More unusual was the simple birth record she brought from the State of Indiana, which gave the birth date, names of parents, and her name. It had no other details on the form, and Eileen Marrinan Conley recalls it was handwritten in large legible script. She can't remember her or her mother's name anymore, but her father was listed as "John J. Marriman."
Eileen Marrinan Conley commented on the coincidence of the similar name to her great grandfather, and she became quite tense. It was clear she did not want to discuss it, so Eileen did not comment on it any further. However, she did clarify that the correct name was "Marrinan," and that it had been misspelled.
"Jack" Marrinan has confirmed it is plausible. This could have been the child of our John J. Marrinan. "Jack" recalled a point in time when "Grandpa Marrinan," then a widower, "disappeared" with a young woman for a period of time. It was said that he was with her somewhere in Indiana.
"Jack" Marrinan thought the age of the woman made it possible that this was a "half aunt." For privacy reasons, Eileen Marrinan Conley did not keep a personal copy of the documentation, but that adds to "another mystery." The third child of John J. and Mary M. Marrinan was Donald John, and "the lost son of Uncle Donald" according to John "Red" Lozan, father of Pat Katcavage.
There is a sturdy pink rose bush at the side of a home on Ferncliff Avenue in Dayton. The house was the purchase of Juanita and Edward Marrinan Jr., son of "Leo." A story says the bush came from a "cutting" of a plant on West Third Street.
Many old pictures of Grandma Scheidweiler, mother of Louise Scheidweiler Marrinan and son-in-law "Leo," depict a woman actively at work in her garden. "Jack" Marrinan confirmed his recollection about the existence of such a plant. He even offered a wonderful story about the possible original origin of the pink rose bush.
Friends of Edward Marrinan III from the Miami Valley Rose Society have helped confirm historically the probable name of the rose. A new "cutting" resulted in many additional bushes for people during recent years, and the pink rose actually continues to win awards at flower shows around the area.
Sister Augusta Scheidweiler, sister-in-law to "Leo" or "Aunt T" to her nieces and nephews, served the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as a cook and domestic worker for 74 years, and she passed away at the age of 91.