Maureen - I have a photo my grandmother, Bessie Smith Kerin gave me before she died, of my great great great grandfather John Kerin born in County Clare Ireland. The photo is a group family photo and my grandmother has written below it the names of the family members in the photo "John Kerin (my grandfather) and cousins bill kerin and bill collins, winifred kerin, Margaret mary collins, eileen collins, alyce kerin (my grandfathers sister) and dan collins, Margaret (Kerin) collins, anita collins, John Kerin (Jack (my own grandfather) and Alyce's grandfather) John Kerin born in County Clare Ireland".

In an adjoining photo, the caption is "these are copies Noel LaPointe had made up after her mother died, and under the photo, ""Elizabeth Carlson wife of Dennis A Kerin, parents of John and K. Alyce Kerin"

All my best to you my distant cousin...

Valerie Kerin