the daniel o’meara family history

THE DANIEL O’MEARAFAMILY HISTORY

ADDENDUM 2004

In The Daniel O’Meara Family History, when talking about the family’s migration, I stated“Nothing is known about their actual journey to America but, it must be assumed it was not easy.” Thefollowing information, pictures and drawings, will give everyone a feeling of what the family went throughbefore emigrating to America. There is no way to know what the family’s circumstances were before theiremigration but, Margie Bernard informed me that her grandmother, Eliza’s daughter, told her that Daniel’sfather gave him a bag of coins or gold before their journey, and another contact, Tim O’Hara, remembers hisgrandfather, Mary Marcella’s son Fonce, “always speaking of the O’Meara side of the family as the soundbusiness side, the ones of some influence back in Ireland.”

I would like to lace together the genealogical account with what was happening with Irish history.It is essential to understand what was happening to the country at any point in time, in order to understandwhat was happening to an individual family.

Remember, genealogical research is not just filling in names on a pedigree chart or family groupsheet. It is the study of the entire family, its history, and its traditions. All of this brings our family back tolife in a new way.

May the road rise to meet you.May the wind be always at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face;The rains fall soft upon your fields

And, until we meet again,May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

A Gaelic Blessing

Mary Ellen‘Tink’ Stewart-Bailey

Feburary, 2004

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Ireland the Tragedy 1

Images of the Famine 4

Baptismal Records 15

Documents 21

Updates 30

Ireland the Tragedy-(1180-1855)

During this period the people of Ireland were confronted with several political and economic problems. ManyIrish people emigrated to America to escape these hardships.

For the Irish many of their problems began in the 1180's when the King of England decided that they needed moreland.This need was created due to the small geographic land area of England and the practice of "primogeniture".This term meant that all family land inheritances went to the eldest son.

In the1600's, the English attempted to establish their presence by beginning a policy of forced assimilation. Inenforcing this policy they tried to eliminate the use of Gaelic (the Irish language) and eradicate the Catholicreligion. Before the English introduced their thoughts and beliefs on male supremacy to Ireland, women and menhad enjoyed social and political equality.

It's a common assumption that Ireland's mass exodus during the first half of the l9th century was the result of thedisastrous potato blight of 1845, but the famine was actually the proverbial last straw. Until the 17th century, theIrish, like much of feudal Europe, consisted of many peasants under the rule of a minority of wealthy landowners.When Oliver Cromwell invaded Ireland in the mid-17th century, those landowners who refused to give upCatholicism saw their property confiscated and then redistributed to the English Army. By 1661, 40% of Irelandwas owned by England. Many Irish peasants-stayed on as tenant farmers, working the land and paying rent forthe small plots of land where they lived and grew their own food. But as crops became less profitable, manylandowners began taking back the land from the Irish poor in order to graze sheep and cattle for Englishconsumption. This led to a series of evictions, where tenant farmers were forced off the land that sustained them,often with no warning at all. These tenant evictions were another cause of emigration from Ireland. The Britishruined the houses by either tearing down the roof or by burning them to the ground.

One of the worst, now known as the Ballinglass Incident, (after the west coast village in County Galway), tookplace on March 13, 1846, about 6 months after the potato blight appeared. Anticipating mass starvation from theprevious failed crop, Mrs. Gerrard, like many landowners, feared nonpayment of rent from her tenants, andsuddenly leveled 61 houses occupied by 76 families. The following is an eyewitness account taken from TheGreat Hungar.

The inhabitants were not in arrear of their rent, and had, by their industry, reclaimed an area of aboutfour hundred acres from a neighbouring bog. On the morning of the eviction a 'large detachment of the49th Infantry commanded by Captain Brown' and numerous police appeared with the Sheriff and hismen...the people were officially called on to give up possession, and the houses were then demolished--roofs torn off, walls thrown down. The scene was frightful; women running, wailing with pieces of theirproperty and clinging to door-posts from which they had to be forcibly torn; men cursing, childrenscreaming with fright. That night the people slept in the ruins; next day they were driven out, thefoundations of the house were torn up and razed, and no neighbour was allowed to take them in. (p.71-2)

This happened first in the middle of Ireland where the land was most fertile. Tenant farmers who weren't evictedfound there was less land available to them, and these shrinking plots were being shared by more and moreoccupants. This created an irregular division of land ownership. Thus, a new way of indicating personal propertywas developed. Irish subsistance farmers now used stone fences to mark their property. Each fence had a distinctpattern/design clearly labeling ownership. A farmer's land was usually not adjacent, which made farming difficult.

