Hi Miriam
US records are often more helpful than Irish records. The US marriage and death records often give both parents’ names. So I went to
http://www.familysearch.org and searched for O’Loughlin; Birth year (range), 1850-1870; Father Name: Michael O’Loughlin; Mother name: Mary Keating. And got these results:
(1) Martin J. O’Laughlin, born 1860; died 3 February 1923 at Lake City, Wabasha, Minnesota; Father: Michael O. Laughlin; Mother: Mary Keating; Spouse: Margaret O’Laughlin (Minnesota Death and Burials, 1835-1990).
(2) Frank M. O’Laughlin; born 1864; died 11 February 1922 at Lake, Wabasha, Minnesota; father: Michael O’Laughlin; mother: Mary Keating (Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990).
When I looked for Martin O’Loughlin, Minnesota (with nothing else) I got 5 results for Martin: (1) Martin in the 1865 Minnesota State Census; (2) Martin in the 1875 Minnesota State Census; (3) Martin (Olauglin) in the 1885 Minnesota State Census; (4) Martin J. in the 1905 Minnesota State Census 1905; (5) Martin J. in the US 1910 census. All of these show that he was born in Minnesota.
So, if Martin’s parents, Michael O’Loughlin and Mary Keating, are the same as your Michael and Mary, it seems they emigrated to America sometime between the birth of Bridget in Doonogan in 1856 and the birth of Martin in Minnesota abt. 1860.
(1) the 1865 Minnesota State Census show the O’Laughlins living at Mount Pleasant, Washaba, Minnesota. The members of the household are Michael O’Laughlin, Mary O’Laughlin, Mike O’Laughlin, James O’Laughlin, Martin O’Laughlin and Frank O’Laughlin (the image of the original document is viewable, and this would give ages and birthplaces, but when I clicked on it, it didn’t work for me – you might have better luck)
(2) the 1875 Minnesota census shows the O’Loughlins still living at Mount Pleasant, Wabasha, Minnesota. The members of the household are Mary O’Loughlin aged 50, born in Ireland; Magerett O’Loughlin aged 28, born in Ireland; Mike O’Loughlin aged 26, born in Ireland; Annie O’Loughlin aged 24, born in N.Y.; James O’Loughlin aged 20, born in N.Y; Martin O’Loughlin aged 15, born in Minnesota; Frank O’Loughlin aged 12, born in Minnesota.
(3) the 1885 Minnesota State Census shows the Olauglins still living at Mount Pleasant, Wabasha. The members of the household are Mary, aged 57, born in Ireland, Martin aged 24, Frank aged 22, Margaret aged 35, born in New York; E Mary Olauglin aged 9. Also Martin Kerwin aged 24 and Peter Kerwin aged 30, both born in Ireland (again I failed to get the image of the original document).
(5) the 1910 census shows Martin J O’Loughlin living at Lake, Wabasha, Minnesota. The members of the household are Martin aged 48, his wife Margaret aged 40, his sons Richard aged 14 and Robert aged 4, and his brother Frank aged 43. Ireland is entered as the birthplace of the parents of Martin and Frank.
It appears from all this that Michael O’Loughlin died in Minnesota sometime between 1865 and 1875. I looked on familysearch for the death of Michael O’Loughlin, Wabasha, Minnesota, 1865-1875 and got this:
(1) Michael O’Loughlin, Find a Grave Index, birth: 1811; death 1868; burial: Lake City, Wabasha, Minnesota. When I clicked on this result, however, I got nothing more, but I feel certain that this is Michael the husband of Mary Keating.
I then looked for the death of Mary O’Loughlin, Wabasha, Minnesota, 1885-1910, and straighaway got the death of Mary O’Loughlin, Find A Grave index, birth 1825, 1895; burial:Lake City, Wabasha, Minnesota. The accompanying image from findagrave.com shows that the burial was in Saint Marys Cemetery and there's a link showing the other O'Loughlin burials in that cemetery:
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/834 ... -123349736
Miriam, you may have all of this information already, but I have no way of knowing, so forgive me if you have. If you already have this information, do you know if Michael and Mary are your forebears, or if they are some other Michael O’Loughlin and Mary Keating? I must say I consider them a very good fit for your Michael and Mary.
Sheila