The wedding of James and Jennie on 12th June 1928.

James; Born Jan 17th 1902 Died July 16th 1997

James went to Philadelphia where he married a Co Derry girl Jennie. They had many children, Johnny (father of Cletus, Joey and others) [Clete is the father of Bridget and Danny Jimmy
Mary who married Stan Hagerty
Jane who married Joe Lowry [children are Maureen, Barry a lawyer and many others

James often visited Ireland.Below are 2 pictures of a visit to Joe and Marguerite in early 1970′s

Jennie and Ciss

L_R James, Joe, Peadar, Marguerite, Stavroulla and Martin on the floor

James as a young man shortly after emigrating

Jennie and James at commissioned stained glass window

Another family gathering

March 1953 James and Jennie

James leading his flock complete with shepherd’s staff

Spring flowers

Josephine (daughter of James and Jennie)

Josephine married Victor Stott
They have three children Victor, Francis and Christine

Jane (daughter of James and Jennie)

Married Joseph Lowry
They have six children Maureen, Joseph, Matthew, Jane Marie, Mark and Christopher

below
In this photo: John Lowry(grandfather), Kathleen Lowry(grandmother), Pat(Lowry)McLaughlin(mom), Jim McLaughlin(dad), Jennie McLaughlin(grandmother), Jim McLaughlin(grandfather)

Mary (daughter of James and Jennie)

Mary married Stan Hagerty and had four children Mary,Brian, Neil and Sean
Sean has four children Samantha, SeanII, Brett and Kyle

James (son of James and Jennie)

4 children James,Jeannie,Timothy,Ian

James Teresa Frank & Joe

James Comes Home

I remember the year of 1947,

I sailed across the ocean to a spot to me is Heaven.

Needless now for me to say my heart was full of glee,

The years elapsed since I was home they number twenty-three.

The same old house and the true old hearts and the lovely country style;

O God bless you Mother Ireland, that sweet old Emerald Isle.

When I landed at my home town there was no one there to meet me,

But familiar sights I knew so good the trees bowed down to greet me.

I blamed not friends or neighbours as I may be sincere,

I came to take by surprise and to take unaware.

I entered as a stranger and shook hands with the Boss,

I said “I’m Doctor Kelly to lecture on Red Cross”;

“Get all the boys together, and have everything in shape,

I hear you are outstanding” to Dan I did relate.

A tash I wore to camouflage, and a pair of dark-rimmed glasses,

They done the trick and done it well, let better ones surpass it.

The fun was great, very great, too great to share alone,

“’Tis James, he’s home from America; begora it is true”,

A finer laugh was never had between both me and you.

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This poem was written by Joe in 1947 to celebrate the first time that James had returned home after having been in America for 23 years. James had not announced that he would be coming back and – disguised with a false moustache and glasses – he fooled his own father (the Boss) and other family members by pretending to be a Dr Kelly coming to lecture on the Red Cross.