Merrion Genealogy Project

(Last Update: January 25, 1999)

Display Conventions

Before you begin, you should become familiar with the notational conventions I have assumed for purposes of facilitating the summarization of a lot of information on a relatively small page.

Generations

In order to show a graphic distinction between generations, I have adopted the practice of indenting each successive generation to distinguish it from prior or later generations. In addition, I provide a line to the left of each generation, so that the researcher can determine which generation a person belongs to merely by counting the lines to the left of that person's name.

Name Conventions

Each name on a Branch is stated as completely as possible, with First, Middle and last name where ever possible. After the name, I note the place and date of birth, if known, as well as the place and date of death, if known.

e.g. Michael P. Merrion (b: Chicago, IL; */1951)

Mikie was born in Chicago, IL on an undisclosed date in 1951. He is apparently still alive.

Other conventions which are frequently used, and their meaning, are shown below.

Legend

"b" = Born

"m" = Married

"d" = Died

"*" = Information intentionally omitted

"?" = Information not determined

Branch#1 This is numbered as the first branch only because it is the one I started with and contains my family (one of the perquisites of being the author). This branch starts with James Merrion, who was likely from Enis, Ireland in County Clare. He married Margaret McGee and had six children. At this time, I believe that the oldest child, Thomas Merrion, eventually moved to Liverpool, England and was employed as a foreman. The remaining brothers appear to have each come to America. James, Joseph and Daniel apparently took a bounty to fight in the Spanish American War. I have not discovered what happened to them after that.

James' youngest son, John Merrion, came to America from Liverpool onboard the "New York Packet" on May 1, 1951. He came to America with his friend, Patrick Smith, and Patrick's sister, Frances (a.k.a. "Fanny"). He and Patrick worked as laborers, while Fanny took a job as a housekeeper for a U.S. Senator in Ohio. Several years later, John married Fanny and had six children, mostly while living in Mansfield, Ohio. It appears that they later moved to Chicago, IL, as I have found numerous birth and death records which pertain to their children and later progeny.

By some accounts, Thomas Merrion, of Liverpool, England, was insistent that the family name was originally spelled "Marion" and that his parents or earlier ancestors moved to Enis, Ireland from another location (perhaps Dublin or even France). There was some speculation that the family had come from France in an earlier generation.