Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Fileccia Family Information
The next 12 posts are information on the Fileccia's and their in-laws in preparation for the picnic.
If you check out the June postings, you can see that for the Morris picnic I actually went to the cemetary and took pictures of the tombstone of the first William and Rose Dougherty Morris who came to the US and are George's great great grandparents on his father's side. William and Rose came from Counties Donegal and Tyrone in Ireland.
If anyone would like to send pictures to be uploaded, or write some anecdotes or history of the family, I would be willing to post them. I will not discuss or post pictures of the living, just the dead - for safety purposes.
I hope you enjoy the blog and if you have any questions or corrections, please let me know. You can print your own copies of the scans. Double click to enlarge, file, print.
Denise
If you check out the June postings, you can see that for the Morris picnic I actually went to the cemetary and took pictures of the tombstone of the first William and Rose Dougherty Morris who came to the US and are George's great great grandparents on his father's side. William and Rose came from Counties Donegal and Tyrone in Ireland.
If anyone would like to send pictures to be uploaded, or write some anecdotes or history of the family, I would be willing to post them. I will not discuss or post pictures of the living, just the dead - for safety purposes.
I hope you enjoy the blog and if you have any questions or corrections, please let me know. You can print your own copies of the scans. Double click to enlarge, file, print.
Denise
1920 Census De Vuono Family
Maria De Vuono married Sebastian Fileccia, 6th child of Gaetano and Concetta Marotta Fileccia.Pilla, Benedetto WWI draft registration; Pilla, Vincenzo death record; 1920 Pilla census record
1918 Pilla, Benedetto WWI draft record:
1909 death record Vincenzo Pilla - born between Margie & Pat - died of pneumonia.
1920 US Census - Pilla family
1909 death record Vincenzo Pilla - born between Margie & Pat - died of pneumonia.
1920 US Census - Pilla family
Pilla, Roselli family immigration records
Benedetto Pilla and Teresa Roselli arrived together on April 2, 1901. Their daughter Patricia (Pasquelina) married Charles (Rosario) Fileccia, fifth child of Gaetano and Concetta Marotta Fileccia.
Santoro Family 1920 & 1930 Census Records
Here we find Carmen and Christina Santoro in Monesson, Westmorland County, PA. Daughter Mary became the second wife of Joseph (Guiseppe) Fileccia and son Emil became the husband of Millie (Carmela) Fileccia, children of Gaetano and Concetta Marotta Fileccia.Del Borello Family Immigration and Census Records
1920 page 1 & 2
1910
Possible immigration record of Saverio Del Borello, father of Mary Del Borello, first wife of Joseph (Guiseppe) Fileccia, fourth child of Gaetano and Concetta Marotta Fileccia.Bartola death certificates
Joseph and Louisa Bartola lost two children in their infancies. Pneumonia and convulsions were frequent causes of death in the early 1900s. Philadelphia death certificates are available for the years 1803-1915 thanks to the Latter Day Saints websites.1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 Bartola Family Census Records
Julia Bartola was married to Carmen Fileccia - oldest son of Gaetano and Concetta Marotta Fileccia. The census records follow her family from South 3rd Street in Philadelphia to Conshohocken.
Ricci family census records
Sam (Salvatore) Fileccia, oldest son of Gaetano and Concetta Marotta Fileccia married the girl next door! Carrie (Carmela) Ricci, youngest daughter of Filipa and Nicandro Ricci lived at 1314 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA.
1930 Census Marotta, Camillo - Concetta's brother
Concetta's brother, Camillo, is living 1643Iseminger (sp?) Street, Philadelphia, PA. He and Josephine have 7 children and Camillo is a barber.1906 NY Immigration Salvatore Fileccia going to his brother, Gaetano, in Philadelphia
I cannot find a Salvatore Fileccia (b. 1889) in any published census in Philadelphia. In 1910 there is a Salvatore in Cambria County, PA (a boarder) and in 1930 in NYC married to a Katie. Needs more research - does anyone remember any mention of him?1920 Census DeVuono Family
Sebastian Fileccia married Maria DuVuono. Here is Maria's family census record in 1920.1930 Census Fileccia, Carmen & Julia Bartola
Here we find the Carmen, Julia and Connie at 6511 Grays Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
1920 & 1930 Gaetano Fileccia family census records
Concetta did not return from Italy until November 12, 1910 and I believe she missed being counted (the census was done in the spring of that year). Gaetano has proved elusive, I suspect that he was not counted in 1910 also.1920 and 1930 finds the family at 1316 South 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Moran and Keenan Family as viewed through the US Census 1900-1930
According to the 1900 Census, James and Annie Moran were living in Cardington, Upper Darby Township. They had been married eight years and they had five children: Patrick F.- 8, Thomas - 6, Mary - 3, Annie -2 & Kate 10 months. James was a mill laborer who states that he was born in England and came to the US in 1880. He is 36 years old, born in February, 1864. Annie lists no occupation, but with five children we know she was working hard to keep all of them clean and fed – with none of our modern appliances! Annie also states that she was born in England, November, 1873 and came to the US in 1888.
