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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Surname Saturday – Ryan (County Kilkenny, Ireland)

Mary RYAN, of County Kilkenny, Ireland, is my third great-grandmother. She married John MILLETT and they had eight known children. At least three of the children left Ireland and settled in the US. My direct line ancestors are in blue.

First Generation

1.	Mary¹ RYAN was born about 1842, probably in County Kilkenny, Ireland, and died on 29 December 1912, probably in County Kilkenny. Mary married John MILLETT on 20 February 1860 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland. John was born about 1841. Children from this marriage were:

+ 2	i.	Margareth² MILLETT was baptized on 3 February 1863 in Oldgrange, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, and died on 7 January 1945 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois.
3	ii.	Michael MILLETT was born on 10 April 1865 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland. In January 1945 he was living in New York.
4	iii.	Mary MILLETT was born on 17 November 1867 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland.
5	iv.	Robert MILLETT was born on 14 July 1872 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland.
6	v.	Ellen MILLETT was born on 14 July 1874 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland. By January 1945 she had married a ROBERTSON and was living in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
7	vi.	Anne MILLETT was born about 1878 in County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland and may have died in 1902.
8	vii.	Catherine MILLETT was born in 1882 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland. Catherine married John POWERS.

Second Generation

Margareth² MILLETT (Mary¹ Ryan) was baptized on 3 February 1863 in Oldgrange, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, and died on 7 January 1945 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Margareth married Thomas Robert CAHILL, son of Michael CAHILL and Anne HALE, on 3 July 1887 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Thomas was baptized on 8 Mary 1860 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, and died on 15 October 1929 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois.

Children from this marriage were:

9	i.	Mary³ Ann "Marie" CAHILL was born on 8 November 1888 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 5 May 1972 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana. She married first, Leonard ANDERSON; second, Lloyd NOLEN.
10	ii.	Margaret CAHILL was born on 18 January 1891 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 26 September 1967. She married Roger HILLBROOK.
11	iii.	Thomas Michael CAHILL was born on 1 February 1893 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 29 March 1972 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois. He married first, Marie NICHOLS; second, Carrie WALLEY.
+ 12	iv.	John F CAHILL was born on 22 May 1895 in Illinois and died on 16 January 1967 in Sturgis, Saint Joseph, Michigan.
13	v.	Rose Ella CAHILL was born on 23 April 1897 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 25 August 1898 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois.
14	vi.	Robert Emmett CAHILL was born on 22 January 1900 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 17 March 1974 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. He married Edna DAVIS.

Third Generation

John³ F CAHILL (Margareth² Millett, Mary¹ Ryan) was born on 22 May 1895 probably in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 16 January 1967 in Sturgis, Saint Joseph, Michigan. John married Catherine M SCHWARTZ, daughter of Johann "John" SCHWARTZ and Margarethe "Margaret" KREMER, on 25 April 1916 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Catherine was born on 16 April 1894 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 26 January 1925 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois

Children from this marriage were:

15	i.	Raymond⁴ J CAHILL was born on 8 February 1918 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 21 June 1987 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. He married Ruth HARVEY and may have been married once prior to that marriage.
16	ii.	Marcella Marion CAHILL was born on 22 February 1920 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 2 October 2010 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. She married Leo SCHAG.
17	iii.	John "Jack" Francis CAHILL was born on 12 June 1922 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 16 September 1984 in Addison, DuPage, Illinois. He married Joan McMAHON, and their only son, Joseph, was my father.

Disclaimer: Information is based on research completed as of 10 May 2013. Some details have been omitted to protect the privacy of living relatives.

Sources: Available upon request.

PDF Available: The content of this post is available as a PDF through Scribd and may updated periodically as new information is found.

Other Blog Posts: To see other posts about the Ryan family, click here. To see other Surname Saturday posts, click here.

Contact: If you would like more information about this family, or would like to share what you know, please contact me at genblogjulie@gmail.com .

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Surname Saturday – Millett (Ireland / Illinois)

John MILLETT (with variants including Milot, Milett, Millet, Mylett, Mylot) is my third great-grandfather. He lived in Ireland, but may have been born elsewhere. He married Mary RYAN and they had eight known children. At least three of the children left Ireland and settled in the US. I believe I have found a sister for John and hopefully that will provide additional clues and perhaps lead to their parents. My direct line ancestors are in blue.

First Generation

John¹ MILLETT was born about 1841; no death information has been found at this time, but he was living in 1911 when he was enumerated for the Ireland census. John married Mary RYAN on 20 February 1860 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland. Mary was born about 1841, probably in County Kilkenny, and died on 29 December 1912.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2	i.	Margareth² MILLETT was baptized on 3 February 1863 in Oldgrange, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, and died on 7 January 1945 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois.
3	ii.	Michael MILLETT was born on 10 April 1865 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland. In January 1945 he was living in New York.
4	iii.	Mary MILLETT was born on 17 November 1867 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland.
5	iv.	Robert MILLETT was born on 14 July 1872 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland.
6	v.	Ellen MILLETT was born on 14 July 1874 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland. By January 1945 she had married a ROBERTSON and was living in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
7	vi.	Anne MILLETT was born about 1878 in County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland and may have died in 1902.
8	vii.	Catherine MILLETT was born in 1882 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland. Catherine married John POWERS.

