Gerry's Genealogy Blog

Gerry's Genealogy Blog

This Blog is an interesting read especially for those interested in genealogy.  It refers to many surnames including mine: Sheehan

Gerry's Genealogy

Gerry's Genealogy

My sister's genealogy sites may help you to figure out who I am; should you be interested.

You can get to one of them by clicking the link above and from there get to her other site.

Checking out the sites could help you learn about genealogy.

You could begin to learn a bit more about your family.

We could be related!

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Martin Carroll, father of Mary J. Carroll, may have been from count Kerry. He probably arrived in Burlington, Iowa ca 1852. He married Margaret ca 1840 in Ireland.

Mago William Sheehan may have been from Dingle. He was born ca 1939. He married Mary J. Carroll on November 27th of 1860. He died on April 5th of 1912.

Siblings of Joseph Carroll Sheehan

Who can tell me more about the siblings of my grandfather, Joseph Carroll Sheehan? Joseph, my paternal grandfather, was born August 26th 1884 in Des Moines co, IA. He was the son of Mago William Sheehan and Mary J. Carroll. He married Josephine Helwic on January 16th of 1907 in Cook Co, IL.

He was the eldest son of his parents as was my father of his and I was of mine.


The eight siblings Id like to know more about, Joseph's brother and sisters are:
~ James W. Sheehan, born 12861, died 1920, married Letticia Stafford.
~ Margaret C. Sheehan, born 1863, died 1931, Married James Cornelius Sheahan.
~ John B. Sheehan, 1866, died 1929, married Marie Timmins.
~ Thomas F. Sheehan, born 1868.
~ Martin Sheehan, born1870, died between 1880 and 1885.
~ Catherine/Kate Sheehan, born 1872, married E. W. Osborn.
~ Edward Michael Sheehan, born 1876, died 1929, married Zoa Pashel & Mary Goetz.
~ Robert Emmet Sheehan, born 1880, died 1957, married Adelaide Cora Smith.