Most recently some Tierney relatives found me. They had a lot of cool pictures. Some are here.

User’s Guide to the General Register Office in Dublin. Click here.

Someone else's problems with researching in Ireland: http://mcgrathsearch.com/

"The Ghosts of Glown are Gone" by Michael F. McGraw (click here)

My grandmother, on my father's side, was a Tierney. While I search for more on the Gibson's side, it was fairly easy to see that the Tierney immigrated from Ireland.  One of problems with the Irish Immigration was the sheer numbers, and of course my Tierney's came over in the height of this immigration.  It would seem that searching immigration records, ship's passenger lists, is difficult.

So how did I find Lot (or Lott or Lotte) Tierney? My Aunt Betty Jane had a little black book of names of dates of some relatives. And the earliest census, from 1870, Osborn, Ohio, provides confirmation.  This census data shows that John was born in Massachusetts, as does Betty's book.
 

If we look at the 1930 census, we now find the Tierney's living in a familiar Dayton location.  Note that John, the eldest, is living next door to his dad, while Lott's youngest, is living with him.

I now had enough information to ask for Lotte's Death certificate, and with the help of the Dayton Public Library, I got it:

The Dayton Public Library was very helpful, and asked if I also wanted Lotte's naturalization and immigration papers:

Here is a summary of what I know about Lotte Tierney and Margaret O'Connell:

Date of Birth: August 15, 1833 (Ireland)

Date of Death: April 09, 1915

Spouse: Margaret O'Connell
Date of Birth: 1835 (Tipperary, Ireland)

Immigrated from Ireland in 1848
Date of Death: December 06, 1918
Both buried in Calgary Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio

They lived near their eldest son John, on what was East 1526 Richard Street, Dayton, Ohio

Lott's parents:  Bridget Marhan and John Tierney, both from Ireland, (from his death certificate)

Lott immigrated from Queenstown, Ireland May 19th, 1860.

Arrived in Quebec, Canada, June 1st, 1860.

Married in November 27, 1860

St. Mary's Church in Lowell, Massachusetts

(Believe other related Tierney's are in Massachusetts)

Stated intention (on Nationalization papers) is to live in Osborn, Green County, Ohio, around 1867.
 

Lotte becomes U.S. citizen in Dayton Ohio, Sept. 26, 1872

50th Wedding Anniversary (click here)

November 27, 1910

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