John Joseph McGrail of Brooklyn NY
Hi,My name is Scott Logan & I live in NYC,NY.I am trying to do some genealogical research for my cousin in Utah.I am a great grandson of Ida Morgan Higgins 1874?-1950.Ida's first husband was a man by the name of John Joseph McGrail of Brooklyn,NY.They were married in Our Lady Of Mercy RC Church in Brooklyn on 10/31/1894.After setting up house in Brooklyn,they had a son John R McGrail in 1895.It seems John McGrail descended into alcoholism soon after the marriage & by 1896 my great grandmother filed for divorce.We have no idea at all what ever happened to this John J McGrail.We assume he was born in Brooklyn probably between 1865-1874.We do not have any evidence that he was born in Ireland.Supposedly he had 2 sisters in Brooklyn at the time of his marriage to Ida Morgan in 1894,but we know nothing of them.We have no idea when he died or where he is buried, which is very sad for my cousins.I am currently checking death records to see if I can locate his DOD in NYC,but in many instances middle names are omitted & the name is not uncommon.If anybody knows of McGrail ancestors living in Brooklyn around this time frame 1865-1897 & thinks that John J McGrail could have been a relation please Email me! Thanks,Scott Logan