Second Generation

Margareth² MILLETT (John¹) was baptized on 3 February 1863 in Oldgrange, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, and died on 7 January 1945 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Margareth married Thomas Robert CAHILL, son of Michael CAHILL and Anne HALE, on 3 July 1887 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Thomas was baptized on 8 Mary 1860 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, and died on 15 October 1929 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois.

Children from this marriage were:

9	i.	Mary³ Ann "Marie" CAHILL was born on 8 November 1888 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 5 May 1972 in South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana. She married first, Leonard ANDERSON; second, Lloyd NOLEN.
10	ii.	Margaret CAHILL was born on 18 January 1891 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 26 September 1967. She married Roger HILLBROOK.
11	iii.	Thomas Michael CAHILL was born on 1 February 1893 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 29 March 1972 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois. He married first, Marie NICHOLS; second, Carrie WALLEY.
+ 12	iv.	John F CAHILL was born on 22 May 1895 in Illinois and died on 16 January 1967 in Sturgis, Saint Joseph, Michigan.
13	v.	Rose Ella CAHILL was born on 23 April 1897 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 25 August 1898 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois.
14	vi.	Robert Emmett CAHILL was born on 22 January 1900 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 17 March 1974 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. He married Edna DAVIS.

Third Generation

John³ F CAHILL (Margareth², John¹) was born on 22 May 1895 probably in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 16 January 1967 in Sturgis, Saint Joseph, Michigan. John married Catherine M SCHWARTZ, daughter of Johann "John" SCHWARTZ and Margarethe "Margaret" KREMER, on 25 April 1916 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. Catherine was born on 16 April 1894 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 26 January 1925 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois

Children from this marriage were:

15	i.	Raymond⁴ J CAHILL was born on 8 February 1918 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 21 June 1987 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. He married Ruth HARVEY and may have been married once prior to that marriage.
16	ii.	Marcella Marion CAHILL was born on 22 February 1920 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 2 October 2010 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois. She married Leo SCHAG.
17	iii.	John "Jack" Francis CAHILL was born on 12 June 1922 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois and died on 16 September 1984 in Addison, DuPage, Illinois. He married Joan McMAHON, and their only son, Joseph, was my father.

Disclaimer: Information is based on research completed as of 6 March 2013. Some details have been omitted to protect the privacy of living relatives.

Sources: Available upon request.

PDF Available: The content of this post is available as a PDF through Scribd and may updated periodically as new information is found.

Other Blog Posts: To see other posts about the Millett family, click here. To see other Surname Saturday posts, click here.

Contact: If you would like more information about this family, or would like to share what you know, please contact me at genblogjulie@gmail.com.

Monday, May 18, 2009

My Irish Surnames

The theme for the 13th edition of the Carnival of Irish Heritage and Culture is Irish names.

Share with us the surnames in your Irish family tree, but don't just stop there. Do a little research and tell us the origin of one or more of those surnames, the stories of how they might have changed over the years, or tales of how they've been mixed up and misspelled, etc.

Want to focus on your family's given names instead? Share with us the story of your ancestors' Irish first names (given at birth or nicknamed later), the "grandparent" nicknames in your Irish family tree, or any other Irish name stories that you'd like to share.

I decided to focus on four of my Irish surnames. All of them become brick walls when trying to research them in Ireland, so I thought this surname exercise might help open new doors.

Each surname heading is a link to the Internet Surname Database record for the surname, which you can use to find out more information about the surname.

Cahill

Many of the resources I have found indicate that Cahills were prevalent in County Clare, County Cork, County Kerry, and County Tipperary. Right now, I can trace my Cahills back to my third great-grandfather, Michael Cahill, who lived in County Kilkenny. Do they trace back further to these other counties? I hope to answer that question someday.

Researching this name in the U.S. hasn’t been too bad. More often than not, it is spelled and indexed correctly. I know of many spelling variations, such as Cale, Cail, Cahil, Cahell, Kahill, Khill, Cayhill, Kayhill, and the original form of the name, O’Cahill. And although I haven’t had too much trouble, it is on this surname that I thought of creative ways to perform searches. You can read more about that in my post Bingo! (and a few lessons learned).

McMahon

I can trace my McMahons back to my third great-grandfather, Timothy McMahon, of County Tipperary (which was kindly noted on his son’s death certificate). I have not done much research on this surname outside of the U.S. as of yet.

This surname can be tricky while doing research. I’ve found that it’s usually spelled correctly, however, when indexed, it can be McMahon or Mc Mahon. So I always have to do at least two search passes to find whomever I am looking for. In the U.S., I’ve not run across any instances where Mac is used instead of Mc, but I always include that in my searches when I can’t find Mc, just in case.

Ryan

This is an interesting one for me. I have two Ryans, both third great-grandmothers, but from two different lines in my paternal line. Margaret Ryan hails from County Tipperary, where she married Timothy McMahon (above). I have no idea as to the whereabouts of Mary Ryan, who was born in Ireland and likely died there. She married John Millet, and their daughter, Margaret, married into my Cahill line. I do know that their daughter was born in County Kilkenny, so at least that’s a starting point. I do wonder if Mary and Margaret are related somehow, but have yet to track down their parents.

Mulligan

I can trace my Mulligans back to my third great-grandfather, James Mulligan, of Dublin. Again, this is one I have not focused on outside of the U.S. I imagine it will be an interesting search, simply because Mulligan is a popular name, and Dublin is, well, the largest city in Ireland!