Conway - Murphy - McMahon in Ireland & Chicago
Hello Everyone,
This is not my family but, thought the information might help another researcher.
In the Illinois Marriage index, I found the 3/18/1874 marriage of CATHERINE MASON to PATRICK CONWAY.? After much research -?I have quite the collection of Calvary Cemetery records, marriage certs, death certs, obits etc. - I've learned, unfortunately, Catherine's ?name was not Mason.?
In what I believe was her 1874 marriage to Patrick Conway, the certificate shows her name as Mrs. Catherine?McMahon.? In the 1880 census she has a child, James, b.c.1872 which somewhat confirms there was a previous marriage or a child born out of wedlock.? In a later document, Catherine's 1/8/1918 death certificate, it states her father's name was MURPHY.
Patrick Conway died sometime between 1880 and 1900 (census records).? I have a Patrick Conway d. 4/15/1881 in ward 17 Chicago but, not sure if this is Catherine's husband.? This Patrick's obituary states he was 43 years (other records as 45), b. Castleconnell, Co. Limerick, his occupation was printer and he lived in IL for 15 years.
I hope someone can connect to this family and I can get what information & documents I have?to them.
Judie mason
Chicago