I’ve been on the hunt for my 3rd great grandfather’s land records this week. I went through the indexes for San Mateo County, California and hit a gold mine. It turns out Martin Kelly owned more land than I ever dreamed possible. The family lore said that he owned “a boardinghouse in San Francisco”. That…
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This Just Might Be What My Kelly Line Needs
My Gr Gr Gr Grandparents, Martin and Catherine (Dolan) Kelly, had the nerve to die before 1906. Beyond obituaries in San Francisco newspapers, I haven’t been able to locate a will or death certificate because they don’t exist. But, this document might change things. I spent sometime going through the San Mateo County Index to…
SNFG: Oh, how I am lucky
Randy Seaver put out his Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge today. I’ve experience luck many times along the genealogy trail. I thought I’d write about two instances. One experience stands out where research is concerned. It has to do with my Kelly’s. I had learned a bit about Martin and Catherine Kelly, but didn’t know…
My Kelly’s Are Driving Me Insane
I have spent the last couple of days working on my Kelly line. I have learned alot about Martin and Catherine (Dolan) Kelly in the last two years. Even though I have collected alot of data on them, I still can’t find the couple in the 1880 Census. I decided to take another look at…
Mystery Monday: Just Who Are the Coyne’s?
Patrick Dolan didn’t know it but he left me one of the biggest genealogy gifts a researcher could ever ask for. He died in San Francisco two years before the earthquake and fire. Patrick owned property and had some money saved up when he passed away. His niece, Mary (Kelly) Meincke, was designated as adminstratix. …