This diminishing land contributed much to Ireland's eventual reliance on the potato during the late 18th century.Potatoes didn't rob the soil of its nitrogen, and the amount of land needed to grow potatoes could feed morepeople than the same amount of land used to grow a grain crop like wheat. By the time the 1845 blight appeared,approximately 3 million people consumed little else, and the average adult male was eating 12-14 pounds per day.

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The British, now having a predominance of land, exported cattle to England to serve as a source of food.Therefore the people of Ireland, who used to eat chickens and beef with spices, now were forced to becomedependent on potatoes to survive.

The Act of Union, 1801, annulled the semi-independent Irish Parliament and transferred political powerdefinitively from Ireland to London. The effective disenfranchisement of a corrupt Dublin parliament, and theflight of landowners to London, led to large-scale social transformations. The large estates were now run byagents, and these were under pressure to maximise income from rents for the benefit of absentee landlords.

Many were corrupt, all were committed to the greatest possible exploitation of the estates and their tenants. Oneof the consequences was that Irish agriculture adopted the potato as the staple food-crop of the peasantry, andeconomic forces acted to bring about what would prove a disastrous dependency on a very few varieties.

The potato famine of 1848 was the most devastating Irish famine in history. Many of these people were forced toresort to the desperate practice known as bleeding. Bleeding was draining some of a cow's blood and mixing itwith rotten potatoes and cabbage into a soup. This was used to help families combat the famine by keeping theirstrength up. The famine made some of the English sympathetic to the plight of the Irish. Workhouses werecreated to house and feed those that were unable to provide for themselves. Unfortunately the British as part oftheir Poor Laws made one of the conditions for entering the workhouse that you must give up all property thatyou owned. This was another way of getting the land from the Irish citizenry. There were also no guarantees thatyour family would be placed together in the same workhouse. They were really nothing more than places to go todie. The following was written by the vice-guardians (British government inspectors) of the Ennistymonworkhouse.

*There were collections of dirt and filth almost under every bed. On inspecting the laundry, we found theclothes, which had been washed and were in the process of drying, completly covered in vermin, and thepersons and clothes of the paupers generally neglected.

The situation was tragic enough that many of those suffering sent their children to America. Other times the malehead of a household would leave, get employment in the nation of emigration, save his earnings and then sendfor the rest of the family. A passage to America during this time was approximately $10.00.

It is estimated one in four people died during this famine. The high mortality rate caused parishs to hold massfunerals. Putting food on the table was a constant struggle and funeral bills were near to impossible to pay. Forthis reason, each church had a "community coffin". When there was a death in the community the people woulduse the coffin for the wake and the funeral. At the gravesite, a trap door would be opened and the corpse wouldfall into the grave.

"Coffin Ships" were used by many Irish families for their passage to America. The British Passenger Actsattempted to deflect immigration from the British Isles to Canada rather than the United States by making it muchmore expensive to travel to the latter. Instead of the four or five pounds a fare to New York would cost in thoseyears, the rate to the Canadian Maritime Provinces was sometimes as low as fifteen shillings (there were twentyshillings to the pound). In addition, Canada-bound ships left from every seaport in Ireland and were both muchmore convenient for Irish immigrants and much cheaper than making the twelve - to fourteen hour crossing of theIrish Sea to Liverpool, the chief port of the immigrant trade proper.

Coffin ships were the cheapest way to travel to Horatio Alger's "land of opportunity", but were often times fatalto many passengers. Due to the lack of room on these ships, disease spread quickly and easily, often causing thedeaths of over half of the passengers. The death toll was so high that you could line gravestones across theAtlantic Ocean from one shore to the other. In some instances, sharks followed these coffin ships waiting for thebodies of the newly deceased. Families of the emigrants held "American wakes", which were both celebrationsand mournings.These wakes were happy occasions because some were able to leave their life of hardship behind,but in return they would rarely see their family members again.

* Percival, John, The Great Famine Ireland's Potato Famine 1845-1851. Copyright 1995. p. 164

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There were crop failures in the early decades of the 19th century, but the Great Famine proper came in 1845-1847.Potato blight, borne on the wind, swept through the land. Whole tracts of countryside were laid waste. Hundredsof thousands perished. Scenes of unimaginable horror took place while a complacent administration called forreports and provided military escorts for grain and meat convoys destined for export.

A shattered and demoralised people begged for assistance, in vain. Government raised the inhuman banner of'Free Trade', refusing to intervene, and what had been a natural calamity became a holocaust presided over by anindifferent administration. In the three years 1845-1848 it is estimated that 1 million Irish people died of starvationor of famine-related diseases such as cholera and typhoid. The country sustained an economic, political andpsychic shock of enormous force - it is a wound which has yet to heal.

