The Reilly’s of Wauwatosa WI (part 1)

Posted on February 27, 2019April 6, 2024 by mbgene7875

I never heard of Wauwatosa WI until my great aunt Flori Mara told me that her grandfather Daniel Reilly grew up on a farm there. Daniel eventually moved to NJ and married Mary Murphy; their daughter Margaret Reilly married Frank Mara, who was Flori’s father (among several others). The Reilly’s are outliers in our family Read more about The Reilly’s of Wauwatosa WI (part 1)[…]

Meet The Family

Posted on June 24, 2018 by mbgene7875

My paternal grandmother’s grandmother is the gateway to all of my New England ancestors, and that is where you tend to find the most interesting stories and connections involving the British and (later) Americans. Susie Warren Buss (later married to John P. Small) was born in Jersey City in 1862 to parents who were both Read more about Meet The Family[…]