The notebook compiled by Aunt Helen and cousin Marjorie Allen mentions that the belief was that the Durney family came from Garryduff, near Pilltown, Kilkenny. The father's first name was not known, but it was thought that the mother's maiden name may have been "Gaul." The family tree in the notebook shows Margaret Durney and her siblings as:
1-Bridget Durney- married Michael Power, son of James L. Power and Mary Gaul. Came to Jersey County about 1850 and lived on the "Snell Property" 5 miles east of Jerseyville. Children John, James ("Shug",) Mary Ann, and William.
2- Mary Durney born 1823, married Franklin Allen (brother of Hugh) on Feb. 25, 1868. The notebook states that Mary Durney who married Frank Allen was the sister of Margaret Durney who married Hugh Allen and that this family lived 1 mile north of Jerseyville on the Birkenmeyer Farm. Child was Margaret.
3- Michael Durney born 1826, Kilkenny, married Johanna Walsh. The notebook states that Michael was Margaret's brother, and that his wife was known as "Aunt Hannah." (The woman whom Aunt Helen knew as Aunt Hannah did not die until 1918.) The notebook states that this family lived 2 miles west of Jerseyville, and it was believed that this family came to Jersey County in 1855 from Kilkenny.
Children were Thomas, James, Mary, Margaret, Anna, Bridget and John.
4- James Durney born 1829, married Margaret Quinn on September 4, 1861.
Their son John Durney married Nellie Flynn (their descendants are an Ancestry DNA match to me)
5- Margaret Durney, born January 1, 1840, married Hugh Allen on April 25, 1864. Children were Richard, Margaret, Rosa, Thomas (my grandfather,) and Hugh.
Mystery #1- Why is there a 10 year gap between the birth dates of James Durney and Margaret Durney? Are we missing siblings, or is Margaret's birth date incorrect?
What do we know for sure about Margaret and her siblings?
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