I
found this entry in a
guestbook on the Lawlor/Lalor
site online. I
have since contacted the
writer, Thomas Richards,
and we have shared more
Lawlor facts.
Date:
Sun, 6 Apr 1997 15:50:05
-0500
Dear Jeff,
Just stumbled on to your
homepage! My grandmother
(my father's mother) was
a Lawlor. I always remember
her story about her grandfather
Lawlor. According to her,
he came from Ireland and,
after a time and marriage,
he came to the Houghton-Hancock
region of northern Michigan
(the upper pennisula)
and settled there. Her
story concerned his first
night ashore in America.
She told that he spent
his first night in America
in jail. It seems someone
called him a "son-of-a-bitch."
And according to her,
you didn't call an Irishman
a "son-of-a-bitch" without
impunity. He was arrested
for brawling. I haven't
read all of your pages
and it will take me a
little time to do so.
I don't know the Lawlor
lineage. My grandmother
was Mae Lawlor. I believe
her father's name was
John. I also seem to remember
a brother she referred
to as Willie.
I'm drawing this from
quite a long time ago.
Mae was born January 28,
1888 and died April 27,
1965. I give you this
info in the event that
someone recognizes something
and might contact me with
more family history. Finding
your page may send me
on a genealogical search
into the Lawlor name.
Thank you for reading
my ramblings, but I thought
you might enjoy the "jail"
story. It was my grandmother's
favorite.
