These are my great great grandparents John and Bridget Doyle. Both are buried in the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Loda, Illinois. I believe they were both born in Ireland, perhaps County Corke. According to their tombstone John was born 24 June 1833 and died 1 Oct 1912. Bridget was born 20 May 1835 and died 31 Jan 1906. I believe that Bridget’s maiden name may have been McCardle or Cadigan. I know that they had several children and my great grandmother, Katherine Emma Doyle Hollingsworth, was a twin. I believe her twin sister’s name was Nellie Doyle Lyons
Follow Friday – Illinois State Archives
If you’re doing research in Illinois you may find what you need at the Illinois State Archives page http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.html. This is a work in progress and data is not complete for all counties but I have located several marriage and death records for Illinois ancestors here.