Bibliography

The Great Hungar, Smith, Woodham, New York, 1964.

The Great Irish Famine, O Grada, Cormac, Dublin: MacMillan, 1989.

The Irish Potato Famine, © 1998 - 2003 Sheila Farrell Brannon

Coming to America, Roger Daniels

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Images of the Famine

A starving Irish family , during the Famine. Source: National Library of Ireland

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A populous Irish village. Source: Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland

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A family evicted by their landlords. Source: Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland.

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Irish cabin Aug 22, 1846

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A farming family defending their home. Jan 2, 1847

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Eviction scene from the Illustrated London News of December 16, 1848. The famine-era scenes illustrates theplight of Irish families made homeless during the Famine, described by Bishop Thomas Nulty of County Meath,who calcuated that close to 30,000 homes were leveled in Meath between 1843-71. Nulty described evictions inhis writing. "The speechless agony of men, the piteous wailings of women, the terror and consternation ofchildren, as their houses are pulled down, their homes demolished, and themselves set adrift on the world -- allcontribute to make up a horrible scene that . . . can never be forgotten throughout the length and breadth of thelocality in which it occurred." (Alfred P. Smyth, Faith, Famine and Fatherland in the Irish Midlands:Perceptions of a Priest and Historian Anthony Cogan, 1826-1872. Dublin: Colour Books Ltd., 1992.)

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"The Day after the Ejectment." From the Illustrated London News, December 16, 1848.

A mother and infant child sit huddled in a temporary shelter behind the figure of the father and son.

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In the foreground of this photo you can see a house missing it's thatched roof. This was the size of a commonfarmhouse during the 1840's in Ireland. It was probably something of this nature that the families of New Ireland

may have left behind to come to America.

This picture shows a typical division of land in Ireland. You can see that a person's property was parceled in smallplots none to exceed 5 acres. It is also common that farmer's lands do not neccessarily abut one another. Though

this is a modern photo taken of Co.Clare it is very similar to the conditions that existed in the period.

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From The Illustrated London News, July 6, 1850. "The Embarkation, Waterloo Docks, Liverpool." Many Irishimmigrants traveled to Liverpool first before emigrating to the United States and Australia.

Irish emigrants 1846

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Illustrations taken from The Illustrated London News, July 6, 1850. "Scene between decks" of an emigrant ship.

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On a recent trip to Ireland Maureen O’Meara Hogue contacted a researcher that was able to find thebaptism records for all of Daniel and Margaret’s children, that were born in Ireland. Not only do these recordsgive the date of birth but, at long last, the place where the family lived and relatives names. When I first startedmy research I was told that Margaret’s maiden name was Roach but, could not find anything to document thatinformation. The name shows up in Bridget’s baptism record, as her godfather John Roach. So I am thinking,possibly, her mother’s maiden name was Roach. I found it captivating to see the godparent’s names and try tofigure out who they were and how they were related. Unfortunately, this is a mystery I don’t believe I will ever beable to solve. The following helps somewhat but, also adds to the confusion. Another clue for further research!

Old Irish Naming Patterns

1st son was named after the father's father. 1st daughter was named after the mother's mother.

2nd son was named after the mother's father. 2nd daughter was named after the father's mother.

3rd son was named after the father. 3rd daughter was named after the mother.

4th son was named after the father's eldest 4th daughter was named after the mother's eldestbrother. sister.

There was a convention followed in the choosing of godparents for the child. If the new parents werethe oldest in their respective families, then the new fathers parents or the new mothers parents were chosen asgod parents. If no parents were surviving or living in the country, then the oldest brother/sisterfrom the fathers/mothers family was chosen. The godparents were chosen to ensure that the that the childrenwere raised by direct blood relatives on either their maternal or paternal family side

On the baptism records the first five children were baptized in one parish, Youghalarra-Burgess, # 79 on map, James and John were baptized in Killbarron-Terryglass, # 32 on map. I am guessing that the firstparish was unavailable due to the Famine. You may also note that the birth dates that I had for the book are notthe same in some instances. Such as my great grandfather James. The baptism record and his death certificatestate he was born in 1842 , and his tombstone says 1844.

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DOCUMENTS

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A 1916 plat map of Kenockee Township showing James and William Jeremiah O’Meara’s farms. Red dots indicate the farms.

