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Thank you! Will email you info and picture of Mary Ann Flanagan who also went to New York from County Clare and married Luke Manning. Her mother was Mary Russell.

Sharon, I checked into the James M. Manning in San Francisco. He had the son named Edward. Interestingly, I was able to find out that Edward's middle name was Luke, so I can now assume that James was indeed Luke's brother and Edward his nephew. Am trying to see if I can find out any more on that par...

Hi Sharon, Spoke to someone at Diocesan Archives and he basically told me to call the churches and see if they could help me. One of the chuches he suggested was the same one you did: Assumption of the BVM. He also suggested St. James Cathedral, it being another "territiorial" church. Thanks again, ...

Thanks, Sharon. An issue that I've been having when looking for "my" Mannings who emigrated to the US, is only being able to find info on the Mannings who emigrated to Australia. With both sets having Patricks, Catherines and Lukes, it tends to get confusing. I have been in contact with someone in A...

Hi Sharon, The Anna Marie Manning mentioned in the Oregon State Archives is the elder daughter of Luke Manning and Mary Ann Flanagan Manning. The Mary J. Manning mentioned in the 1880 census in San Francisco is their second daughter, who was baptized as Mary Anne Manning (I'm not sure when or why sh...

I, too, would like to extend condolences to the Manning family and wanted to add my thanks for all of your help. I have accessed some Liverpool shipping records and have found a ship named Washington that sailed from Dublin to NYC in 1849. No Mannings were listed as passengers on that ship, though. ...

Mary Ann Flanagan was my GGGrand-mother also. I don't have a date of birth for her, but her death announcement states that she died on July 31, 1884 at the age of 41 years, 8 months and 13 days. I know that her mother's name was Mary Russell but do not have a first name for her father. From what my ...