A Photo Visit to Wellsville, NY
by Bob Sweeney
July 2009

Bob Sweeney and Adele Dolan Black are both descendants of the large Sweeney family that settled in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania and subsequently in the Wellsville, Allegany County, New York areas. On July 18, 2009, Bob and Adele met in Wellsville to visit Sacred Heart Cemetery, where their ancestors are buried. They also visited the majestic Immaculate Conception Church where their Sweeney ancestors and their relatives prayed, were baptized, married and eulogized. They were each accompanied by thier spouses, Lynn Franklin and Bob Black, who assisted in the research and photography. Since Bob Black was raised in Wellsville, he was also able to help point us around town, and to the small hamlet of Willing, NY, five miles or so south of Wellsville, where Rodger and Mary (Sweeney) Sweeney had their farm. Here is a photographic record of this visit. Feel free to contact either Bob or Adele for comment, suggestions or more information. You can also visit their websites on these families at: The Sweeneys of Ringer Hill The Dolan Family Tree . We are grateful to Lynn Franklin for the following photographs: Immaculate Conception Church: Partial Perspective From the North Side Full Perspective From the North Side Frontal Perspective Frontal Perspective with Parking Lot Sacred Heart Cemetery: Selected Grave Sites Sacred Heart Cemetery Gateway Arch South Main Street Wellsville, NY Photo by Lynn Franklin Sweeney Family Marker Patrick and Anne Sweeney Ellen Sweeney Rodger Sweeney Martin Sweeney Ella Sweeney Patrick and Bridget Sweeney James P. and Agnes Nolan Sweeney Mary Sweeney Fagan--"Mother" Peter Fagan Fagan Family Marker Daniel Fagan Frank J. and Madeline Fagan John L. and Laura Fagan Leo J. Fagan Brenda A. and Suzanne V. Fagan Elizabeth Fagan Juliana Fagan Peter A. and Gertrude R. Fagan William R. Fagan William R. Fagan Memorial--Details [L]--Details [R] Dolan Family Marker John F. and Margaret Fagan Dolan and Family Charles L., Irene D., Frances M. and James J. Dolan James J. Dolan Anna Nolan Family of Thomas and Mary Riley Leonhard and Teressa Knorr Daniel Knorr, Sr. Daniel Knorr, Jr. Mary Knorr Borda Family Marker Bob and Adele Dolan Black with Bob Sweeney Sacred Heart Cemetery Wellsville, NY July 18, 2009 Photo by Lynn Franklin Copyright � 2009 Robert E. Sweeney and individual Contributors. All Rights Reserved. Prior written permission is required from Robert E. Sweeney and individual Contributors before this material can be printed or otherwise copied, displayed or distributed in any form. This is a FREE genealogy site sponsored through PAGenWeb and can be reached directly at ~Sullivan County Genealogy Project (http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv)