McGinley/Malloy connection
I am looking for information on Michael Andrew McGinley, born March 25, 1833, Ireland and died April 23, 1906, Giles County, Virginia. The 1850 and 1860 Census for Virginia has Michael coming to USA in 1843 and his parents were Patrick and Catherine McGinley. I think Catherine Malloy/Molloy may have come from Glenties area, but not sure.
This is a portion of Michael's obituary in a Virginia newspaper
Michael McGinley was born in Ireland, March 25, 1833. He was an orphan at 11 years of age, he took ship for America on the "Voige", the vessel was wrecked, but he was rescued by another vessel, and was landed in New York. Several years were spent in the New England states; but later he migrated to Charleston, SC, and spent some time there and at Augusta, Ga. Later he come to Giles County, Va., and spent a short time in Pearisburg. About this time the contract was let to build a public road up Wolf Creek, and he was chosen as one of the directors or overseers of the road. While discharging those duties, he formed the acquaintance of Martha A. Lambert, whom he married November 10, 1859.