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Jody,
Thought these papers in the Catholic University collection might be of interest as they reference Lorain and McKenney families--haven't seen them. Also, Gilberta S. Whittle was apparently a journalistic "nom de plume" for Willa Cather. The Josephine Ridue cited is likely Josephine Redue of Water St., Chestertown, Kent Co. MD; she was a direct descendant of Mary McKenney who married Capt. Thomas Lorain.
"Dorsey, Anna Hanson McKenney. Papers. n.d. 2 items. Donor: Helen Lorraine, 1973.
Handwritten copy of a newspaper article about Anna Hanson (McKenney) Dorsey, a nineteenth century Catholic novelist, and of a letter written by her in 1882. The article, an extended genealogical and literary note by Gilberta S. Whittle, was published in an unidentified issue of the Philadelphia Sunday Times, presumably not long after Dorsey's death in 1896. The letter, addressed to a Josephine Ridue, contains Dorsey's comments on the history of the Loraine [sic] branch of the McKenney family, as well as brief remarks about her mother's family, the Hansons, who had originated in Sweden. The copies were made by the donor's mother, who, we can speculate, given her family name, may have been related to Dorsey."
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