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THE DESCENDANTS of DANIEL O'MEARA

UPDATES

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Family of Ira BRIGGS & Eliza O'MEARA (3)

First Generation----------------------------------------

1. Ira BRIGGS.1,2,3 Born in 1825 in New York.2,3 Ira died in Edmore, MI on 22 Feb 1905, he was 80.4 Buriedin Edmore Cemetery.4

"While on a visit at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Cora Goldsmith, at Edmore, Mich., Mr. Briggs, who hadbeen in poor health for many years with rheumatism and kindred ailments was called to rest."4

St. Clair Co., Census 1870Ira Briggs - age 45 - Farm Laborer - b. New York -Value of Real Estate,$100 - Value of Personal Estate $100

On 15 Sep 1854 when Ira was 29, he married Eliza O'MEARA2,3, daughter of Daniel O'MEARA (Oct 1803-14Apr 1887) & Margaret DEARCY (DARCY)(DEARCH)(DORCEY) (1811-2 Jun 1883), in Port Huron, MI.4 Bornon 8 Mar 1834 in Ireland.2,3,4

St. Clair Co., Census 1870Eliza - age 35 - housewife

They had the following children:2 i. Marcus W. (?) (1858-)3 ii. Mary Louise (Louisa) (1860-)4 iii. Fannie E. (Faney (?)) (1865-)5 iv. Mathew (?)William W. (1867-)6 v. (James) Casper W. (1870-)7 vi. Maude E. (1875-)8 vii. Cora V. (1877-)9 viii. Stephen D. (1880-)

Second Generation----------------------------------------

Family of Ira BRIGGS (1) & Eliza O'MEARA

2. Marcus W. (?) BRIGGS 2,3,4, Grandson. Born on 19 Jul 1858 (1860) in Bruce, Macomb County, MI.4

St. Clair Co., Census 1870Marcus - age 10 - Michiganname was very hard to read

3. Mary Louise (Louisa) BRIGGS 2,3,5, Granddaughter. Born on 30 Jun 1860 (1861) in Wales, St. ClairCounty, MI.4

St. Clair Co., Census 1870Louisa - age 9 - Michigan

Mary Louise (Louisa) married Willard D. TUCKER5.

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4. Fannie E. (Faney (?)) BRIGGS2,3,5, Granddaughter. Born on 22 Dec 1865(1866) in Wales, St. ClairCounty, MI.4

St. Clair Co., Census 1870Laney - age 4 - Michiganname was very hard to read

Fannie E. (Faney (?)) married Joseph BENNETT5.

They had one child:10 i. Jennie

5. Mathew (?)William W. BRIGGS 2,3, Grandson. Born on 22 Jul 1867 in Wales, St. Clair County, MI.4

St. Clair Co., Census 1870Mathew - age 2- Michiganname was very hard to read

6. (James) Casper W. BRIGGS 2,3,4, Grandson. Born on 30 Mar 1870 in Wales, St. Clair County, MI.4

St. Clair Co., Census 1870James - age - 4/12 (4 months) Michigan

7. Maude E. BRIGGS4, Granddaughter. Born on 9 Nov 1875 in Wales, St. Clair County, MI.

8. Cora V. BRIGGS4, Granddaughter. Born on 8 Jul 1877 in Wales, St. Clair County, MI.

Cora married Unknown Goldsmith

9. Stephen D. BRIGGS 4, Grandson. Born on 9 Nov 1880 in Wales, St. Clair County, MI.

Third Generation----------------------------------------

Family of Fannie E. (Faney (?)) BRIGGS (4) & Joseph BENNETT

10. Jennie BENNETT5, G Granddaughter.

Jennie married Author BARKER5.

They had one child:11 i. Lena Mae

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Fourth Generation----------------------------------------

Family of Jennie BENNETT (10) & Author BARKER

11. Lena Mae BARKER5, GG Granddaughter.

Lena Mae married Alfred E. TOLLAS5.

They had the following children:12 i. Marjorie (Margie) (1932-)13 ii. Franklin Edgar (1934-1994)

Fifth Generation----------------------------------------

Family of Lena Mae BARKER (11) & Alfred E. TOLLAS

12. Marjorie (Margie) TOLLAS5, GGG Granddaughter. Born on 7 Oct 1932 in Benton Harbor, MI.

In 1954 when Marjorie (Margie) was 21, she married Burton (Bucky) BERNARD5. Born in 1932. They weredivorced in 1974.

They had the following children:14 i. Donald Stephan (1955-)15 ii. Mark Allen (1958-)

13. Franklin Edgar TOLLAS5, GGG Granddaughter. Born in 1934. Franklin Edgar died in 1994, she was 60.

Franklin Edgar first married Kitty.

They had the following children:16 i. Michael17 ii. Brian

Franklin Edgar second married Jeannie5.

Franklin Edgar third married Beverly5.

Franklin Edgar fourth married Unknown5.

