Morrissey
Have been researching my Morrissey family for the last forty years. Have traced them to Lickfinn and Ballynastick in County Tipp. They sailed for America in 1851 and landed in New York, where the patriarch, Timothy, succumbed to a disease he no doubt contracted during the voyage. Timothy's wife, Ellen Bodley and seven of their nine children began pushing west building railroads. Sailing with them, in birth order, were James, John, Patrick, Timothy, Michael, Mary and Ellen. Not accompanying them were the two oldest daughters, Anne and Bridget, probably already married with families. They were working in Wisconsin when the railroad went bust near Waukau and four of the boys bought land adjacent to the railroad. A fifth, my great-grandfather Patrick, married Mary Ryan and went west to southern Minnesota with Ryan families. It has long been my goal to find living relatives in Ireland....It looks like this site might be my best shot.