An ongoing journal of genealogical and family discovery.
I’ve been combing through Pittsburgh newspapers attempting to find more information on my great-great-granduncle, Simon Keating and his wife. While I don’t know if the man in these articles is my Simon, it is still an interesting story. I wonder Read More …
As a Christmas gift, my wife bought me both an updated subscription to Ancestry.com as well as an AncestryDNA kit. This has prompted me to renew my interest in genealogy, and as a pleasant side-effect, do some long-needed maintenance to Read More …
There are two letters written by children of John C. Keating that helped me start my research. Though written many years after the events described, and I’ve since found that some of the details (such as dates) are not precise, Read More …
Simon Keating. Simon Keating, aged 75 years, of Antrim, was found dead Sunday morning. He was born Feb. 9, 1856, at Cameron, N. Y., and had been an esteemed resident of Antrim for many years. The funeral was held yesterday Read More …
KEATING In this city, on the 16th inst., Simon KeatingThe relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral from his late residence, No. 143 Dickinson street, on Monday morning at 8 o’clock. Requiem high mass 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.