An ongoing journal of genealogical and family discovery.
In Memory of Geoffrey Thomas Keating June 10, 1930 – November 17, 2011 Peacefully, following a brief illness on November 17, 2011 GEOFFREY T. KEATING, born June 10, 1930 in Quincy, MA to G. Walter and Mary Twomey Keating. He Read More …
Yesterday, the Baltimore Sun ran an interesting story on an archaeological dig of a nineteenth century Irish settlement in Texas, Maryland, a short train ride north of Baltimore. A Keating family, though not mentioned in the article, has long roots in Read More …
This is the death certificate of John Thomas Migan, my great-grandfather.
The death certificate of John J. Migan Sr, probably my great-great-grandfather.
Catherine was my great-grand-aunt, the first Keating of my family born in the United States. More information on her can be found in her page in my family’s genealogy.
GREENWALT, Hilda M. On Sunday, January 27, 2008 HILDA M. (nee Nickoles), beloved wife of the late Charles J. Greenwalt, devoted mother of William J. Greenwalt and the late Robert Charles Greenwalt, sister of Albert, Joseph, Charles and Roland Nickoles, Read More …
Frostburg Happenings.[…] Mr. John Keating, of this city, but recently an inmate of an asylum, died there yesterday. He will be brought to this city for interment. Source: Frostburg Happenings, The Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, 3 September 1896, p. 6. Read More …
Lando H. Sanders Lando H. Sanders, 73, of Edlersburg [sic], Md., died Wednesday at Baltimore County General Hospital. He was a retired driver for a Baltimore dairy. Sanders was a son of the late Samuel Hilary and Catherine Beard Sanders. Read More …
Couple Marries Tuesday Night Lando Henry Sanders, Pikesville, Maryland, son of Samuel Hillary Sanders, near Emmitsburg, and Miss Lillian Gertrude Migan, Randallstown, Maryland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Migan, were united in marriage at the Holy Family Catholic Read More …
KEATING, Rene W. On September 23, 2007, RENE W. KEATING; loving wife of Anthony L. Keating; devoted mother of Andrew L. Keating and his wife Jennifer M. and Peter J. Keating and his wife Cristina A.; beloved sister of William Read More …
While I’m on the subject of Migans and Old Holy Family, here are the pictures of the gravestones of some Migan family members buried at Old Holy Family Cemetery in Baltimore County.
My Aunt sent me a picture of (from left to right, my great-uncle Vernon T. Migan, my great-great-grandmother, Mary Gertrude (Greenwalt) Migan, and my great-great-grandfather, John Thomas Migan. However, I’m not sure exactly when and where the image was taken. Read More …
While searching for my Keating ancestors and cousins, I have also found information on other Keatings in Maryland, mostly on the western side of the state. Most of this information are on my public genealogy pages.