Re: Kerwins of Syracuse, Ny 3/6/00
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Re: Kerwins of Syracuse, Ny 3/6/00
6/29/00
Hello, I am from Carlyle, Illinois.Just a short drive from your hometown.I too am descended from a Joseph Kerwin of NY that settled in S. IL.I am wondering if we are related.My ggrandfather, Joseph Kerwin, and his sister Elizabeth came to the U.S. from Ireland with their parents sometime in the mid-late 1800's.The mother died on the ship and the father and children settled in NY.The father died in an bridge construction accident and both of the children were put into seperate orphanages.Joseph joined the army at 16.In 1878, he married my ggrandmother, Elisabeth Catherine Parker, in Clinton Co. IL.They had my grandfather, Edgar, and I am unsure of any of his siblings.My family still resides in the Clinton Co. area.If any of this sounds familiar, please email me and let me know.