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- Possibly him in 1850 Providence, Luzerne PA
Also saw this, no idea if any connection
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY/2002-03/1015995911
Galway -
Of Peter McCOOK, parish of Kilbeacounty, near Gort, county Galway, who came
to this country 10 or 12 years ago; when last heard from he was in Virginia.
Information received by his brother Patrick,Milton, Mass.
- Thomas Nolan, after whom this settlement was named, was a farmer democrat residing on section one in Graham township of Johnson county. He was born in Tipperary county, Ireland in 1828, and came to America in 1835. Landing in New York and living there 5 years, he finally settled in Graham township.
It was Father William Edmonds, pioneer priest of St. Mary?s of Iowa City, who first made the arduous trip in a bobsled, or wagon, once a month to say mass in the log cabins of the settlers before 1860. He is remembered for having named the parish. Father Edmonds hailed Mr. Nolan, who dwelt in the woods, heedless of his religion, and reprimanded him for not practicing his faith. To coax him, Father Edmonds said, ?Now, Mr. Nolan, if you help with the other 4 families to erect a little church for the honor of God, we shall name the place of settlement, Nolan Settlement.? Thus, Mr. Nolan, Horty, Leonard, Peters, Mahoney, Wall and Sullivan formed or rather constituted the primary makeup of St. Bridget?s parish, Nolan Settlement in 1859.
Forty acres was then purchased for $250, and in 1863 the first frame structure was erected in what is now the cemetery. Although it was but 20
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