Simon FINNIGAN and Alice WARD were born in Ireland about 1815, married and had four
children in Ireland. Patrick b1836, Barney b1841, Mary b1843, Philip b.1846. Sometime
between 1846 and 1850 Simon Finnigan died, I know not where, and Alice Ward married Dennis
CALLAGHAN, born in Ireland. The family appeared in the 1850 census in Cleveland, Ohio
under the name of Dennis Callaghan. Alice and Dennis then had Timothy Callaghan, b1857.
Mary married Jeremiah O'LEARY and they had seven children, Hannah b1860, Mary b1861,
Jeremiah J. b1863, John F. b1866, Dennis b 1868, Alice E. b1870, Philip E.b1873. and Julia
b1875. Philip Finnigan, my great grandparent, married Catherine WELSH and they had ten
children, all born in Cleveland. Baby boy b1869, Alexander b1871, Simon b 1874, Mary Ellen
b 1876, Alice b1877, Philip b1878, William b1880, Mae b1883, Summer John b1884, Clarence b
1888. The first four, Baby boy, Alexander, Simon, Mary Ellen all died in childhood. Alice,
my great grandmoth!
er,
married James T. O'BRIEN and had four children, William, Philip, Alice and James.
Philip and James became priests and Alice became a nun. William was my father and married
Grace EAGAN. Philip and William Finnigan were not married. Mae married Sidney Connor,
Summer John married Gertrude and Clarence married Mary Sharkey.
I have identified several hundred descendants of Simon FINNIGAN and Alice WARD but have
not been able to find any family in Ireland.
Sound familiar to anybody?
Philip O'Brien