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Subject: [KyGreenu] What now????
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:56:12 EDT


Dear Listers:

I have run into quite the brick wall. Here is the problem.

I have a John McEnerny, b. 1873 to Michael and Mary. I had previously
thought that John was a child to Michael from a previous marriage because of
the difference in years between John and the birth of the next child, Ted who
wasn't born until 1883.

Then I got the 1900 census of Greenup County, and saw that Michael and Mary
had been married for 28 years by that time. That would have put their
marriage in 1871 or 72. So I think that it would be a safe assumption that
John is the child of Michael and Mary. Why there is a 10 year span between
children, I don't know. Perhaps there were other children between those
years that did not survive.

The 1900 census notes that Mary had 7 children and all 7 are accounted for:
Ted through Lucy. Would they just not have counted John or other children if
they were not in the household at that time? John was 27 by 1900 and was
most probably not in the household. I have not been able to find him in the
census as a separate household.

Next, when I found that John was buried right next to Michael and Mary in
Ashland, KY, I immediately contacted the Catholic church that handled the
funeral, hoping for a date of birth and the names of parents. The only
information that they had was the date that he died - October 13, 1908, and
was buried the next day.

I have looked for a death certificate there is not one. The state of
Kentucky did not enforce their law of reporting deaths until 1911. I started
looking for Obits in the newspapers. All records at the libraries were
destroyed by either floods or fire. I even wrote to the University of
Kentucky to no avail.

Would the Historical or Genealogical Societies have those papers? Would
someone send me the URL for them?

Any and all suggestions are welcome.

Regards,

Anne Marie


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