I find your family facts very interesting...Since many Irish
immigrants
departed from Cork and lived there
sometimes before they could depart, I took this to be the source of her
notion the family was from Cork.
It has been almost impossible for me to pin down the birthplace of James
Casey and your information about John Casey born ca 1817 in Yellowford,
Ireland is very intriguing.
Somewhere in my research, I recollect something related to Iowa. I didn't
pay much attention at the time, because I'd never found anything from my
immediate family relating to Iowa. But your information is interesting and
Illinois is a stones throw from Iowa.
Hello, Tom (and the rest of you!)
I'm terribly tardy in my reply, but some of this information may
connect our branches, or just be a huge coincidence.
My John T Casey (son of the John Casey from Yellowford) married
Margaret (Maggie) Anna Wilkinson, who was born in Stubensville,
Jefferson Co, Ohio. They were married in Anamosa, IA 22 Dec 1873.
Now, the adjoining ancestors on that side of my family (Dunkelberger
and Holmes) started out in Lancaster, Pa, and then came to Iowa by way
of Iriquois and Kankakee, Co., Il, which is just south of Chicago.
Similarly, a large portion of the ancestry on my father's side of the
family funneled through Iroquois and Kankakee Co as well, though they
came by way of Canada.
I know Casey is a common surname, but it would be interesting if there
were some connection between our research!
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alyska.
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