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WELCOME McCARTHY FAMILY HISTORIANS
My research on the McCarthy Family begins in Kildee, Parish of Kilmeen, County Cork, Ireland with the birth of my Great-Great-Grandfather John McCarthy on June 27. 1824. He was born to Timothy McCarthy and Margaret Moloney of Kildee.John was married to Margaret O'Leary, also of Kildee, who parented my great grandfather Daniel, Catherine & Jeremiah McCarthy. I hope to have the name of other siblings in the near future. I have some but feel I need more time to verify the factuality of my findings before listing them. Hopefully, at a later date, we can eventually go back further into the 17th and 18th centuries, but for now, we will deal with the Families of Daniel & Jeremiah McCarthy. Daniel McCarthy and Mary (nee) Wolfe emigrated to America on April 2, 1869, and settled in the little village of Girard Manor, East Union Township, Schuylkill County Pennsylvania. (located about 4 miles form Brandonville and 6 miles from Mahanoy City, Pa.) Daniel's brother Jeremiah and his sons Patrick, Michael (who at one time lived in Frackville, PA before returning ot Ireland)& James remained in Ireland, however, many of Jeremiah's children ventured to America and settled in the coal regions of Pennsylvania. Most settled in the Mahanoy City area, while others eventually moved to Upper New York State. Daniel, my great-grandfather worked as a foreman for the Reading Railroad, a tradition he passed on to his sons, who worked with him when they reached their teens. His sons Daniel, John, and William all eventually worked as section foremen on the Reading Railroad until their retirement. William, my grandfather, worked for the Reading Company for 63 years before retiring in 1972. Many of the sons of Daniel, John and William also worked for the Reading Railroad, and in some instances that practice of working for Railroads continues today.
Please use the buttons to the right to view the family histories of all the McCarthy, McManaman, Ferguson, Carlin, Sheehan, Dillon, Whalen and Wolfe families known to date. We recommend you check the Pedigree Chart listed under McCarthy and Dillon as a guide to the family histories listed herein.
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