My great grandmother, Mary (Meehan) Phillips with her grandson, my father, Bernard P. Phillips.
Month: February 2021
Mary Meighan Meehan
Ellis Island 1897 — Mary Meighan came to the United States of America from Ireland. Main deck servant. . . Passenger ID: 102902013028Line Number: 398Ship Name: TeutonicArrival Date: June 9, 1897Port of Departure: Queenstown Featured Image – Ship of Travel: TeutonicPhoto courtesy of: Peabody Essex Museum(The Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.) About the ShipBuild… Continue reading Mary Meighan Meehan
Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland
Irish Catholic Parish Registers, 1740s-1880s Are Now Free Online!!→ http://registers.nli.ie Navan, the county town, is in pleasant undulating country at the meeting of the Boyne and Black-water Rivers, with a recently developed industry deriving from mineral deposits. Navan is now one of the major centres for furniture manufacture in the country. Boyne Valley in County… Continue reading Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland
Elvis’ Homemade Vegetable…
Elvis’ Homemade Vegetable Soup! —Detroit Free Press, 29 Jul 1987, Wed, Metro final, Page 34
Richard Nixon’s Ham…
Richard Nixon’s Ham and Cheese Souffle. —Philadelphia Daily News, 28 Apr 1966, Thu, Page 38
Tyson Family Crest
The name Tyson is rooted in ancient Norman culture that arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. It was named for someone who was a feisty or hot-tempered person. The name is a metaphor derived from the Old French word tison meaning fire-brand.
Fred & Ginger
James Hanson Tyson
My Grandfather. . . Oops!!
William Cornelius Tyson Sr.
Descendants of William Cornelius Tyson Sr. Generation 2 1. WILLIAM CORNELIUS2 TYSON SR.1, 2, 3, 4 (Ezekiel1) was born on February 20, 1824 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. He died in August 1898 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky (Mercer Cemetery, Earles, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky5). He married Elizabeth “Bett” Mercer, daughter of Thomas Gillis Mercer and Elizabeth Bennett on July 15,… Continue reading William Cornelius Tyson Sr.
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover, Maryland Caramel Tomatoes.—The Post-Crescent, 8 Feb 1976, Sun, Page 58