Old Ross, Wexford Ancestors Search
Looking for any possible birth/family/residence/emigration information on my maternal Great Great Grandparents. My Great Great Grandfather's name was Patrick Donovan. All I know of him is he was born around 1834 in Old Ross. He emigrated to North America in the late 1830s or early 1840s, though we don't know what port he arrived at. Patrick eventually ended up in St. Louis, Missouri, USA in the mid-1850s. I know nothing else about him except that he died on 14 Sep 1872 Monroe County, Arkansas, USA. My Great Great Grandmother's name was Anastasia Forrestal, born in Old Ross around 1840. She and some of her family emigrated to the United States in the late 1840s or early 1850s. According to verbal family history, Anastasia said she and her family arrived in the USA at the port of New Orleans (unfortunately, we cannot find the record of their arrival at that port). During customs processing, her given name was written down as "Annie Statie", and she kept that given name for the rest of her life. After processing through customs, she and her family travelled up the Mississippi River and settled in St. Louis, Missouri. It was there that she met Patrick Donovan, and they married in 1858 or 1859. Soon after their marriage, they moved to Monroe County, Arkansas, USA, where they remained for the rest of their lives. Sadly, we have no record of the parents' names for either person, nor do we know the names of any of their siblings, and that has significantly hindered our genealogical search. Can you please, if you get some spare time, check to see if any of the records of the families in the Old Ross area during the mid-1800s who left for North America may possibly resemble those of my Great Great Grandparents? I know my lack of Patrick and Anastasia's family's information makes this search rather difficult, but any information you may possibly find would be of great help to us. Thank you! Josephine