They had the following children:18 i. Robert19 ii. Calvin20 iii. Phillip21 iv. Charles22 v. Carolyn

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Sixth Generation----------------------------------------

Family of Marjorie (Margie) TOLLAS (12) & Burton (Bucky) BERNARD

14. Donald Stephan BERNARD.5 Born in 1955.

15. Mark Allen BERNARD.5 Born in 1958.

Mark Allen married Janet5.

They had the following children:23 i. Mary Bryan (1982-)24 ii. Christopher Robin25 iii. Patric Ryan26 iv. Kyle Anthony

Family of Franklin Edgar TOLLAS (13) & Kitty

16. Michael TOLLAS.5

17. Brian TOLLAS.5

Family of Franklin Edgar TOLLAS (13) & Unknown

18. Robert TOLLAS.5

19. Calvin TOLLAS.5

20. Phillip TOLLAS.5

21. Charles TOLLAS.5

22. Carolyn TOLLAS.5

Seventh Generation----------------------------------------

Family of Mark Allen BERNARD (15) & Janet

23. Mary Bryan BERNARD.5 Born in 1982.

24. Christopher Robin BERNARD.5

25. Patric Ryan BERNARD.5

26. Kyle Anthony BERNARD.5

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SOURCES-------------------------------

1. Bev Gall.2. Mary Ellen 'Tink' Stewart-Bailey3. St. Clair Co., Census 18704. Gratiot County, Michigan. Historical, Biological, Statistical.by: Willard D. Tucker 19135. Marjorie(Margie) Tollas BernardAncestry.com message

Index

?Beverly spouse of 13Janet spouse of 15Jeannie spouse of 13Kitty spouse of 13Unknown spouse of 13

BARKERAuthor spouse of 10Lena Mae 11

BENNETTJennie 10Joseph spouse of 4

BERNARDBurton (Bucky) spouse of 12Christopher Robin 24Donald Stephan 14Kyle Anthony 26Mark Allen 15Mary Bryan 23Patric Ryan 25

BRIGGSCora V. 8Fannie E. (Faney (?)) 4Ira 1(James) Casper W. 6Marcus W. (?) 2Mary Louise (Louisa) 3Mathew (?)William W. 5Maude E. 7Stephen D. 9

GOLDSMITH Unknown spouse of 8OMEARA

Eliza spouse of 1TOLLAS

Alfred E. spouse of 11Brian 17Calvin 19Carolyn 22Charles 21

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Franklin Edgar 13Marjorie (Margie) 12Michael 16Phillip 20Robert 18

TUCKERWillard D. spouse of 3

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Family of Merrick D. Briggs and Bridget O’Meara (4)


1. Merrick (Merrit) D. BRIGGS.1,2,3 Born in 1834 in New York.4 Merrick (Merrit) D. died bef 1913, he was79.3

Brother of Ira who married Eliza.1

Salinac Co., Bridgehampton Twp Census 1870Merick Briggs - age 36 - farmer - New Yorkvalue of real estate 300, value of personal estate 400

On 8 Jul 1855 when Merrick (Merrit) D. was 21, he married (Ellen) Bridget O'MEARA1,3,5,2, daughter ofDaniel O'MEARA (Oct 1803-14 Apr 1887) & Margaret DEARCY (DEARCH)(DORCEY) (1811-2 Jun 1883), inSt. Clair County.6 Born abt 1836 in Ireland.

Marriage record states "Merrit Briggs, "of sufficient age", Wales, townshipBridget O'Meura, "of sufficient age", KenokeeWitnesses - Ira Briggs & William Perry, both of Wales; John Lamb, JP

Salinac Co., Bridgehampton Twp Census 1870Bridget - age - 31- keeping house - Ireland

They had the following children:2 i. Martha3 ii. Emma4 iii. Mary5 iv. Ida6 v. Nellie


Family of Merrick (Merrit) D. BRIGGS (1) & (Ellen) Bridget O'MEARA

2. Martha BRIGGS3, Granddaughter.

3. Emma BRIGGS3, Granddaughter.

4. Mary BRIGGS3, Granddaughter.

5. Ida BRIGGS3, Granddaughter.

6. Nellie BRIGGS 3, Granddaughter.

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Sources

1. Bev Gall.2. Mary Ellen 'Tink' Stewart-Bailey3. Gratiot County, Michigan. Historical, Biological, Statistical.by: Willard D. Tucker 19134. Salinic county, MI 1870 census5. O'Mara, Sheila Carlson.6. St. Clair County, MI Marriage Record (1838-1857)

