Note: Never married. After years in America and Australia returned to buy a farm in County Fermmagh, Ireland. James (Jim) was born in 1850 and was the 4th oldest child (3rd oldest son) of James and Anne McMenamin. James never married and did not communicate much. It was said that James was a small man (the smallest of James and Ann's sons) very independent, and a great traveler. He was affectionately called the "Australian". James lived for some time in America but according to his nephew (Jamie) returned to Ireland in the 1870's after loosing all his money in a bank swindle. Later, around 1882, James would return to America and worked in Pittsburgh for five years. However the urge within James to wander would soon overtake him and he decided to go to Australia. Before leaving, James would visit his brothers Patrick and Hugh who had settled in DeKalb County, Illinois. We believe that this visit was in June or July of 1887. James then traveled to New York to visit his brothers Michael and Owen before departing for Australia. James would return to Ireland for the final time and purchase his own farm in County Fermanagh. However, soon after returning, Jim became ill and his younger brother Henry (and his family) would move from Edenreagh to take care his ailing brother. James died in 1918 at the age of 68 of rheumatic fever and had suffered with a hernia. He would often say that he regretted leaving Australia.
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