All of the four families listed below settled in the Seneca area. The Michael and Julia (O'Brien) family settled in Vernon County. The others were in Crawford County.

1. MICHAEL, ca. 1809, and JULIA (O'BRIEN);
Martin P., 1834/Margaret Malone;
Margaret, 1836,/Patrick Mead;
Julia, 1838;
James, 1842/Ann O'Donnell;
Michael, 1846,/Elizabeth Dunne


2. TIMOTHY, ca.1811, and MARY (O'NEIL):
Martin P., 1835/Louisa Melton;
John, 1839/Maria Denning;
Ellen, 1842/William Mcmanus;
James, 1845;
Michael, 1848;
Patrick, 1854;
Mary, 1845/ Unknown Travis;
Timothy, 1857/ Catherine Lawler

3. JAMES, unknown, and MARGARET (BRENNAN);
John, 1829
Patrick, unknown
Michael, unknown
Timothy R., 1831,/Johanna Roach;

4. JAMES P.,1817/MARY (KANE);
Katie, 1868;
James "Yorker," 1871;
Maria, 1872;
Rose, 1873.

All but the last family had lived in Lake County, IL, before going to WI. Families two and three had children born in Ireland. Church records exist in Doonane Parish, Q. C., IRL, for some family members. The last family married in Wisconsin.

The emigrating husbands of the last lines were said to have had the same father, according to an early family source. The first three families are known to be related: some living descendants grew up knowing they were Finley cousins.

Living descendants of the Brennan, O'Neill, and Roach lines have grown up knowing they were cousins.




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Joyce
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