There are times when I am more efficient than I thought I was. I was beating myself up for misplacing Patrick Dolan’s probate file when it hit me. I took copious notes from the massive file! I pulled down the Kelly/Dolan binder, flipped to Patrick Dolan’s section, and began reading. After going through the notes,…
Category: About My Ancestors
One more question about Mary Collis
After I wrote my blog post last night about Mary Collis, daughter of Bridget Dolan, something occurred to me. How do I know that Mary Collis ever came to America? Every thing I know about Mary Collis came from the refiled probate records for her Uncle, Patrick Dolan. I have part of that file in…
How can I solve the mystery of Mary Collis?
Last week, I finished off my Individual Summary project with Mary Collis. Looking over the little information that I had for her made me want to find out more. This story starts with Patrick Dolan, my 3rd great uncle. He died in 1905, but his probate records were lost in the 1906 earthquake. His niece,…
Thirty-one Individual Summaries About Thirty-one Women Relatives
I’ve decided to give myself a challenge for Women’s History Month. I’m going to post thirty-one individual summaries from my RootsMagic about thirty-one women relatives. I’ll be adding the links to those summaries to this post. Refer back to often! Do you use the Individual Summary report that comes with your genealogy software? They can…
Mary Collis Individual Summary
I saved one of the most mysterious people in my tree for last. I would not have known about Mary Collis except for Patrick Dolan’s disputed Probate case. Mary’s claim to fame is that she was the only descendant of one of Patrick’s siblings who did not get any money from the estate. Why, you…