tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post2797113041525941938..comments2024-03-26T04:26:04.911-07:00Comments on Lost City: Mystery on Nevins and SackettBrooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-84247183358391595032015-04-26T12:01:01.513-07:002015-04-26T12:01:01.513-07:00My great-grandmother,Catherine Vaughan (Cross) was...My great-grandmother,Catherine Vaughan (Cross) was a sister of William, your great-great grandfather and crossed<br />The Atlantic with him & their brother, John from Kilmore, County Clare in 1865.<br />Pat Maguire Morgan<br />E-mail pequapatmorgan@ Verizon.netPequapatmorgan@verizon.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-57347919127847715072014-07-30T11:48:36.393-07:002014-07-30T11:48:36.393-07:00According to the 1875 Census, my great great grand...According to the 1875 Census, my great great grandfather William Vaughan and his wife lived at 285 Sackett Street (along with 3 other families). He may have started his trucking business (Vaughan Trucking Company) there. His business was hauling building materials around the area. <br />Do you happen to know who Nevins St. was named for? William and Maria had a witness named Pat Nevins as a witness at their wedding and I was wondering if it was named after him or his family.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571895036840897345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-80578479139341113002009-05-05T17:41:00.000-07:002009-05-05T17:41:00.000-07:00probably a social club... read into that what you...probably a social club... read into that what you will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-48636560805022014042009-05-05T07:39:00.000-07:002009-05-05T07:39:00.000-07:00Now this was one interesting premonition. I just l...Now this was one interesting premonition. I just love where these things can take you. You have a great find here, maybe a trip to the Brooklyn Historical Society Archives or the Municipal Archives could answer this mystery. <br /><br />Its interesting, looking through the history of the place it had a number of alterations done to it in the early 1900's as well as boosting quite a long record of violations, etc...<br /><br />Keep us updated!Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693417382532517595noreply@blogger.com