Carrigans and Gallahers
I’m trying to find out my heritage. My great grandfather was Scott Todd Carrigan and my great grandmother was Evelyn Lucille Gallaher. I was told they were from Cork County
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MCG4486
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Hi MCG,
Can you provide more info? Approx birth dates? Did they marry in IreIAND or eIsewhere? If they emigrated, when? What were their chiIdren's names, in order if possibIe? When and where did they die?
Thank you!
glanvil3@aol.com
Piease have a Iook at the foIIowing record. It shows Scott was born in Georgia, not IreIand.
| Name | Scott Tod Carrigan |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | White |
| Age | 34[34] |
| Relationship to Draftee | Self (Head) |
| Birth Date | 23 Jan 1906 |
| Birth Place | Atlanta Fulton, Georgia, USA |
| Residence Place | Tulsa, Tulsa |
| Registration Date | 16 Oct 1940 |
| Registration Place | Oklahoma, USA |
| Employer | Commercial Printing Co |
| Height | 5 11 |
| Weight | 164 |
| Complexion | Light |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Next of Kin | Evelyn Carrigan |
| Household Members (Name)Relationship | |
| Scott Tod Carrigan | Self (Head) |
| Evelyn Carrigan | Wife |
glanvil3@aol.com
If Patricia has identified the correct Scott, it looks like the Carrigans have been in the US for generations. You might want to checkout Ancestry. His mother's family was from Poland.
John Marshall Carrigan (1855-1930) - Find a Grave Memorial
Julia M Gerbie Carrigan (1873-1973) - Find a Grave Memorial
Record from Ancestry
1910 Census
| Name | Scott T Carrigan[Scott L Carrigner] | |
| Age in 1910 | 4 | |
| Birth Date | 1906[1906] | |
| Birthplace | Georgia | |
| Home in 1910 | Atlanta Ward 6, Fulton, Georgia, USA | |
| Sheet Number | 23b | |
| Street | Courtland St | |
| Race | White | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Relation to Head of House | Son | |
| Marital Status | Single | |
| Father's Birthplace | Louisiana | |
| Mother's Birthplace | Georgia | |
| Enumeration District Number | 0086 | |
| Enumerated Year | 1910 | |
| Neighbors | View others on page | |
| Household Members (Name)AgeRelationship | ||
| Jno M Carrigner | 55 | Head |
| Julia M Carrigan | 35 | Wife |
| Julia M Carrigan | 12 | Daughter |
| Marshall G Carrigan | 5 | Son |
| Scott T Carrigan | 4 | Son |
| Maniel F Grobie | 33 | Sister-in-law |
| Jos I Whittmon | 26 | Lodger |
| Lula Whittmon | 22 | Lodger |
| Louise Whittmon | 2 | Lodger |
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Evelyn Lucille Gallaher Carrigan (1906-1994) - Find a Grave Memorial
| Name | Evelyn Gallaher[Evelyn Gallasher] | |
| Age in 1910 | 4 | |
| Birth Date | 1906[1906] | |
| Birthplace | Georgia | |
| Home in 1910 | Atlanta Ward 9, Dekalb, Georgia, USA | |
| Sheet Number | 5b | |
| Race | White | |
| Gender | Female | |
| Relation to Head of House | Daughter | |
| Marital Status | Single | |
| Father's Birthplace | Tennessee | |
| Mother's Birthplace | Tennessee | |
| Enumeration District Number | 0105 | |
| Enumerated Year | 1910 | |
| Neighbors | View others on page | |
| Household Members (Name)AgeRelationship | ||
| Walter N Gallasher | 35 | Head |
| Adelia M Gallaher | 28 | Wife |
| Elizabeth Gallaher | 7 | Daughter |
| Evelyn Gallaher | 4 | Daughter |
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FoIIowing up on MaryTV, it Iooks Iike you wouId need to research U.S. records of the famiIy back untiI you find an ancestor born in IreIand. Try Iooking at census records and civiI and church records. Good IucK.
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