Looking for info on James and Grace Duffy.

Grace's parents: Andrew Farley and Julia Lerch Farley

Andrew came from PA, Julia was born in Germany

Julia's father was John Klausman. Her siblings were Andrew, Charles, John, Jacob, Anne, Pauline, Margaret and Sam

By any chance were James and Grace Duffy originally from
Dunbar, Pennsylvania

Yes! They were from Dunbar, PA. Do you know anything about them? They were my great uncle and aunt.

Your James Duffy was my great uncle also. He married Grace Farley and they had three children: James, Linda, and Susan. I have not seen or been in contact with the children for many years, but my dad and sister have. I can give you James' email. I was going to tell you more about the family, but I just realized they are living and this is a public forum. Can you give me your email? and I will send you stuff directly.

My grandmother was Janet Duffy Reilly (one son). Her brothers were your James (3 children), Michael (no children), David (unmarried), (William who died as a child) and she had a sister Elizabeth (Aunt Pete) (no children).

Their parents were John Duffy and Isabella Hay Duffy.

John Duffy's parents were Michael Duffy and Mary Alice Owens Duffy (ten children). Michael and Mary Duffy immigrated from Ireland.

In Isabella Hay's bible there is a notation for Andrew Farley which I left at work and will get for you tomorrow.

We visited Dunbar once a year when my grandmother was alive. Sometimes these visits coincided with James Duffy and his family. I remember the Farleys and Uheres lived across the street on Ranch Road. I will ask my Dad more about them all.

I live in a huge house on Ranch Rd that I am told was a store and I believe was owned by a Duffy there are a few things that I have found that have the name Michael Joesph Duffy honestly I'd have to look again it's in the attic but I would love to know anything about my house and the family that live here that you could tell me, Thanks so much!

If the house is the one I think it is, it is the Duffy house. My grandmother Janet Duffy Reilly and my father, John "Jack" Reilly grew up in it. It was originally the company store for the old coal mine there - Mahoning Coal and Coke. The mine opening was right across from your garage there - across the alley which was along side the house. A little farther up the alley was the opening to the Atlas mine. My great grandfather John Duffy worked in one of the mines there.

Your house was the coal mine company store and the upstairs was a boarding house. My great grandmother Isabella Hay bought it from Mahoning; she then married my great grandfather - John Duffy. We have a copy of the deed of that somewhere - I will look for it. I will trade it for any documents you find of the Duffys. I didn't think there was anything left there.

John Duffy and Isabella "Bella" Hay Duffy had six children - Michael, James, David, William (died in infancy), Elizabeth "Pete" and Janet. Isabella's sister - my great aunt Lizzie Hay - who was blind also lived there her whole life. The house was divided into two parts for a while, and they rented one side out - for a long time to Maggie and Helen Hogan. I remember carrying a coal bucket for Maggie for her coal stove when I was a kid. Then my grandmother (a war widow) and her brother David Duffy (never married) lived on the left side and my Great Aunt Pete (Elizabeth) Duffy Wollet and her husband Ralph lived on the other side. They have all passed away. My father sold the house a while ago after my Aunt Pete died.

On another note: My father is married to Ardie Herron - they lived next door. I believe the Herron family also own the big piece of land behind and to the side of your house, that old huge barn-if it's still there, my Aunt Florence Herron Baker's house is behind your backyard and down the hill across the field was my great Uncle Bill Herron's house.

I see you mention James (one of the brothers) Duffy and his wife Grace (Farley - her family lived directly across the street on Ranch Road) they moved away from the area and they lived somewhere in upstate New York.

It would help me know if I can help you; if I knew what state of the union the house/objects were found

It's the house then it's on the corner of Ranch and Atlas... I have it opened into one house now days, but I love all things history and would love to know anything and everything about this house! It's so awesome to find someone who can tell me things.. I used to own the tiny house across the street I was told that at one time it was a bank? Do you know anything about that.. Would you happen to have any old photos of the inside of the Duffy house? Thanks so much for taking the time to reply!!!

your photos are awesome can you tell me if that photo of the house with the Duffy's and Hay's is mine? There aren't any houses behind my garage now! The big barn is still back there along the alley in the neighbors yard the Martins live there now! I used to own the house directly across the street that was the Farley home we out grew it rather quickly, there is what looks to be the remains of a foundation smack up against the right side of the house the alley or atlas rd being on the left looking from the front would happen to know what that is? Thanks for all your help!!

also I meant to tell you the that it's a dipolma for Micheal in the Attic it's in a frame but the glass is broken!