Looking for the birthplace and parents of John Joseph (or Joseph John) Graham and Amelia Keene/Kane. Both were born "in Ireland" and that is all I know about their origins.
Their son: William Irvin Graham, b. 1872 in Milwaukee - unusual second name.
Daughter: Maude Agnes Graham, b. 1880 in Milwaukee, and her twin (unnamed) who died at birth.
Joseph himself was born about 1819-20, and by 1870 he was living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his wife Amelia. His job was listed as "sailor". In 1880 he was a plumber, and that's the last I know of him.
I don't have John Joseph or son William Irvin's death date. The daughter, Maude Agnes Graham married a Fred Walraff in Milwaukee and died 1905.
Amelia Keene/Kane was born about 1844. By 1870 she had married Joseph/John and they lived in Milwaukee. Living with them as members of their household in that year were a "Mary Carmondy", born in Ireland about 1846-7, who had a son William born in 1869 in Wisconsin. I wonder if this could be Amelia's sister. I have tried to trace all of them back, but no luck yet. I can't trace Mary Carmondy/Carmody after this either.
Amelia Keene died in Milwaukee in 1892.
William Irvin Graham, their son, married a Tillie Breum in Milwaukee in 1895. The marriage document is Catholic. Their children were given the names Agnes (1896), Joseph L (1897), William Clarence (1899), and Amelia M (1902). They were all born in Milwaukee.
Wednesday 5th Dec 2012, 12:45PM
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Do you have any information pertaining to thier emigration/naturalization which may assist you with establishing a place of origin for them in Ireland? Generally more information was given at the port of arrival rather than the port of departure. If you knew which city they arrived at (e.g. Liverpool, New York, New Orleans etc.), this could be a good place to find more information.
If you haven't already you might try looking for them in any of the following:
Ellis Island: http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passSearch.asp
Castlegarden: http://www.castlegarden.org/
US National Archives/Immigration info: http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/
The Boston Pilot; From October 1831 through October 1921, the Boston Pilot newspaper printed a ?Missing Friends? column with advertisements from people looking for ?lost? friends and relatives who had emigrated from Ireland to the United States. This extraordinary collection of 40,743 records is available here as a searchable online database, which contains a text record for each ad that appeared in the Pilot. http://infowanted.bc.edu/
http://www.genealogybranches.com/irishpassengerlists/
If you could establish a year of emigration you could try checking one of the following:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
Please post as much information as you can with regard to the people you are researching. The more information you post, the more likely it is that one of our volunteers will be able to advise or assist you. Also include information concerning which sources you may have already used so others may further your search.
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Friday 1st Feb 2013, 04:46PM