Michael Egan (1830-Ca.1901)

Michael Egan (1830-Ca.1901) a brother of James Egan (1832- 1898) emigrated from County Galway, Ireland arriving at the port of New York on July 9, 1852/55. Michael and James stated in their naturalization papers that they were born in County Queens, Ireland. Research by Byron F Egan a great-grandson of Michael indicated that Michael and James lived in County Galway with the Fahey and Slatterly families. Current research in Woodford and Killeenadeema Parishs indicated that these families were engaged in marriages and baptizisms as sponsors and witnesses.

The Slatterly and Fahey families could have emigrated with Michael Egan and stopped in Ohio before arriving in Hancock county, Kentucky by 1860. In the 1860 Federal Census of Hancock county Michael is living with his brother James Egan. Both the Fahey and Slatterly families were living together in the same household without a Mr. Slatterly. In the Fahey family are listed: Jerry age 44, Mary 28 and Bridget 18. In the Slatterly family are listed Julia age 24, Mary 3, Gertrude 1 with the birthplace of Mary and Gertrude listed as Ohio.

In the 1870 Federal Census of Hancock County, Kentucky Bridget Fahey is listed as the wife of Thompson Thorton. They have issue of Henry 13, Mary 8 and Mark 6. Julia Slatterly is listed as the wife of Michael Egan with issue of Andrew 7, Michael 5, Thomas 4 and Jeremiah 2. also listed in the Michael Egan household is Gertrude Slatterly age 9 but Mary is missing. jeremiah 54 and Mary 38 Fahey are not listed in this county census.

Bridget Fahey (1842-1910) married Thompson Thornton (1835- Ca.1910) at the residence of Jeremiah Fahey by Michael Flynn Parish Priest. Julia Slatterly (1836-XXXX) married Michael Egan (1830-Ca.1910) in the Catholic Church at Hawesville, Kentucky.on February 8, 1862. Jeremiah Fahey was listed on the marriage bond. A Mrs Fahey was listed on the marriage statement along with M.M. Coglan Parish Priest. Mary Slatterly (1857-XXXX) married Frank Kripp (1847-XXXX) on February 4, 1873 at Hawesville, Kentucky. They had issue of Thompson (1876-XXXX), Adam (1877-XXXX) and Frank (1879-XXXX). Gertrude Slatterly (1859-1922) married Patrick Egan (1867-1926) on September 23, 1895 at Hawesville, Kentucky. Patrick Egan was the son of James (1832-1898) and Elizabeth (Corley) Egan (1832-1998). They had issue of Mary (Egan) Gibbs (1896-XXXX), Gertrude (Egan) Young (1898-XXXX), Dora (Egan) Henry (1905-Ca.1980), Louise and Charles.

Current research in Galway County, Ireland indicated that the Egan, Fahey and Slatterly families lived in the general area of Woodford. The parish registers of Woodford and Killeenadeema indicated that these families were involved in marriages and baptizisms. Contingent to Woodford Parish is Clonrush Parish which is now in County Clare but was in County Galway in the 1800's. The Clonrush Parish contains the, townlands of Whitegate and Derrainey where it was reported that Julia Fahey (1836-XXXX) married a Slatterly about 1855.

In the Religious Census of 1889 in Woodford-Parish a Patrick Slatterly age eight was reported to have gone back to Whitegate which validates to some degree Julia Fahey's place of marriage. Patrick Slatterly had been living in the Patt Fahey household. Patt
Fahey was thirty-five years old, a farmer and his wife was listed as dead.

In the Killeenadeema Parish a Peter Fahey married Honoria Slatterly in 1855 and had a daughter who was born in 1857 and baptized as Bridget. Peter Hogan married Bridget Slatterly on February 26, 1838, John Slatterly married Bridget Brady on July 22, 1841, Mathais Slatterly married Bridget Flanigan in July of 1845, Michael Slatterly married Catherine Keating on April 15, 1847 and Thomas Slatterly married Kate Brown on August 1, 1861.

In the Woodford Parish a John Slatterly married Anne Mitchell in 1854. Thomas Egan married Honori Fahey on November 28, 1866 and another Thomas Egan married Mary Fahey in 1863. Patrick Egan married Honori Fahey on November 18, 1866 and had issue
of Patrick (1872-XXXX) and Bridget (1879-XXXX). In Woodford and Killeenadeema Parishes a number of marriages and baptizisms involved witnesses and sponsors from the Egan, Fahey and Slatterly families.
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Taken from the pages of "A PICTORIAL HISTORY of the EGAN-HAZLITT-REUTTER-KISSEL
and ALLIED LINEAGES" by Robert "Bud" Egan, Ph'D.