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Anna Devlin
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Of his (John Farrell) wife's family, the Devlin's, I have limited
information, following:
- the pastor of St Stephen's RC Church in the Hazelwood Section
of Pittsburgh, from eight years after its establishment in 1871
until his death in 1935, was Father Daniel J. Devlin, nephew
of Anna Devlin Farrell. He celebratated his golden and diamond
jubilees there in 1923 and 1933, respectively;
- Edward J. Farrell, sent me a copy of a 1912 letter written to
John's daughter, Margaret by her cousin Ed Devlin. In that
letter, mention is made of the Devlin's home town of Dungannon,
Census records previously consulted, had shown only that the
Devlins were from County Tyrone, Ireland.
- Edward Farrell added that two female Devlin cousins were lost
in the Johnstown Flood (1889) and that several Devlins were
attorneys. Around 1900. they were located in California and
Wyoming, probably Cheyenne. The Californian may have been Ed
Devlin's brother, Robert, referred to in his letter.
- (RE Malloy)
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