Path of the assassins

[Jim Woodall]

(07-31-2015 07:39 AM)Jim Garrett Wrote:  Saint Patrick has so much history. Father Jacob Walter was the priest for almost his entire career and died there. That's where Mary Surratt attended mass in Washington. Lt. Edward Doherty and Katherine Gautier were married there and this wonderful Coleman info. One of the founding members of Saint Patrick's was James Hoban, the architect of the White House. Pope Francis will visit Saint Patrick's this fall. All just a block from Ford's Theatre.

I am glad to see you posting. Hope all is going well.

I had been keeping my eyes peeled on info regarding St. Peters since the earliest catholics in my family concentrated there including one said to be the first baptized at St. Peters, James Boiseau. Later parts of the extended family moved onto St. Patrick. However, I have stayed away from chasing the church info because it seemed the church held the info close. It was my understanding that to access it, one needed to do it in person. I had heard that info is easier to come by now but haven't made the effort yet to learn the mechanisms. I wish the cemetery info, like Mount Olivet, was easier to retrieve. Although, there now is a form on the web.

The Jenkins influence moved part of my Anderson line into catholicism starting around 1852. Sarah Ann Jenkins' kids from three marriages all stayed catholic and much of those lines were heavily involved in their respective churches.

Confusing for me with the Coleman's was one of Sarah's kids, Anne Virginia Smoot married a James Coleman whose mother was a Mary Coleman. They named a daughter Margaret who did work at the treasury in 1870. They are buried at Mount Olivet, as well.

They do not appear to be related to Margaret Coleman of the Seward house.