Surname Saturday - Dolan (other)

 

Surname Saturday - Dolan (other)

Thomas Edmund Bolger (1861-1926)

 

Earlier, we posted here that Nancy’s great-grandfather was Thomas Edmund Bolger (1861-1926) and that he had married Jessie Amanda Dolan (1866-1936).

His parents were Michael Bolger (1808-1875) and Harriett Dolan (1833-1912). This is where we get the (other) Dolan line.

The parents of Harriet Dolan (1833-1912) were:

John T Doland/Dolan (abt 1800 - 1852) and Sarah Morris (1801 - ?)

We now believe John's parents were:

William T. Doland (1763 - 1838) and Catherine ? (1779 - 1860)

This couple is familiar from the first Dolan Surname Saturday.

They are also believed to be the parents of James A. Dolan (1806-1891) who was the grandfather of Jessie Amanda Dolan through their son, Josiah Dolan (1837-1875). We have not confirmed that John and James were brothers, but there is very strong circumstantial evidence that this is the case.

As noted early, we visited the Marietta, Ohio, area to seek further evidence. This is where both James and John were living before they moved to Cedar County, Iowa, in the 1840s. We also never found evidence that they were not brothers. The search continues.


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