Murnane,Dennis of Jackson Co., MI, 1830s
Dennis Murnane and John Donahue were Irish Catholics who came to MI in the 1830s and jointly purchased farm land in 1838 in Jackson Co., MI. Since I cannot seem to dig up much about John Donahue, I hope by searching for Dennis Murnane's origin, I can find John Donahue's also. Someone has suggested these men may have come from County Cork. The Murnane surname has undergone quite a few changes in spelling in MI. I have read that it is Norman in origin. One of Dennis' sons married a Mary McEntee in MI, to which family I'm related also. Any comments appreciated.