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Subject: [ILLASALLE] CORRIGAN TREE
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 18:14:26 EST

----------------------------I have my Dad's Family Tree all the way back to
1800 in Ireland, but haven't been able to find my maternal grandfather,
Joseph
P. Corrigan's side further back than his parents and some information about
his brother.s names and their wives.I am sure that there were quite a number
of relatives in the Ottawa, Streator, Blackstone, Kinsman, Budd, Ransom,
Odell
or Sioux City, Iowa areas.

It would also be nice to know the names of any of my great-grandfather's
brothers or sisters, some of whom may have come to the United States and/or
some
that did not (and their offspring)
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His parents were Thomas Corrigan, born in Loughlin Parish, Rosscommon,
Ireland and married to Margaret Donahue, b. May 28, 1832 in Milltown Parish,
Mayo,
Ireland. I think that, for a time, they lived near Streator, with their 6
sons
and no daughters.

I uinderstand that one of the 6 sons was Thomas J. Corrigan born August 23,
1854 in Ottawa and married Mary Carey on March 22, 1879 in Kinsman and that
Thomas passed away in September 1928 in Streator.

I understand that they had :

Thomas B, who lived near Streator and married Ella Freeborn (sp.)
from
Streator, on April 19, 1911 and that he passed away on March 5, 1952
in or near Streator.

William , born January 6, 1887 in Ransom, Livingston County, and
that
he married Bee Connors (date unknown) and that he passed away on
February
28, 1950 in or near Blackstone, Livingston County, Illinois.

Francis, born April 26, 1891 and married to Paula Trainor in
Streator on
April 3, 1923 in Streator and that they lived in Streator at one
time.

I also have note that they had a daughter Margaret, born January
26, 1882
in Ransom, Livingston County, Illinois, who married Eugene Drinan
in 1912.
I believe that she passed away in November,1965 in or near Odell,
Illinois.

I also have a note of Mary, born July 21, 1883 in Ransom, who
passed away
November 24,1973 in Streator. ( I don't know if Mary had a husband
or
family.)

I don't know the names of any of the offspring of Thomas and Ella
but, it
seems to me that I heard them referred to.

. I used to hear of Grandma and my aunts refer to Gene Drinan, who
was
apparently Margaret's husband.
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John (Jack) Corrigan was born March 4, 1856 in or near Ottawa and died
November 23, 1929 in or near Sioux City, Iowa. He was apparently buried
there. I
have found nothing about his being married or having children.
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James J. Corrigan was born in or near Ottawa on January 3, 1862and married
and passed away in Ottawa on January 22, 1931. I have found no record of him
being married or having any children.
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William J. Corrigan was born May 28, 1863 in Ottawa and married Mary Ann
Brennan
on November 28, 1888, in Dwight, Illinois. He apparently passed away in Sioux
City, Iowa on November 28, 1949. I have found no record of where he and his
wife are buried or if they had children.
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Michael B. Corrigan is, I believe, the yougest of the brothers and was born
in Ottawa
on November 29, 1889 and married Emma Quinn (Date and Place Unknown) I
understand that he passed away in Streator in 1936.
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Except for our grandparents, I do not have any of the descendats of the other
brothers and Thomas J. Corrigan and Mary Ann Carey. But I feel that someone
else
may have that information and have passed it on to you or their existing
relatives in one of the areas or it might be a matter of public record in one
of
those areas.
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I have been trying to work on this Family Tree for several years for these
grandparents side, but this is as far back as I have gotten. I would
appreciate
any help that you or any of their existing relatives can give me.

I understand that at least one of our grandfather's brothers and some of his
family were farmers near Budd, Illinois in Livingston County.

Would you have a local address in Sioux City, Iowa to write to an
organization or for relatives of John (Jack) Corrigan's family and William J.
Corrigan's
Family Tree ?

If you or anyone is interested, I have a professionaly made photgrapraph of
all 6 brothers as relatively young men and the another professionaly made
photo of them sitting in the same order (about 9 x 12 ) that seems to be
taken
abought 30 years later. I can mail copies.


I would really appreciate your help in locating any of these people, for no
other reason than to complete more of the Family Tree.

Sincerely,

Dick Corrigan

Orland Park, Illinois 60467

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