Notes on John and Ellen Fay Shevlin Family

St. Francis de Sales Cemetery, Elka ParK:

#51 Mary A. Shevlin 1878-1960, wife of Henry C. Rasmussen

#52 Elizabeth Shevlin 1880-1956 [referred to in census as Lizzie]

#53 Charles F. Shevlin 1883-1956

#54 John Shevlin died 1899

        Ellen died 1890

[Notes provided by Joan Brower]

Ellen Fay was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Fay of Hunter.

[1860 Federal Census, Hunter, Greene Co., New York, family 669.  Next to Charles Shevlin.

[1865 New York State Census, Hunter, Greene Co., dwelling 126.]

[1870 Federal Census, Hunter, Greene Co., New York, family 238.]    

Mary Fay sold land for $1.00 to Rev. Francis McNeirny, Bishop of Albany, for St. Francis de Sales Church on September 9, 1890.  [Greene County, New York,  Deeds, September 9, 1890, book 123, p. 156]

Mary Fay sold the remainder of her property  for $1.00 to son-in-law John Shevlin, January 13, 1892.  Her property was lot 11 of Great Lot 25 of the Hardenburgh Patent.  [Greene County, New York deeds, book 128, pp. 238-239.]  

John's house is directly below St. Francis de Sales Church.

In deed dated October 13, 1906, Mary A. Shevlin is referred to by her maiden name.  In another deed, dated May 15, 1909, Mary is referred to as Mary A. F. Rasmussen.  [Greene County, New York Deeds book 176, p. 130 and book 187 p. 154.] 

On June 9, 1858, Mary Rasmussen and her husband Henry C. Rasmussen sold land to Henry H. Malone and his wife Margaret [Shevlin] Malone.  This is the same land May Fay sold to John Shevlin in 1892 and was deeded to Mary and her husband by [Mary's brother] Thomas W. Shevlin on November 1, 1957.  [Greene County, New York Deeds book 368 page 174].