elderly cousins are ever so grateful and thankful for any assistance
I am also posting on the USA RootsChat.
Gerri
Down Under