I think it might be interesting to note that on the same page of the 1900 US Census, a George Keenan, his wife Alice, son Samuel, brother-in-law Samuel Richmond and sister-in-law Minnie Richmond all reside two dwellings from the Moran’s. George’s occupation is listed as "patent loom man".
In the 1910 Census, Annie Moran and a George Keenan (same as above?) have been married 5 years. They live at 6121 Delancy Street in Philadelphia. They have a daughter, Cecelia, who is five and Annie’s six Moran children adding John – 9, and Nellie – 7. This means that James must have died around 1903-04. The 1910 Census only gives ages, not month & year of birth. George is a hotel bartender and Francis (must be Patrick F., same age) and Thomas are working in woolen mills. Annie states that she came to the US in 1890– making it harder to pin down an immigration record for her – dates are different than 1900.
In the 1920 Census the Keenan’s are residing at 603 Glenwood Road in East Lansdowne. Annie again says that she came to the US in 1890 and was naturalized in 1892 – more consistent with dates! Thomas (machinist, plumbing company), Kate (spooling, cotton mill), John (apprentice, lithographer), Nellie (weaver, cotton mill & Cecelia (weaver, cotton mill) are living with them as is a nephew, Thomas Patterson (2 years and 3 months). Cecelia is 14 year old.
In the 1930 Census the Keenan’s are living at 227 Lexington Avenue in East Lansdowne. George is 61 and not working. Living with them are John (lithograph), Kate (winder, textile mill), Nellie (winder, textile mill) and a grandson, Thomas Keenan – 12. Thomas is more than likely the nephew listed in 1920. I can only guess at his parents. Annie states that she came to the US in 1887 – a different date altogether!
Questions for more research:
Did Annie Moran marry George Keenan her neighbor – if so, what happened to George’s first wife and son? 2012 UPDATE: Yes, Annie did marry George in 1905. Annie's husband James died in February, 1903 and Alice Barber Keenan died in October 1903. George's son Samuel is living with the Richmonds in the 1910 census and by the 1920 census has changed his name to Richmond.
Is Thomas Patterson, Thomas Keenan? Who are his parents?
Where/when were Evan Morris and Cecelia Keenan married - George Evan Morris was born in 1925.
I think it might be interesting to note that on the same page of the 1900 US Census, a George Keenan, his wife Alice, son Samuel, brother-in-law Samuel Richmond and sister-in-law Minnie Richmond all reside two dwellings from the Moran’s. George’s occupation is listed as "patent loom man".
In the 1910 Census, Annie Moran and a George Keenan (same as above?) have been married 5 years. They live at 6121 Delancy Street in Philadelphia. They have a daughter, Cecelia, who is five and Annie’s six Moran children adding John – 9, and Nellie – 7. This means that James must have died around 1903-04. The 1910 Census only gives ages, not month & year of birth. George is a hotel bartender and Francis (must be Patrick F., same age) and Thomas are working in woolen mills. Annie states that she came to the US in 1890– making it harder to pin down an immigration record for her – dates are different than 1900.
In the 1920 Census the Keenan’s are residing at 603 Glenwood Road in East Lansdowne. Annie again says that she came to the US in 1890 and was naturalized in 1892 – more consistent with dates! Thomas (machinist, plumbing company), Kate (spooling, cotton mill), John (apprentice, lithographer), Nellie (weaver, cotton mill & Cecelia (weaver, cotton mill) are living with them as is a nephew, Thomas Patterson (2 years and 3 months). Cecelia is 14 year old.
In the 1930 Census the Keenan’s are living at 227 Lexington Avenue in East Lansdowne. George is 61 and not working. Living with them are John (lithograph), Kate (winder, textile mill), Nellie (winder, textile mill) and a grandson, Thomas Keenan – 12. Thomas is more than likely the nephew listed in 1920. I can only guess at his parents. Annie states that she came to the US in 1887 – a different date altogether!
Questions for more research:
Did Annie Moran marry George Keenan her neighbor – if so, what happened to George’s first wife and son? 2012 UPDATE: Yes, Annie did marry George in 1905. Annie's husband James died in February, 1903 and Alice Barber Keenan died in October 1903. George's son Samuel is living with the Richmonds in the 1910 census and by the 1920 census has changed his name to Richmond.
