John Daly

Dear Maye

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out and apologies for the delay in getting back to you.

I have forwarded your query to a Kerry Volunteer, I hope she will be in touch soon.

Best wishes
Clare Doyle
Genealogy Support

Thank you, how very kind of you.

Dear Maye, for some reason your message only reached me today. Can I suggest that you do a further search to see if there is an obituary or a naturalisation record in the States which would narrow down our search enormously? Some people have been very lucky by doing this.

Warm wishes

Martine

Grettings, 

Still learning my way around sites, I thought I would get an email letting me know I had a response to post. So sorry. But yes I have an obituary but no mention of family except his wife, daughter, and his wife's sister. I know all of Nellie Donohues states history as well as Anne Daley's State side. So obit did not help.    As for Naturalizations, there are thousands of John Daley's. I have checked many in search of familar names listed as witness, thus far none. Still a blank slate. Onward I trudge. Thank you for your response. May B-T

Dear May B-T:

Sorry to hear that you are still searching for this elusive John Daly.  Have you gone through the U.S. Census records as it may be that a family member stayed with John and his family?  Other household members in the census often are clues to other family members.  Was his wife, Anne from Ireland?  If so, where did her sister live?  Check through the Census records carefully --even look at neighbours (who might be cousins). 

Please keep us posted as to you your progress.  You might consider creating a profile for John  on the XO Chronicles with what information you have.  Other members will be able to read it and may be able to contribute and break down your brick wall.

The link for the Chronicles is below:

https://www.irelandxo.com/ireland-xo/history-and-genealogy

 

The best of luck with your research!

Kind regards,

 

Jane.

 

Hello Jane

Nice of you to responde. As to US census I have 1900, 1920, 1930 and 1940 for John. Relatives that have lived in or around him were relatives of his wife Anne Shanahan. One of her sisters sons even died in Johns house (he lived there also) he was a Donohue. Anne was from Tullamere, county Kerry, Father Joseph Shanahan, mother Bridget Walsh.Ballybunion Parish. I have census info on those sisters that came to US. Mary Sullivan & Catherine Loaney are in the same  (building)US census 1880. I have life history on other sisters too, Nellie (Nellie) Donohue census and some of the children of sisters that stayed in Ireland. Margaret Galivan and Honora O'Donnell. So I know that alot of families lived  mixed in with aunts & uncles and were close knit. However, that was Anne's family. Not John's. I do however believe that Timothy Divine was a cousin to John Daley.

Thank you for the link, I will check it out

Best regards

may B-T