Index

BRIGGSEmma 3Ida 5Martha 2Mary 4Merrick (Merrit) D. 1Nellie 6

OMEARA(Ellen) Bridget spouse of 1

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The Family of John O’Meara(8) and Charlotte Orilla Tucker


1. John O'MEARA1,2, Son. Born on 24 Feb 1845 in Ireland.3

St. Clair Co., MI - Kenokee Twp. Census 1860John - Son of Daniel and Margaret O'Meara - age 15 - born Ireland

On 21 Jun 1882 when John was 37, he married Charlotte Orilla TUCKER4.3

They had the following children:2 i. Ellice Theresa (1884-)3 ii. Margaret Blanche (1885-1902)4 iii. Myrtle Louise (1887-)5 iv. Austin Darcy (1889-)6 v. Earnest Lorens (Twin) (1891-1914)7 vi. Earl George (Twin) (1891-)8 vii. Floyd Vincent (1893-)9 viii. Iva Ruth (1895-)

10 ix. Edna Pearl (1897-)


Family of John O'MEARA (1) & Charlotte Orilla TUCKER

2. Ellice Theresa O'MEARA3,4, Granddaughter. Born on 15 Feb 1884.

3. Margaret Blanche O'MEARA4,3, Granddaughter. Born on 17 Apr 1885. Margaret Blanche died on 16 Feb1902, she was 16.

4. Myrtle Louise O'MEARA4,3, Granddaughter. Born on 16 Apr 1887.

5. Austin Darcy O'MEARA4,3, Grandson. Born on 23 Jul 1889.

6. Earnest Lorens O'MEARA4,3, Grandson. Born on 17 May 1891. Earnest Lorens died on 1 Sep 1914, hewas 23.

7. Earl George O'MEARA4,3, Grandson. Born on 17 May 1891.

8. Floyd Vincent O'MEARA4,3, Grandson. Born on 2 Sep 1893.

9. Iva Ruth O'MEARA4,3, Granddaughter. Born on 18 Dec 1895.

10. Edna Pearl O'MEARA4,4, Granddaughter. Born on 10 Apr 1897.

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Sources

1. O'Mara, Sheila Carlson.2. Mary Ellen 'Tink' Stewart-Bailey3. "Willie5Mick" Bill4. Gratiot County, Michigan. Historical, Biological, Statistical.by: Willard D. Tucker 1913

Index

OMEARAAustin Darcy 5Earl George 7Earnest Lorens 6Edna Pearl 10Ellice Theresa 2Floyd Vincent 8Iva Ruth 9John 1Margaret Blanche 3Myrtle Louise 4

TUCKERCharlotte Orilla spouse of 1

1900 Michigan Census

Sanilac Minden

O’Merra John Head Feb 1848 Ireland

O'Merra Sharlet W Jun 1874 Michigan

O'Merra Margret D Apr 1885 Michigan

O'Merra Mirtle D Apr 1887 Michigan

O'Merra Austin D S Jul 1890 Michigan

O'Merra Ernest L S May 1891 Michigan

O'Merra Erl G S May 1891 Michigan

O'Merra Floyd S Sep 1892 Michigan

O'Merra Elma D Dec 1895 MichiganO'Merra Edna D Apr 1898 Michigan

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Family of Mary Marcella O’Meara (33) and Michael O’Hara


1. Michael O'HARA.1,2,3 Born in 1871 in Emmett, Michigan. Michael died in Detroit, MI in 1965, he was 94.1

Michael married Mary Marcella O'MEARA1,2,3, daughter of James O'MEARA (15 Feb 1844(22 Jan 1842)-9May 1920) & Johanna M. CASEY (6 Jan 1850-7 Jan 1894). Born abt 1876 in Michigan. Mary Marcella died inDetroit, MI in 1955, she was 79.1

Had Pancreatic cancer.4

They had the following children:2 i. Alphonse James (Fonce) (1906-1992)3 ii. Louise4 iii. Margaret


Family of Michael O'HARA (1) & Mary Marcella O'MEARA

2. Alphonse James (Fonce) O'HARA.1,2,3 Born on 8 Jul 1906 in Emmett, Michigan. Alphonse James (Fonce)died in Green Bay, Wisconsin on 5 Oct 1992, he was 86.1

Alphonse James (Fonce) married Cecile JANKOWSKI1. Born in Wisconsin. Cecile died in 1975 in Detroit,MI.1

They had the following children:5 i. Terence Patrick (Pat) (1932-)6 ii. Carol (1939-)

3. Louise O'HARA.1,2,3 Louise died in Pontiac, Michigan.1

4. Margaret O'HARA.1,2,3

Margaret married HEIDE1. died in 199?They had one child:

7 i. Michael


Family of Alphonse James (Fonce) O'HARA (2) & Cecile JANKOWSKI

5. Terence Patrick (Pat) O'HARA.1 Born on 13 Mar 1932.Terence Patrick (Pat) married Jean Margaret LOGAN1. Born on 3 Oct 1933 in Saginaw, Michigan.

