I am looking for any information about my g-g-grandfather, John Clemens, born in Ireland in about 1826 and emigrated to the US in about 1850. He may have entered New York with his two brothers, one of whom may have been a butcher. He may have spelled their name as Clemmens (as seen in censuses), Clemmons, Clements, or McClements.

John Clemens married Hanora Murphy of Kilmalkedar, County Kerry, Ireland, in about 1859. Their son, John, was born in St. Francisville, Illinois, on March 22, 1862, and married Margaret Howley (born in Bloomingdale, Illinois, on Dec. 17, 1861) on Jan. 12, 1885.

Let me know if you have any information about John Clemens, his brothers (who may have stayed in New York or elsewhere in the East), or his son, John. Also, I've had my Y-DNA tested by Family Tree DNA to 67 markers, so we can compare values if you have DNA results, too.

Thanks,

--John M. Clemens, Tacoma, WA, USA