The document traces the genealogy of the Corrigan family from their origins in Ireland in the 1800s to present day. It follows several branches of the family tree including William Corrigan who emigrated to New York and later moved to Chicago to work in construction. It also traces a parallel branch back to May, a slave in the 1800s who later became a maid for William Corrigan and conceived a child with him, establishing another line of the family tree. The document ends noting the family connections between various characters in the story including Amy, who was adopted by a member of the Corrigan family and is distantly related to other characters.
6. After many years, J. Corrigan opens his physician’s office.
His son later enlists to fight in the American Civil War (1861-65).
7. After having lost a
finger during the
battle of Shiloh,
Tennessee, in 1862,
William returns
home to New York to
learn that his father
died.
8. After having worked for some years as a builder, William learns
of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. He moves there with his
mother.
“Much Irish Labor Needed, Especially Those Forced Into
Caring For Their Aging, Widowed Mothers”
10. William’s business makes
him wealthy.
He starts to sleep with
many women.
One day, he conceives
James Reed Corrigan and
has to marry the expecting
mother.
He brings his new bride
home to his and his
mother’s house.
19. Jimmy collects Superman comics.
He puts them in 3 mil Poly Bags.
He opens a box containing
Superman comics from issue 315
onwards, puts the comic into the
box, and closes the box again.
Jimmy crosses the comic off in his
checklist.
20. Meanwhile, around the 1870’s
and 1880’s, May grows up.
Then she becomes the maid of
William and James Corrigan.
23. William Corrigan and May’s grandson marries and conceives a
girl. He dies in World War II.
24. William Corrigan and May’s great-granddaughter gets pregnant
with Amy in 1964. Upon birth, Amy is put up for adoption.
25. Amy is adopted by James William Corrigan and his second wife.
J.W.C. and Amy are to each other first cousins twice removed.
Jimmy C. and Amy are to each other second cousins once removed.