They had the following children:8 i. Timothy John (1959-)

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9 ii. Ellen Brigid (1960-)10 iii. Thomas Logan (1962-)11 iv. Ann Caroline (1966-)

6. Carol O'HARA.1 Born on 10 May 1939 in Flint, MI.

Carol married Timothy TWOMEY1. Born in Detroit, MI. Timothy died on 17 Dec 1993 in Green Bay,Wisconsin.

They had the following children:12 i. Sean (1964-)13 ii. Meghan (1969-)

Family of Margaret O'HARA (4) & HEIDE

7. Michael HEIDE.1 Born.

Fourth Generation----------------------------------------

Family of Terence Patrick (Pat) O'HARA (5) & Jean Margaret LOGAN

8. Timothy John O'HARA.1 Born on 7 Apr 1959 in Detroit, MI.

Timothy John married Maria Del PILAR PINA LIBIEN1. Born on 2 Jul 1968 in Toluca, Mexico.

They had the following children:14 i. Paul Pina (1997-)15 ii. Pilar Marie (1999-)

9. Ellen Brigid O'HARA.1 Born on 19 Mar 1960 in Jackson. Michigan.

Ellen Brigid married Mark SABOR1.

They had the following children:16 i. Colin (Twin) (1997-)17 ii. Liam (Twin) (1997-)

10. Thomas Logan O'HARA.1 Born on 27 Nov 1962 in Detroit, MI.

Thomas Logan married .

11. Ann Caroline O'HARA.1 Born on 16 Dec 1966 in Detroit, MI.

Ann Caroline married Robert WAGNER1. Born on 1 Nov 1964 in Detroit, MI.

They had the following children:18 i. Jane (1994-)19 ii. Sam (1996-)20 iii. Molly (1999-)

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Family of Carol O'HARA (6) & Timothy TWOMEY

12. Sean TWOMEY.1 Born on 1 Nov 1964 in Detroit, MI.

13. Meghan TWOMEY.1 Born on 16 Nov 1969 in Illinois.

Meghan married Anurag KHAITAN1. Born on 16 Jul 1964 in India.

They had one child:21 i. Indira

Fifth Generation----------------------------------------

Family of Timothy John O'HARA (8) & Maria Del PILAR PINA LIBIEN

14. Paul Pina O'HARA.1 Born on 16 Jul 1997 in Royal Oak, MI.

15. Pilar Marie O'HARA.1 Born on 18 Jul 1999 in Royal Oak, MI.

Family of Ellen Brigid O'HARA (9) & Mark SABOR

16. Colin SABOR.1 Born on 14 Apr 1997 in Ann Arbor, MI.

17. Liam SABOR.1 Born on 14 Apr 1997 in Ann Arbor, MI.

Family of Ann Caroline O'HARA (11) & Robert WAGNER

18. Jane WAGNER.1 Born on 14 Apr 1994 in Southfield, MI.

19. Sam WAGNER.1 Born on 10 Apr 1996 in Southfield, MI.

20. Molly WAGNER.1 Born on 7 Jun 1999 in Southfield, MI.

Family of Meghan TWOMEY (13) & Anurag KHAITAN

21. Indira KHAITAN.1 Born in California.

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Sources

1. Tim O'Hara email 7-24-042. O'Mara, Sheila Carlson.3. Mary Ellen 'Tink' Stewart-Bailey4. notes from conversation between Alfred O'Meara, Jr., Edith Shagenena and Eileen Therese Garrow-Allen,July 6, 1990.

Index

?UNNAMED spouse of 10

HEIDEUNNAMED spouse of 4Michael 7

JANKOWSKICecile spouse of 2

KHAITANAnurag spouse of 13Indira 21

LOGANJean Margaret spouse of 5

OHARAAlphonse James (Fonce) 2Ann Caroline 11Carol 6Ellen Brigid 9Louise 3Margaret 4Michael 1Paul Pina 14Pilar Marie 15Terence Patrick (Pat) 5Thomas Logan 10Timothy John 8

OMEARAMary Marcella spouse of 1

PILAR PINA LIBIENMaria Del spouse of 8

SABORColin 16Liam 17Mark spouse of 9

TWOMEYMeghan 13Sean 12Timothy spouse of 6

WAGNERJane 18Molly 20Robert spouse of 11Sam 19

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Family of Brian Mark O'MEARA (146) and Bonnie MURRAY

partners circa 2000

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Family of Marilyn Elizabeth O'MEARA (147) and Andrew Boone BENEDICT

