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Research in Other Countries => United States of America => Topic started by: uggy on Monday 10 March 14 15:20 GMT (UK)
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I have found a few bits of information about my wife's tree going from the Isle Of MULL to America.
On the Steam ship 'VICTORIA' New York Passenger List travelling from GLASGOW on the 04 Dec 1875 were two families 1.ALEXANDER KING and CATHERINE KING. 2.JOHN JEFFREY and MARY JEFFREY, JANET DUNN. Some more information came that in1880 JOHN JEFFREY and his Wife MARY McDonald were on a census in SOMERSET TOWNSHIP, COUNTY JACKSON, Illinois. I next find that JOHN JEFFREY and MARY McDonald in abt 1920 were in CARTERVILLE, WILLIAMSON, Illinois.
Could you possibly tell me the best place to start looking for more information Please. Thank you.
UGGY
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Multiple prior threads about these families referenced here - http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=605999.msg4554930#msg4554930
In the future, rather than starting a new thread, please add whatever new information that you have to the previous thread.
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I don't see any sign of John or Mary on the 1920 census. Both would have been around 100 years old at that time, so they may well have died by then. There are no pre-1916 death records online for Jackson or Williamson counties - http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/databases/deathlst.html
There are deaths for possible children Richard Jeffrey and Janet Richardson here -
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3FD-L22
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3WY-XLQ
As both were buried in the same cemetery, perhaps John & Mary are with them.
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Here is Richard's resting place:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ydx/
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I've lost track on exactly what Uggy is looking for.
His OP mentions Isle of Mull?
The 1875 immigration of John and Mrs Jeffrey show that John was Miner and they were both aged 50yrs. As far as I am aware there were no mines on Mull.
Also Shelly mentions Richard Jeffrey and siblings born to John Jeffrey and Mary McDonald.
I am not sure how or if Richard connects but.....
This is that same Richard at the home of his married sister Janet ( Jeanetta) who married James Forsyth in Scotland and emigrated to the US in 1865 with 4 Scots born children.
It looks like the family were following the Coal Fields as the children were born:
Bathgate West Lothian.
Govan, Lanarkshire
Dalrymple Ayrshire
Calderhead, Lanarkshire
In 1870 they are all found in South Versailles, Allegheny PA
James Forsythe 42
Jeanetta Forsythe 45
Hugh Forsythe 18
Jeanette Forsythe 16
Mary Forsythe 12
Robert Forsythe 6
Richard Jeffrey 23 ***
Edit:
by 1880 The family of Richard's sister's has moved to Somerset, Jackson, Illinois.
His sister has died and brother in law James Forsyth is a widower.
John Mccarnes 26
Mary Mccarnes 22 ( this is 12yr old Mary Forsyth from above 1870 return)
Henry Mccarnes 1
James Forsyth 50 Father in law B Scotland Widowed
Clementine Forsyth 9 Sister in law b PA
Robert Forsyth 16
Brother In law. b Scotland
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It says in the first post that the couple was John Jeffrey and Mary Mcdonald.
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Apologies Shelly, I see it now.
The family above that I posted does not seem to be the same Richard Jeffrey and his sister Jeanette, although I do think there is a connection.
Has this been posted already?
1851: Watson's Square, Newarthill, Bothwell, Lanarkshire
Name Age
John Jaffrey 31 b HADDINGTON. Ironstone Miner
Mary Jaffrey 28 wife B Bothwell
John Jaffrey 6 b Bothwell
Richard Jaffrey 2 b Bothwell
Catharin Jaffrey 4 Mo
1861 : Patterfield, Eastwood, Renfrewshire
old Members:
Name Age
John Jeffrey 41 b Haddington
Maray Jeffrey 40 Ayrshire
John Jeffrey 17
Richard Jeffrey 13
Cathrine Jeffrey 10
Janet Jeffrey 8
Agness Jeffrey 5 ** This is the only birth on FS b 23 Jul 1855. Registered Dalziel, Lanarkshire
1871: 3 Old Pit, Calderhead, Lanarkshire
John Jeffrey 51 B Haddington
Mary Jeffrey 49 B Ayr
It is more than likely that John and Mrs Jeffrey who emigrated in 1875. is this couple.
Edit:
Here they are in Somerset, Jackson Illinois at 1880
Name Age
John Jeffrey 60
Mary Jeffrey 57