I have been bad about posting lately, but hopefully can get going on this again.
Also, apparently I skipped #13.
Edward McFadden (?-?)
Edward McFadden is the father of my maternal great
grandfather Dennis Cornelius McFadden.
His wife was Alice Collum and both are believed to have been born in
Ireland.
This is pretty much all that is known about Edward.
There are two family legends concerning Edward and the
McFadden family and how they came to America.
One story has it that Edward died during the potato
famine in Ireland. Alice was no longer able to care
for the children, so Dennis and his brother John walked to one of the Irish
ports and sailed for America. After arriving they settled in Ohio with a sister who possibly married a Ferry.
The second story indicates that Edward and Alice at some
point immigrated to America and settled in Ohio. It is unknown if Dennis and John came with
their parents or if family members came over at different times.
Possible candidates for Edward and Alice McFadden show up in
the 1860 US Census for Clinton, Vinton County, Ohio. So far, I have been unable to prove or
disprove if this is the correct family.
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Edward McFadden - 56 - day laborer - (birthplace) Ireland
Alice - 56 - (birthplace) Ireland
John - 18 - day laborer - (birthplace) Ireland
Dennis -16 - day laborer - (birthplace) Ireland
Peter McAndre - 30 - day laborer - (birthplace) Ireland
William Ocallaghan - 38 - teacher - - (birthplace) Ireland
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| The parents of Dennis are not named but are listed as "residents of the State of Ohio" |
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| States Dennis had live in the US for 67 uninterrupted years at "Coal Center, Roscoe, Monongahela & Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). Also lived in State of Ohio." |
Finally, the death certificate for Dennis, names his parents as Edward McFadden and Alice Collum. Both are also said to have been born in Ireland. The informant was Cornelius McFadden (1903-1977), ninth child of Dennis and Elizabeth.
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| Allegheny County, Pennsylvania-1924 |
So far, I have been unable to locate any possible candidates Edward, Alice or Dennis in the immigration records. I'm hoping if I can focus on Ohio, something may turn up.
Sources:
1860
U.S. census, Vinton County, Ohio, population schedule, Clinton Township, p. 63
(penned), dwelling 453, family 441, Edward McFadden; digital image,
Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 February 2013); citing
National Archives Microfilm publication M635 roll 1046.
Edward V. McFadden passport application, 10 April
1919; U.S. Passport Applications, 1979-1915; General Records of the Department
of State, Record Group; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, death certificate no.
11973 (1924), Dennis C. McFadden; Department of Health, Pennsylvania.