2 i. Elizabeth Kathleen (Step) (1977-)3 ii. Peter Andrew (Step) (1980-)4 iii. Kurt Michael (Step) (1982-)


Family of Andrew Boone BENEDICT (1) & Marilyn Elizabeth O'MEARA

2. Elizabeth Kathleen BENEDICT.2 Born on 25 Jul 1977 in Norfolk, VA.

Elizabeth Kathleen first married Daniel MOREHEAD2.They had one child:

5 i. Claire Elise (1994-)born Rose Medical Center, Denver, CO

Elizabeth Kathleen second married Kurk Selwyn BARDSLEY2.They had one child:

6 i. Callie Aunna (2002-)

3. Peter Andrew BENEDICT.2 Born on 25 Jun 1980 in Richfield, UT.born at Siever Valley Hospital

4. Kurt Michael BENEDICT.2 Born on 22 Mar 1982 in Williston, Williams County,ND.

On 7 Dec 2001 when Kurt Michael was 19, he married Charolette RAKESTRAW2, in Arapahoe CountyJustive Center, Arapahoe County, CO. Born on 29 Jul 1982 in Aurora, Arapahoe County, CO.They had one child:

7 i. Michael Kenneth (2001-)Born at Humanna Aurora Hospital, Aurora, Arapahoe County, CO


Family of Elizabeth Kathleen BENEDICT (2) & Daniel MOREHEAD

5. Claire Elise BENEDICT. Born on 18 Nov 1994.

Family of Elizabeth Kathleen BENEDICT (2) & Kurk Selwyn BARDSLEY

6. Callie Aunna BENEDICT-BARDSLEY.2 Born on 21 Dec 2002 in Poudre Valley Hospital, Ft. Collins,Larimer County, CO.

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Family of Kurt Michael BENEDICT (4) & Charolette RAKESTRAW

7. Michael Kenneth BENEDICT.2 Born on 5 Apr 2001 in Humanna Aurora Hospital, Aurora, ArapahoeCounty, CO.

Sources 1. Mary Ellen 'Tink' Stewart-Bailey 2. Descendants of Andrew Boone Benedict by Patrick Purcell

Index

BARDSLEYKurk Selwyn spouse of 2

BENEDICTAndrew Boone 1Claire Elise 5Elizabeth Kathleen 2Kurt Michael 4Michael Kenneth 7Peter Andrew 3

BENEDICT-BARDSLEYCallie Aunna 6

MOREHEADDaniel spouse of 2

OMEARAMarilyn Elizabeth spouse of 1

RAKESTRAWCharolette spouse of 4

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Family of Stephen Van O'MEARA (148) and Amy Erica SAUNDERS

Marriage: 7 Dec 2001 "court house" Phoenix, AZ

Amy Erica SAUNDERS was born 1 Apr 1980, Inverness Scotland, UK

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Family of Jennifer Marie BELL (256) and Daryl Malcome GEE

Breadon Patrick GEE, GGGG Grandson----------------------------------------Birth: 20 Mar 2003, Seattle, WashingtonBorn 12:05 PM Swedish Hospital, Seattle,WA6lbs 1.9oz

Kevin Robert GEE, GGGG Grandson----------------------------------------Birth: 16 Sep 2004, Seattle, WashingtonBorn 10:23 AM Swedish Hosptal, Seattle, WA6lbs, 19 inches long

Family of Bridget Ann BELL (257) and Phillip ZERR

Elizabeth Mary ZERR, GGGG Granddaughter----------------------------------------Birth: 3 Jul 2002, Denver, COBorn Rose Hospital, Denver, CO7lbs 5oz, 19 3/4 inches

Family of Shannon Eileen BELL (259) and Mark HARRELL

Kaylynn Paige HARRELL, GGGG Granddaughter----------------------------------------Birth: 12 May 2003, Denver, COBorn 4:43 PM, Rose Hospital, Denver, CO7.13 lbs, 20.75inches

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Family of Monica Lynn LILEY (264) and John SKOK

Paul SKOK, GGGG Grandson----------------------------------------Birth: 27 Dec 2002, Denver, COBorn Rose Hospital6.11lbs, 20inches

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Family of Alisha Anne STEWART (262) and Kent Tyson PARKHURST

Ashley Sterling PARKHURST,(328) GGGG Granddaughter----------------------------------------Birth: 12 Apr 2002, Denver, CO

born 1:42 PM 7.6 lbs 18 1/2 inches

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