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Hello Kerrill,

Hi Robinbird,
                   I live in Milltown so if you want any photos(graves or the like) just ask.

It's interesting that you live in Milltown.  I looked at the view on maps.google.ie and it seems to be a small place.  I expect that is was the post office address for these people when the probate for Thomas Donlan [1820-1886] was done in 1889 in Watertown, NY so they could have lived some distance away from Milltown in any direction - north, south, east or west.  I have read items of Irish people walking many, many miles to get from one place to another.

Just to mention - besides his many next-of-kin in Milltown, Co Galway & the USA there was

nephew William KELLY, son of Honora [nee Donlan] lived in Holdon, Lincolnshire, England
nephew Mathew LOFTUS, son of Margaret [nee Donlan] lived in Brig, Lincolnshire, England

And Thomas was in debt so there were no assets to send to the next-of-kin, merely notify them that the estate was in probate.

I have not yet had the time to go through the RC parish register.

I am enthralled with the lives of ordinary, everyday people that show up in old documents.  I have posted snippets from many documents at https://sites.google.com/site/irishgleanings/

Regards,
Sheila

Which Catholic parishes should I search to find records of the following people ?  Ellen BURN (nee DONLAN), Ellen WELCH & James LOFTUS [children of Margaret LOFTUS (nee DONLAN)], Peter KELLY & Patrick KELLY [sons of Honora KELLY (nee DONLAN)] resided in the area of Milltown, Co Galway.  They are mentioned in the Nov 1889 probate of estate of Thomas DONLAN at Watertown, NY.

For fun, I read the correspondence of the US Consul offices at Dublin, Cork, Belfast, years 1914 through 1934.  I have extracted 900 items and posted them to the webpage http://sites.google.com/site/irishgleanings

Hope this helps someone make a connection.

Hello NZvixx,
     You have the correct birth cert with dob 11 March 1874 for your gt. grandad - the son of John E. Rogers & Nellie F. Leown.  As you have explained the birth cert does not have the name of the child. 

I researched the records of the US Consulate, Manchester, England which are held at the US Archives, Washington, DC.  I  found more records for your gt grandad.  Besides the US WWI draft registation for James T. Rogers there are documents for

Application for Registration - Native Citizen - 2 pages
Affidavit to Explain Protracted Foreign Residence - 2 pages
transcript copy of Return of Birth, Dept of Health, City of NY

I can email you these documents if you want to send me an email address.

Your mystery remains - where is this family of John Rogers, wife Nellie & son James in the 1880 census & any other NYC records.

It is not clear if he left the USA for Canada and never returned - or did he return before he was buried at Cavalry Cemetery ?

If he returned to NY - I would focus on the NY state census records - 1865, 1875, 1892, 1905 - The Family history library has these on microfilm.  Also the church records for baptism of children - look for the godparents.  Perhaps you will find his brother or sister mentioned.

When did he die ?  Have you looked for any US civil war pension records ?