I am not sure why but on October 21st, 1890, my Gr Gr Gr Gr Uncle, Patrick Dolan, paid to have several of his sister’s Kelly kin reburied. They were originally buried at Calvary Cemetery (I am assuming this was Calvary Cross?) and reburied at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, CA. The cemetery sent me…
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Befuddled by the 1880 Census
I have been working on the Kelly family this week. After finding Michael Kelly living with an Uncle, John Kelly, I renewed my efforts to fill in the blanks on his Father, Martin Kelly. I was pouring over data last night when I realized that I never found Martin’s sons, John Joseph Kelly and Matthew…
Tombstones Have Errors, Too: Part Three
In the first post in this series, I told of Michael Kelly who committed suicide in 1881 and how that date differed from the tombstone. In the second post in this series, I used city directories to see if I could establish connections between Michael, John, and Martin Kelly. In this post, I’m going back…
The Life of Mary Jane Jones
[Written for the 91st Carnival of Genealogy, A Tribute to Women] This timeline shows the events in the life of Mary Jane (Haywards) Jones. Mary Jane Haywards was born in Wales ca. 1810. She left Wales for Australia prior to 1848. I’m not sure if she left with her parents or with her husband. Mary…
Timeline for Mary Jane (Haywards) Jones
I don’t know alot about my Great Great Great Grandmother, Mary Jane (Haywards) Jones. However, I am able to put together a timeline of the events of her life. Here is a brief timeline for my Great Great Great Grandmother, Mary Jane (Haywards) Jones: Timeline – Mary Jane (Haywards) Jones ——————————————————————————- ca. 1811———-Born in Wales…