Brick Walls

In my last post I mentioned Brick Walls, I have several and will list them below.

In my Moore family, Tristram A. Moore, b. 1851 in Canada, deserted his family sometime after 1900 in Savannah Georgia.  The story that has been passed down is he went to sea and died at sea.  I have not been able to find any record of his death.

Another problem family is the Murphy family in Brooklyn.  John Murphy and Nora Quinlan married sometime around 1870.  Their first child was born 1874, I have that certificate.  They both were born in Ireland.  Perhaps when and if I find their marriage record it will tell me where they came from in Ireland and when they came.

On my father's maternal side I have a lot of information on the McGuigan's.  I am now trying to connect all the McGuigan's in their small town of Crossdall.  With the information I gather I hope to find the name of my 3rd great grandfather.  Some relatives have said his name is Mark, but there are very few Mark's in the family so I am not too sure that is right.

We also have the Glessoff family from Russia.  I have John and Alexandria's passenger list of their arrival in 1897, but haven't started to research Russian records. 

Searching Cemetery Listings and Death Records

I have decided to use this blog to show my research methods.  I have many brick walls and hope this will help in seeking out the lost relatives.

I received a death record indicating the relative was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.  I called the cemetery and was very surprised to find there were 14 people buried in the grave site.  The wonderful person at the office was kind enough to read off all the information for the 14 people.  There are great people out there who are willing to help, you just have to ask.

I am now going to send to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City for copies of all the death certificates.

I am looking for information on the wife's family and hope there might be a clue in one of the records.