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J/S Grace

Fri, Jan 15, 2021 11:51 PM

I noticed that your Sarah Baxter Wright married in Morgan County and died in Cass County, Illinois. Do you have any information on whether this area had a large group of Irish immigrants in them? My great grandfather, Robert Michael (b. Kilrea, County Londonderry, Ireland in 1838) lived and died in Mason and Cass Counties close to a cousin, George Michael (also from Kilrea area). Hadn't thought about it being an Irish area but perhaps it was.

Linda

On Friday, January 15, 2021, 12:02:55 PM PST, Dennis Wright via CoTyroneList cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com wrote:

· Sarah A. Wright (nee Baxter) was born 10 May 1849 in County Tyrone. She immigrated to the US with her brothers and Married Andrew Wright (also from County Tyrone) 22 Jan 1872 In Morgan County, Illinois, USA. Sarah passed on 21 Jul 1972 in Ashland, Cass County, Illinois.· Robert McMurray was born 1824 in County Tyrone. Robert married Sarah Jane Wright on 4 Jan 1848 In Lisanane, County Tyrone. Robert passed on 18 Jun 1848 in St Rollex, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was a stone mason.· Sarah Jane McMurray (nee Wright) was born in 1826 in Ballynafeagh, County Tyrone to James Wright and Margaret Livingstone. Sarah married Robert McMurray on 4 Jan 1848 in Lisanane, County Tyrone. Sarah died on 11 Oct 1904 in Glasgow, Scotland. Hi Jim, I hope all is well. Regards, Dennis

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YES, Linda. Iowa had a large population of immigrants, Irish and others. They have a reputation for welcoming immigrants particularly back in the 1800s. Here is a genealogy link you may find of interest: http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/tyronebios.htm -Sandy -----Original Message----- From: "Linda Nimer via CoTyroneList" [cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com] Date: 01/15/2021 04:39 PM To: "cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com" <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> CC: "Dennis Wright" <djwright49@cox.net>, "Linda Nimer" <lrnimer@yahoo.com> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: Born County Tyrone Died elsewhere I noticed that your Sarah Baxter Wright married in Morgan County and died in Cass County, Illinois. Do you have any information on whether this area had a large group of Irish immigrants in them? My great grandfather, Robert Michael (b. Kilrea, County Londonderry, Ireland in 1838) lived and died in Mason and Cass Counties close to a cousin, George Michael (also from Kilrea area). Hadn't thought about it being an Irish area but perhaps it was. Linda On Friday, January 15, 2021, 12:02:55 PM PST, Dennis Wright via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote: · Sarah A. Wright (nee Baxter) was born 10 May 1849 in County Tyrone. She immigrated to the US with her brothers and Married Andrew Wright (also from County Tyrone) 22 Jan 1872 In Morgan County, Illinois, USA. Sarah passed on 21 Jul 1972 in Ashland, Cass County, Illinois.· Robert McMurray was born 1824 in County Tyrone. Robert married Sarah Jane Wright on 4 Jan 1848 In Lisanane, County Tyrone. Robert passed on 18 Jun 1848 in St Rollex, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was a stone mason.· Sarah Jane McMurray (nee Wright) was born in 1826 in Ballynafeagh, County Tyrone to James Wright and Margaret Livingstone. Sarah married Robert McMurray on 4 Jan 1848 in Lisanane, County Tyrone. Sarah died on 11 Oct 1904 in Glasgow, Scotland. Hi Jim, I hope all is well. Regards, Dennis================================= Send a Message to the List - cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com List Archive - https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com Join the list by sending an email to - cotyronelist-subscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com To receive the Digest version, send an email to - cotyronelist-owner@list.cotyroneireland.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to - cotyronelist-unsubscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com =================================

Linda Nimer

Sat, Jan 16, 2021 5:46 AM

Some of those stories were very interesting. One of these days I hope to find a record of an ancestor who did more than just farm. Thanks for pointing this site out to me.
Linda

On Friday, January 15, 2021, 03:52:07 PM PST, J/S Grace <jsrdgrace@excite.com> wrote:

· Robert McMurray was born 1824 in County Tyrone. Robert married Sarah Jane Wright on 4 Jan 1848 In Lisanane, County Tyrone. Robert passed on 18 Jun 1848 in St Rollex, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was a stone mason.

· Sarah Jane McMurray (nee Wright) was born in 1826 in Ballynafeagh, County Tyrone to James Wright and Margaret Livingstone. Sarah married Robert McMurray on 4 Jan 1848 in Lisanane, County Tyrone. Sarah died on 11 Oct 1904 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Hi Jim, I hope all is well. Regards, Dennis

Some of those stories were very interesting. One of these days I hope to find a record of an ancestor who did more than just farm. Thanks for pointing this site out to me. Linda On Friday, January 15, 2021, 03:52:07 PM PST, J/S Grace <jsrdgrace@excite.com> wrote: YES, Linda. Iowa had a large population of immigrants, Irish and others. They have a reputation for welcoming immigrants particularly back in the 1800s. Here is a genealogy link you may find of interest:http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/tyronebios.htm -Sandy -----Original Message----- From: "Linda Nimer via CoTyroneList" [cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com] Date: 01/15/2021 04:39 PM To: "cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com" <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> CC: "Dennis Wright" <djwright49@cox.net>, "Linda Nimer" <lrnimer@yahoo.com> Subject: [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: Born County Tyrone Died elsewhere I noticed that your Sarah Baxter Wright married in Morgan County and died in Cass County, Illinois. Do you have any information on whether this area had a large group of Irish immigrants in them? My great grandfather, Robert Michael (b. Kilrea, County Londonderry, Ireland in 1838) lived and died in Mason and Cass Counties close to a cousin, George Michael (also from Kilrea area). Hadn't thought about it being an Irish area but perhaps it was. Linda On Friday, January 15, 2021, 12:02:55 PM PST, Dennis Wright via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote: · Sarah A. Wright (nee Baxter) was born 10 May 1849 in County Tyrone. She immigrated to the US with her brothers and Married Andrew Wright (also from County Tyrone) 22 Jan 1872 In Morgan County, Illinois, USA. Sarah passed on 21 Jul 1972 in Ashland, Cass County, Illinois. · Robert McMurray was born 1824 in County Tyrone. Robert married Sarah Jane Wright on 4 Jan 1848 In Lisanane, County Tyrone. Robert passed on 18 Jun 1848 in St Rollex, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was a stone mason. · Sarah Jane McMurray (nee Wright) was born in 1826 in Ballynafeagh, County Tyrone to James Wright and Margaret Livingstone. Sarah married Robert McMurray on 4 Jan 1848 in Lisanane, County Tyrone. Sarah died on 11 Oct 1904 in Glasgow, Scotland. Hi Jim, I hope all is well. Regards, Dennis ================================= Send a Message to the List - cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com List Archive - https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com Join the list by sending an email to - cotyronelist-subscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com To receive the Digest version, send an email to - cotyronelist-owner@list.cotyroneireland.com Unsubscribe by sending an email to - cotyronelist-unsubscribe@list.cotyroneireland.com =================================