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Cornelius “Con” L. McNelis

Cornelius “Con” L. McNelis

Born
1860-11-08 12:00:00
Died
1922-11-13 12:00:00
Gender
Male

Born at Mullyvea, Donegal, Ireland. Died at Proctor, Minnesota at the rail yard of heart failure. He was a Section Foreman. Became a US citizen on the 20th of September, 1887. Married Mary Anne Robertson born Perth, Ontario, Canada or called Upper Canada. Con's father was Neil McNelis. Neil may be short for Cornelius. Mother possible name Catherine McLoone. I have all documents from Minnesota. Looking for parent's grave and brother Patrick's grave in Ireland ( born approx 1865 in Glenties, died November 21, 1898 at age 33 at Loughfad. Heart failure.

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Donegal

Co. Donegal or Dún na nGall (aka Tír Chonaill) in Irish, is located in the north-west of Ireland. We are a coastal county with a beautiful, rugged Atlantic coastline. Our county town is Donegal Town and we have a population of approximately 160,000. We look forward to assisting you in the search for your Irish ancestors. 

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Timeline events in this community

  • 1930s

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    1939-01-01 12:00:00

  • 1830s

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    1837-01-01 12:00:00

  • 2020s

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  • 1920s

    Ethel Ball

    1920-01-01 12:00:00

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