Keating Ancestry

Hello to everyone who joined our Keating Cousin Zoom yesterday! I did not record the session, but here are the photos we discussed...I plan to do another session in September to highlight a few of our female ancestors who had particularly interesting lives...Then in November, I want to focus on some veterans.   We started with a quick view of our family tree.  Our closest shared ancestors are Edward M. Keating (1864-1944) and Eleanor "Lillie" Motie Keating (1869-1958).   This is a photo taken of Eleanor and Edward around their marriage in May of 1893.   Eleanor's parents were Mary Maguire Motie (1828-1896).  Mary was born in West Clare, Ireland and immigrated to Iowa with her parents and siblings.  She married Joseph Motie in Iowa.  Joseph was born in Portage des Sioux, MO in 1818.  His mother was Felicite.  Joseph moved to Iowa as a young man and got into the brick business.       We are most fortunate to also have a...