Before I left for my trip, I was doing some quick research on my McMahon line.\u00a0 Aunt Flo wanted to know more about Timothy or Thomas, more specifically, which name was correct.\u00a0 From what I can tell, he went by both, although I am not sure why.<\/p>\n
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While I was looking into this, I found out more about my 3rd great-grandmother, Margaret RYAN.\u00a0 Before marrying into my McMAHON line, she was married to a MURANE.\u00a0 She had two children, Mary and Margaret “Maggie.”<\/p>\n
On 29 June 1876, Margaret married Timothy McMAHON in Cook County, Illinois.\u00a0 Together they had five children:\u00a0 Timothy J, John Joseph, Nellie, Jerimiah “Jerry, and Elizabeth “Lizzie.”\u00a0 Their son Timothy, is my 2nd great-grandfather.<\/p>\n
Back to the MURANE side, Margaret’s daughter from that marriage, Mary, married Dennis FRANKLIN on 5 December 1888 in Cook County, Illinois.\u00a0 As I traced this line further, I made a startling discovery.\u00a0 I am related to a friend of mine, whom I’ve known since high school.\u00a0 We are both 3rd great-grandchildren to Margaret RYAN, but do not share the same 3rd great-grandfather.<\/p>\n
I emailed my friend to tell him the news.\u00a0 He got a kick out of it and told me that he had been dabbling in genealogy and that his aunt had been doing more active research.<\/p>\n
I never thought I’d find someone in my tree (other than immediate family) that I could plug information in from my own knowledge bank.\u00a0 It’s kinda weird, but what a fun discovery.\u00a0 I can’t wait to share information with them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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