Book "Our People the Indians", Allamakee Co., Iowa

[Kelley Bulger Surnames]

My great grandmother was Mary Therese Kelley (1855-1932) and the daughter of John and Mary (Bulger) Kelley/Kelly and all that I know is that they lived in Allamakee County, Iowa when Mary Therese was a child. In history recorded from Mary Therese verbal discusses she referred often to growing up on the river and playing with the Sioux Indian children. She married Edward Joyce (1842-1893), my great grandfather, I am trying to find info on her parents, John and Mary (Bulger) Kelley. Mary Therese married Edward Joyce were married in 1871 in Paint Rock Parish. I saw some post from 2006-2007 on ancestry. com from some descendents and they were trying to research the Native American connection and there was some talk that John Kelly might have been a fur trader. Please let me know if you have any info. [e-mail] cell 763-244-6978

[Rivergal]

For starters, here are the county Catholic Cemetery records. Do you recognize anybody here?

www.sharylscabin.com/Allamakee/cemetery/PaintRock.htm


Slowly, I think we can discover more info. BTW, have you read this "From Wexford County, Ireland, to Wexford, Iowa".

www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/wexfordia.htm

It's not easy to read but do you think your ancestors may have been among this group from Wexford County? The entire list of settlers is there and some of these are definitely called "Bulger".

Here is a site about the church of Paint Rock Parish and their records have been moved to Wexford, Iowa:

www.sharylscabin.com/Allamakee/church/StAnn_StJoseph.htm