I am looking for any information on this family.
1. PATRICK1 O'HARA was born in Ireland (probably around 1800). He married Anna Halleran in Ireland. She was born in Ireland.
Patrick O'Hara and Anna Halleran had the following children:
2. i. MARY2 O'HARA. She married O'Neal in Ireland.
3. ii. HENRY O'HARA.
4. iii. JAMES O'HARA.
5. iv. BRIDGET O'HARA. She married BARRETT.
6. v. ANN O'HARA.
7. vi. PATRICK O'HARA.
+8. vii. MICHAEL JAMES O'HARA was born on 13 Jul 1835 in County Mayo, Ireland. He died
on 21 Dec 1922 in Linn County, Iowa. He married Catherine Mary Casey, daughter
of Nicholas Casey and Margaret O'Brien on 03 May 1868 in Monti, Iowa (residence
of William Derigan). She was born on 25 Jul 1842 in County Meath, Ireland. She
died on 08 Apr 1915 in Linn County, Iowa.
~Mr. O'Hara was born in County Mayo, Ireland, July 13, 1835. In 1847, he left Ireland and went
to Scotland, where he lived until 1856, when he came to America, settling at Chicago, Ill. In 1864,
he came to Linn county, Ia., settling on the home farm at Nugent's Grove, and which county has
been his home most of the time since.
Thanks!
briano5919
Tuesday 14th Jan 2014, 11:07PMMessage Board Replies
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Hi Brian,
Thanks for your message. I hope that someone recognises the family and is able to help you with your research.
Your search will be much easier however if you can narrow down a more specific place of origin in Mayo. Most Irish record sources- church records, land records, census records- are based on specific locations. Until you know a specific location within Ireland, preferably a parish or placename, it may be difficult to do anything more with these records.
Do you have any documentation pertaining to the family that mentions any place names at all? This can include wills, marriage/death records,census records, letters, diary entries etc.
There are some places where you can search online, however these websites do not have complete collections:
www.familysearch.org has a huge database of genealogical records including some church records for Ireland.
www.rootsireland.ie have a large collection of Irish Church records, however you have to pay to use this site.
http://www.mayoancestors.com/default.aspx
Have you tried looking into the family?s emigration? Sometimes more infomation can be found at the port of arrival rather than that of departure. You may be lucky and find a place name here. For information on US immigration records check http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
You could also try using the land records. These do not give any genealogical info but can sometimes help narrow down parish of origin. There are two:
The Tithe Applotment Books (1823-1838) found at http://titheapplotmentbooks.nationalarchives.ie/search/tab/home.jsp
and Griffith?s Valuation (1848-1864) found at http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/
Some other websites that you may find useful are:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
Irish Times: http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/index.htm
Irish Genealogy Tool kit: http://www.irish-genealogy-toolkit.com/
Genealogy Links: http://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/ireland/mayo/index.html
From Ireland: www.from-ireland.net
Mayo: www.mayo.ie
Best of luck with your research!
Genealogy Support
Friday 28th Feb 2014, 02:21PM