Is Thomas Patterson, Thomas Keenan? Who are his parents?
Where/when were Evan Morris and Cecelia Keenan married - George Evan Morris was born in 1925.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Morris, William & Rose, Monument Holy Cross Cemetery
William & Rose A. Dougherty Morris came to the US c. 1863 from Cornashesk, Killygordon, County Donegal, Ireland
The cemetery lists Edward Morris was buried in this plot on July 28, 1928.
Rose Morris is listed as the owner of this plot.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
The Morris Family in Ireland
This information of the Dougherty/Morris family in Ireland is gratefully received from Msgr. Francis A. Carbine, Archdioces of Philadelphia. I first spoke to Msgr. Carbine in 1983 and over the years he has been extremely helpful in providing me with this early history. He was instrumental in putting George and I in contact with the Carbine's who still reside in Cornashask, Killygordon, Donegal, when we visited in June, 2001. Eamon Carbine and the Gallaghers were very gracious in their welcome to us, having us to tea and sharing with us their stories of their sheep farm (best sheep dogs in Ireland!), the Kelly's across the road whose family had built St. Charles Borromeo in Drexel Hill, PA and St. Denis in Havertown, PA. The farm borders County Tyrone.
An immigration record of William and Rose’s arrival in the USA has proved elusive.
Peter - 1861 - Ireland
Please see the William and Rose Morris US Census file to view the actual record.
Roger Dougherty & Catherine McKelvey in Cornashask, Killygordon, Donegal
Roger Dougherty (1794-1867) came from the Innishowen Peninsula where his family were tenant farmers. Catherine McKelvey's parents were tenant farmers of the Protestant Minister, Reverend Delop who resided in Stranolar. Reverend Delop sold the Cornashesk property to the McKelvey family and this is the land where the family homestead now stands and Roger and Catherine raised their family. Their children were Susannah b.1837, Patrick, Rose, Mary and Sally.
Susannah married Charles Carbine in 1857. Their six children would immigrate to Kellyville, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, USA. Msgr. Carbine’s family comes from this line.
William Morris (from Termonamongan, County Tyrone) and Rose Dougherty were married in July, 1861. Their son, Peter, was baptized on December 1, 1861 at her home parish - St. Patrick's Crossroads, Killygordon, Donegal. There is no record of Rose and William at St. Patrick’s after Peter’s baptism. (2)
An immigration record of William and Rose’s arrival in the USA has proved elusive.
1870 Census has William and Rose in Philadelphia (90th Census District) with six children.
William is listed as a farmer, with the spouse named as "Dora". All of the children's names and ages match that of the 1880 Census with Rose listed as the spouse, so I speculate that this is a mis-communication between the family and Edwin A. Good, the person who wrote down the information. In the 1900 Census, neither William or Rose is listed as being able to read or write.
The children were listed as:William is listed as a farmer, with the spouse named as "Dora". All of the children's names and ages match that of the 1880 Census with Rose listed as the spouse, so I speculate that this is a mis-communication between the family and Edwin A. Good, the person who wrote down the information. In the 1900 Census, neither William or Rose is listed as being able to read or write.
Peter - 1861 - Ireland
Mary Ann - 1863 - at sea (when they were coming to US)
Patrick - 1865 - PA Our line comes from this first son born in US
William - 1867 - PA
Cathe - it says she is 10 and born in PA - which would make her older than Peter. I speculate the family took her in (niece, neighbor??). She does not appear with the family in the 1880 or subsequent census.
Hugh - 1869 - PA
2012 UPDATE I have since done more research on Mary Ann who married Ulysses S. Grant Machen b. 1865 in Virginia. They resided in Philadelphia and had seven children, four of whom died before their first birthday. Check out the July 30, 2009 posting.
Patrick - 1865 - PA Our line comes from this first son born in US
William - 1867 - PA
Cathe - it says she is 10 and born in PA - which would make her older than Peter. I speculate the family took her in (niece, neighbor??). She does not appear with the family in the 1880 or subsequent census.
Hugh - 1869 - PA
2012 UPDATE I have since done more research on Mary Ann who married Ulysses S. Grant Machen b. 1865 in Virginia. They resided in Philadelphia and had seven children, four of whom died before their first birthday. Check out the July 30, 2009 posting.
Please see the William and Rose Morris US Census file to view the actual record.
The Beginning
I am creating this site to share with family members the history of those who came before us, be they Koehler, Neary, Gallen, Dougherty, Fahrner, Fitzgerald, Morris, Fileccia, Marotta, Keenan, Geary .....................
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