Tag Archives: Family: Cahill

Prompt:  Upload your favorite picture and talk about it on your blog. Answer the who/what/when/where/why of the subject matter and explain why it is your favorite.

I am an organization freak.  Prior to the GeneaBlogger Games back in August, I had already started to organize my photos.  While participating in the games, I finished the task and have since been busy scanning them.

So you may wonder why I haven’t been blogging much the last few weeks.  Well, my husband and I decided at the last minute to take a trip to Arizona to visit my mom for the holidays.  It’s been five years since we last saw her, when she was out here for our wedding.  This was Jim’s Christmas present to both me and my mom, and what a wonderful gift it was.

I have an answer to the question I posed in a post two weeks ago:  Are They One in the Same? During my research I came across an engagement and wedding announcement for a Patricia Cahill to a James Murphy in 1940.  We have an “Aunt” Pat, who was believed to be a family friend.  She married a James Murphy.  So I began to wonder if this was my “Aunt” Pat, making it quite possible that she was family, not a friend. Turns out, they are not one in the […]

My mom got an unexpected call from my grandaunt Flo.  Although she has some major health issues and is bound to a wheelchair, her mind is well intact.  They talked a lot about family.  My mom told her I was working on our family history and Flo is more than happy to help me out.  I am planning a trip to see her around the holidays.

Dear GeanaSanta, This year I am asking for some unusual items that relate to my family’s history. An original, first-run edition of the Webster’s dictionary that my distant cousin Noah Webster produced. The desk that my 10th great-granduncle, Robert Treat, used during his time as governor of Connecticut in the late 1600s. The medals that were awarded to my grandfather, John Cahill, for serving in WWII. Yours truly, Julie Posted for the 62nd edition of the Carnival of Genealogy.

A week or so ago, during my research, I came across an engagement and wedding announcement, neither of which were what I was searching for.  However, they caught my eye.

My suspicions have been confirmed!  The letter I send Monday was answered by a phone call today, confirming that Tessie is family!  Her son also answered some other questions, provided me with a timeline of who my grandfather lived with over a ten-year period, and confirmed other details.  You can read more in my previous post.