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Author: AllisonPJ
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I live in Florida as well! I'm on the west coast, about an hour north of Tampa. The
funny thing is, I work with two guys named Hass (brothers). Their parents are Gary &
Lynn Haas. Probably not related to you, but still a cool coincidence. :)
My father remembers that Nellie (Ellen) and her husband Isaac Canada lived on a large farm
in Newark, but that's east of Columbus while London is west. I know many of my family
that lived in Ohio spent at least some time in the London area. Nellie was born and grew
up in Oak Run, which was just south of London. That's where Stephen Foley spent most
of his later life (he died in London, OH in 1916).
There is one mystery we have about the Foleys. My dad says he swears his grandmother told
him they came from County Cork in Ireland, but in Stephen's obit, it says he was from
County Kerry (though they spelled it Carey) and Margaret's grave says she's from
County Tipperary. We're not sure where Cork came from. Could just be one of those
things that changes as it gets passed along.
If you ever happen to get back to South Bend and unpack those photos, I'd be
interested to see the one of Stephen and Margaret's wedding (it was in 1864 according
to marriage records). I don't have any pictures of them (that I know of - we have some
of my grandmother's photo albums, but she didn't label all of the older
pictures).
Thanks for the little Gaelic lesson. :) I'll have to remember that one!
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